Doctor Mistis a fictionalsuperheropublished byDC Comics.[1]He was created byE. Nelson BridwellandRamona Fradon,first appearing in a cameo inSuper Friends#12 (June–July 1978). Hailing from the mythical realm ofKor,Nommois a famous African king and guardian of the magical source known as the Mystical Flame of Life until an encounter withFelix Faustrobbed him of his power after defeating the rogue sorcerer. Ultimately, the character became a superhero in the 1900s, founding the Leymen and then theGlobal Guardians.
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 Doctor Mist fromTruth and Justice#3, art by ChrisCross, Jordi Tarragona, and Wil Quintana. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Super Friends#12 (June 1978) |
| Created by | E. Nelson Bridwell(writer) Ramona Fradon(artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Nommo Nommo Balewa(current) |
| Species | Homo Magi |
| Place of origin | Kor |
| Team affiliations | Global Guardians Leymen A.R.G.U.S. Justice League Dark Justice League Deserters Tribe |
| Partnerships | Belphegor (apprentice) |
| Supporting character of | Vixen |
| Notable aliases | Maltis |
| Abilities | Mystical abilities in which includes immortality, spell-casting, and illusion creating; profound occult knowledge and able hand-to-hand combatant. |
After the events ofFlashpoint,the character was revamped asNommo Balewa,a South African doctor who seemingly adopted his heroic name in modern times shortly after turning to magic to attempted to save his wife during a civil war. In DC Rebirth, the character's original history and connection was restored along with being descended from theDesertersof ancient Atlantis, continuing to lead the Global Guardians as a pro-active group intercepting threats before they require the attention of more well-known hero strike teams such as theJustice League.
Charles Parnellportrays Doctor Mist inConstantine.
Publication history
editDoctor Mist has appeared in the pages ofSuper Friends,DC Comics Presents,Infinity, Inc.,Justice League International,Justice League Quarterly,Blue Beetle[2]andPrimal Force.
Fictional character biography
editOrigin
editNommo, the wizard-king of theAfricanempire of Kor, stood in the Pillar of Life and was endowed with immortality. He later took the name Doctor Mist.[1]
Global Guardians (Pre-Crisis)
editDoctor Mist gathers a number of international heroes to help the Super Friends battle the Conqueror.[3]Later,Supermanteams with several international heroes at Doctor Mist's request. He is the one who first gives them the name theGlobal Guardians.Superman and several of the Guardians would team up to fight against the threat of Thaumar Dhai and the squad of powerful wizards who worship him. Dhai was defeated when his objects of power turned out to be Superman-created fakeries. The team later fights against the Shadow Demons in theCrisis on Infinite Earths.Most of the Pre-Crisis history of the Global Guardians is no longer in the mainstream continuity of theDC Comicsuniverse.
Global Guardians (Post-Crisis)
editIn 1957, the newly formedEuropean Economic Communityestablished theDome,a supra-national police organization. At some later point Doctor Mist formed the Global Guardians to serve as a task force for the Dome.[1]
Decades later, the Dome lost its funding when, in part because of the political machinations of Dr. Klaus Cornelius, theUnited Nationsdecided to close the Dome and instead fund the newJustice League International.The Global Guardians then fractured with Doctor Mist and his assistant Belphegor, disappearing.Queen Beeof Bialya rebuilt the Dome in her country. She then brainwashed the Global Guardians into her service also creating an android Doctor Mist to lead the team.
Later on, Doctor Mist reappeared and helped Guardian membersJack O'LanternandOwlwomanescape Bialya. Doctor Mist recruited a team to free the rest of the Guardians from Bialya mind control and then reformed the Global Guardians, building a new Dome headquarters somewhere in the Pacific.
Primal Force
editAn eternal, Mist's physical body was slain by an ancient force. Nonetheless, he did turn up alive and seemingly well after theZero Hourcrisis. At this time, calling himselfMaltis,he formed a new team of heroes known as theLeymen.The group was short-lived. Maltis' time on the team even shorter as he had a heart attack soon after the team formed. Later, he was seemingly killed after being thrown into a pool of acid by the evilMordru.
The New 52
editInThe New 52reboot of DC's continuity (launched in 2011),Steve Trevorfirst mentions Mist as a government operative, having a hand in watching the Black Room, a secretive government vault where mystical artifacts are stored.[4]Trevor sends theJustice League Darkto rescue Mist after he is captured while infiltratingFelix Faust's cult in South America. Mist appears to have an existing friendship withBlack Orchid,one of Trevor's other magical operatives.[5]Mist was revealed to work for Faust all along, as Mist sends a magical blast intoJohn Constantine's brain.[6]Mist had been a double agent all along, designed to get Faust into the Black Room. In the end, Faust promises to return Mist's deceased wife to him.[7][8]
Powers and abilities
editDoctor Mist is anAfricansorcerer whose powers stem from his connection with the mystical source known as the Flame of Life. This contact has granted him a range of sorcerous abilities, including the manipulation of illusions, altering reality, summoning creatures, conjuring objects, enchantments, and immortality. While proficient in the art of sorcery, Doctor Mist chooses to operate from behind the scenes, employing duplicity to cultivate an image of greater power and mystery. Additionally, he possesses above-average skills in hand-to-hand combat and possesses the leadership qualities and accumulated wealth necessary to establish and lead both his own kingdom and later his own superhero team.[9][10]
Mist wields the Ruby of Life, a magical artifact which grants the bearer the ability to exert magical control over anything they touch. He later relinquishes the ruby, which is given toSargon.
In other media
edit- Doctor Mist appears in theConstantineepisode "A Feast of Friends", portrayed byCharles Parnell.
- Doctor Mist makes a cameo appearance in a magazine cover depicted in thePowerlessepisode "I'ma Friend You".
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcJimenez, Phil(2008), "Doctor Mist", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.),The DC Comics Encyclopedia,New York:Dorling Kindersley,p. 105,ISBN978-0-7566-4119-1,OCLC213309017
- ^Wein, Len(w),Andru, Ross(p), Bulanadi, Dan (i). "Iran Scam!"Blue Beetle,no. 20, p. 21 (January 1988). DC Comics.
- ^Greenberger, Robert(2008), "Global Guardians", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.),The DC Comics Encyclopedia,New York:Dorling Kindersley,p. 138,ISBN978-0-7566-4119-1,OCLC213309017
- ^DC Comics: The New 52Free Comic Book Day Special. DC Comics.
- ^Justice League Dark#9. DC Comics.
- ^Justice League Dark#11
- ^Justice League Dark#12 (August 2012). DC Comics.
- ^Black Manta#6. DC Comics.
- ^The DC comics encyclopedia: the definitive guide to the characters of the DC universe.Scott Beatty, Daniel Wallace (Updated and expanded ed.). New York: DK Pub. 2008.ISBN978-0-7566-4119-1.OCLC213309017.
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