Pieter Cross
Pieter Cross is a male comic superhero who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pieter Anton Cross
In Sogndal, Norway, the pregnant wife of noted surgeon Theodoric Cross was attacked by vagrants, but saved by Dr. Mid-Nite. She went into labor, and Mid-Nite delivered the baby boy, whom she named Pieter. Pieter grew up to be a brilliant doctor, graduating Harvard at age 19, and later immigrating to America and working under Dr. Charles McNider (Dr. Mid-Nite).
Cross became an expert in physics, robotics, and infra red astronomy, and often became consumed by his work. After an insurance fraud scandal he lost his residency and vanished from the public eye. He reappeared in the crime-ridden Portsmouth as a 'Midnight Doctor', helping those that couldn't afford health care. Cross retained his rich, ostentatious style, with a hightend car and a seaside mansion. He made connections with Auntie Scum, the head of a mission, who he gave materials for a clean needle program, as well as providing prophylactics to local prostitutes. Several like minded people joined his cause, local toughs Ice Sickle and Nite-Lite as well as former lawyer Mouthpiece. He started investigating the A39 steroid, an accidental derivative of the Venom serum, used to treat genetic defects, but with bad side effects. The drug was pedaled by local criminals, and he met Camilla Marlowe, who was taking the drug for her aversion to light. He cultivated a doctor-patient relationship with her and sought her help in locating the manufacturers of A39. They met at a nightclub while Cross was dealing with Prof. Atticus Searles. Cross was funding and helping the Prof. in his quest to make oil more inert, thus reducing the hazards of oil spills. Atticus was abducted after the meeting, and Cross, Ice Sickle and Marlowe followed his abductors. Mr. Largo Sham made off with the Prof., but Cross and Nite-Lite caught his associates, two A39 addicts. The Terrible Trio were behind the steroids, and were sick of Cross interfering with their work, so they had one of their henchwomen drug Cross' drink with A39 while he visited a bar. Cross drove home, and was engaged in a car crash that left him conventionally blind,. He was treated at Emmanuel Hospital, and because drugs were found in his system his medical license was revoked. Depressed, Cross cut off all social ties, including his social work, but Marlowe was determined to snap him out of it. Once he took off his bandages he realized he could see into infrared, having full sight at night. He was inspired, creating goggles that focused visible light into the infrared so he could see at all times, creating blackout bombs and taming an owl as his companion. He invited Marlowe over and revealed that he intended to continue his work at saving society, but as the costumed crimefighter Dr. Mid-Nite, taking his inspiration and moniker from the blind mysteryman that operated during the 1940s, the same man that had delivered him. (Doctor Mid-Nite v1 #1)
Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific II examined a woman under a sleeping spell that their JSA teammate Dr. Fate believed to be his wife Lyta. They had no idea how to treat her, so Fate screamed at them and made an exit to search for his own solution. Mid-Nite and Terrific did a physical on Sentinel and discovered his body was now composed entirely of green flame. (JSA v1 #26) Mid-Nite got caught up in a battle between Atom-Smasher and probationary JSA member Black Adam. Captain Marvel arrived at JSA hq and physically restrained Black Adam and calmed him down. Because of a dispute between current JSA chairman Sand and Hawkman, the JSA elected Mr. Terrific as their new JSA chairman, and immediately afterwards Mid-Nite and most of the JSA were teleported by Roulette to her House. (JSA v1 #27) Roulette forced Mid-Nite and his JSA teammates to battle each other for the amusement of a crowd of supervillains. Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific were strapped into chairs and pitted against each other in a game of chess, with Roulette promising death to the loser. Mid-Nite and Terrific intentionally played to a draw, then escaped. The JSA wrecked Roulette’s House, so she teleported them back to JSA hq with a promise that they would play in her games again. (JSA v1 #28) Mid-Nite and the Justice Society investigated the death of supervillain Shakedown. Batman joined them, letting them know Shakedown and his partner New Wave had kidnapped Jessica Weintraub, the infant daughter of a recently bankrupt Gotham computer whiz. When the villains realized they weren’t going to get paid their ransom they turned on each other. Batman and the JSA saved Jessica and captured New Wave. Black Canary left the JSA and told Mid-Nite she needed to break off their relationship because an old flame had reentered her life. (JSA v1 #31) Mid-Nite gave new Justice Society member Power Girl a full physical and determined that her powers were not magic-based as she previously believed. Mid-Nite and the JSA welcomed Johnny Thunder, who claimed to have had a miraculous recovery from Alzheimer’s. In truth it was the Ultra-Humanite in possession of Thunder’s body. (JSA v1 #32)
After encounters with the Seeing Plague and Chemo ravaging Portsmouth, Mid-Nite decided to update his medical center. He purchased an atomic force microscope, parallel reactor, and a number of chemicals from Tylerco. (JSA v1 #61) He was later chosen by Rex Tyler to join them into travelling into the Time Point to save the critically injured Rick Tyler. Using the android Hourman's timeship, they went into the sealed point in time where Doctor Mid-Nite was assisted by Jay Garrick in tending to Rick's wounds. Once complete, the Hourman android then sped time around Rick Tyler's wounds to enhance the healing process until he made a complete recovery. (JSA v1 #65)
Dr. Mid-Nite and Black Canary went on a date at Coney Island and discussed where their relationship was going.
During the Imperiex War, Mid-Nite, the JSA, and the JSA reserves were given a mission by President Luthor to disrupt Imperiex's link to his ship's power supply. The JSA not only cut off Imperiex from his power, but they managed to blow up his ship as well.
Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific examined a woman under a sleeping spell that their JSA teammate Dr. Fate believed to be his wife Lyta. They had no idea how to treat her, so Fate lost his temper and stormed off to search for his own solution.
Mid-Nite got caught up in a battle between Atom-Smasher and probationary JSA member Black Adam. Captain Marvel arrived at JSA hq and physically restrained Black Adam, calming him down in the process. Because of a dispute between the current JSA chairman Sand and Hawkman, the JSA elected Mr. Terrific as their new JSA chairman, and immediately afterwards Mid-Nite and most of the JSA were teleported by Roulette to her House. Roulette forced Mid-Nite and his JSA teammates to battle each other for the amusement of a crowd of super villains. Mid-Nite and Mr. Terrific were strapped into chairs and pitted against each other in a game of chess, with Roulette promising death to the loser. Mid-Nite and Terrific intentionally played to a draw, then escaped. The JSA wrecked Roulette's House, so she teleported them back to JSA hq with a promise that they would play in her games again.
Overview
Personality and attributes
He had an assistant who aided him as Dr. Mid-Nite where this black male went by the name of Nite-Lite. (Doctor Mid-Nite v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Doctor Mid-Nite owns a pet wood owl, which he named Charlie. Charlie was named after Cross' mentor and predecessor, Charles McNider. (Doctor Mid-Nite v1 #1)
Notes
- The Pieter Cross Doctor Mid-Nite was created by Matt Wagner and John K. Snyder III where he made his first appearance in Doctor Mid-Nite v1 #1 (February, 1999).
Appearances
- Doctor Mid-Nite v1: (1999)
- JSA v1:
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