Dr. Terrence Thirteen
Ancestor to the current Doctor 13 living in the 1880's. A strict believer in science over magic, he and his descendants are cursed by the Haunted Highwayman after accidentally killing his mother when exposing him.
Name:
Dr. Terrence Thirteen
Publisher:
Real name:
Terrence Thirteen
Aliases:
- Doctor Thirteen
- Dr. Thirteen
- Dr. 13
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
- Gadgets
- Intellect
- Stamina
- Unarmed Combat
First issue:
Doll Man (1941) #4 Wanted for Sabotage
Origin
Terrence Thirteen is a chemist living in Gotham City who also investigates the supernatural wishing to expose those that prey on the ignorant using tricks and science. When a thief known as The Haunted Highwayman begins attacking coaches, the police come to him for help. Dr. 13 deduces the Highwayman is a skilled scientist, who turns out to be a rogue professor Jonathan Rood, fired from his university after he had been attempting to find a cure for his sick wife.
Dr. 13 tracks him to his home in Slaughter Swamp, the in the struggle to apprehend him, a stray bullet kills Rood's mother. Rood then proclaims a curse on the Thirteen family before he hangs in his public execution.
Creation
Terrence Thirteen was created by
Justin Gray
and
Jimmy Palmiotti
along with artist
Scott Kolins
. First appearing in a backup story in
All-Star Western
#11 in October 2012.
