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Real Name: Real name unknown
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Former Aliases: Baron Bedlam; Macro-Man
Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases
Status
Occupation: Scientist
Legal Status: Doctor Bedlam is a high-ranking member of Darkseid's Elite forces on Apokolips
Identity: Secret
Marital Status: Marital status unknown
Group Affiliation: Darkseid's Elite
Base of Operations: Apokolips
Origin
Origin of character unknown.
Place of Birth: Apokolips
Known Relatives: No known relatives
First Appearance: Mister Miracle (Volume 1) #2
History
History of character unknown.
Characteristics
Height: x'xx"
Weight: xxx lbs (xxx kg)
Eyes: Eye colour unknown
Hair: Black
Skin: Artificial
Unusual Features: No unusual features
Powers
Known Powers: Doctor Bedlam is a being of pure psionic energy. With no true body to speak of any longer, he downloads his consciousness into android bodies. These bodies are often referred to as Animates. When one body is destroyed, he merely transmits his essence into a new one. The process can often be trying however, and Bedlam frequently suffers severe psychological feedback when he switches from one body to the next. Bedlam can also divide his consiousness among his animates, and command them as his own private army.
Known Abilities: No known abilities.
Strength Level: Strength level unknown
Miscellaneous
Equipment: Animates
Transportation: Boom-Tube
Weapons: No known weapons.
Notes
- The character of Doctor Bedlam was created by writer/artist Jack Kirby.
- Although he has once assumed the identity of Baron Bedlam, Doctor Bedlam is not to be confused with the Markovian insurrectionist, Baron Bedlam.
Trivia
- Doctor Bedlam's name is taken from Bethlam Royal Hospital in London, England. The hospital is also frequently referred to as Bedlam and is one of the oldest existing psychiatric care facilities in the world.
Recommended Readings
- Legends
- Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
- Mister Miracle (Volume 2)
- Mister Miracle (Volume 3)
- New Gods (Volume 1)
- New Gods (Volume 2)
- New Gods (Volume 3)
- New Gods (Volume 4)
Related Articles
- Doctor Bedlam appearances list
- Apokolips
- Darkseid
- Jack Kirby's Fourth World
- Legends
- Macro-Man
- Mister Miracle (Scott Free)
- New Gods
External Links
- Doctor Bedlam article at Wikipedia
- Doctor Bedlam chronology index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
- Doctor Bedlam profile at New Gods Library
References
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