Who Is Doc Holliday? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doc Holliday is a Non-Fictional comic book character, the alter ego of John Henry Holliday, with over 84 comic issue appearances. Doc Holliday was a gambler, vagabond, gentleman, and gunfighter. A friend to Wyatt Earp, he was deputized in Tombstone, Arizona before the famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Who is Doc Holliday?

Major Story Arcs Doc Holliday’s father, Henry B. Holliday was a trained pharmacist who served in several wars, including the Cherokee Indian War, the Mexican-American War, and as a Major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. After serving in the Mexican War, he returned to his home in Griffin, Georgia with an orphaned Mexican boy named Francisco Hidalgo. On January 8, 1849, Major Holliday married Alice Jane McKay and within just year had a daughter, Martha Eleanora, who died in infancy. On August 14, 1851, John Henry (Doc) Holliday was born. He hailed from middle-class stock. His father made his living as a druggist in Griffin, a booming Georgia city that had become a central point for the South's most important export: cotton. Holliday was adored by his parents, particularly his mother.

Key facts

Doc Holliday is of human origin and first appeared in "The Reno Brothers, The Four Horsemen of Horror". The character is published by Non-Fictional. With 84 recorded issue appearances, Doc Holliday ranks among the most featured characters in comics.