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So, Doctor Strange, it has been established, actually is an MD. Doc Savage (not a comic book character, but pulp, so, close enough) has multiple doctorates, and possibly an MD. Captain America is a captain in the US Army, Doctor Manhattan (from Watchmen) has a doctorate in physics, Captain Atom, the character Doctor Manhattan is based on, is a Captain in, I think, the Air Force. Doc Samson is a psychiatrist. All three incarnations of Doctor Mid-Nite/Doctor Midnight were surgeons.
Generally speaking, if a superhero name includes a military rank, that hero actually does have that rank, and if a superhero is called "Doctor Something-or-Other", he or she really is an MD or PhD, or both.
So, does this hold true for villains? Specifically, is Doctor Doom an MD, or does he have a PhD, and, in what?
So, Doctor Strange, it has been established, actually is an MD. Doc Savage (not a comic book character, but pulp, so, close enough) has multiple doctorates, and possibly an MD. Captain America is a captain in the US Army, Doctor Manhattan (from Watchmen) has a doctorate in physics, Captain Atom, the character Doctor Manhattan is based on, is a Captain in, I think, the Air Force. Doc Samson is a psychiatrist. All three incarnations of Doctor Mid-Nite/Doctor Midnight were surgeons.
Generally speaking, if a superhero name includes a military rank, that hero actually does have that rank, and if a superhero is called "Doctor Something-or-Other", he or she really is an MD or PhD, or both.
So, does this hold true for villains? Specifically, is Doctor Doom an MD, or does he have a PhD, and, in what?