Who Is Doctor Druid? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doctor Druid is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Anthony Druid, with over 340 comic issue appearances. Doctor Druid was a psychiatrist who was attracted to the mystic arts. After being trained by a Tibetan Lama, Druid gained mastery over some mystic arts.

Who is Doctor Druid?

Origin Doctor Druid obtained his psychiatry degree from Harvard but soon became interested in the occult. He spent most of his time studying the occult and gave psychiatry lectures on the side. He was soon contacted by a sick Tibetan Lama seeking treatment. In actuality this Lama was the the Ancient One seeking a successor for the mantle of Sorcerer Supreme. Druid was taught some magical abilities by the Ancient One , but he was soon overshadowed by Doctor Strange . Creation Doctor Druid was created by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee , a couple of months before the Fantastic Four and is said to be the first Marvel hero created in the Silver Age . He was at first called Doctor Droom, but that was changed a few years later to avoid confusion with Doctor Doom . His first appearance is in Amazing Adventures #1.

Key facts

Doctor Druid is of human origin and first appeared in "Torr!; Midnight In The Wax Museum; I Am The Fantastic Dr. Droom!". The character is published by Marvel. With 340 recorded issue appearances, Doctor Druid ranks among the most featured characters in comics.