Who is the best Doctor Fate?

[Doctor Know]

There have been several Dr. Fate's, but who is the best? The one I am most familiar with is the one from Johns' JSA (Hector Hall). I recently just bought Countdown to Mystery, which features Kent V. Nelson. The grand-nephew of Kent Nelson, the original Dr. Fate. I'm looking to learn more about the various Fates, so any recommendations would be appreciated.


Kent Nelson: The original

Inza Kramer: wife of the original Fate

Eric Strauss

Linda Strauss

Hector Hall Hawkman and Hawkgirl (Shiera's) son.

Kent V. Nelson

Khalid Ben-Hassin

[finfan]

There have been several Dr. Fate's, but who is the best? The one I am most familiar with is the one from Johns' JSA (Hector Hall). I recently just bought Countdown to Mystery, which features Kent V. Nelson. The grand-nephew of Kent Nelson, the original Dr. Fate. I'm looking to learn more about the various Fates, so any recommendations would be appreciated.

Kent Nelson: The original

Inza Kramer: wife of the original Fate

Eric Strauss

Linda Strauss

Hector Hall Hawkman and Hawkgirl (Shiera's) son.

Kent V. Nelson

Khalid Ben-Hassin

The answer is quite simple... Kent Nelson the ORIGINAL

[wonderlad]

Yes Kent Nelson will always be the first and best - but they have all been interesting characters - Would be great to have a Dr.Fate family book with all of them.

[Dr. Poison]

Kent Nelson gets my vote. None of the others have been around even half as long as he was. DC has made the role of Dr. Fate disposable in recent times.

[Doctor Know]

Kent Nelson gets my vote. None of the others have been around even half as long as he was. DC has made the role of Dr. Fate disposable in recent times.

Disposable is an apt word. I was surprised at how many Fates there have been. It's always the same too. The old Fate dies, in some contrived way, and a new Fate comes in and picks up the reigns.

[vartox]

I loved Inza as Dr. Fate in William Messner-Loebs's run, that was pretty great. I really liked Hector Hall in JSA and Khalid in Earth 2 as well. Khalid Nassour in Levitz's Dr. Fate is nice. I like Kent but I haven't actually read that much with him as Dr. Fate in it.

I also thought Jared Stevens had an extremely charming book in spite of his ridiculous design (the first book at least, wasn't a big fan of Giffen's take).

[Captain Britain of Earth 20]

Kent Nelson gets my vote. None of the others have been around even half as long as he was. DC has made the role of Dr. Fate disposable in recent times.

I have to agree

[Doctor Know]

With Kent Nelson's return as the primary Doctor Fate for Rebirth and Levitz's Dr Fate still going on, I think both are calls to be excited.

I really hope Fate gets a TV or movie treatment in the near future.

[Icefalcon]

Kent Nelson gets my vote. None of the others have been around even half as long as he was. DC has made the role of Dr. Fate disposable in recent times.

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And delighted to see the awful Jared Stevens didn't even make the list

[dmhaight]

The original Kent Nelson, end of story.