All-American Comics #25
In "Sabotage at the Steel Mills," Dr. McNider—once a blinded physician after a mobster’s bomb—finds a new purpose when an owl’s crash through his window awakens his ability to see in the dark. Armed with self-made infra-red goggles, he takes up the mantle of Dr. Mid-Nite to fight crime, launching his first mission at the steel mills. Written by Charles Reizenstein and illustrated by Stan Asch, with a striking cover by Howard Purcell, this 1941 issue marks a pivotal moment in the early days of DC’s superhero legacy.
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Blinded by a mobster's bomb, Dr. McNider gives up the practice of medicine to write articles for crime magazines. But a chance accident, with an owl crashing through the former doctor's window during the night, allows McNider to discover that he can see in the dark [as well as in the daylight with special infra-red goggles he creates], so he decides to adopt the secret identity of Dr. Mid-Nite to round up "Killer" and bring him to justice for his crimes.
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