Who Is Doctor Arcane? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doctor Arcane is a Heroic Publishing comic book character, the alter ego of Clinton Avery, with over 70 comic issue appearances. Dr. Arcane is a aged magician who was around since the second World War. He has battled great mystical evil assisting his friends the Champions as a guide. His granddaughter has become Lady Arcane

Who is Doctor Arcane?

Origin In a world of one day heroes there was a young scholar who would arise as one such hero. Dr.Donald Avery is an occult specialist who at an early age took up his trade as a pupil of the mystic arts. After some time of adventuring in the early 1940's around many exotic locations across the world, Dr.Avery honed his abilities and exclusively sought paranormal encounters. Than meeting several para-normal's who used their abilities for the greater good of mankind, Dr. Avery, calling himself Dr.Arcane, joined forces with these contemporary heroes during the mid-1940's to force the evil entity Malice spirit into her black gemstone. In the realms of magic goes the good Doctor Battling back the entity Malice with all their combined might, they took the creature down at the end of the battle. With the black gemstone removed from the body of Melissa d'Arque's brow, she lapsed into a dreamlike death trance. It had been believed that this would free Melissa and Malice's evil influence, but it proved not to be the case.

Key facts

Doctor Arcane is of human origin and first appeared in "The Curse of the Hellfire Crown; Chapter 1 Full Circle". The character is published by Heroic Publishing. With 70 recorded issue appearances, Doctor Arcane ranks among the most featured characters in comics.