Charles McNider as the original Doctor Mid-Nite, as he appeared on the cover of Smash Comics #1 (March 1999). Art by Dave Johnson
Publication information
Publisher
DC Comics
First appearance
All-American Comics #25 (April 1941)
Created by
Charles Reizenstein Stanley Josephs Aschmeier
In-story information
Alter ego
Dr. Charles McNider
Species
Metahuman
Team affiliations
Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Black Lantern Corps Justice League
Notable aliases
Doctor Mid-Nite Starman
Abilities
Genius-level intellect
Perfect night vision
Ability to see in the dark via infrared lenses
Brilliant doctor, mathematician, and author
Expert athlete and hand-to-hand combatant
Employs “blackout bombs”
Charles McNider (the original Doctor Mid-Nite and a bearer of the name Starman) is a fictional superhero in DC Comics.[1] The character appeared for the first time in All-American Comics #25 (April 1941).[2]
Like many Golden Age heroes, the original Doctor Mid-Nite appeared as a member of DC's Justice Society of America.
As a blind character, Doctor Mid-Nite is widely regarded as the first superhero in comics to exhibit a physical impairment, pre-dating the creation of Daredevil of Marvel Comics by more than twenty years.
Dr. Mid-Nite made his live appearance on the second season of DC's Legends of Tomorrow played by Kwesi Ameyaw. Doctor Mid-Nite appeared in the first episode of the first season of the DC Universe series Stargirl portrayed by Henry Thomas in season one and by Alex Collins in seasons two and three. Thomas and Collins also voiced the goggles that the new Dr. Mid-Nite Beth Chapel acquires.
^Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.
^Greenberger, Robert (2008), "Doctor Mid-Nite I & II", in Dougall, Alastair (ed.), The DC Comics Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, p. 104, ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1, OCLC 213309017
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