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Doctor Fate

146 appearances · Golden Age · 1941–2026 · 15 key issues

Who is Doctor Fate?

Few characters carry the mystical weight of Doctor Fate, who first materialized in the pages of Flash Comics #13 in 1941, conjured into being by the legendary Gardner Fox and Everett E. Hibbard at the very heart of DC's Golden Age. Over an astonishing eight-plus decades of publication, this enigmatic sorcerer has proven one of comics' most enduring arcane presences, racking up 146 catalog appearances and no fewer than 15 key issues that serious collectors prize. You'll find Doctor Fate deep in the company of DC's mightiest — sharing adventures with Superman, Batman, and Hawkman across landmark series like Justice League of America and All-Star Squadron — which tells you everything about the stature this helmeted figure commands in the DC universe. If you have any appetite for Golden Age grandeur, occult mystery, and a legacy that has refused to fade across nearly a century of comics history, Doctor Fate is absolutely essential reading.

Appearances

52 (2006)

#4 #6 #49

Flash Comics (1940)

#13

More Fun Comics (1936)

#64 #65

All-Star Comics (1940)

#8 #58

Sensation Comics (1942)

Justice League of America (1960)

#29 #37 #38 #47 #64 #65 #73 #110 #150 #184 #185 #193 #195 #207 #208 #209 #244

DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (1971)

All Star Adventure Comic (1959)

#71

Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (1972)

Famous First Edition (1974)

#F-7

DC Special Series (1977)

#10

The Comics Journal (1977)

#42

Super Action Album (1980)

#15

DC Comics Presents (1978)

#30 #38

The Flash (1959)

#305 #1

The Best of DC (1979)

#21 #23

World's Finest Comics (1941)

#276

All-Star Squadron (1981)

#15 #24 #31 #51 #53 #59 #60

Super Powers Collection (1983)

#13 #15 #20 #21 #22

Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)

#1 #3 #6 #7 #12 #17 #21 #26

Infinity, Inc. (1984)

#18 #19 #39

Super Powers (1985)

Hawkman (1986)

#1 #9 #11

DC Challenge (1985)

#11

Legends (1986)

#4 #5 #6

Adventures of Superman (1987)

#427 #438

Action Comics (1938)

#587 #598 #650

Justice League (1987)

#1 #2 #5 #6

Doctor Fate (1987)

Who's Who: Update '87 (1987)

#1 #3

Young All-Stars (1987)

#3 #9 #27

Justice League Annual (1987)

Wonder Woman (1987)

Justice League International (1987)

Superman (1987)

#15

Firestorm the Nuclear Man (1987)

#71

Flash Annual (1987)

Green Lantern Corps Quarterly (1992)

#1 #4

Legends: The Collection (1993)

#[nn]

Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)

#9 #11

Starman (1994)

#69

Golden Age Secret Files (2001)

Bizarro Comics (2001)

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DC 100-Page Super Spectacular No. 6 Replica Edition (2004)

#[nn]

DC: The New Frontier (2004)

Solo (2004)

The All-Star Companion (2000)

#2 #3

Countdown (2007)

#47

Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (2007)

Wednesday Comics (2009)

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009)

#9 #18

The Brave and the Bold (2007)

#30 #34

Batgirl (2009)

#9 #13

DCU: Legacies (2010)

#1 #4 #5 #6 #10

Zatanna (2010)

The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2011)

Showcase Presents: Green Lantern (2005)

Justice Society of America (2007)

#50

Batman: Streets of Gotham - The House of Hush (2011)

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DC Comics Presents: The Teen Titans (2011)

DC Universe: Legacies (2011)

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Justice Society of America: Monument Point (2012)

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Solo: The Deluxe Edition (2013)

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Wonder Woman '77 (2015)

Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)

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Convergence: Infinite Earths (2015)

JSA by Geoff Johns (2018)

Doomsday Clock (2018)

DC's 1st Issue Specials (2020)

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Who's Who Omnibus (2021)

Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)

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Dark Crisis #0 FCBD Special Edition (2022)

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Wesley Dodds: The Sandman (2023)

DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Bridge Between Earths (2024)

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DC Finest: Justice Society of America: For America and Democracy (2024)

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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen - The Deluxe Edition (2025)

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DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025)

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Michel Fiffe Portfolio (2016)

Supergirl (2025)