Dr. Occult
In the night of the millennium… December 31 of the last year of the nineteenth century… somewhere in the American midwest…
The demon Koth appeared before the cult; however, with a different response than they had hoped…
Zator, a disciple of the mystic cult, the Seven, rescued the children and took them to a hidden citadel. There, they were trained to maximize their mystic potential…
At the end of their training, Doc was given the symbol of the Seven and the name Doctor Occult and Rose was given the full name, Rose Psychic. They were then instructed to leave the citadel and use their powers to battle evil in the world.
There’ll be plenty of evil for them to battle in the near future, as we’ll soon see…
Henry King
In 1912, young Henry King daydreamed about knights and fair ladies and jousts.
If I could only see them! Boy, what a thrill!
I did it! I did it! Yippee! I can make ‘em all come to talk to me now! Zowie!
As the years went by, King attended college where his years of self-training bore fruit: he had full control over his visual thought-images.
I’m sure he’ll use his powers for good, right? We’ll soon learn if that’s the case…
Doiby Dickles
Charles Dickles was a cab driver from Brooklyn…
Doiby Dickles is de name – dey calls me dat on account I yam never wit’ out me dolby!
His cab, named Goitrude, was built in 1911…
The car was patched and painted brown, but found itself in World War I…
We’ll pick up Goitrude’s story, as well as many others, in our next few posts…
All-American Comics #49
April 1943 (Feb. 12, 1943)
$0.10
(Goitrude)
13 pages
Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Irwin Hasen
Inker: Jon chester Kozlak
Editor: Sheldon Mayer
All-Star Comics #15
Feb./Mar. 1943 (Dec. 23, 1942)
$0.10
“The Man Who Created Images”
56 pages
Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Editor: Sheldon Mayer
Secret Origins (vol. 2) #17
Aug. 1987 (May 12, 1987)
$1.25
“The Secret Origin of Dr. Occult”
15 pages
Writer: Roy Thomas
Plotter: E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller: Howard Simpson
Inker: Robert Lewis
Editor: Roy Thomas
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