| Charles McNider | |
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.png) 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 |
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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.
Doctor Mid-Nite made his live-action debut on the second season of Legends of Tomorrow, portrayed by Kwesi Ameyaw. He also appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Henry Thomas in the first season and by Alex Collins in later seasons.
- ^ 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