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Doctor Alchemy
Doctor Alchemy is a name used by three different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most notable was Albert Desmond, who originally used the name of Mister Element. Publication history The character of Albert Desmond, created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, first appeared in ''Showcase'' #13 (April 1958) as Mister Element. His second, and more frequently used, identity of Doctor Alchemy first appeared in ''Showcase'' #14 (June 1958). The Alchemist made his first appearance in ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #71 (Feb. 1992) and was created by writer Mark Waid and artist Greg LaRocque. The character of Alexander Petrov made his first appearance in ''The Flash'' (vol. 2) #202 (Nov. 2003) and was created by Geoff Johns and Alberto Dose. Fictional character biography Albert Desmond Albert Desmond is a lowly chemist who suffers from dissociative identity disorder. Desmond has two distinct personalities: one major driving personality and another c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secret Files And Origins
''Secret Files and Origins'' (abbreviated ''SF&O'') is a series of One-shot (comics), one-shot comic books and Limited series (comics), miniseries produced by DC Comics during the late 1990s and 2000s. Publication history The books are a combination of origin stories (similar to the earlier ''Secret Origins'' series produced by DC), profile pages (like DC's Who's Who in the DC Universe, ''Who's Who'' series from the 1980s), and short stories which sometimes serve as prologues to upcoming DC Comics storylines. Many early issues also featured timelines of significant events in the characters' histories, but this stopped after the release of ''Guide to the DC Universe 2000 Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (with the exception of the two Vertigo (DC Comics), Vertigo ''Secret Files and Origins'' issues). Some of these one-shots are released to coincide with a new series (such as the first ''Justice Society of America, JSA'' issue), or with a special event (such as the ''Infinite Crisis'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |