Who Is Doctor Destiny? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doctor Destiny is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of John Dee, with over 204 comic issue appearances. A super-villain who uses his superior mind and dreaming powers, centered on an invention called the Materioptikon, to commit crimes.

Who is Doctor Destiny?

Origin Before the reality changes wrought by the Crisis on Infinite Earths , Doctor Destiny was a criminal genius, inventor of an anti-gravity device he used to impersonate Green Lantern and infiltrate the Justice League of America . Unmasked and defeated by the League, Destiny spent his time in prison constructing the Materioptikon , a device that made dreams a reality. He attacked the JLA with his device and again he was defeated. He then tried using a chemical that caused dreams to come true, but which ended up burning up all test subjects until Destiny realized all he needed was to previously consume blood pressure medication to use his chemical effectively without fear of death. Thereafter he learned to affect the dreamworld directly with his mind, and created a dream Materioptikon to replace the tangible device the JLA had destroyed. When he was beaten again, Destiny created a new device that enabled him to impersonate members of the Justice League and imprison them in the guises of their various enemies. But again the JLA overcame him. To prevent Destiny from using his extraordinary mental powers against them again, the JLA sent a psychiatrist to Destiny's cell, and through .

Key facts

Doctor Destiny is of human origin and first appeared in "When Gravity Went Wild!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 204 recorded issue appearances, Doctor Destiny ranks among the most featured characters in comics.