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Name  Dr. Mid-nite
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Dr. Charles McNider
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team Justice Society of America
1st Appearance All-American Comics #25
Year 1941
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin USA
Charles McNider, a noted surgeon, is blinded while testifying against a racketeer. One night while writing an owl crashes through his window and McNider rips off his bandages, to discover that he can now see in the dark but not the light, and that like the owl he has greater vision during the night than most people have during the day. He uses his abilities to avenge himself and to fight evil. His partner is Hooty, the owl that broke through his window. He is a member of the Justice Society of America. He has the ability to see at night, and he uses "black-out bombs" that create clouds of thick black smoke through which only he can see.
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Name  Dr. Miracle
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Magician
Affiliation/Team Akim
1st Appearance Champion Comics #9
Year 1940
Publisher Worth Publishing Co /Harvey Publications
Country of origin USA
Somewhere in Nepal protected from intrusion by the high and forbidding caucasus, the great super-scientist and Master Magician, Dr. Miracle, attended only by his giant Nepalnese servant Akim, perfects a series of instruments designed to fight evil and crime on the Earth.
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Name  Dr. Mystic
A.K.A. Dr Occult?
Secret ID. None
Type Non Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Comics Magazine #1
Year 1936
Publisher Centaur Publications
Country of origin USA
Dr. Mystic, a character with suspicious similarities to Doctor Occult, is an agent of the mystic Seven and enemy of the evil sorcerer Koth. He is assisted by his friend and fellow sorcerer Zator.
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Name  Dr. Neff (Ghostbreaker)
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Magician
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Red Dragon Comics Vol 2 #3
Year 1948
Publisher Street & Smith
Country of origin USA
Dr. Neff is a psychic doctor, occult detective, ghostbreaker, ghostfinder etc. He's also a magician. He investigated seemingly-occult situations and always managed to prove they had sane, ordinary explanations.
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Name  Dr. Nemesis
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. James Bradley
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Lightning Comics Vol1 #6
Year 1942
Publisher Ace Magazines (Periodical House)
Country of origin USA
James Bradley is a doctor, working in City Hospital. He's also a crime fighter, who wears his trench-coat and doctor's mask and uses his doctor's equipment to fight crime and on criminals. He has no powers; he has an ever-ready hypo full of truth serum which he uses to get to the bottom of crimes.
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Name  Dr. Nerod
A.K.A. N/A
Secret ID. None
Type Unknown
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Green Giant Comics (One shot)
Year 1940
Publisher Pelican Publications
Country of origin USA details missing
[Further details unavailable]
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Name  Dr. Occult (The Ghost Detective)
A.K.A. Doc Occult
Secret ID. Dr. Richard Occult
Type Costumed / Non Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance New Fun Comics #6
Year 1935
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin USA
During the Golden Age this private eye was also possibly Dr. Mystic as well as being a costumed agent of the mystic Seven. And then he was a ghost. He is assisted by his girlfriend Rose and his butler Jenkins. He has a number of mystic powers, including teleportation, invisibility, hypnosis, telekinesis, and the ability to cast illusions. He also has the spell-breaking and casting amulet, the Symbol of the Seven.
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Name  Dr. Styx
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Treasure Comics #2
Year 1945
Publisher Prize Publications
Country of origin USA
A ghostbreaker character. He investigated seemingly-occult situations and always managed to prove they had sane, ordinary explanations.
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Name  Dr. Synthe (Master of the Impossible)
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. None
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Stars & Stripes Comics #3
Year 1941
Publisher Centaur Publications
Country of origin USA
Dr. Synthe is an alien from out of space who crash landed on Earth. While trying to get back home he helps the unfortunate. He can fly and teleport he can also materialize any object he wishes using synthesis. Which means making objects from electrons.
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Name  Dr. Thirteen, the Ghost Breaker
A.K.A. n/a
Secret ID. Dr. Terrence Thirteen
Type Costumed Hero
Affiliation/Team None
1st Appearance Star-Spangled Comics #122
Year 1951
Publisher National Periodical Publications (DC)
Country of origin USA
Dr. Thirteen studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance, he's a parapsychologist who investigates reports of supposed supernatural activity with the goal of proving that that allegation is groundless.
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