doctorfate

CREATOR

Name: DC (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968) as National Allied Publications, but the name changed in 1937 to Detective Comics (later shortened to DC). Stopped in 2011.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under DC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's logo changed several times over the years. The selected one ran from 1976 to 2005.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1988*. Stopped in 1992 after 42 issues.

The starring character is a scientist and archaeologist who can take on several shapes and identities; Kent Nelson, Eric Strauss, Linda Strauss, Inza Cramer Nelson, Jared Stevens, Hector Hall, and Kent V. Nelson. Fate is a superhero via a special helmet that gives him/her all the standard powers of a standard superhero, and Fate is also a member of Justice Society.

The full title of the first 24 issues is Dr. Fate.

* The first comic book appearance came in 1940, and several series have been published since then. The series on this page is just one of the newer ones.