patients, in a reference to Jack Kevorkian. A rogue MD styling himself "Doctor Death" is the villain of the Scoop Smith story in Whiz Comics #2. (This issue features the first appearance of Captain Marvel, later Shazam.) In other media Doctor Death's name appears in Doctor Psycho's phone in the Harley Quinn episode "A Fight Worth Fighting For". References Further reading The Encyclopedia of Super Villains by Jeff Rovin, Facts on File (1987) Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book by Gerard Jones, University of Michigan Press (2004) Comics characters introduced in 1939 Golden Age supervillains Characters created by Bob Kane Characters created by Gardner Fox Fictional mad scientists Fictional characters with disfigurements Fictional engineers Fictional serial killers DC Comics metahumans DC Comics male supervillains DC Comics scientists