Who Is Doctor Phosphorus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Doctor Phosphorus is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Alexander James Sartorius, with over 181 comic issue appearances. Doctor Phosphorus is a transparent angry wall of fire. Dr. Alex Sartorius got his powers when a nuclear core went unstable and his body was bathed in hot radioactive phosphorous. Now his body combusts when he is in contact with air. He now seeks revenge on the men that caused his fatal accident.

Who is Doctor Phosphorus?

Creation Dr. Phosphorus was created by Detective Comics writer Steve Englehart in issue #469 dated May 1977. Origin Dr. Alex Sartorius was invited by Gotham's General Dr. Bell to join the Tobacconist's Club, an influential institution in Gotham City . After becoming a member, Sartorius was asked to invest and run a proposed nuclear power plant that was being constructed outside of Gotham City. Sartorius invested his life savings without realizing that the plant was being built with cheap substandard safety systems. It turns out the power plant was a tax evasion scam set up by City Councilman Rupert Thorne and Dr.

Key facts

Doctor Phosphorus is of radiation origin and first appeared in "...By Death's Eerie Light!; The Origin of Dr. Phosphorus". The character is published by DC Comics. With 181 recorded issue appearances, Doctor Phosphorus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.