Real name: Edgar Cizko
A.K.A.:
First appearance: Wonder Woman I#5 (July 1943)
Abilities: Telepathy, mind control, mental illusions
Quotes: "Don't be afraid-I won't kill you! Death is too good for you!"
Worst act: Murder
Created by: William Moulton Marston (script), Harry G. Peter (pencils/inks)
One of the longer lasting foes the Amazing Amazon encountered, Doctor Psycho has been fighting against the Amazon way in every era. Unlike the Cheetah, Doctor Psycho's never had a successor. Nope, this guy is a one man legacy.
His origin has its basis with the Duke of Deception. The Duke is tasked by Mars; who seems a bit upset by women helping with the war effort, to discredit all women everywhere. In the diminutive researcher the Duke finds his man.
Psycho's proper origin begins when he was framed in college for stealing radium from the university. His fiancé Marva is seeing Big Man on Campus Ben Bradley behind her intended's back and they conspire to get him out of the picture. Bradley hunches down and Marva reports him as the thief. Ruined and imprisoned, Psycho stews for years. Getting out, he gets revenge. Bradley bites it and confesses, throwing Marva under the bus with his last breath. Psycho hypnotizes her and discovers he can summon ectoplasm through Marva. With that he can craft physical bodies around his own.
The Duke puts a few whispers in his ear and soon Psycho is touring the country, claiming to summon the spirit of George Washington. 'George' (Psycho covered in ectoplasm) then commands women to get out of the war effort and back into the kitchens. Wonder Woman exposes him and from there his hatred of women narrowed into an all consuming hatred of Wonder Woman.
He didn't have that many appearances in the golden age, but he did show up in the Silver, Bronze, and even today's DC. His philosophy makes him the perfect opposite to Wonder Woman.
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