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| Doctor Druid | |
| Aliases: | Anthony Ludgate Anthony Ludgate Druid Doctor Droom Doctor Druid |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Recurring character |
| Type: | Sorcerer |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Boston, Massachusetts Avengers Mansion, New York City |
| Relatives: | Sebastian Druid |
| Status: | Formerly deceased |
| First: | Amazing Adventures, Vol. 1 #1 |
Doctor Anthony Druid, formerly Anthony Ludgate, is a fictional mystic and a recurring character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally known as Doctor Droom, he first appeared in the fourth story featured in Amazing Adventures #1 in June, 1961 titled "I am the Fantastic Dr. Droom!" He first took on the sobriquet of Doctor Druid in Weird Wonder Tales #19 in December, 1976.
Biography[]
Anthony Ludgate was a practicing psychiatrist who sought to learn the secrets behind the mystic arts. He received a summons from a Tibetan lama and traveled to the Far East to see what he could learn. After passing through a series of trials, the lama, who was in fact the Ancient One, bequeathed Anthony Ludgate mystic powers and dubbed him Doctor Droom. [1]
Doctor Droom traveled to the town of Greenbirch at the behest of local police to investigate the disappearance of several residences. His investigation brought him to the home of a man named Mister Smith, who was in fact an alien being named Krogg. Krogg had used his advanced technology to miniaturize a group of houses. After exposing Krogg's schemes, the alien teleported away, leaving behind his equipment. Doctor Droom used it to return the houses to normal size. [2]
Powers[]
Skills[]
- Psychiatry: Doctor Druid is in fact an actual doctor and was trained in psychiatry while attending Harvard University.
- Enhanced durability: Doctor Druid can contract his stomach muscles, making them firm enough that they can actually deflect bullets. [3]