Doctor Fate Vol 1

Dr. Fate is an American comic book limited series of the superhero & supernatural fantasy genres. It features the character of Doctor Fate and was published by DC Comics. The series ran for four issues from July to October, 1987. Dr. Fate was written by J.M. DeMatteis with artwork by Keith Giffen and inks by Dave Hunt. It was colored by Anthony Tollin with Agustin Mas as letterer. The series was edited by Denny O'Neill. The series is notable for introducing the characters of Eric and Linda Strauss, who become the new Doctor Fate following the death of their mentor, Kent Nelson, at the conclusion of the series.


 * Doctor Fate #1
 * Doctor Fate #2
 * Doctor Fate #3
 * Doctor Fate #4


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 * The character of Doctor Fate was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman. He first appeared in the fourth feature from More Fun Comics #55 in May, 1940 in a story titled "The Menace of Wotan".


 * The title of the series is actually Dr. Fate. This database is utilizing the extended title for the sake of symmetry with other titles relating to this character.


 * Dr. Fate Vol 1, Dr. Fate (1987) and Doctor Fate (1987) all redirect to this page.


 * Each issue of this series had a cover price of $1.50 per copy.


 * Dick Giordano was the executive editor of DC Comics at the time that this series was in publication.


 * The main antagonist in this series is Typhon, who is a Lord of Chaos. This is the character's first appearance.


 * Doctor Fate's teammates in Justice League Internatonal make an appearance in issue #3 of this series.