• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

  (introduction)

Synopsis:

Wotan kidnaps Inza to get at Dr. Fate, so Fate goes after him in order to rescue her.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #55 (May 1940)

Dr. Fate has no gloves, appears w/o a cape in many panels and appears w/o origin. Cover to this issue not reprinted in the archive edition. Synopsis modified by Craig Delich 11-05-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:superhero

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #56 (June 1940)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Taking Inza with him to the region of the Styx, Dr. Fate is seeking Wotan, but is informed he is still alive and threatening to blow up the world!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #56 (June 1940)

Dr. Fate has no gloves. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 2007-11-06.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate follows up a lead when several men are discovered burned to death [with no outward sign] by the "Flame of Lambent".

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #57 (July 1940)

Dr. Fate has no gloves; synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-06-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate searches for the lost book of Toth at the bottom of the River Koptos only to find it stolen by an evil wizard, who not only tries to kill Inza, but Fate in the process.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #58 (August 1940)

Fate has a red cape in the original. Synopsis modified by Craig Delich 11-06-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

A cruise ship is attacked by aliens from outer space. Fate discovers the aliens depend on power contained in glass globes that they always carry.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #59 (September 1940)

Fate's cape is red in the original. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

The discovery of foot high Gnomes or dwarves spurs Inza to contact Fate to look into the situation, and finds them attacking New York City!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #60 (October 1940)

Lettering credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #61 (November 1940)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

A mysterious space globe threatens to rip Earth out of its orbit, so Dr. Fate journeys to the planet of the Globe Men to take out their menace forever. Then he spends the last page defeating a mad scientist in South America.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #61 (November 1940)

Dr. Fate wears no gloves. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-08-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

A mad scientist Raymond Rall, builds robots to make war on Earth in order to eventually obtain a vast treasure that rightfully belongs to others.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #62 (December 1940)

Fate still has no gloves. Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-11-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Doctor Fate responds to Inza's thoughts after a sorceror tries to kill a millionaire with black magic and turns Inza to stone.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #63 (January 1941)

Dr. Fate wears gloves for the first time. Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-11-07. Oddity: John Jerome Jr. comes up to Inza in the 2nd panel and tells her that he has read about her in More Fun Comics!

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate and Inza visit an ancient temple and run smack into Mayoor, the ancient evil Mayan god, who puts Inza under his evil spell.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #64 (February 1941)

Letterer credit and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-14-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate spots one of the Fish-Men of Nyarl-Amen in his crystal ball, from a dynasty of 50,000 years before, and sets out to stop them from over-running the globe.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #65 (March 1941)

Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-17-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Doctor Fate exposes a supernatural fraud that is drugging a woman, giving her mottled skin like that of a leopard, then reveals his identity to Inza.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #66 (April 1941)

Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-17-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult; origin

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

In 1920 young Kent Nelson and his father explore the mysteries of the pyramids, there Kent meets Nabu the Wise, an exile from the planet Cilia, who helped build the pyramids. Nabu trains Kent in the mysteries of the universe until Kent assumes the role of Dr. Fate.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #67 (May 1941)

Weird Secret Origins incorrectly credits this story to More Fun 55. Name Kent Nelson used for the first time. Lettering credit added by Craig Delich 11-17-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #68 (June 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

A mad man invents a sound system that kills people at a distance and Dr. Fate sets out to halt the senseless murders that have already occurred.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #68 (June 1941)

Oddity: in the first few panels, Kent Nelson wears the golden cape of Dr. Fate. Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-18-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #69 (July 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Following up the strange sighting of men who appear only as shadows, Doctor Fate must track down Karkull, who has invented the machine making this possible, turning him into a shadow for all eternity.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #69 (July 1941)

Lettering credit & synopsis modification made by Craig Delich 11-20-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #70 (August 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Ken Nelson and Inza investigate the strange "wind that laughs" that apparently killed every member of the ill-fated Arundel Expedition, but it's Dr. Fate who discovers the evil behind it: Wotan and Karkull, who team up to destroy Dr. Fate.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #70 (August 1941)

Lettering credit & modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-20-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #71 (September 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate investigates a weird villain who can stop the Earth's rotation and even draw it into the Sun!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #71 (September 1941)

The last issue featuring Dr. Fate's full helmet. Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-27-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:Kriegsmarine; submarines; swastikas; u-boats; World War II

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #72 (October 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Inza visits her grandparents' farm and discovers a gang of criminals has been stealing money from farmers' bank accounts.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #72 (October 1941)

Fate wears half mask for the first time and is overcome by gas vapors. Inza's last name revealed for the first time? Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #73 (November 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult; Solution Z

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate faces the threat of a new criminal called Dr. Who, who has created "Solution Z", with which he can grow to a tremendous size and become invisible. Fate must stop him from seizing the famed Almond Diamond.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #73 (November 1941)

Fate wears half-mask. The series takes a pretty strong change in direction at this point,at the hands of new editor Weisinger, as Dr. Fate acts as a traditional super-hero, punching and wisecracking, rather than spouting on about matter and energy and astral planes and such. An interesting note is that Mr. Who's "Solution Z" cures all ills, can grow back lost limbs and even protect the user from death.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #74 (December 1941)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Mr. Who uses his "Solution Z" to adapt himself to any danger, including taking over, in disguise, as the city Mayor.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #74 (December 1941)

Letterer credit and synopsis modification by Craig Delich 11-29-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #75 (January 1942)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Inza asks Dr. Fate to help clear a convicted murderer before his scheduled execution time at midnight.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #75 (January 1942)

Inza's last name given as "Sanders". Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-30-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #76 (February 1942)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Cardwell Bates tries to steal his wife's gem, "The Sultan of Singapore" in order to pay off his debts. Michael Krugor, who instigated the robbery, plays murderous chess with Dr. Fate.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #76 (February 1942)

Inza's last name given as "Carmer". Lettering credit added by Craig Delich 12-01-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Uhlan tries to steal a mystic painting that is a portal to another dimension, and Doctor Fate enters its portals to rescue Inza, Betsy and Bill.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #77 (March 1942)

Inza's last name given as "Sanders". Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 12-02-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Doctor Fate must face the prospect of battling wax figures of history's greatest villains that have come to life.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #78 (April 1942)

Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-05-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Using Solution Z, Mr. Who can grow, shrink and walk through walls and safes, but uses the solution to also impersonate one P. J. Moggan in order to obtain his vast wealth.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #79 (May 1942)

Letterer credit by Craig Delich. Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-05-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

The Octopus uses his amazing spray gun to condense the gases in the air to form dark clouds. He creates a phony amusement park run by crooks to use that ability to obtain signatures of wealthy people in order to forge their names.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #80 (June 1942)

Fate wears half-helmet. Inza's last name given as Cramer. Letterer credit & synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-07-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

The Clock supplies phoney lost heirs to collect millions in legacies and kidnaps the real heirs so they can't interfere.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #81 (July 1942)

Fate wears half-helmet. Letterer credit addded by Craig Delich.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

The Red Sage holds people in his power by threatening to manipulate the stock market in such a way as for them to lose their fortunes unless they do his bidding.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #82 (August 1942)

Letterer credit and modified synposis added by Craig Delich 12-08-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

  (half-mask, with cape)

Synopsis:

Two former Gypsy carnival workers set themselves up in opposition to Dr. Fate, as the Two Fates, who offer to sell amateur tapestries to individuals for a large sum, with the guarantee that the fate shown in it will come true.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #83 (September 1942)

Dr. Fate's tower called "Castle Destiny". Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-08-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Mordaunt Grimm, while working on a movie production that features people and their hobbies, get the idea to use those people's hobbies to commit crimes.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #84 (October 1942)

Story takes place in Gotham City; with this issue, the golden epaulettes on Fate's shoulders disappear for good; letterer credit & modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-10-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Kent tells Inza he's been studying medicine and becomes an intern at the Wetherby Free Clinic. Meanwhile Fate discovers Carl Grubber is forcing Dr. Brennen to perform plastic surgery on dangerous criminals.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #85 (November 1942)

Kent Nelson becomes a medical doctor and drops his cape from his costume.
Change in direction instigated by new editor, Jack Schiff?
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Lawrence refuses to take a medal for his accomplishments, and instead goes to a small town to become a consultant. When Dr. Fate investigates, he discovers that the reason hLawrence didn't accept the medal is because the discoveries that brought him fame were actually made by another doctor.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #86 (December 1942)

Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-10-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

When every patient housed in Room 406 of the hospital dies, Dr. Kent Nelson decides the only way to find out what has happened is to be admitted as a patient in that room himself!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #87 (January 1943)

Letterer credit and modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-10-07. With Siegel drafted, Fox switches to the Spectre and Joe Samachson takes over Doctor Fate.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Nelson believes his negligence has lead to a witness's death and the freeing of Mad Dog McBain from his murder of twelve innocent people.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #88 (February 1943)

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-18-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Against the advice of Kent, Inza visits a crooked fortune teller and nearly is run down in the road, as he had predicted. However, when Dr. Fate begins an investigation into this fraud's activities, he nearly loses his own life in the process.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #89 (March 1943)

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-19-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate, believing that a Dr. Wright has committed a perfectly healthy patient to the hospital, investigates and discovers that someone is after something of importance in the doctor's home: a book on animal diseases.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #90 (April 1943)

Last appearance of Inza.
Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-22-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Mr. Who, after getting some his Solution Z smuggled into prison, escapes from his cell and is able to shrink Doctor Fate down to miniature size and imprison him in a bird cage.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #91 (May-June 1943)

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-24-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

When Kent Nelson investigates the attempted murder of Dr. Fate by a mummy donated to a local museum by a millionaire, he discovers the true perpetrator of the plot: the Clock!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #92 (July-August 1943)

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-25-07.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Lucky Lane, who has a record of a very murderous career, believes his lucky ring will protect him from justice, and Dr. Fate.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #93 (September-October 1943)

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-27-07. Writer id confirmed by use of typical Samachson words such as "EEEAAH" and "Unexpectedly..."

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

One evening Doctor Fate runs into a man who takes the wildest of chances, fully believing that he was born a victim of fate because his name contains 13 letters!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #94 (November-December 1943)

Art revision from Stan Aschmeier to Kozlak, verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails, added 2010-5-22.

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Martin Main has a hobby: collecting matchboxes. However, when he picks one up at the scene of a murder, he doesn't realize the secret that it contains MAY cost him his life!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #95 (January-February 1944)

Art revision from Stan Aschmeier to Kozlak, verified by Craig Delich and Jerry Bails, added 2010-5-22. Contains Samachson catchphrase "EEEEHHH".

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:occult; supernatural

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

The Wizard responsible for Dr. Fate's powers loses his own temporarily, so Fate does too --- but he still has to rescue a bunch of miners trapped in a cave-in.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #96 (March-April 1944)

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

A Mr. Tupper gains control over a valuable lamp that supposedly carries the curse of a Pharaoh, leading one Hairless Harry to attempt to get it and Fate out to prove the curse is phony!

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #97 (May-June 1944)

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-27-07. Writer Id by Bob Hughes: contains Samachson's trademark "EEEHHH"

• Genre:superhero

• Keywords:magic; occult

• Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]

Synopsis:

Dr. Fate thinks he is seeing double when a young kid, found at the scene of a crime, is instead an exact double for a wanted criminal.

Reprints (1)

• from More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #98 (July-August 1944)

Last appearance. Synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-27-07.