Doctor Druid (Marvel)
Real Name: Dr. Anthony Ludgate
Search for 'Doctor Druid (Marvel)' on eBay
Powers: Doctor Anthony Druid's powers were based on the mystical development of his own mind and body. He had remarkable control over his body and bodily systems, could communicate telepathically, and could psychically mesmerize others, often casting illusions directly into their minds. He could levitate and perform telekinesis to a small extent. Druid also possessed a high degree of magical sensitivity, in detecting magical energies as well as sensing impending danger.
Druid supplemented these powers with magical spells he has learned over the years. He had a large repertoire of druidic rituals, including one that can bridge dimensions.
More recently, Druid was bonded to nature physically and spiritually by Druidic gods. As such, Druid could mentally control and manipulate plant life, earth, and animals within his vicinity, the full extent and range of which remain unknown.
Bio: Anthony Druid got his medical degree from Harvard, then went on to study psychiatry. He retired from his psychiatric practice after several years to devote more time to his growing interest in the occult. He supported himself by writing popular books on psychology and related matters and by lecturing. In the midst of his research for a second book on the occult, Druid was summoned by an ailing Tibetan lama apparently in need of medical aid. The lama put Druid through a series of bizarre mystic and spiritual tests to ascertain Druid's worthiness. Finding him worthy, the dying lama opened Druid's mind to its hidden powers and taught him the mastery of certain mystic arts. (Apparently, the lama was actually the Ancient One, mentor of the Earth's Sorcerer Supreme. Druid was one of the Ancient One's first attempts at giving a disciple a degree of his powers.)
Druid had remained in seclusion for several years, investigating occult matters personally and in secret. At one point, he teamed up with other clandestine "monster-hunters", including Bloodstone and the Eternal hero Makkari, in stopping a threat from the underworldly Deviants. Soon, the Fantastic Four appeared, ushering in Earth's Age of Marvels, and later, Druid would find himself aiding the hero team Avengers against the Celtic monsters known as the Fomor.
Doctor Druid was instrumental in freeing the Avengers Mansion from its occupation by the Masters of Evil, and he applied successfully for Avengers membership shortly thereafter. Not long after joining, Druid fell under the mental control of Ravonna (then called Nebula, later Terminatrix), who used Druid's mental powers to manipulate the Avengers into aiding her search for an ultimate weapon. Druid manipulated the other Avengers into electing him chairman to this end, but the Avengers soon discovered the plotters and opposed them in a conflict that ended with Druid and Ravonna being lost in the time stream.
Druid eventually escaped, free of Ravonna's influence, rejuvenated into a younger version of himself and with a renewed purpose. He renewed his association with the Avengers as an occasional inactive reservist in hopes of mending fences with the group. For a time, he led the occult adventurers called the Shock Troop and later served with the Secret Defenders as the team's puppet leader under the auspices of Doctor Strange.
More recently, Druid embarked on an obsessive quest to augment his magical powers, one which eventually led to his pact with Druidic gods of Celtic lore. The gods performed a grisly spell on Druid, binding him to nature in such a way to allow him to control plants and earth around him. Druid tried to surround himself with loyal followers, including the villain Nekra, who nevertheless supported and seduced Druid. Nekra, however, later summoned her true lord, Hellstorm, the Son of Satan, who battled Druid. Hellstorm mocked Druid, killing him and tossing his burning body in a garbage can.
Druid was briefly resurrected alongside other fallen Avengers by the Grim Reaper, in order to serve in the Legion of the Unliving against the Avengers. He and the others broke free of the Reaper’s thrall, however, and returned to the afterlife.
Notes: Originally named Doctor Droom in his Amazing Adventures stories. His name was retconned to Doctor Druid in his next appearance in The Incredible Hulk and reprints in Weird Wonder Tales to avoid confusion with Doctor Doom.
First Appearance: Amazing Adventures (1961) #1 Favorite Characters:
Doctor Druid (Marvel) is a favorite character of 2 users
View a chronological listing of this character's appearances
Issue Appearances: Alpha Flight (1983)
Amazing Adventures (1961)
Avengers (1998)
#10 - 'Pomp & Pageantry' #11 - '...Always An Avenger!' Avengers Finale (2005)
Avengers Forever (1998)
#12 - 'Avengers Assemble!' Avengers Spotlight (1989)
#37 - 'Interlude in a Peacable Kingdom!' Avengers/JLA (2003)
#4 - 'The Brave...and the Bold' Capitão América (Portuguese edition) (1979)
Captain America (1968)
Captain America: Hail Hydra (2011)
#4 - 'Captain America: Hail Hydra Part 4' Chaos War: Dead Avengers (2011)
Damage Control (vol. 1) (1989)
#1 - 'A Restoration Comedy!' Die Rächer (1979)
#23 - 'Angriff aus dem Hinterhalt' #27 - 'Vergangene Zukunft' #47 - 'Gestern noch ein Held' Die Rächer (2000)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988)
#2 - 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being!' #33 - 'The Alexandria Quatrain' #34 - 'Is There a Doctor NOT in the House?' #35 - 'To Hela and Back' #36 - 'Footnote to Infinity' #46 - 'Strange Bedfellows, Part I' #47 - 'Strange Bedfellows, Part II' #55 - 'World Enough, And Time...' Doctor Voodoo: Avenger of the Supernatural (2009)
Druid (1995)
#1 - 'Sick of This' #2 - 'Mind to Meat' #3 - 'Dream to Me' #4 - 'Sick of It All' Fantastic Four (1961)
Annual 25 - 'In Kang's Clutches!' #338 - 'Kang's For the Memories!!!' #370 - 'Forever Evil' Ghost Rider (1973)
#26 - 'A Doom Named Dr. Druid!' #27 - 'At the Mercy of the Manticore!' Guardians Of The Galaxy (1990)
Hawkeye (2012)
#6 - 'Six Days in the Life of' Hulk (1981)
Infinity War (1992)
#3 - 'Nefarious Rhapsodies' #4 - 'Mortiferous Artifice' #6 - 'The Animus Engagement' JLA/Avengers (2003)
#3 - 'Strange Adventures' Ka-Zar the Savage (1981)
#34 - 'Savage In A Strange Land' Marvel (1988)
Marvel Age (1983)
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982)
#1 - 'A Gathering of Heroes! Chapter 1' Marvel Super-Heroes (1990)
Marvel Tales (1964)
#83 - 'Beauty and the Brute!' Marvel Universe (1998)
#4 - 'Monsters on the Loose!' #5 - 'Creature on the Prowl!' #6 - 'Return to Midnight Mountain!' #7 - 'Monsters Attack!' Marvel: The Lost Generation (2000)
#2 - 'After..., ...and Before' Marvels: Eye Of The Camera (2009)
#5 - 'Chapter 5: A Whole Lot Of Paper' Mephisto Vs. ... (1987)
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (1988)
Nick Fury: Der beste Mann von SHIELD (1990)
#2 - 'Treibjagd im Untergrund' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z (2008)
HC vol. 03 - 'Captain (Nextwave) to Elements of Doom' Power Man and Iron Fist (1978)
#118 - 'What's Eating Colleen?' #120 - 'DragonSlayer' Quasar (1989)
#23 - 'Prolog V: The Stillness of the Earth' #24 - 'Prolog VI: Maelstrom Manifest' #25 - 'All -- or Nothing!' #28 - 'Mating Dance' #38 - 'Whose War Is this Anyway?' #45 - 'Battleground Earth' #46 - 'We are the Shock Troop' #50 - 'Horizon of Holes' #51 - 'The Conservation of Angular Momentum' Ryhmä-X / X-Men (1984)
Secret Avengers (2010)
Secret Defenders (1993)
#15 - 'Part the First: Stranges and Other Lovers' #16 - 'Part the Second: Resurrection Tango' #17 - 'On Borrowed Time' #18 - 'A Tiny Little War' #19 - 'Survival of the Fittest' #20 - 'Death and the Art of Living' #21 - 'The Aesthetic Imperative' #22 - 'Part One: Shadowboxing Helena' #24 - 'Part Three: The Eleventh Hour' Solo Avengers (1987)
#4 - 'The Great Escape' #10 - 'The Sinking of Los Angeles' Strange Tales (1951)
Strange Tales (1987)
#14 - 'Disorderly Conduct (Part 2)' The Age of the Sentry (2008)
The Avengers (1963)
Annual 16 - 'The Day Death Died!' Annual 21#225 - 'The Fall of Avalon' #226 - 'An Eye for an Eye' #276 - 'Revenge' #277 - 'The Price of Victory' #278 - 'Pressure' #279 - 'Command Decision' #281 - 'By Gods Betrayed!' #282 - 'Captives' #283 - 'Whom the Gods Would Destroy!' #284 - 'Battleground: Olympus' #285 - 'Twilight of the Gods!' #286 - 'The Fix Is On!' #287 - 'Invasion!' #288 - 'Heavy Metal!' #290 - 'The World According to the Adaptoid!' #291 - 'Shadows of the Future Past!' #292 - 'The Dragon in the Sea!' #293 - 'And Flights of Angels...' #294 - 'If Wishes Were Horses...' #295 - '... Beggars Would Ride!' #296 - 'Hearts of Oak... and Heads to Match!' #297 - 'Futures Imperfect!' The Avengers United (2001)
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
#209 - 'The Absorbing Man Is Out For Blood!!' #210 - 'And Call the Doctor... Druid!' #211 - 'The Monster and the Mystic!' The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006)
HC - 'The Marvel Encyclopedia' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)
#3 - 'C-D: From The Collector to Dracula' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985)
#3 - 'Cloak to Doctor Octopus' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age 2004 (2004)
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990)
The X-Men vs. the Avengers (1987)
#1 - 'Justice For All!' #2 - 'Uneasy Allies' #3 - 'The Soviets Strike Back!' #4 - 'Day of Judgement!' Thor (1966)
Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992)
Web of Spider-Man (1985)
Weird Wonder Tales (1973)
#19 - 'I Am The Fantastic Dr. Droom!' #20 - 'The Madness!' #21 - 'Behind The Dreadful Door!' #22 West Coast Avengers (1985)
What If...? (1989)
#1 - 'What If the Avengers Had Lost The Evolutionary War?' #6 - 'What If...The X-Men Had Lost Inferno?' Wonder Man (1991)
#13 - 'Into Infinity' #14 - 'Infinite Memory' X-Factor (1986)
Annual 03 - 'Unnatural Selection' #32 - 'The Carbon Copy Avengers' Group Affiliation(s): Avengers (Marvel)(01 - Original Team) Legion of the Unliving Monster Hunters Secret Defenders (Marvel) Shock Troop (Marvel) Famous Quotes: - Add a Famous Quote None.
< Previous Character | Next Character >

Add this character to a run of issues in a title
Suggest an image for this character
View the contribution history for this character
|