Professor Carter Nichols
Professor Carter Nichols is a male comic character who features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Carter Nichols was a male human who had been a childhood friend of Thomas Wayne. His appearances nearly always involved some form of time travel, based around his particular specialty referred to as "time travel hypnosis", a process that simulated time travel. The stories themselves are less than clear on this respect. At some point, he develops a "Time-Ray Machine" which he used to both displace and track objects through time. Professor Carter Nichols used his "time travel hypnosis" when he does therapy sessions with Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. Their first session with Carter Nichols started when Carter hypnotized Bruce into ending up in ancient Rome where he saves a man from being beaten up in the streets by some men. When Batman ends up in trouble in the past where he is caught by soldiers working for Publius Malchio, Dick Grayson has Carter hypnotize him as well so that he can save him. Dick saves him and the court jester where they beat Publius in a chariot race and exile him from Rome. Afterwards, Bruce and Dick are brought out of their hypnotic spell and return to the present. (Batman v1 #24) Carter hypnotizes Bruce and Dick where they end up 300 years in the past where they meet D'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. When D'Artagnan ends up injured in a fight with Cardinal Richelieu's guards, Batman takes his place and prevents Lady Constance from being poisoned as history stated. After that mission, Batman sheds his disguise and returns to the present with Dick. (Batman v1 #32) Carter hypnotizes Bruce and Dick where they end up back in time at Camelot to discover the secret of Sir Hardi Le Noir. They start by protecting Merlin's niece Aline from Sir Mordred and his men which leads to Batman and Robin being brought before King Arthur. Batman bests Sir Mordred in combat. Batman, Robin, Lancelot, and Aline then try to rescue Merlin who is a prisoner of Morgan Le Fay who looks like Catwoman. Batman's modern science is thought to be wizardry, and he completes the mission, though Morgan Le Fay escapes. Afterwards, King Arthur awards Batman a knighthood naming him Sir Hardi Le Noir (Translation: Bold Black Knight). (Batman v1 #36)
Post-Crisis
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a new version of reality was created with a different history of events.
It was said that whilst at school he came to be friends with Thomas Wayne. (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne v1 #5)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
For his time, he was regarded as a modern age Einstein. (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne v1 #5)
It was said that the Timebox used for his time travel experiments would require give gigawatts of power which was a kind of power beyond humanity at the time. (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne v1 #5)
Notes
- Professor Carter Nichols was created by Joe Samachson and Dick Sprang where he made his first appearance in Batman v1 #24 (August, 1944).
In other media
Television
- In Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Professor Carter Nichols appeared in the setting of the animated television series in the episode "Last Bat on Earth!" where he was voiced by actor Richard McGonagle.
- In Arrow, a character named C. Nichols was mentioned in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Arrowverse in the episode "Time of Death". This version did not make an appearance but was said to be an employee of Kord Industries.
Appearances
- Batman v1: (1944)
- Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne v1:
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