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Charles McNider
Powers. Infrared Vision: Doctor Mid-Nite could see perfectly clear in total darkness without the aid of artificial enhancements, despite the fact that he was blind.
Origin
Charles McNider was a brilliant surgeon whose sight was destroyed when a criminal's grenade exploded in his face, leaving him completely blind — until he discovered he could see perfectly in total darkness. Donning a costume and wielding blackout bombs, he became Doctor Mid-Nite, one of DC's earliest superhero crimefighters.