| Alias |
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| Dr. Death | |
| Nick Name | |
| | | |
| Civilian ID | |
| Dr. Karl Hellfern | |
| Occupation | |
|
Criminal International Arms Dealer Scientist |
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| Legal Status | |
| Citizen of an unknown country with an international criminal record. | |
| Nation or Planet of Origin | |
| Earth | |
| Group Affiliation | |
| None | |
| Base of Operations | |
| Mobile | |
| Height | |
| | | |
| Weight | |
| | | |
| Eye Color | |
| Brown | |
| Hair Color | |
| Bald | |
| Skin Tone | |
| Caucasian | |
| Known Powers | |
| Normal human with a genius level intelligence skilled in biology, chemistry and virology. | |
| Accessories | |
| Various biological and virological weapons. | |
| Common Enemies | |
| Regularly Appearing | |
|
Batgirl Vol. 1 Detective Comics |
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| First Appearance | |
| Detective Comics #29 (July, 1939) | |
| Creator | |
| Gardner Fox & Bob Kane | |
| Origin | |
| Nothing
is known of Dr. Karl Hellfern's early life. He first encountered the
Batman as part of
an elaborate scheme to extort money from Gotham's wealthiest citizens in
exchange for their lives. Hellfern's attempt to eliminate the Dark Knight failed and the mad scientist supposedly perished in a laboratory fire, but he would soon return to plague Batman and the world as the macabre Dr. Death. |
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