Doctor Fate

Template:Infobox comics character and title Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of multiple superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, the original version of the charcter first created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940). The character has appeared in various incarnations, with Doctor Fate being the name of several different individuals in the DC Universe who are a succession of sorcerers, with several atempts to revialize the character.

In the DC Universe continuity, Doctor Fate was originally conceived as a force fighting against the supernautral by Nabu, a cosmic being affiliated with the Lords of Order, Mesopotamia deities, and a chief enemy of his cosmic opposites, the Lords of Chaos. Overtime, Nabu instead empowered mortal agents to act on his behalf and the Lords of Order, the first being Kent Nelson, the Strauss family, and various others. Other versions of the character differs, acting as a solely supernatural-based heroes, affiliated with the Lords of Chaos, or demon hunters. Several years after the New 52 reboot, DC Comics introduced it's latest and second-longest running incarnation, Khalid Nassour, the grandnephew of Kent Nelson chosen by ancient Egyptian deities and archangels.

The Doctor Fate character has appeared in various incarnations across multiple forms of media based on both comic and original characters; The Kent Nelson incarnation has appeared in several media, such as the television series Smallville, in which he is portrayed by Brent Stait, and the upcoming DC Extended Universe film Black Adam, in which he will be portrayed by Pierce Brosnan. In animated media, several incarnations of Doctor Fate has appeared in the Young Justice animated series; Nabu, Khalid Nassour and Kent Nelson's versions of Doctor Fate has appeared in the animated series alongside other original incarnations based on pre-existing characters such as Zatara, Zatanna, and Traci 13.

Publication history

Golden Age

The first character to debut as Doctor Fate was Kent Nelson, whom appeared own self-titled six page strip in More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940) during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, who produced the first three years of monthly Doctor Fate stories. After a year with no background, his alter ego and origins were shown in More Fun Comics #67 (May 1941). Stories during the Golden Age included his love interest, Inza, whom wa known variably throughout the Golden Age as Inza Cramer, Inza Sanders, and Inza Carmer.

When the Justice Society of America was created for All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940), Doctor Fate was one of the characters National Comics used for the joint venture with All-American Publications. He made his last appearance in the book in issue #21 (Summer 1944), virtually simultaneously with the end of his own strip in More Fun Comics #98 (July–August 1944). Aside from the annual JSA/JLA team-ups in Justice League of America that began in 1963, Doctor Fate appeared in other stories through the 1960s and 1970s, including a two-issue run with Hourman in Showcase #55–56, two appearances with Superman in World's Finest Comics (#201, Mar. 1971 and #208, Dec. 1971).

Silver Age

Aside from the annual JSA/JLA team-ups in Justice League of America that began in 1963, Doctor Fate appeared in other stories through the 1960s and 1970s, including a two-issue run with Hourman in Showcase #55–56, two appearances with Superman in World's Finest Comics (#201, Mar. 1971 and #208, Dec. 1971); an appearance with Batman in The Brave and the Bold (#156, Nov. 1979); and a solo story in 1st Issue Special #9 (Dec. 1975), written by Martin Pasko and drawn by Walt Simonson. Doctor Fate and the rest of The Justice Society returned to All-Star Comics in 1976 with #58 for a two-year run ending with issue #74 and Adventure Comics #461-462 in 1978, and Adventure Comics #466 related the untold tale of the Justice Society's 1951 disbanding. During this period, Inza Cramer's name as such was amended.

Bronze Age

Doctor Fate's origin was retold in DC Special Series #10, and Doctor Fate again teamed up with Superman in DC Comics Presents #23 (July 1980), and featured in a series of back-up stories running in The Flash from #306 (Feb. 1982) to #313 (Sept. 1982) written by Martin Pasko (aided by Steve Gerber from #310 to #313) and drawn by Keith Giffen.

Beginning in 1981, DC's All-Star Squadron elaborated upon the adventures of many World War II-era heroes, including Doctor Fate and the JSA. The series ran for 67 issues and three annuals, concluding in 1987. Doctor Fate made occasional modern-day appearances in Infinity, Inc. in 1984, the same year which witnessed the 22nd and final annual Justice Society/Justice League team-up. Doctor Fate also made a guest appearance in a 3-issue 1985 crossover in the pages of Infinity, Inc. #19-20 and Justice League #244. Doctor Fate then appeared in the four-part special America vs. the Justice Society (1985) which finalized the story of the Justice Society, featuring an elaboration of the events of Adventure Comics #466 and a recap of the Justice Society's annual team-ups with the Justice League. In 1985, DC collected the Doctor Fate back-up stories from The Flash, a retelling of Doctor Fate's origin by Paul Levitz, Joe Staton, and Michael Nasser originally published in Secret Origins of Super-Heroes (Jan. 1978) (DC Special Series #10 in the indicia), the Pasko/Simonson Doctor Fate story from 1st Issue Special #9, and a Doctor Fate tale from More Fun Comics #56 (June 1940), in a three-issue limited series titled The Immortal Doctor Fate. Doctor Fate appeared in several issues of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, after which Doctor Fate briefly joined the Justice League.

Modern Age

Doctor Fate mini-series and ongoing

Strauss Family run

In 1987, Doctor Fate mini-series was released soon afterwards, featuring the debut of Eric and Linda Strauss, whom would replace the character Kent Nelson as Doctor Fate after being seemingly killed off by the antagonist of the book. Later, DC Comics would release a Doctor Fate ongoing series focusing on both characters acting simultaneosuly as Doctor Fate, the first twenty-four issues written and drawn by J.M. DeMatteis and Shawn McManus starting in the winter of 1988. The series focused on magically aged up Eric and Linda acting as Doctor Fate under the guidance of Nabu, whom has inhabited and taken the idenitity of Kent Nelson. Despite their differences in personality and both Eric's immaturty and true age, Linda is portrayed as having feelings for Erica in which is mututal. The Eric Stauss character was seemingly killed off later in the run, making the Linda Strauss character the sole Doctor Fate for a time. The character would also briefly become a permanent member of the Justice League International. Eventually, Linda and Eric's characters were dropped as Doctor Fate, the last arc of the story revealing their fates to have reincarnated into the bodies of Eugene and Wendy DiBellia while Nabu reincarnates in Eugene and Wendy's unborn child.

Inza's run

In 1991, later issues of the series saw Kent's wife Inza take over as the new Doctor Fate with a different benefactor unlike her husband, starting with the 25th issue of the series Inza's tenure as Doctor Fate differs from Nelson in her focus on social class issues and inequality, using her powers to improve one of the poorest districts in New York City while defending it from corruption and genuine malevolent evil forces.The series ended with issue #41. Following Zero Hour, DC killed off both Kent and Inza and replaced them with a new character, Jared Stevens.

Jared Steven's Fate/Book of Fate series

DC eventually replaced the existing Doctor Fate with a new character, Jared Stevens. Stevens was introduced in a self-titled series called Fate, launched in the wake of Zero Hour in 1994. The Doctor Fate character went through a radical redesign, dropping the "Doctor" title and gaining new weapons made from the previous related artifacts of Dcotor Fate. Unlike prior depictions of the Doctor Fate character as a sorcerer, the character was instead cast as a demon hunter. Considered an upopular re-imagining of the character, the series was cancelled after 23 issues in September 1996. The character then starred in The Book of Fate written by Keith Giffen, which ran from February 1997 to January 1998 for twelve issues as part of DC's "Weirdoverse" imprint, rebooting the character's origins and adventures. In 1999, the revival of the Justice Society in JSA allowed the Doctor Fate character to be re-worked once more and subquentionally killed off the Jared Stevens character.

Hector Hall's Doctor Fate

The next incarnation of the Doctor Fate character would come in the form of Hector Hall, the son of the Golden Age Hawkman and Hawgirl. In addition to appearing in JSA, DC published a self-titled, five-issue limited series in 2003. The character was killed in the Day of Vengeance limited series in 2005 as part of the lead in to the 2005 company-wide event story, Infinite Crisis.

Kent V. Nelson's Doctor Fate

In 2007, a new incarnation of Doctor Fate, Kent V. Nelson, was created by as created by Steve Gerber and Justiniano and serves as one of the incarnations of Doctor Fate and an attempt to revitalize the Doctor Fate character. Unlike prior depictions, the character is instead no longer rooted in Egyptian/Mesopotamian mythology and is dissoassicated with the Lords of Chaos and Order due to being killed off during Infinite Crisis. Gerber also stated his intentions of not directly contradicting previous runs while raising the subject as little as possible. The character was also the grand nephew of the original Doctor Fate, establishing a connection to the most recognized Doctor Fate. Due to Steve Gerber's death, the seventh issue was written by Adam Beechen using Gerber's notes. The final issue was written by Beechen, Gail Simone, Mark Waid, and Mark Evanier, who each wrote a different ending to the story. The character would a ppearin the Reign in Hell miniseries and in Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #30 (August 2009), featuring in the book until its cancellation with #54 in August 2011.

The New 52

See also: The New 52

Following the events of the Flashpoint mini-series in 2011, DC's continuity was rebooted. As part of The New 52 initiative, an alternate version of Doctor Fate named Khalid Ben-Hassin was created by writer James Robinson and artist Brett Booth. The character was featured in the Earth 2 ongoing series from #9 (February 2013) onwards.

DC You & DC Rebirth onward

See also: DC You and DC Rebirth

After the conclusion of the Convergence limited series in June 2015, DC launched a new Doctor Fate ongoing series, written by Paul Levitz and drawn by Sonny Liew as part of the DC You initiative, which saw an emphasis on "story over continuity", loosening the restrictions of continuity to allow for a diverse range of genres while some characters undergone status quo changes,The title focused on the newest and most recent incarnation of Doctor Fate, an Egyptian-American medical student named Khalid Nassour. Created with an emphansis on diverity and to take the character into different direction, the bi-racial character's inspirations included Marvel character like Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, the latter character having been influenced by Sonny Liew; Liew intended to depict a character thrusted with great responsibilities going through a journey of self-discovery in a world similar to the likes of Doctor Strange. The series also would re-introduce a rebooted version of the Kent Nelson character, depicting him as a previous Doctor Fate with some of his old histories intact and as a mentor figure. Both Khalid and Kent would simultaneously act as Doctor Fate, the former being his apprentice to prepare to fully inherit the role. The series ran for 18 issues from June 2015 to November 2016.

In 2018, DC launched a second Justice League Dark series written by James Tynion IV starring a new roster lead by Wonder Woman. In this roster, Khalid and Kent Nelson was revealed to be an eventual new member of the Justice League, originally acting as "advisors" in the team and became reoccurring characters. Nassour would eventually permanently become the new Doctor Fate instead of Kent Nelson in the "Lords of Order" storyline. Nassour would also receive a new redesign as Doctor Fate. Nelson's character would be later killed off in the "A Costly Trick of Magic" storyline, leaving Nassour as the sole Doctor Fate character in present times. While the original 2018 series was cancelled in 2020, the Justice League Dark series was instead re-purposed as a backup issue to the mainstream Justice League title, the backup issue written by author Ram V featuring a new storyline with Khalid remaining a reoccurring member of the Justice League Dark subdivision. Khalid would also appear in several title crossovers such as Superman, Teen Titans Academy, The Flash.

In 2021, Khalid Nassour would appear in major storylines such as the Justice League Dark's "The Great Wickedness" storyline, depicting a status quo change in which the Helm of Fate is damaged from a previous battle with the villain, Upside-Down Man, and is inhabited by a new entity. Connected to the Future State crossover event depicting an older Khalid Nassour having lived through the aftermath of the events of the "Great Wickedness" storyline, the entity is revealed to be the Egyptian goddess, Hauhhet. Nassour would also play a role in the Justice League/Justice League Dark crossover involving the return of the character, Xanadoth.

Incarnations

Main article: Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)

Original continuity

Kent Nelson

The original Doctor Fate, Kent Nelson is a Swedish-American who discovered the tomb of Nabu with his father. Having accidentally killed his father due to a deadly gas released from his tomb, the Lord of Order felt pity for the child and trained him in the ways of magic for two decades, bequeathing him his mystical amulet, helmet, and cloak, as well as all of his knowledge before Nelson started his career as a mystic superhero. He was a founding member of the Justice Society of America.

Eric and Linda Strauss

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Justice League America #31 (October 1989): Linda Strauss as Doctor Fate. Cover art by Adam Hughes.

After Kent's death, Nabu chooses Eric Strauss and his stepmother Linda to be the next Doctor Fate, with Eric and Linda having to merge into one being in order to become Fate. Nabu goes on to possess Kent's corpse in order to personally advise them. The three of them are soon joined by a friendly demon called Petey and lawyer Jack C. Small.

Eric is killed on Apokolips during a battle with Desaad, forcing Linda to become Doctor Fate on her own. Linda is killed soon afterwards by the Lords of Chaos. Eric and Linda's souls are reincarnated in the bodies of Eugene and Wendy DiBellia while Nabu reincarnates in Eugene and Wendy's unborn child.

Inza Cramer Nelson

Kent and Inza, whose souls have been inhabiting a fantasy world within the amulet, are resurrected in younger bodies, but only Inza can become Doctor Fate. As Doctor Fate, Inza becomes more proactive and reckless in the use of her powers, which leads to her temporary separation from Kent.

The Nelsons learn a Lord of Chaos named simply "Chaos-Lord" has possessed the helmet. This provides Inza with magic derived from Chaos instead of Order, which is why Kent and Inza can't merge to become Doctor Fate. Kent reunites with Inza and helps her defeat Chaos-Lord. Inza then discovers her new powers come from the people of Earth rather than the magic of Order and Chaos. The Nelsons start merging as the male Doctor Fate again, but the two of them can become separate Doctor Fates if needed. When operating as separate Doctor Fates, Inza wears the helmet and Kent's original costume while Kent wears the half helmet and costume he used in the late 1940s.

Sometime later, the Nelsons and the JSA face the supervillain Extant during Parallax's attempt to change the history of the universe. Extant uses his time manipulation powers to rapidly age Kent and Inza to their proper physical ages. Extant also scatters the helmet, amulet, and cloak. The aged and depowered Nelsons then retire.

Jared Stevens

Fate #1 (Nov. 1994) featuring Jared Stevens. Cover art by Anthony Williams and Andy Lanning.

After retiring, the Nelsons hire smuggler Jared Stevens to recover the helmet, amulet, and cloak from an Egyptian tomb. When the Nelsons try to collect the artifacts, they are murdered by two demons. During the battle, Jared attempts to use the amulet as a weapon, which then explodes and imbues him with various magical abilities and a red ankh-shaped scar over his right eye. Jared's injuries force him to use the cloak as a wrap for his right arm and to melt the helmet into a set of ankh-shaped darts and a dagger for use as weapons. After defeating the demons, Jared is contacted by Nabu, who attempts to make Jared the new Doctor Fate. Jared refuses and escapes, becoming a demon hunter using the alias "Fate". During his battles, he teams up with the supernaturally powered team of fugitives Scare Tactics, Etrigan the Demon and other forces to combat threats from the realm of Gemworld.

Jared is later murdered by Mordru, who attempts to kill all the agents of Chaos and Order and claim Fate's artifacts for himself. Jared's equipment reverts to its original forms and returns to the Tower of Fate upon his death.

During the Dark Nights: Death Metal storyline, Jared is among the superheroes that were revived by Batman using a Black Lantern ring.

Hector Hall

Main article: Hector Hall

After Jared's murder, the mantle of Doctor Fate, along with a restored helmet, amulet, and cloak, is passed to a reincarnated Hector Hall. The Justice Society is reformed to protect the newly reborn Hector, who is being sought by Mordru so that he can use the boy's body to unlock the magical potential of Doctor Fate's artifacts for his own benefit. Hector's new body is the biological son of Hawk and Dove, who are agents of Chaos and Order, respectively, which makes Hector an agent of balance instead of one side or the other.

When the Spectre goes on a quest to extinguish magic, he banishes Hector and his wife to a snowy mountain landscape for all eternity, which they are only able to 'escape' by entering the Dream realm, although this essentially kills their bodies and means they can never return to Earth.

Kent V. Nelson

Main article: Doctor Fate (Kent V. Nelson)

Doctor Kent V. Nelson, Kent Nelson's grandnephew, becomes the new Doctor Fate in Countdown to Mystery #1 (Nov. 2007). Unlike previous versions of Doctor Fate, Kent V. Nelson's incarnation holds no affiliation with the Lords of Chaos and Order (including Nabu), as the characters were killed off during the Days of Vengeance event. The character was created by Steve Gerber in an attempt to revitalize the Doctor Fate character and has no inherent ties to Egyptian/Mesopotamian mythology.

Modern continuity

After the events of Flashpoint, the continuity of the DC Universe was rebooted and the majority of the history of Doctor Fate was revised, removing the majority of the other incarnations.

Nabu

Main article: Nabu (comics)

In the recent continuity, Nabu's time on Earth with a physical body is the first person to be called Doctor Fate, although he simply went by the Fate for a time. In the Blue Beetle series, he is depicted in the past having one battle the Blue Beetle's scarab, Khaji-Da and the demigod Arion, once a fellow Lord of Order corrupted due to Khaji-Da (later stories retconned this reasoning) and their promise to protect his beloved city. He defeats Arion but the scarab escapes his grasp. He would later resume using the name in the modern era in an ensuing conflict between himself, Jaime Reyes, and a resurrected Arion. During this time-frame, he had used his successor, Kent Nelson, to manifest on the physical plane due to his physical body having deteriorated long after the initial conflict between Arion and the scarab centuries ago.

Kent Nelson

Main article: Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson)

Kent Nelson in the newly revised continuity is the first mortal host to be Doctor Fate. He retains his original origin from the previous continuity and some of his earlier adventures. This version of Nelson is treated more callously by Nabu overall, used initially as an unconscious host to materialize himself onto the physical plane due to no longer having a body to create for himself. Nelson eventually regains control of his body in an ensuing magical conflict involving one of Nabu's former allies. He would come to find his apprentice and successor in the form of his great nephew, Khalid Nassour, whom was chosen by Nabu's allies, the Egyptian Gods, to becoming Doctor Fate.

Khalid Nassour

Main article: Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour)

In June 2015, a new Doctor Fate series was launched, starring the Earth-0 incarnation of the character, an Egyptian-American medical student named Khalid Nassour. Khalid would be bestowed the Helmet of Fatte by the Egyptian goddess Bastet whom masqueraded as his pet cat. Initially, He was not as widely powerful as the other Doctor Fates of the previous reality though he retained some magical powers in spite of it. It was later revealed that Khalid's mother, Elizabeth, was the niece of Kent Nelson, making Khalid his grandnephew. Due to his inexperience, he is eventually taken in by Kent Nelson as his apprentice, the both of them being Doctor Fate. Khalid would permanent become the sole Doctor Fate in the pages of Justice League Dark's "A Costly Trick of Magic" storyline where Nelson perishes in battle with Upside Down Man, having completed enough of his training to be considered one of the world's foremost magicians.

Powers and abilites

General powers

Synonymous among all the bearers (with the exception of Jared Stevens), Doctor Fate is considered a powerful sorcerer nearly unmatched in the art of spell-casting in the DC Universe; with the combined might of all artifacts associated with Nabu, Doctor Fate is said to possess nearly unstoppable magical abilities (flight, teleportation, dimensional travelling, invisibility, necromancy, etc.). While not present in all bearers, the majoirty of Doctor Fate's magic and abilities appear in the form of an ankh. Though all bearers vary in actual skill, the Helm of Fate grants all Doctor Fates to have sufficient mystic power that potentially makes them among the most powerful practitioners of magic within DC Universe's Earth.

Another renown ability is for two individuals selected as Doctor Fate to be merged into one; when a male and female individual acting as Doctor Fate merge with one another, they temporarily coalase into one being with combined powers, increasing their power while their form is determine by whom initiates the transformation. This ability is powerful enough to negate Nabu's ability to suppress the free will of individuals and as such, Nabu is depcited as having held this as a closely regarded secret to make his hosts more controllable to him.

Character-specific powers

Although several characters acted as Doctor Fate, some incarnations possess powers that others iterations do not possess:

• The Inza Cramer version of Doctor Fate was initially powered by chaos magic instead of the order magics derived from the Lords of Order, seemingly allowing her to create magical effects with only her imagination. Later after being stripped of her chaos magic from her Chaos Lord benefactor, her powers instead originate from the life force on Earth although she was portrayed with similar sets of power and still able to transform into Doctor Fate at will.
• The Jared Stevens version of Fate is cast with different powers derived from both the Lords of Chaos and Order; due to this, he is instead considered immune to all forms of magic (although the character was still able to be killed by Mordru). Jared Steven also posses enhanced strength and metabolism, allowing him to have high resistants to poisons derived from the alterations of magics included from the Lords of Chaos and Order. Similarly, the Hector Hall version of Doctor Fate possessed powers also derived from both the Lords of Chaos and Order although he was not immune to all magics like himself.
• The rebooted version of Kent Nelson in the New 52 also granted him the ability to draw power from the artifacts of Fate without phstically wearing it, allowing him to be Doctor Fate in spite of not having it on his persons.

Mystic artifacts

The Artifacts of Fate

The "Artifacts of Fate" are specific magical talismans wielded by those affiliated with Nabu and Doctor Fate. The artifacts are known to be powerful, with anyone wielding a single one considered a sign of respect and infamy.

• Helmet of Fate: A magical helmet that grants the bearer godly level powers. The Helmet of Fate (sometimes called the Helm of Fate, Helmet of Anubis, Helmet of Thoth, or Helm of Thoth) is considered one of the most powerful magical artifacts in the universe. The Helm of Fate bestows the same magical basic powers, allowing the bearer powers such as flight, healing, spellcasting, the ability to channel and redirect the natural elements (wind, earth, water, fire, and lightning).
• Amulet of Anubis: A circular device, the amulet is a powerful talisman created by Anubis bestowed automatically to those who bear the Helm of Fate. The amulet grants several mystical abilities, giving the wearer the ability to resist psychic/astral probing and mind control as well as possessing formidable magical power itself. While a powerful artifact, its mind controlling capabilities and powers were inferior to a Lord of Order such as Nabu. The amulet also houses a universe separate from the main universe, allowing the wearer to hide their existence or to trap powerful entities within.
• Cloak of Destiny: A magical cloak that gives the user superhuman strength, limited invulnerability and is fireproof. The cloak automatically appears on those whom bear the Helmet of Fate.

Inza Cramer's artifacts

• Globes of Power: Magically constructed globes used by the Inza Cramer incarnation of Doctor Fate, created as a method of helping others without needing to directly intervene other citizens during her tenure in New York. The globes are powered by Doctor Fate's magic and act in a similar manner to AI, able to perform simple magical fixes or alert her to threats requiring her attention.

Jared Steven's artifacts

• Knives and Throwing Ankhs: Bladed weaponry created and molded from a melted down Helm of Fate, they allow Jared to harm both magical and non-magical beings. He can also summon them back to his persons at will. After his death, the weaponry returned to its original form.

Khalid Nassour's artifacts

• Staff of Power: A mystical staff gifted to Khalid Nassour's incarnation of Doctor Fate by Thoth powered by the blood of a pharaoh. It allows for energy projection-related powers. Only the Khalid Nassour version of Doctor Fate can use it due to his pharaoh lineage.

Other artifacts

• Orb of Nabu: An orb-like device used by Doctor Fate in order to search for unknown threats, functioning similarly to a scrying glass. Despite its naming and Doctor Fate's association with magic, it is one of the few devices he uses not explicitly magic; the crystals that make up the orb are considered radio sensitive and react to his brain when in use. Though technological in nature, Doctor Fate often uses it and his magic in order to discern what is being hidden from them.

Doctor Fate's Patrons

While the Helm of Fate itself is a magical artifact suffused with potent magical power, the Helm can also house an entity to act as a patron; each patron of the Helm of Fate allows certain incarnations of Doctor Fate to access unique abilites and powers as well as exert a level of influence onto its bearers:

• Nabu: The most commonly depicted patron; A powerful Lord of Order and often the creator of the Helmet of Fate, Nabu's patronage allows for the bearer to have potential access to all of his knowledge. However, Nabu's patronage also comes at the cost of Nabu influencing his will onto his bearers such as Kent Nelson. He can, however, choose to allow his bearerers to act autonomous, as he did with the Khalid Nassour and Eric/Linda Strauss incarnations of Doctor Fate.
• Chaos: Inza Cramer's version of Doctor Fate was later revealed to be powered by a Lord of Chaos simply known as "Chaos". Chaos's patronage allows Doctor Fate to practice chaos magic, allowing them the ability to perform magic powered by imagination. Later establishment of chaos magic refer to this form of magic as a form of magic that requires no system (sigils, chanting, etc.) to perform. Chaos would claim that his influence over Inza was subtle and typically allowed free will due to believing the evil she fought being an opponent to the Lord of Chaos's objectives inheretly along with amusement over the confusion of the Lords of Chaos fighting evil.
• Hauhet: Khalid Nassour's version of Doctor Fate would later have the Egyptian detiy inhabit the Helm. Due to her divine sphere of influence within space and time, the Helm of Fate is capable of seeing through multiple timelines. After the Helm suffered some damage in its battle with the villain known as Upside-Down Man, the Helm could see glimpses through time at the cost of some of the bearer's sight.

Tower of Fate

The magical headquarters bestowed to bearers of the Doctor Fate mantle; acting as a nexus point of magic and reality on Earth, the Tower of Fate has no doors or windows, only accessible to those by magic. The inside of the tower appears as twisted maze of stairways and hallways in which the laws of physics do not apply. The Tower holds a large collection of arcane texts within its personal library, including materials saved from the Great Library of Alexandria prior to its burning. As part of its defenses, the Tower possess mystic barriers and, at one point, a protector in the form of a Lord of Chaos.

Supporting cast

Supporting characters

Kent Nelson & Inza Cramer

Character name	First appearance	Brief Description
Kent and Inza Nelson's friends and allies
Tilda and Tooly Wilson	Doctor Fate (1988 - 1992) #26	Neighbors of Kent and Inza during their stay in New York City upon their second attempt at living a life on Earth following their resurrection from the Amulet of Anubis. Their niece is Debby Niles, a New York police officer who befriends Inza. Both Tilda and Tooly are supporters of Inza's Doctor Fate, believing her to be a force of good helping the disadvantaged in their particular neighborhood.
Shat-Ru	Doctor Fate (1988 - 1992) #25	A Lord of Order who annexed himself from his brethren in an attempt to punish Doctor Fate, believing Nelson to have humiliated the Lords of Order with his inability to enforce order onto Earth. Trapped in Nelson's old body by Inza, he eventually becomes a reluctant ally of Kent and Inza, posing himself as Nelson's grandfather. He is notable for his characterization of hating humanity in general. Despite that, he fell in love with the human, Dorothea.
Debby Niles	Doctor Fate (1988 - 1992) #30	A African American police officer who is the niece of Kent and Inza's neighbors, Tilda and Tooly Wilson. While initially skeptical of Inza's Doctor Fate incarnation, she later befriends Inza after learning she is Doctor Fate from their souls interacting with one another in a near-death experience and the two become best friends.
Mary Louise Wilson (née Grant)	Doctor Fate (1988 - 1992) #25	An elderly woman who was born over a century ago, acting as a host to the Egyptian entity known as T'giian, a Lord of Kemet. She is freed from T'giian's control from Inza's actions as Doctor Fate. Later, the two would merge when Mary was hospitalized as T'giian tricked her into being her host. However, Mary would learn that despite T'giian's insistence, her will was powerful enough to override T'giian, giving her powers. She serves as a parallel to Doctor Fate (particularly Inza), having similar magical abilities to a Lord of Chaos derived from an Egyptian entity, having been alive for over a century similar to Inza. When merge, she refers to herself as "Mary T'Giian".
Dorothea	Doctor Fate (1988 - 1992) #31	A young woman who became enamored with Shat-Ru's denouncement of humanity and his philosophy from his perspective as a Lord of Order, initially unaware of his true nature and developed feelings for Shat-Ru despite his apparent elderly age while being in Kent Nelson's body. She would later learn and accept his nature as a Lord of Order and initiated a sexual relationship when he admitted to having developed feelings for her.

Kent V. Nelson

Character name	First appearance	Brief Description
Kent V. Nelson's family
Marisa Nelson	Countdown to Mystery #1 )(November, 2007)	Nelson's ex-wife and mother of his daughter, Laryn. She divorced Nelson upon learning of his infidelity with a younger woman.
Laryn Nelson	Countdown to Mystery #1 )(November, 2007)	Kent V. Nelson's young daughter. He would distance himself from Laryn for years after his divorce from Marisa, something he regretted.
Kent V. Nelson's friends and allies
Maddy	Countdown to Mystery #3 )(January, 2008)	A skilled psychic whom Nelson visits soon after donning the Helmet of Fate in an attempt to learn more about it, using her skills to service others despite skeptics often not believing her. Also a skilled practitioner in the magical arts, she assists him in his understanding of the Helmet of Fate despite being jealous of the Helm choosing him, finding him to be an amateur sorcerer with little actual ability and understanding.
Inza Fox	Countdown to Mystery #4 )(February, 2008)	A witty cartoonist and comic book artist working for the fictional Pain Comics who saves Nelson while in his hallucinogenic episodes and helps him. She coincidentally shares the same first name as his great aunt. Through her comic book series "Killhead", Nelson believes Inza to have suffered abuse through her ex-boyriend and has coded her own story of abuse through her characters. He would begin to develop feelings for her.

Khalid Nassour

Character name	First appearance	Brief Description
Khalid Nassour's family
Elizabeth Nassour	Convergence: Aquaman #2 (July, 2015)	The mother of Khalid Nassour and the niece of Kent Nelson. Like her uncle, she is also a renown archaeologist. She is initially unaware of her son's duties as Doctor Fate but later suspects it due to her son's frequent disappearances and supports him. In the Young Justice series, she is instead named "Jane Nassour" and is both homo magi and a descendant of Arion. Despite this, she is also presented as having given up magic upon converting to Islam and disapproves Khalid's decision to honor his homo magi roots.
Mohammed Nassour	Convergence: Aquaman #2 (July, 2015)	The father of Khalid Nassour. A former doctor in Egypt, he immigrated to America from Egypt after marrying Elizabeth and worked as a cab driver, unable to be re-certification in the United States. He is aware of his son's identity as Doctor Fate and supports him in balancing his hero and personal life as well as Khalid's goals to becoming a doctor. Being of Egyptian descent, Mohammed also has knowledge of Egyptian lore and mythology, characterized as having pride in his heritage. He also makes a brief appearance in the Young Justice series, also supporting Khalid in his endeavors of balancing his Islamic faith and his homo magi heritage.
Khalid Nassour's friends and allies
Bastet	Convergence: Aquaman #2 (July, 2015)	A fictional depiction of the Egyptian goddess of the same name. She is the goddess responsible for choosing Khalid as the next Doctor Fate due to his pharaoh bloodline. While she is initially skeptical of choosing Khalid from his reluctance of accepting the role, she comes to believe she chosen a capable champion and guides him in his path as Doctor Fate. She tends to inhabit the family cat, Puck, to communicate with Khalid and helps protects his personal life when his duties as Doctor Fate interferes with it.
Hauhet	Justice League Dark 2021 Annual #1 (January, 2022)	A fictoinal depiction of the Egyptian deity of the same name. Hauhet replaces Nabu as the resident spirit within the Helm of Fate when Nabu disappeared. The Egyptian deity over space and time, her influence in the Helm allows Khalid the ability to see through other timelines at the expense of losing his sight for each time he uses the ability. Khalid is initially unaware of her presence until Merlin attempts to usurp control of magic. Hauhet also appears in the Future State event, revealing herself to be an ally of Nabu and repairs the Helm back to full power after Nelson's sacrifice against Upside-Down Man damaged the artifact.
Stitch	Teen Titans Academy #1 (May, 2021)	A non-binary animated ragdoll who becomes Khalid's apprentice some time after the death of Kent Nelson. She is a student at Teen Titans Academy and later founds Young Justice Dark, a younger counterpart of Justice League Dark.
Khalid's love interests
Shaya Halim	Convergence: Aquaman #2 (July, 2015)	Khalid's girlfriend aspiring to be a doctor like Khalid himself.
Akila	Doctor Fate Vol 4 #3 (October, 2015)	Khalid's childhood best friend and an activist with goals of protesting against wrongdoings from people in Middle Eastern countries despite her family frowning upon her activities. Unlike her family, the Nassours typically support her endeavors and prefer her over Shaya. She tries to get Khaid active into activism, unaware that his rejection of it stems from his double life as Doctor Fate. She also harbors romantic feelings for him.

Villains and enemies

Character	First appearance	Brief Description
Lords of Chaos and affiliated agents
Mordru	Adventure Comics #369 (June 1968)	Considered among the most powerful of all the Lords of Chaos; adversary of Doctor Fates and other characters and teams, including Amethyst, Arion, and Legion of Superheroes. A master of dark and chaos magic, he aims to dominate all of existence under his rule with the power of the Lords of Order and Chaos.
Anti-Fate	Doctor Fate #1 (July, 1987).	A former chief psychiatrist in Arkham Asylum, Dr. Benjamin Stone was chosen by the Lords of Chaos as their agent and was corrupted specifically be the Lord, Typhon, to become an antithesis of Doctor Fate.
Xanadoth	Superman #23 (September, 2020)	A powerful Lord of Chaos, Xanadoth once ruled her fellow Chaos Lords until they rebelled and sided with the Lords of Order to depose of her rule and erased records of her history. She is later revived by an artifact containing her essence when it was collected by Department of Extranormal Operations agent, Veronica Bissett, and plots to subert the unvierse into her own variant of chaos. She becomes an enemy of Khalid Nassour, Superman, Justice League, and Justice League Dark.
Lords of Order and affiliated agents
Arion, Lord of Atlantis	Warlord vol. 1 #55 (March, 1982)	An Atlantean demigod and a fellow Lord of Order whose one of the few to possess a physical body. A corrupted version of Arion would come into conflict with Nabu after he is turned insane due to exposure to the Tear of Extinction and exposure to Khaji-Da. Arion's original state is later resurrected by Merlin during Khalid Nassour's lifetime as Doctor Fate, placed under mind control by Merlin.
Ynar	The Flash #310 (June, 1982)	A renegade Lord of Order who became disillusioned with the battles between the Lords of Chaos and Order, he teams up with another likeminded Lord of Chaos to end the conflict between the two by force, pitting him at odds with the Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate.
Egyptian deities and followers
Anubis	1st Issue Special #9 (December, 1975)	A fictional version of the Egyptian god of the same name, he is the deity that empowers one of his faithful followers, Khalis, placing him at odds with both Nabu and later the first of the sorcerous line of Doctor Fate, agents of the aforementioned Lord of Order. Anubis most notably has enmity with the Khalid Nassour incarnation of Doctor Fate, as the pharaoh's blood running through his veins allows him to invoke power over him as he seeks to gain power and influence beyond his cosmic station and influence in wake of the weakening of his fellow Egyptian gods.
Khalis	1st Issue Special #9 (December, 1975)	The mummy of an ancient priest and a follower of Anubis who was mummified and buried alive by Nabu and the original holder of the Amulet of Anubis and its terrifying power. He comes into conflict with the Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate when he was revived and sought back the power of Anubis's amulet.
Evil scientist and sorcerers
Wotan	More Fun Comics #55 (May, 1940)	A powerful sorcerer an arch-enemy of Doctor Fate, notably Kent Nelson's incarnation. Originally a woman from a primitive tribe who was raped and beaten nearly to death by her tormentors, she learned magic from an old sorceress and became determine to understand the purpose of humanity and its suffering. The woman would eventually learn how to transfer her soul into other bodies and took the name "Wotan", adopted the Germanic and Norse mythology despite having no association of it. Wotan uses both magic and scientific skills in their pursuit of power and curiosity.
Ian Karkull	More Fun Comics #69 (August 1941)	A scientist who gained the power of sorcery and a shadow form.

Teams

Villain	First appearance	Fictional biography	Notable members
Lords of Chaos	(retcon): More Fun Comics #55 (May 1940) (actual): DC Special Series #10 (Jan 1978)	The cosmic opposite of the Lords of Order and ultimate rival to the Lords of Order and their empowered agents. The Lords of Chaos exists as an enemy to all Doctor Fates, working to ensure to bring about an age known as "Kali Yuga", a period in which chaos and reigns supreme in the known universe.	Mordru Typhon Xanadoth

Other versions

Doctor Fate (Khalid Ben-Hassin)

First appearance	Earth 2 (vol. 1) #9 (2013)
Created by	James Robinson & Nicola Scott
Teams	Wonders of the World Lords of Chaos and Order
Abilities	Archaeology; expert on the occult Through the Helm of Fate, has mastery of magic by invoking Egyptian deities within his spells.
Aliases	Doctor Fate Dr. Fate

In 2013 several years after DC Comics rebooted the DC Universe through the New 52, a new incarnation of Doctor Fate would be created for the Earth 2 series. Similarly to the Khalid Nassour incarnation (whom debuted 2 years after Ben-Hassin), the character is also of Egyptian descent raised in America. The character's descent was intentional by James Robinson, wanting a Egyptian character to hold the mantle Doctor Fate while still allowing to be Western but not making him a caricature. Unlike other versions of Fate prior to 2013, his spell-craft abilities are also centered on invoking Egyptian deities. Alongside his creation also came a redesign of the Doctor Fate enemy, Wotan.

Ben-Hassin was raised by Kent Neslon, whom served as his legal guardian and studied archaeology, specializing in knowledge of the occult and later earning a doctorate.

First appearing in "The Tower of Fate" storyline, it is revealed that two years prior, Khalid and Kendra Saunders-Munoz were sent to uncover the Tomb of Nabu, the dwelling of a powerful mage, by the World Army, the ordeal in which gave Kendra her wings and revealed Khalid as being Nabu's chosen vessel. Instead of accepting it's power, Khalid sent the Helm away with the remnant of power he gained after bearing the Helm for a brief time. Hesitant on accepting himself as Nabu's vessel since, he is later coerced when Wotan kidnaps him, Jay Garrick (Flash), and Jay's mother in order to force Khalid to retrieve the Helm within the Tower of Fate, which cannot be accessed by anyone else other than himself and those in his proximity. Inspired by Flash's heroism and bravery, he chooses to become Nabu's agent of order and chaos, christening himself "Doctor Fate". He battles Wotan and eventually prevails with the help of Nabu's deceased spirit and using his knowledge of Egyptian deities to banish Wotan.

Doctor Chaos

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Doctor Chaos. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger

In the Earth-1 universe, Professor Lewis Lang and his assistant Burt Belker discover a helmet in the Valley of Ur in Mesopotamia that is identical to the helmet on Earth-2 except for its blue color. This helmet contains a Lord of Chaos that possesses Burt and turns him into the sorcerer Doctor Chaos, whose costume is identical to Doctor Fate's except for a reversed color scheme. Superboy confronts Doctor Chaos and removes the helmet from Burt, jettisoning it into space.

Doctor Strangefate

Doctor Strangefate is a sorcerer from the Amalgam Comics universe; he is an amalgamation of Doctor Fate and Marvel Comics' Doctor Strange, with the alter ego of Marvel Comics' Charles Xavier.

Books of Magic

While Timothy Hunter is being guided through the world of magic by the Phantom Stranger, the two of them observe Kent, though he is unaware of their presence. Sometime later, Mister E shows Hunter a future version of the helmet that resembles a human skull and kills any of its worshippers who wear it. The helmet has given up on life itself and the war between Order and Chaos. Mister E revealed that in the past, he attempted to kill Doctor Fate and destroy the helmet but was stopped by the Justice League.

Kingdom Come

The Kingdom Come universe features a version of Nabu who is able to channel his consciousness through the helmet and cloak without the need for a host body. This version of Fate sides with Batman's group and is among the survivors at the end of the final battle.

In other media

See also: Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) § In other media, and Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) § In other media

Television

Live-action

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Brent Stait as Doctor Fate on Smallville.

• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate and his wife Inza Nelson appear in the Smallville two-part episode "Absolute Justice", portrayed by Brent Stait and Erica Carroll respectively. The Helmet of Nabu reappeared in the episode "Lazarus", wherein Chloe Sullivan uses it to locate the Green Arrow.
• Doctor Fate's helmet made a brief appearance in the Constantine episode "Non Est Asylum" as one of several artifacts stored in Jasper Winter's house.
• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears in Stargirl.

Animation

• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears in series set in the DC Animated Universe, initially voiced by George DelHoyo before Oded Fehr took over.
• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold, voiced by Greg Ellis.
• Doctor Fate appears in Mad, voiced by Kevin Shinick.
• Doctor Fate appears in the DC Nation block on Cartoon Network.
• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears in the Justice League Action episode "Trick or Threat", voiced by Erica Luttrell as a child.

Young Justice

Several incarnations of Doctor Fate appears in the animated telvesion series, Young Justice. This version of Doctor Fate differs from its comic book incarnation, featuring different origins for characters associated with Doctor Fate as well as different incarnations of Doctor Fate based upon existing magic-related characters within DC Comics. Unlike the other incarnations of Doctor Fate, it is instead the alter ego of the entity known as Nabu after becoming a Lord of Order. Doctor Fate's chief enemies in Young Justice includes both Wotan and Klarion the Witch Boy.

• Nabu appears in Young Justice as Doctor Fate, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. This version is a Lord of Order whom was spiritually ascended after his demise on Earth. Prior to being killed on Earth, Nabu's origin was revealed to be the son of Vandal Savage (whom was regarded in Mesopotamian mythology as Marduk, a major figure in Mesopotmamian and Babylonian mythology). During the course of his life time, Nabu was regarded as a God of Wisdom but was killed due to Vandal's alliance with the Lord of Chaos, Klarion the Witchboy. As a Lord of Order, he anchors himself upon Earth through a physical host. Unlike comic book incarnations, Nabu completely overwrites all his hosts as a requirement for those whom bear his helm.
  • Kent Nelson's first appears "Denial", voiced by Edward Asner. A retired member of the Justice Society of America, he is among the many hosts over the millennia. This version of Kent Nelson would eventually cease being Nabu's host due to its effect on his marriage with Inza Cramer, his wife. In "Denial" and subsequently episodes, he is killed by Klarion but prevents the Chaos Lord from attaining the Helm of Fate by granting it to Wally West and members of the Team, the former whom he helped embrace the existence of magic. For a time, his spirit was confined into the Helm of Fate to act as Nabu's advisor but was later relinqished. It was revealed later in Season 4 of Young Justice that Nelson was both mentor and a family friend of Zatara.
  • For a time, members of the Team would keep the Helm of Fate as a last resort when faced with overwhelming odds. In "Revelations", Aqualad would temporarily don the helm during the Team's battle with the Injustice League. In the aftermath of the battle, Nabu would release Aqualad due to Nelson's insistence. In "Misplaced", Zatanna would don the Helm to fight Klarion when he and a group of sorcerers created two worlds separating adults from children and teenagers. When Klarion's plan fall apart, Nabu refuses to initially reliinquish Zatanna but was convinced when Zatara offered himself as Nabu's host.
  • Giovonni Zatara first appears in "Independence Day", voiced by Nolan North. This version of Zatara was a stage magician with genuine magical power like his comic book incarnation although unlike it, he was inspired to become a super hero by Superman and was mentored further by Kent Nelson, also known as Doctor Fate. Zatara would eventually become Doctor Fate in a bid to spare his daughter from being Nabu's host, only agreeing to meet his daughter once a year for one hour. This incarnation of Doctor Fate is unique to Young Justice.
  • Zatanna Zatara first appears in, voiced by Lacey Chabert. The character would briefly become Doctor Fate in "Misplace" to defeat Klarion, her place later relinquished so her father, Giovonni, could take her place. Later in the season 4 episode "Kaerb Ym Traeh!", Zatanna would agree to be among the rotatoin of magic users that would act as a mortal host for Doctor Fate.
    • In season 4 of Young Justice titled "Phantoms", Zatanna would teach a group of magic wielders known as the Sentinels of Magic, the team bearing no resemblance to the comic book incarnation to the team. When Zatanna realizes all members of the group possess amazing potential, she secretly trains the group for preparation into becoming a rotations of hosts for Doctor Fate All but one member of the Sentienls .
      • Khalid Nassour first appears in "Ondu!", voiced by Usman Ally. This version retains his heritage and his relation to Kent Nelson. Unlike his comic book incarnation, his pharaoh lineage granting him his magical abilities is instead replaced with a homo magi heritage originating as among the descendants of the series' version of Arion. This version struggles with the religious implications of being a practicing sorcerer, his mother's denouncement of it on account of Islamic faith, and balacning it with his dreams to becoming a doctor. Khaid is also the only member of the group to question Zatanna (a family friend) on her ethics concerning using the group as a rotations of hosts in order to free her father. Khalid would be the first to don the helm in "Kaerb Ym Traeh!".
      • Traci Thurston first appears in "Princes All", voiced by Lauren Tom. A version of Taci 13, this incarnation retains her Asian-Caucasian ethnicity although her design differs from her comic incarnation, retaining more Caucasian features. This incarnation also possess both urban magic and powers over bad luck, using more of the former unlike her comic book incarnation. The youngest of the Sentinels, she agrees to be one of Nabu's rotating hosts in "Kaerb Ym Traeh!". Her incarnation of Doctor Fate would first appear in "Leviathan Wakes”" and is unique to Young Justice.

Film

Live-action

The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate is set to appear in the upcoming live-action DC Extended Universe film Black Adam, portrayed by Pierce Brosnan.

Animation

• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears in the opening credits of the animated film Justice League: The New Frontier.
• An evil alternate universe version of Doctor Fate makes a cameo appearance in the animated film Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. They are depicted as a lesser member of the Crime Syndicate.
• Doctor Fate appears in the animated film Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
• Doctor Fate's helmet appears in the animated film Justice League Dark.
• An original incarnation of Doctor Fate named Steel Maxum appears in the animated film Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, voiced by Greg Grunberg. He was chosen by Nabu to become Doctor Fate for his fitness until Scandal Savage and Knockout betrayed him and stole a "Get Out of Hell Free" card from him. In response, Nabu ousted Maxum from the Tower of Fate for his recklessness and irresponsibility and replaced him with "some chick" according to Maxum. In the present, Maxum joins a male strip club as the "Pharaoh" before he is simultaneously confronted by the Suicide Squad and Professor Zoom and his henchmen, Silver Banshee and Blockbuster. While Silver Banshee knocks him unconscious, the squad retrieves and escapes with Maxum. After regaining consciousness, he explains how the card works before the squad leave him on the streets, where Zoom's henchmen catch him.
• A variation of Kent Nelson / Doctor Fate appears in the animated film Justice Society: World War II. This version is a codebreaker from Earth-2 who was active during his Earth's version of the titular war.

Video games

• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears as a NPC, later a playable DLC character, in DC Universe Online.
• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.

Lego games

• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears as a playable character in Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.
• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears as a playable character in Lego DC Super-Villains.

Injustice series

• Doctor Fate appears as a support card in the iOS version of Injustice: Gods Among Us.
• The Kent Nelson incarnation of Doctor Fate appears as a playable character in Injustice 2, voiced by David Sobolov.

Toys

• Several Doctor Fate action figures have been released, with most of them based on the Kent Nelson version of the character.
  • The first Doctor Fate figure was released in 1985 as part of the second wave of Kenner's Super Powers Collection.
  • DC Direct released another figure in 2000 as part of the Mystics, Mages and Magicians collection.
  • A third figure was released with the Justice League Unlimited series (2004–2006) as a single figure and as part of three-pack collections.
  • DC Direct released a fourth figure in December 2007 as part of its second wave of DC: The New Frontier action figures.
  • Two Doctor Fate figures were released in April 2009 as part of the DC Universe Classics toyline: a Classic Kent Nelson version with regular yellow armor, and a "Chase" variant Modern Hector Hall version with gold accent armor and helm.
  • The Batman: The Brave and the Bold toyline included a "Dr. Fate versus Wotan" two-pack set released in December 2009.
  • The Imaginext "DC Super Friends" toyline included a Dr. Fate figure as part of their mystery package campaign in 2019. He was packaged with a snap-on lightning power accessory.
• At the 2004 San Diego Comic-Con International, DC Direct announced a full-size replica of Doctor Fate's helmet and amulet for release in 2005. The helmet was displayed with upcoming items during the February 2007 Toy Fair, but is still not available for purchase.

External links

• Doctor Fate at the DC Database
• Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Doctor Fate (Eric and Linda Strauss) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Doctor Fate (Inza Nelson) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Doctor Fate (Hector Hall) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Doctor Fate (Kent V. Nelson) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• The Helmet of Fate at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
• Grand Comics Database: Doctor Fate entries
• Showcase #55: The Glory of Murphy Anderson