| Doctor Psycho | |
|---|---|
.png) Edgar Cizko as Doctor Psycho as depicted from a splash page of Wonder Woman #789. Art by Wade Von Grawbadger. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Wonder Woman #5 (June / July 1943) |
| Created by | William Moulton Marston Harry G. Peter |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Edgar Cizko Cyril Psycho Leon Zeiko |
| Species | (Zeiko): Human (Cizko & Psycho): Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains Legion of Doom Cabal Suicide Squad |
| Notable aliases | Carlo Montez Steve Trevor Captain Wonder |
| Abilities | (All):
(Pre & Post-Crisis): (New 52):
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Doctor Psycho is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics publications and related media, commonly as a recurring adversary of the superhero Wonder Woman.[1] Doctor Psycho first appears in Wonder Woman #5 (1943), written by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston. Doctor Psycho has been one of Wonder Woman's most persistent enemies, reappearing throughout the Golden, Silver, Bronze, and Modern Age of Comics.[2]
Over the decades, Doctor Psycho has undergone several minor updates as comics continuities have shifted and evolved, though his distinctive physical appearance has remained largely faithful to artist Harry G. Peter's original 1943 design. After DC Comics rebooted its continuity in 1985 (in a publication event known as the Crisis on Infinite Earths), Wonder Woman, her supporting characters and many of her foes were re-imagined and reintroduced. Prior to this reboot, Doctor Psycho demonstrated a command over the occult and was able to harness supernatural energies to project illusions. Since his Post-Crisis reintroduction, the character has been presented as an extremely powerful telepath and telekinetic. Despite these changes, Doctor Psycho has consistently been portrayed as a misogynistic person of short stature who has mental illness (ranging from mild obsessiveness to full-blown dissociation).
Doctor Psycho made his animation debut as a regular in the TV series Harley Quinn, voiced by Tony Hale.
- ^ Beatty, Scott (2008). "Doctor Psycho". In Dougall, Alastair (ed.). The DC Comics Encyclopedia. New York: Dorling Kindersley. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-7566-4119-1. OCLC 213309017.
- ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.