Who Is Doc Samson? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doc Samson is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Leonard Samson, with over 828 comic issue appearances. Gamma-irradiated friend, rival, and psychiatrist of Bruce Banner. Once possessing the superhuman strength equivalent to a relatively calm Hulk, Leonard is now more powerful than ever as his darker alter-ego Samson. Incalculable strength, virtually limitless endurance and an extremely high degree of durability.

Who is Doc Samson?

Creation and Concept Artist Herb Trimpe designed Doc Sampson's costume after Captain Tootsie, an Tootsie Roll superhero mascot created by C.C. Beck, Peter Costanza and Bill Schreider who appeared in various comic book advertisements in 1943 and then fell into obscurity after the Golden Age of Comics. Doc Samson made his debut in The Incredible Hulk #141 - His Name Is…Samson!, created by writer Roy Thomas and artists Herb Trimpe & John Severin in 1971. History Origin Leonard Skiverski Jr. was the son of a famous Oklahoma Psychiatrist, nicknamed "Samson" by his admirers; Leonard looked up to his father but felt that his tawdry reputation would impair his own ambitious career and so moved to New York, changing his last name to "Samson." When Betty Ross is crystalized due to a blood transfusion from the Sandman, Doctor Leonard Samson, a Psychiatrist from Tulsa, Oklahoma came on scene and approached General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross with a simple idea. An invention that could draw off the energy from one person and drive it into another, thus healing both Banner and Betty of their afflictions. With Betty's life hanging in the balance due to her crystalline transformation soon to b.

Key facts

Doc Samson is of radiation origin and first appeared in "His Name Is...Samson!". The character is published by Marvel. With 828 recorded issue appearances, Doc Samson ranks among the most featured characters in comics.