Spoilers for The New Golden Age #1 by DC ComicsIn stunning new DC Comics art from artist Jay Hero, the many versions of Doctor Fate collide in an epic new cover for The New Golden Age #1. In the image, Khalid Nassour, the current Doctor Fate in the DC Universe, screams out in agony as the Helmet of Fate causes him pain. Meanwhile, several heroes who have previously dawned the Doctor Fate mantle and become the most powerful hero in existence can be seen suffering in pain all around him.
Doctor Fate is one of DC’s oldest superheroes, with the powerhouse magic-user first debuting in More Fun Comics #55 in 1940. Doctor Fate was an original founding member of the Justice Society of America and has been a key member of the Justice League. His connection to the magical being Nabu the Wise, via the Helmet of Fate, grants whoever’s wearing it incredible powers on a scale unrivaled in the DC Universe. However, the Helmet of Fate comes with a significant cost, as its users often are at the mercy of Nabu and have been forced to cede control to him.
In an incredible new variant cover from artist Jay Hero for The New Golden Age #1 from DC Comics, Khalid Nassour’s Doctor Fate is seen screaming out in agony as he wields the Helmet of Fate to become the most powerful hero in the DC Universe. The current Doctor Fate is in serious pain as Nabu takes over, with other versions of the hero appearing around him in a similar state of calamity. The image features multiple heroes who have taken on the Doctor Fate mantle, including Inza Cramer Nelson and Kent Nelson. Check out the awesome DC Comics cover art below.
The Doctor Fate Art Teases What’s Coming in The New Golden Age #1
The cover art from Jay Zero is the perfect way to reintroduce readers to Doctor Fate and the different versions of DC’s most powerful hero. The new Justice Society of America comic, The New Golden Age #1, will feature multiple versions of Doctor Fate from different timelines, so a cover featuring the modern-day version of the hero surrounded by the past and future Fate’s is more than appropriate. Check out the synopsis for The New Golden Age #1 by DC Comics.
From the Justice Society of America to the Legion of Super-Heroes, The New Golden Age will unlock DC’s epic and secret-ridden history of heroism, launching a new group of titles set firmly in the DC Universe. From the 1940s to the 3040s, heroes take on the great evils of their time. But in the aftermath of Flashpoint Beyond, those heroes and villains will have their lives turned upside down. DC’s future…and its past…will never be the same again. But how are Mime and Marionette connected to this? Why are Rip Hunter and the Time Masters the most unlikable heroes in the DC Universe? And who or what is…Nostalgia? Don’t miss the start of the strangest mystery to have ever plagued the DC Universe.
The cover art from Jay Hero is spectacular, as it captures the tortured chaos of DC’s most powerful hero while showcasing the different versions of Doctor Fate from across time. Readers can pick up the Doctor Fate-starring variant cover for The New Golden Age #1 by DC Comics, which arrives in comic book stores on Tuesday.
