No, not the hot (in many ways) dermatologist currently appearing on The Learning Channel and Discovery+...
...but a Golden Age of Comics MD fighting evil in any form!
(BTW, he's not disabled.
He's just using the wheelchair to sneak up on the baddies!)
Despite the opening paragraph's proclamation of "many errands of mercy" and "many eternal enemies", Dr Mercy (yes, "Mercy" is the character's last name) only appeared three times before being regulated to the Home for Retired Comics Characters without even a single reprint since!
This tale from Rural House's one-shot Merry Comics (1945) shows off his attributes to best effect.
No costume, no gimmicks, no unique weaponry.
Just medical knowledge and an extreme sense of outrage against evil.
Y'know, we could use a few more doctors like him...for example, Dr Pat! whose complete series is available HERE!Please Support Medical Comics!
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