Dr. Syn is the kindly vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in England. Syn seems like a pleasant fellow, but he is a man with a sinister past. At one time he was the vicious and brutal pirate Captain Nathaniel Clegg, who was supposedly hung at Rye. He is also the mysterious “Scarecrow of Romney Marsh”, masked leader of the Demon Riders, a band of local smugglers. Syn can switch between the light and dark sides of his personality with terrifying ease. He is eventually murdered by a man he left for dead as Captain Clegg. “Oh, here’s to the feet that have walked the plank– Yo-ho! for the dead man’s throttle; And here’s to the corpses afloat in the tank, And the dead man’s teeth in the bottle.” ~ Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh (1915).
Alias Dr. Syn
Real Names/Alt Names Reverend Doctor Christopher Syn
First Appearance Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh (novel, 1915)
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Appearance List Novels: Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh (1915), Doctor Syn on the High Seas (1935), Doctor Syn Returns (1935), Further Adventures of Doctor Syn (1936), Amazing Quest of Doctor Syn (1938), Courageous Exploits of Doctor Syn (1939), Shadow of Doctor Syn (1944). Film: Doctor Syn (1937), Captain Clegg (1962, aka Night Creatures), The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (Disney, 1963). Comics: Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (Gold Key, April 1964 through October 1965).
Description Dr. Syn is the kindly vicar of the little town of Dymchurch in England. Syn seems like a pleasant fellow, but he is a man with a sinister past. At one time he was the vicious and brutal pirate Captain Nathaniel Clegg, who was supposedly hung at Rye. He is also the mysterious “Scarecrow of Romney Marsh”, masked leader of the Demon Riders, a band of local smugglers. Syn can switch between the light and dark sides of his personality with terrifying ease. He is eventually murdered by a man he left for dead as Captain Clegg. “Oh, here’s to the feet that have walked the plank– Yo-ho! for the dead man’s throttle; And here’s to the corpses afloat in the tank, And the dead man’s teeth in the bottle.” ~ Doctor Syn: A Tale of the Romney Marsh (1915).
