He appeared in issues 3-12 and 14-21 before being dropped from the line-up with no ‘onstage’ explanation. For no given reason – save that Detective Comics, having a former peddler of soft porn and an associate of several mobsters for an owner, wanted to avoid any attention from the bodies already accusing comics of being unsuitable for children – Fate abruptly put aside his helm for a half-face version exposing his nose and mouth, dropped the magic except for flight and invulnerability, and starting talking like a good ol’ red-blooded American boy instead.ĭoctor Fate, though owned by Detective Comics, was a founder member of the Justice Society, published in All-American’s All-Star. Creepy or what?Īnd it was not long before DC further softened Fate’s spooky series. Nabu placed Kent in suspended animation, raised him to adulthood, taught him great magical powers and sent him out into the world to fight evil as Doctor Fate. The sarcophagus contained a mummy, which gave its name as Nabu, from the planet Cilia, who had come to Earth in ancient times. Kent opened a sarcophagus, releasing a poison gas that killed his father. After their superstitious bearers had fled, the Nelsons entered the pyramid alone.
Aged 12, Kent had accompanied his father Sven Nelson on an archaeological dig that uncovered a lost pyramid in Egypt. Nelson’s origin proved to be somewhat disturbing. He was Doctor Fate and that is what he was: a mysterious figure composed of magics, gothic and Lovecraftian in adventure and voice – the latter emphasised by Sherman’s eccentric lettering – until Detective abruptly had him take off his helmet at the end of More Fun 66, revealing to his companion, red-haired debutate Inza Cramer, that he is a man named Kent Nelson. The good Doctor was not, at first, given a secret identity. He was not the first magician in comics, but instead of lounge suits, or turbans to indicate his mystic character, Fate wore a full-face golden helm, with gold cloak, epaulettes, high-waisted trunks and boots, over an azure long-sleeved top and leggings. Even though DC’s Master of Magics is, courtesy of the New 52, into his seventh incarnation, more than even Green Lantern, those characters have progressed linearly, with only the briefest of overlap as the Helm of Nabu is passed on to its next wearer.ĭoctor Fate was created by Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman for More Fun Comics 55, published, in contrast to the other heroes so far, by Detective Comics. In contrast to the previous subjects in this series, Doctor Fate’s history is much more simple. Trout Nation – Your One-Stop Procrastination Stop.The Infinite Jukebox: The Animals’ ‘It’s My Life’.Rumpole of the Bailey: s01 e05 – Rumpole and the Learned Friends.Hecatae Comics: James Robinson’s Witch Craft.The Infinite Jukebox: The Monkees’ ‘The Door into Summer’.
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