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November 11, 2005
Suddenly Dr. Fate looks like Phantasm
Hmmm…what's up with Dr. Fate? I've never really cared for Dr. Fate since Kent Nelson passed on. Hector Hall as Fate has had some interesting moments, but he just seems too naïve to be effective. Could DC be getting rid of him?
In JSA #79, we saw Hector and Ayla Hall, separated from the helm of Fate in a nether-region, struggling for their lives. Hector is badly wounded and near death.
At the end of this issue, Dr. Fate shows up on the last page to confront Mordru. Notice that there is no body in the costume! Helmet and gloves are connected to an invisible form.
In the forthcoming DAY OF VENGEANCE: INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL (Jan. 2006), there is this panel when Fate shows up to join the Shadowpact for a confab. It looks like Fate's bodiless condition will continue until then.
Gotta say this reminds me of Phantasm, the ethereal character that Marv Wolfman created in the latter days of his Teen Titans run. Whatever happened to this guy anyway?
Can't imagine this will be a permanent change-it's hard to care about a phantom. I won't be surprised if at the end of this Crisis, Kent Nelson comes back as Fate. Then if Jim Corrigan becomes the Spectre again, we'll have the JSA's magical icons back in their original form. Nuff said.
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