Doctor Fate (disambiguation)

Doctor Fate is the title and heroic legacy of mystic defenders within the universe beginning in the 20th century. The progenitor of the legacy is Nabu, whose will once controlled selected champions in ancient Egypt to act as his hosts. Based in the Tower of Fate, incarnations of Doctor Fate wields Amulet of Anubis, the Cloak of Destiny, and the Helmet of Fate, placing them among the most powerful magic users in the known universe. The character has been associated with notable superhero groups such as the Justice Society, Justice League, All-Star Squadron, Sentinels of Magic, and Justice League Dark.

Famed archaeologist Kent Nelson was the first Doctor Fate, serving as an agent of order often supplanted by Nabu's will while donning the helm overtime. Subsequently, Eric and Linda Strauss were chosen as successors and merged to form a dual identity. Inza Cramer, Kent's wife, briefly assumed the mantle as an agent of chaos until the events of Zero Hour, where the legacy passed to Jared Stevens, a smuggler and agent of balance who simply adopted the name "Fate". Hector Hall, the reincarnated son of Hawkman, later took up the mantle after Jared's passing until his demise at the hands of the Spectre. Kent V. Nelson, the grand-nephew of the original Fate, assumed the mantle during the beginning of the Tenth Age of Magic.

The current incarnation of Doctor Fate is Khalid Nassour, a young Muslim Egyptian-American physician and grand-nephew of Kent Nelson selected by ancient Egyptian deities as the current Doctor Fate. While once apprenticed and supported by Nelson and Nabu alike, after Nelson's death and Nabu's disappearance, Nassour is instead guided and supported by the mysterious Hauhet.

Doctor Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman, first appearing in More Fun Comics #55 (1940).