Dr. Thirteen was a notorious killer for hire, who enjoyed inspiring fear in his victims by making their superstitions come true. He usually did his killing on Friday the 13th. He was hired by Martin Gorham, renting agent of the Everest Building, to scare tenants out of the Jenks Building across the street by killing people on the thirteenth floor. He successfully killed several residents, making their deaths look like accidents, before the hero Doll Man tracked him to his headquarters in Room 1313, and captured Gorham. Dr. Thirteen managed to escape. Dr. Thirteen’s weapon of choice was a large spiked mace, but he was also known to use a gun. He was a large and athletic man, capable of lifting a woman over his head and scaling the sides of a building with ease. He was also very stealthy, able to appear and disappear from a room without being noticed.
| Alias Dr. Thirteen |
| Real Names/Alt Names Dr. Thirteen |
| Characteristics Villain, Assassin, Quality Universe, Number-themed, World War II Era, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Al Bryant(?) |
| First Appearance Doll Man #4 (Winter 1942) |
| First Publisher Quality [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Doll Man #4 |
| Sample Read Doll Man (Quality) [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Dr. Thirteen was a notorious killer for hire, who enjoyed inspiring fear in his victims by making their superstitions come true. He usually did his killing on Friday the 13th. He was hired by Martin Gorham, renting agent of the Everest Building, to scare tenants out of the Jenks Building across the street by killing people on the thirteenth floor. He successfully killed several residents, making their deaths look like accidents, before the hero Doll Man tracked him to his headquarters in Room 1313, and captured Gorham. Dr. Thirteen managed to escape. Dr. Thirteen’s weapon of choice was a large spiked mace, but he was also known to use a gun. He was a large and athletic man, capable of lifting a woman over his head and scaling the sides of a building with ease. He was also very stealthy, able to appear and disappear from a room without being noticed. |
| Source Dr. Thirteen – Public Domain Super Heroes Wiki |
