Doctor Fate (Kent V. Nelson)

Kent V. Nelson
Doctor Fate
Kent V. Nelson; Doctor Fate
	Kent V. Nelson as Doctor Fate.; art by Jesús Merino & Allen Passalaqua
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Countdown to Mystery #1 (Nov. 2007)
Created by	Steve Gerber; Justinianoo
In-story information
Alter ego	Kent V. Nelson
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America
Partnerships	Maddy; Inza Fox
Notable aliases	Fate; Sorcerer Supreme; Super Sorcerer
Abilities	Access to the Helm of Fate grants him magical powers such as spell-casting; has access to magical artifacts including the Cloak of Destiny and Amulet of Anubis.; Extensive medical knowledge in psychiatry.;

Dr. Kent V. Nelson is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Justiniano, he first appeared in Countdown to Mystery #1 (November 2007) as the seventh character to use the Doctor Fate codename. The character was created in order to simplify the Doctor Fate character, featuring several departures from the past versions of the character.^[3]^[4]

Within the DC Universe, Nelson is the grandnephew of the original Kent Nelson whom in which he was named and a former psychiatrist whose illustrious career and personal life fell apart from a cumulation of a extramarital affair, depression, and a misdiagnose of a patient. Homeless, the character had a chance encounter with the famed Helmet of Fate, donning the artifact and succeeding Hector Hall as Doctor Fate.^[5] Navigating through his new role as a superhero despite the destruction of the Lords of Chaos and Order during the events of "Day of Vengeance", Nelson becomes a member of the Justice Society of America and operates as their supernatural specialist and works alongside other noted heroes.^[6] Following the New 52, the character's existence is erased and replaced by Khalid Nassour, succeeding him in the role although Nelson's history is restored in the 2023 "New Golden Age" storyline.^[7]

^ Guggenheim, Marc (2012). Justice Society of America : Monument Point. Tom Derenick, Michael Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Felipe Massafera. New York: DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-4012-3368-6. OCLC 776702193.
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^ McLauchlin, Jim (2006-12-03). "A Twist of Fate". Wizard. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
^ "Some Thoughts on Doctor Fate – Part 1". stevegerberblog. 2007-03-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
^ Cite error: The named reference mystery2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ Johns, Geoff (2022). The New Golden Age #1. DC Comics.

[Guggenheim_2012-1] Guggenheim, Marc (2012). Justice Society of America : Monument Point. Tom Derenick, Michael Atiyeh, Rob Leigh, Felipe Massafera. New York: DC Comics. ISBN 978-1-4012-3368-6. OCLC 776702193.

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[:02-3] McLauchlin, Jim (2006-12-03). "A Twist of Fate". Wizard. Archived from the original on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2007-02-11.

[:12-4] "Some Thoughts on Doctor Fate – Part 1". stevegerberblog. 2007-03-03. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.

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[:1522-7] Johns, Geoff (2022). The New Golden Age #1. DC Comics.

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Kent V. Nelson Doctor Fate
Kent V. Nelson as Doctor Fate. art by Jesús Merino & Allen Passalaqua
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Countdown to Mystery #1 (Nov. 2007)
Created by	Steve Gerber Justinianoo
In-story information
Alter ego	Kent V. Nelson
Species	Human
Team affiliations	Justice Society of America
Partnerships	Maddy Inza Fox
Notable aliases	Fate Sorcerer Supreme^[1] Super Sorcerer^[2]
Abilities	Access to the Helm of Fate grants him magical powers such as spell-casting; has access to magical artifacts including the Cloak of Destiny and Amulet of Anubis. Extensive medical knowledge in psychiatry.