Who Is Crime Doctor? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Crime Doctor is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Matthew / Bradford Thorne, with over 46 comic issue appearances. The Crime Doctor's main weapon was his injector gun, which could gas his opponents to sleep without harming them, thus allowing Thorne to hypnotise them. He is the brother of Gotham gangster Rupert Thorne.

Who is Crime Doctor?

For the 2nd Crime Doctor see: Anica Balcescu Origin Earth 2 A prominent Gotham physician, Dr. Matthew Thorne was a prosperous man who turned to crime for the sheer thrill of it, to enliven an otherwise boring existence. Though he truly loved the practice of medicine, crime was like a narcotic to Thorne and he could not resist its lure. As the Crime Doctor, he provided criminals with insightful diagnoses. Building his own Crime Clinic in a secret sub- basement beneath his town house, the crime doctor opened for business, offering Gotham 's underworld a variety of services, from treatment and hospitalization of wounded criminals on the lam from the law to unique diagnostic services, where the Doctor would plan a crime for others in exchange for 25% of the take. If the Crime Doctor had to make a "house call" to rescue criminals who had been caught in the act, his share went up to 50% of the loot. Anonymously, Thorne turned over almost all of this ill-gotten money to charities, since his interest was the thrill of the crime, not the bounties. During a confrontation with the Dynamic Duo, Matthew honored his Hippocratic oath by performing a life saving appendectomy on a victim then allow.

Key facts

Crime Doctor is of human origin and first appeared in "The Crime Clinic!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 46 recorded issue appearances, Crime Doctor ranks among the most featured characters in comics.