Doctor Fate (Kent V. Nelson)
| Kent V. Nelson Doctor Fate | |
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Kent V. Nelson as Doctor Fate art by Jesús Merino & Allen Passalaqua | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Countdown to Mystery #1 (Nov. 2007) |
| Created by | Steve Gerber Justinianoo |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Kent V. Nelson |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Justice Society of America |
| Partnerships | Maddy Inza Fox |
| Notable aliases | Fate Sorcerer Supreme Super Sorcerer |
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Dr. Kent V. Nelson is a superhero in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Justiniano, he first appeared in Countdown to Mystery #1 (November 2007) as the seventh character to use the Doctor Fate codename. The character was created in order to simplify the Doctor Fate character, featuring several departures from the past versions of the character.
The successor to Hector Hall, Kent is the grandnephew of the original Kent Nelson, his namesake, and a former psychiatrist whose life unravels following an extramarital affair and malpractice but improves when he is chosen as the new incarnation of Doctor Fate. Lacking any connections to the Lords of Chaos and Order, he is instead a sorcerous superhero of the Justice Society of America. This version of Doctor Fate was erased following the New 52 for a time, replaced by Khalid Nassour although later, his history is restored and retroactively consider Nassour's predecessor to the role of Doctor Fate.