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Doctor Fate (1987)
Doctor Fate (1987) #2
The Lords of Order have decreed that it's time to surrender to Chaos...and in the middle of an insane asylum, young Eric Strauss becomes the new Doctor Fate...and is immediately vanquished by the evil Lords of Chaos!
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 3, 1987
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J.M. DeMatteis
1,912 books234 followersAlso Credited As:
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally
Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.
Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.
Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.
DeMatteis, John Marc
Ellis, Michael
Lombego, Wally
Bio:
J.M. DeMatteis was a professional musician/singer and rock music journalist before entering comics in the late 70's.
Credits include Spider-Man, Moonshadow, Brooklyn Dreams, Justice League, Abadazad, Hero Squared, the Life and Times of Savior 28.
Created I, Vampire , Creature Commandos, Moonshadow, Hero Squared (co-creator), Abadazad, Stardust Kid, Savior 28 and more.
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November 9, 2022
Kent reflects on his journey, how he unquestioningly followed his destiny and allowed Nabu complete control.
Dr Stoner feeds Typhon’s children, continuing to fuel the ‘inevitable’ Chaos.
He also tries to force poor Eric to reveal where Fate’s helmet is.
Apparently that was Nabu’s plan all along! To use Eric as a pawn and find the location of Stoner and Typhon (who is now inside the doctor's body!)
It doesn’t work. In fact, it helps Chaos! Which the Lords of Order do not miss.
Nabu was forced to abandon Eric which allowed Typhon and Stoner to become… Dr Fate!
Dropped a star for that weird af illustration of Stoner feeding Typhon’s children.
Dr Stoner feeds Typhon’s children, continuing to fuel the ‘inevitable’ Chaos.
He also tries to force poor Eric to reveal where Fate’s helmet is.
Apparently that was Nabu’s plan all along! To use Eric as a pawn and find the location of Stoner and Typhon (who is now inside the doctor's body!)
It doesn’t work. In fact, it helps Chaos! Which the Lords of Order do not miss.
Nabu was forced to abandon Eric which allowed Typhon and Stoner to become… Dr Fate!
Dropped a star for that weird af illustration of Stoner feeding Typhon’s children.
August 13, 2020
(This is actually a review of Dr. Fate, No. 24, which isn't in the Goodreads database for whatever reason.)
While I liked the artwork, and the retro advertisements had their usual old-school charm, this story was just bizarre, especially with the religious overtones, including several mentions of God and heaven. Maybe I'd understand it better if I'd read the issues that led up to it; alas, this comic came in a pack of random ones from Ollie's, so, I doubt I'll ever get my hands on the others...though never say never.
While I liked the artwork, and the retro advertisements had their usual old-school charm, this story was just bizarre, especially with the religious overtones, including several mentions of God and heaven. Maybe I'd understand it better if I'd read the issues that led up to it; alas, this comic came in a pack of random ones from Ollie's, so, I doubt I'll ever get my hands on the others...though never say never.
February 6, 2026
Un buon secondo numero, in cui la storia assume una virata filosofica più marcata. Quanto è lecito essere malvagi per fare "il bene"?
L'uso del colore sui disegni di Giffen è decisamente buono per l'epoca, ed il fato di Kent Nelson e la sua volontà di sistemare gli "affari" alla faccia del Signore dell'Ordine Nabu prima di morire è un ottimo stimolo a proseguire la lettura di questa miniserie.
3 stelle e mezza.
L'uso del colore sui disegni di Giffen è decisamente buono per l'epoca, ed il fato di Kent Nelson e la sua volontà di sistemare gli "affari" alla faccia del Signore dell'Ordine Nabu prima di morire è un ottimo stimolo a proseguire la lettura di questa miniserie.
3 stelle e mezza.
August 1, 2022
Revelation
I was around six or seven years old when these comics came out. I couldn’t possibly appreciate or even understand them back then. I’m grateful to be in a position to be able to go back and investigate and rediscover and appreciate art like this. They simply don’t make comics like this any more. Great stuff.
I was around six or seven years old when these comics came out. I couldn’t possibly appreciate or even understand them back then. I’m grateful to be in a position to be able to go back and investigate and rediscover and appreciate art like this. They simply don’t make comics like this any more. Great stuff.
February 6, 2023
Trapped in Arkham the “new Dr Fate” is absorbed by Dr Stoner and Typhon, a lord of chaos into madness and evil, separated from his host and merged with Typhon/Stoner.
Man this was great with Kent realizing he was used by Nabu his whole life and the entity known as Dr Fate becoming evil and insane. Excellent art and a very interesting direction for the story.
Man this was great with Kent realizing he was used by Nabu his whole life and the entity known as Dr Fate becoming evil and insane. Excellent art and a very interesting direction for the story.
March 29, 2020
I give up.
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