Who Is Doctor Occult? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doctor Occult is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Dr. Richard Occult, with over 258 comic issue appearances. One of the oldest characters to appear in DC Comics still being published. Doctor Occult, AKA The Ghost Detective, was a magic user and paranormal investigator who, for a period, had his soul bonded to his partner's, Rose Psychic. He was murdered by the sorcerer Nick Necro.

Who is Doctor Occult?

Origin As children, Richard and Rose were to be sacrificed by a Satanic cult on New Year's Eve in 1899. Instead of summoning the Devil, they accidentally summoned the Demonic entity known as Koth before being rescued by a member of an Eastern clandestine mystical group knows as " the Seven ", who themselves were mortal enemies of Koth. Recognizing the magic potential in both the children and lead by follower Zator , the Seven named them Richard Occult and Rose Psychic and trained them in the ways of magic, even granting Richard the powerful Mystic Symbol of the Seven . By the 1920's, Richard had earned his doctorate and opened a private investigating firm In New York City with Rose as his partner. They took on several cases involving vampires, magic, monsters and all variety of mysterious happenings. They also joined several wartime hero groups such as The All-Star Squadron to fight evil. Sometime during his adventures, Dr. Occult met his end, only to be restored to life by his partner, Rose, bonding their two souls together, living as two entities within the same body.

Key facts

Doctor Occult is of human origin. The character is published by DC Comics. With 258 recorded issue appearances, Doctor Occult ranks among the most featured characters in comics.