Beth Chapel

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Doctor Midnight
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Beth Chapel as Doctor Midnight. Art by Todd MacFarlane.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Infinity Inc. #19 (October 1985)
As Doctor Midnight:
Infinity Inc. #21 (December 1985)
Created by Roy Thomas
Todd McFarlane
In-story information
Alter egoDr. Elizabeth Chapel
Species Metahuman
Team affiliations Justice Society of America
Infinity, Inc.
Shadow Fighters
Notable aliasesDoctor Midnight
AbilitiesPerfect night vision
Ability to see in the dark via infrared lenses

Beth Chapel (also known as Doctor Midnight) is a superhero in DC Comics. She is the successor of the original Doctor Mid-Nite Charles McNider. [1] [2] [3]

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Beth Chapel appears in Stargirl , portrayed by Anjelika Washington. [4] [5]

Fictional character biography

As the aging McNider spent less time in action, Beth Chapel, a medical doctor, stepped into the role of Doctor Midnight. Beth Chapel was a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina, with a pastor father, a mother who sang in the church choir, and four brothers. [6] Chapel first appeared when Jade of Infinity, Inc. was rushed to her hospital for treatment after encountering Mister Bones' cyanide touch. [7] During the onset of the Crisis on Infinite Earths , Beth was blinded by an oxygen explosion, only to be rescued by Hourman's son Rick Tyler, who had taken his father's Miraclo to enhance his strength. Dr. McNider performed emergency surgery on Beth, and while he couldn't restore her day vision, he did give her his ability to see in the dark. [8] Beth and Rick assume the mantles of their predecessors as Doctor Midnight and Hourman, with her mother crafting a super hero costume from a choir robe. Along with a new Wildcat, Chapel and Tyler applied for membership in Infinity, Inc, eventually gaining admission; however, the association was short-lived, as Infinity, Inc. disbanded shortly thereafter, though Chapel and Tyler began a romantic relationship during their tenure.

Doctor Midnight and Wildcat were subsequently recruited by the U.S. government for a mission to defeat the supervillain Eclipso, only for Chapel to die on the mission along with Wildcat, the Creeper, Commander Steel, Peacemaker, and Major Victory. [9]

During the events of the "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", Beth Chapel was returned to life alongside the rest of the restored Justice Society of America and the Legion of Super-Heroes thanks to the influence of Doctor Manhattan. She now sports a more traditional costume resembling that of McNider and Cross. Following the fight against Black Adam's group and the foreign superheroes, Chapel is mentioned to have opened a metahuman medical clinic called the All-Star Clinic where Ronnie Raymond is receiving treatment. [10]

Chapel as Doctor Mid-Nite is seen giving superhero medical treatment to Jon Kent after his powers fail and he is injured. [11]

In the pages of "The New Golden Age", Doctor Mid-Nite was seen with the Justice Society of America when they are fighting Angle Man and his army of inter-dimensional Bizarros until Angle Man is defeated by a Huntress from an alternate future. After Green Lantern's ring confirms Huntress' story and her encounter with Per Degaton, Doctor Mid-Nite suggests that they call in Hourman II. The JSA is then confronted by Per Degaton. [12]

Other versions

In the new Earth-2 created in the wake of Infinite Crisis and 52, a version of Beth Chapel is shown to be a member of the Justice Society Infinity. [13]

In other media

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