Doctor Druid
Doctor Druid is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Anthony Ludgate Druid was a male human who was said to had been born in Britain. (Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions v1 #1)
Though a hero, he did not pursue this career and instead became obsessed with his studies leading to him disappearing from public life. (Dr. Strange v1 #4)
Continuing to explore the world, Dr. Druid visited a jungle area, where a snake nearly constricted him to death. (Secret Defenders v1 #15)
At some point, Dr. Druid learned some basic swahili and later decided to join the Explorers Club. Six weeks following his adventure in Center City, Dr. Druid arrived in New York City for the first meeting of the Explorers Club's Monster Hunters, entering their meeting place as Harvey Elder was being rejected for membership and thrown out of the Club by Stanley Hathaway. Dr. Druid then suggested Hathaway was a bit too hard on Elder but Hathaway complained that Elder was a nuisance and that his idea of a city in the center of the Earth was ridiculous. Hathaway then led Dr. Druid into the room where the other Monster Hunters were meeting. Introduced to Ulysses Bloodstone and the Wakandan Zawadi by Jake Curtiss, whom Bloodstone knew as "Curry," Dr. Druid learned that Curtiss had used several aliases in his line of work. Curtiss then revealed that Bloodstone had also used several names in the past and that both Bloodstone and Dr. Druid had recently encountered monsters. Druid was then astounded when Bloodstone related the story of his encounter with a tyrannosaurus rex that led to his meeting Zawadi and then related his own encounter with a dinosaur during his recent expedition to Borneo alongside a group of archaeologists. When Curtiss showed photos of Gorgilla while discussing Druid's Borneo expedition, Druid became suspicious of Curtiss, asking where he had obtained the photos of Gorgilla when the archaeologists that were with Druid had sworn to keep Gorgilla's existence a secret. Curtiss revealed that the National Security Agency had spies within Druid's expedition but the discussion was abruptly ended when Zawadi found Harvey Elder spying on the Monster Hunters meeting from an air vent in the floor. Worried about how much Elder had overheard, Curtiss allowed Dr. Druid to use his mesmerism powers to convince Elder that he had witnessed nothing out of the ordinary and that the Monster Hunters were beneath his notice. As Elder was affected by Druid's hypnotism, Dr. Druid further convinced Elder that the Monster Hunters would not be able to help him join the Explorers Club and showed Elder, who announced that he didn't need any of them, the door. Bloodstone then commended Druid on accomplishing the hypnosis so quickly and the humble Druid remarked that it was just a parlor trick, instead commending Zawadi on her alertness and remarking that he should have sensed Elder's presence. Curtiss then informed the Monster Hunters that there had been a recent rash of monster sightings and that he had suspicions that there was a source behind them all, hoping that Druid and the others would agree to help him uncover the source. After Bloodstone and Zawadi readily joined up with Curtiss, Dr. Druid paused momentarily before heartily agreeing to join as well, secretly wondering why the minds of both Curtiss and Bloodstone were strangely closed to his mental powers. (Marvel Universe v1 #4)
Return
Stephen called him into the operation room to help with a crisis as his patient turned out to be a disguised demon that was set to explode. Doctor Druid used his magic to teleport the demon into all his plants on the roof of the hospital so that it would detonate harmlessly. With the danger averted, Ludgate then used his powers to wipe the hospital staff of the incident. (Dr. Strange v1 #4)
Overview
Personality and attributes
It was said that he was an arrogant man who was one of those people that everyone seemed to like yet at the same time was someone that no one liked either. (Dr. Strange v1 #4)
He came to learn that he was a direct descendant of Amergin Gluingel who was an ancient druid with this sparking Ludgate fascination in the religion. (Dr. Strange v1 #4)
There was said to be an undercurrent of resentment from Anthony over Doctor Strange being his replacement as Sorcerer Supreme. (Dr. Strange v1 #4)
Powers and abilities
It was said that he drew his power the earth magic of the ancient druids. (Avengers v1 #225) He could draw his powers of sorcery from nature that he used to keep his vitality making him appear younger. Over the decades, he came to had refined his abilities which included telepathy, hypnotism and telekinesis. (Dr. Strange v1 #4)
Iron was said to ground his earth-based magic with this being a notable weakness. (Avengers v1 #225)
Notes
- Doctor Druid was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Amazing Adventures v1 #1 (June, 1961).
- Originally, the character was referred to as Dr. Droom.
Alternate Versions
Appearances
- Amazing Adventures v1: (1961)
- Avengers v1:
- Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions v1:
- Secret Defenders v1:
- Druid v1:
- Marvel Universe v1:
- Dr. Strange v1:
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