Bio

Alias


Dr. Fate I
Nick Name

Mage of Mystery

Lord of Order
Civilian ID
Dr. Kent Nelson
Occupation

Agent of Order

Archaeologist

Physician

Mystic Defender of Earth
Legal Status
Presumed Deceased
Nation or Planet of Origin
Unknown, presumably United States
Group Affiliation

All-Star Squadron

Justice League

Justice Society
Base of Operations
Tower of Fate, Salem, Massachusetts
Height
6' 2"
Weight
195 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Blonde
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Mystically empowered artifacts granting the possessor knowledge of a wide variety of offensive and defensive mystic spells.

Note: Kent Nelson's age was retarded by a spell cast by Nabu.
Accessories
Artifacts of Fate: Amulet of Anubis, Cloak of Destiny and Helmet of Nabu from which Dr. Fate derives his mystical abilities.

Note: The Helmet of Nabu is inhabited by the spirit of the ancient Egyptian sorcerer who would take possession of Kent Nelson.

Crystal Orb of Nabu: Mystical globe of crystal which would reveal dangers to Dr. Fate.

Tower of Fate: Mystical tower existing at a nexus in all realities containing a vast array of mystical artifacts.
Common Enemies

Karkull

Kulak

Malferrazae

Mayoor

Mr. Who

Vandaemeon

Wotan
Regularly Appearing

All-Star Comics

Doctor Fate Vol. 1

Flash Vol. 1

Justice League of America

More Fun Comics
First Appearance
More Fun Comics #55 (May, 1940)
Creator
Gardner Fox & Howard Sherman
Origin
Kent Nelson was born in 1928 to Sven Nelson, a noted archaeologist, and Celestine Babcock Nelson, a spiritual medium. Celestine died under unknown circumstances shortly after Kent's birth, and Kent became a tagalong for his globe-trotting father.

In 1940, Sven and Kent were conducting a dig in the Valley of Ur in Mesopotamia when the younger Nelson stumbled upon an ancient sarcophagus containing the giant body of the mystic, Nabu the Wise. Upon opening the sarcophagus, Kent released poison gas which immediately killed his father.

Nabu, a mystical Lord of Order originally from the planet Cilia, took pity on the boy and used his magic to block the grief from the young boy's mind. Over the intervening months, Nabu schooled the boy in the ways of mysticism, teaching him to cast spells and fly. During this time, Kent aged years instead of weeks and had grown to adulthood by late summer.

Kent had grown fond of Nabu, but the Lord of Order required one last act, his own death. Hesitant, Nabu removed the inhibitions he had placed on his student's grief. Enraged by his father's death, Kent slew the old wizard. His body destroyed, Nabu revealed his true nature: an energy being, a millennia-old Lord of Order. Presenting Kent with two gifts: a helm and an amulet, he was joined with Nabu who used his body as an agent against the Lords of Chaos, becoming Dr. Fate.