Comic Title: DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest #9
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1981
On Sale Date: February 5, 1981 Newsstand Date February 5, 1981
Source: Comic Reader, #188

Copyright Date February 5, 1981
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1981

Newsstand Date February 2, 1981
Source: Daily Planet, Vol. 81 #2
Listed as on sale the week of February 2nd

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.95
Page Count: 96
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Origin of Doctor Fate"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson of Earth-2)

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Howard Sherman

Reprinted From:
More Fun Comics #67 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Doctor Fate (name Kent Nelson and origin revealed; last appearance in More Fun Comics #66; next appearance in More Fun Comics #68)

Supporting Character(s)

• Inza Cramer (last appearance in More Fun Comics #66; next appearance in More Fun Comics #68)
• Nabu (ancient alien from Cilia; appears in flashback; appears concurrently in All-Star Squadron #47; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Negal (ruler of the Charnal regions; no further appearances)
• A shadow being (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sven Nelson (Kent’s father; appears in flashback; appears concurrently in All-Star Squadron #47; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• A haunted man (no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Doctor Fate (appears concurrently in All-Star Squadron #47; next appearance in More Fun Comics #55)

Comments:
This story originally was not titled; the title shown here was given in Justice League of America #95 in which this story is reprinted.

Dr. Fate’s origin is revealed in this story.

Synopsis:
Young Kent Nelson was exploring a pyramid with his archaeologist father, Sven, when he stumbled across a man in suspended animation. Kent revived the man, known as Nabu, but a poison gas was released killing his father. Nabu trained young Kent in ancient magic to make up for the loss of his father. When Kent was ready, Nabu provided garments for the boy, now man, to become Dr. Fate, Master of the Supernatural.

Years later while attending a dinner party with Inza. Kent meets a man haunted by shadows. As Dr. Fate, Kent chases away the shadow creature and threatens its master, Negal. The shadow ruler accedes victory to Fate and promises to avoid the world of men.