Doctor Double X
| Doctor Double X | |
|---|---|
 Doctor Double X as depicted inDetective Comics#316 (June 1963). Art bySheldon MoldoffandIra Schnapp. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Detective Comics#261 (November 1958) |
| Created by | Dave Wood (writer) Sheldon Moldoff(artist) Bob Kane(artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dr. Simon Ecks |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Notable aliases | Doctor X Double X |
| Abilities | Projects a double that can fly, generate energy blasts, and has superhuman strength. |
Doctor Double X(Simon Ecks;originally calledDoctor XandDouble X) is asupervillainappearing in comics published byDC Comics.He has foughtBatmanseveral times inGotham City.[1]
Publication history
[edit]Doctor Double X first appeared inDetective Comics#261 (November 1958), in a story titled "The Amazing Dr. Double X" byBob Kane,writer Dave Wood and artist Sheldon Moldoff.[2]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Dr. Simon Ecks is a scientist who discovered that humanaurascould be enhanced to function outside of the body. When Ecks created an energy-duplicate of himself, his mind became dominated by thedoppelgängerhe named Double X. He fought withBatmanandRobin.The resulting battle causes Ecks to lose his memory of the experience, after which he is remanded toArkham Asylum.[3][4]
Some years later, Ecks regained his memory and developed another duplicator device that enabled him to escape from Arkham Asylum. Doctor Double X matched wits once again with Batman. This time, Batman was able to defeat him by building his own machine that generated an energy duplicate of himself.[5][6]
Doctor Double X later escaped from Arkham Asylum and faced off against Batman andSuperman.This time, it took both Batman and Superman to overcome him.[7]
Doctor Double X once traded opponents withRainbow Raiderafter meeting the motivational therapist Professor Andrea Wye. Both of them are defeated by Batman andFlash.[8]
Doctor Double X was later seen as a guest at the San Francisco sci-fi convention. He was sitting next toBeast Boy,who learned that Doctor Double X was washed up and forgotten.[9]
In "The New 52",a reboot of the DC Comics universe,Batwingencounters Simon Ecks in the tunnels beneath Arkham Asylum. While he informs that most of the Arkham Asylum staff was either taken or killed, he warns Batwing to stay back as there is something inside that wants to kill. As a spirit rises from his body and starts to reach towards Batwing,Jim Corriganshows up and knocks out Ecks as he states that the spirit is aTulpa.[10]When Batman dispels a ghost in a cemetery, it causes the supposed death of a man wearing an ID badge that has his name on it. Batman then has Julia Pennyworth contact Batwing to look up any info on Ecks.[11]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Doctor Double X's energy-duplicate shares his consciousness, but can also act alone. It also has the powers of flight, super strength, and creating energy blasts, but requires regular infusions of electrical energy to sustain itself or else it will become dormant.
In other media
[edit]Television
[edit]- Doctor Double X appears inBatman: The Brave and the Bold,voiced byRon Perlman.[12]This version was responsible for the nuclear meltdown that createdFirestorm,which was intended to boost his own power.
- Dr. Simon Ecks appears inYoung Justice: Outsiders,voiced byTroy Baker.[12]This version possesses the ability to duplicate himself and is a world-renowned geneticist who operates in a children's hospital inMarkoviawhile secretly experimenting on children to activate their metagene onBaron Bedlam's behalf.
Film
[edit]- According to concept art, Doctor Double X was originally planned to appear inThe Lego Batman Movie.[13]
- Doctor Double X appears inScooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
Miscellaneous
[edit]Doctor Double X appears inJustice League Adventures#29.[14]This version became stranded in "Dimension X", a zone located between space, after stealing a teleportation device from Japanese scientist Ryko. In the present, Double X uses the device to remotely wreak havoc on Earth before the Justice League defeats him and he is brought back to be imprisoned on Earth.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Rovin, Jeff (1987).The Encyclopedia of Supervillains.New York: Facts on File. p. 91.ISBN0-8160-1356-X.
- ^Greenberger, Robert (2008).The Essential Batman Encyclopedia.Del Rey. pp. 113–114.ISBN9780345501066.
- ^Detective Comics#261
- ^Fleisher, Michael L. (1976).The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume 1: Batman.Macmillan Publishing Co. pp. 193–194.ISBN0-02-538700-6.Retrieved13 April2020.
- ^Detective Comics#316
- ^Wells, John (2015).American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-64.TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 123.ISBN978-1605490458.
- ^World's Finest#276
- ^Brave and the Bold#194
- ^Titans#17
- ^Batman: Eternal#16. DC Comics.
- ^Batman: Eternal#24. DC Comics.
- ^ab"Dr. Double X Voices (DC Universe)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedMay 15,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ^"The LEGO Batman Movie Set/CMF Rumors & Discussion".
- ^"Justice League Adventures #29 - The Simultaneous Effect (Issue)".Comic Vine.RetrievedJune 12,2024.
External links
[edit]- Doctor Double Xat DC Comics Wiki
- Doctor Double Xat Comic Vine
