Beth Chapel
Beth Chapel is a female comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Beth Chapel was an Arican-American woman who was a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, with a pastor father, a mother who sang in the church choir, and four brothers. (Infinity Inc. v1 #21)
Chapel first appeared when Jade of Infinity, Inc. was rushed to her hospital for treatment after encountering Mister Bones' cyanide touch. (Infinity Inc. v1 #19) During the onset of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Beth was blinded by an oxygen explosion, only to be rescued by Hourman's son Rick Tyler, who had taken his father's Miraclo to enhance his strength. Dr. McNider performed emergency surgery on Beth, and while he couldn't restore her day vision, he did give her his ability to see in the dark. (Infinity Inc. v1 #20)
Beth and Rick assume the mantles of their predecessors as Doctor Midnight and Hourman, with her mother crafting a super hero costume from a choir robe. Along with a new Wildcat, Chapel and Tyler applied for membership in Infinity, Inc, eventually gaining admission; however, the association was short-lived, as Infinity, Inc. disbanded shortly thereafter, though Chapel and Tyler began a romantic relationship during their tenure.
Doctor Midnight and Wildcat were subsequently recruited by the U.S. government for a mission to defeat the supervillain Eclipso, only for Chapel to die on the mission along with Wildcat, the Creeper, Commander Steel, Peacemaker, and Major Victory. (Eclipso v1 #13)
Post-Flashpoint
Following the Flashpoint, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events. Elizabeth Chapel was supposed to exist on Prime Earth but her existence was erased after Doctor Manhattan prevented Alan Scott from becoming the Green Lantern and, as a consequence, his death prevented the creation of the Justice Society of America. (Doomsday Clock v1 #10) Beth Chapel was returned to life alongside the rest of the restored Justice Society of America and the Legion of Super-Heroes thanks to the influence of Doctor Manhattan. She now sports a more traditional costume resembling that of McNider and Cross. Following the fight against Black Adam's group and the foreign superheroes, Chapel is mentioned to have opened a metahuman medical clinic called the All-Star Clinic where Ronnie Raymond is receiving treatment. (Doomsday Clock v1 #12)
Chapel as Doctor Mid-Nite is seen giving superhero medical treatment to Jon Kent after his powers fail and he is injured. (Superman: Son of Kal-El v1 #16) Doctor Mid-Nite was seen with the Justice Society of America when they are fighting Angle Man and his army of inter-dimensional Bizarros until Angle Man is defeated by a Huntress from an alternate future. After Green Lantern's ring confirms Huntress' story and her encounter with Per Degaton, Doctor Mid-Nite suggests that they call in Hourman II. The JSA then came to be confronted by Per Degaton. (Justice Society of America v4 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Beth Chapel was created by Roy Thomas and Todd McFarlane where she made her first appearance in Infinity Inc. v1 #19 (October, 1985).
In other media
Television
- In Stargirl, Beth Chapel appeared in the setting of the DC Universe live-action television series where he was portrayed by actress Anjelika Washington. This version is a socially awkward girl who has not made any friends like her mother encourages her to do. She later obtains the original Doctor Mid-Nite, Charles McNider's, goggles, befriends its A.I., which she nicknames "Chuck", becomes the new Doctor Mid-Nite, and joins Stargirl's Justice Society of America. In season two, Chapel finds out that her parents are getting a divorce as she tries to reactivate "Chuck", only to come in contact with McNider, who is trapped in the Shadowlands. After falling victim to Eclipso's illusions, McNider advises her to keep the googles as she can see through Eclipso's tricks. Once McNider is freed, he helps Chapel find Eclipso while breaking her parents out of the villain's illusions. Following Eclipso's defeat, Chapel's parents and McNider support her in being the new Doctor Mid-Nite before Chapel helps McNider discover what happened to his family.
Appearances
- Infinity Inc. v1: (1985)
- Doomsday Clock v1:
- Superman: Son of Kal-El v1:
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