| Dr. Drew | |
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Real Name |
Dr. Desmond Drew |
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First Appearance |
Rangers Comics #47 (June 1949) |
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Original Publisher |
Fiction House |
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Created by |
Will Eisner and Jerry Grandenetti |
Origin[]
Dr. Drew is an occult investigator. He uses deduction as well as East Indian Spirit Trances to solve mysteries and oppose dark occult forces. He solved cases that baffled local police investigator Sgt. Dawson. Drew worked in a laboratory in Bone Castle, a large estate on top of Bone Hill, outside the city, not too far from Dartbane Prison.
Dr. Drew becomes involved with Sabina, a minor sorceress and medium, when she sought his help after being blamed for a murder committed by the returned prospector Leo Southward. While Sabina hopes Drew will stop Leo so she can claim hidden stolen wealth, Drew discovers that her séance has genuinely summoned a vengeful ghost. He defeats the spirit and confiscates the treasure map, ensuring that justice is served—Leo is stopped, Sabina avoids jail, but she also cannot profit from her past schemes.
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Ranger Comics #47-60
- Ghost Comics #10-11
- Firehair #8
- Monster #1
- Eerie #8
Notes[]
- Dr. Drew the Zoo Man appeared in Top Detective Comics #9 (I.W. Publishing) but was a different character.