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Doctor Fate is a comic book superhero and wizard in the DC Comics universe, and a member of the Justice Society of America. He was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman , and first appeared in More Fun Comics #55 ( 1940).
Kent Nelson was raised by an ancient Egyptian wizard named Nabu, and appeared in 1940 as the heroic Doctor Fate in More Fun Comics #55. Among Golden Age superheroes, Fate was unusual for wearing a helm which covered his entire face.
Fate became a charter member of the Justice Society of America in All-Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940) and remained a member for several years, departing the group following #23.
In 1941, Fate traded in his full helmet for a half-helmet, leaving his mouth exposed. Fate's popularity waned faster than many of his contemporaries, and he disappeared from the scene before the 1940sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the were out.
Fate was revived along with the rest of the JSA in the 1960sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around through the annual team-ups with the Justice League of AmericaThe Justice League is a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The roster includes some of the most famous superheroes in pop culture. The team has also gone by the names Justice League of America Justice League America JLA and Justice, who were established as residing on a parallel worldParallel worlds started as a plot device in science fiction. The idea is that every possible decision in the stream of history actually went every possible way, and that all of those possibilities still exist as part of a multiverse. This is one of the cl from the JSA. Unlike many of his JSA cohorts, Fate did not have a corresponding JLA analogue, making him distinct in that regard (perhaps because the Silver Age revivals took a more science fictionScience fiction generally speaking, is a form of speculative fiction which deals principally with the impact of imagined science and/or technology upon society or individuals. There are, perhaps, exceptions to (or at least, some very unusual examples of)al bent, with which Fate was not essentially compatible), and perhaps boosting his long-term popularity.
Fate also teamed with Hourman in two issues of The Brave and the Bold, #55-56.
Fate was a regular member of the JSA during the All-Star Comics revival of the 1970s, as well as appearing in First Issue Special #9 ( 1975), in which he was drawn by Walt Simonson .
In the 1980s following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Fate briefly joined the Justice League and was the star of a 4-issue miniseries by J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen, in which Nelson finally died of old age and Fate's mantle was taken up by a pair of humans who would merge into one being to become Fate (similar in this regard to Firestorm). Nelson's body was reanimated by Nabu (who was revealed to be a "lord of order") to help train the pair in their new role. The three starred in a Doctor Fate series by Dematteis and Shawn McManus.
After two years, the series and character shifted such that Nelson's wife Inza inherited the Fate mantle and starred in a year's worth of stories in which she tried to change the world for the better using her powers.
After this, DC decided to retire the classic characters, and Doctor Fate was replaced by a character named Fate , a mercenary whose weapons were the transformed helm and amulet of Doctor Fate. He starred in his own series, Fate, but it was soon cancelled.
In the late 1990s, the Fate character was retired in the new JSA series, and Doctor Fate returned in the person of Hector Hall, the former Silver Scarab , and the son of the Golden Age Hawkman. Like his father, Hall had himself been reincarnated, and assumed the mantle of Dr. Fate after a battle with the wizard Mordru , who craved Dr. Fate's power. In addition to appearing in JSA, this new Doctor Fate starred in a 5-issue miniseries in 2003.