Dr. Kate Wald

Dr. Kate Wald is a supporting character in DC's Dial H, China Miéville's offbeat series centered on the mysterious H-Dial, which grants random superhero abilities to its user. She inhabits the strange, literary corner of the DC universe alongside protagonist Nelson Jent and others connected to the Dial's secrets.

Dr. Kate Wald steps out of the Modern Age DC universe as a figure shaped by China Miéville's gloriously strange and literary run on Dial H — one of the most inventive, offbeat series DC published in the early 2010s. Debuting in 2012 alongside a cast that includes Nelson Jent, Roxie Hodder, and the enigmatic Manteau, she inhabits a corner of the DC universe where weird fiction sensibility meets superhero mythology. Her six catalogued appearances are modest in number but rooted in a series that earned genuine cult appreciation for its ambition and originality. If you're drawn to DC's more unconventional storytelling, Dial H — and the world Dr. Wald moves through — is absolutely worth your time.