blind man. Beth Chapel As the aging McNider spent less time in action, Beth Chapel, a medical doctor, stepped into the role of Doctor Midnight. She was an occasionally a member of Infinity, Inc. Pieter Cross Pieter Cross first appeared in Doctor Mid-Nite #1. He is a doctor who develops the same abilities as Charles McNider after being drugged by enforcers from Praeda Industries and being in a car accident. Owls of Doctor Mid-Nite Both Charles McNider and Pieter Anton Cross train owls as sidekicks. McNider trains the same owl which crashes through his window, an event that leads to the discovery of his powers. This owl named "Hooty" (sometimes "Hootie") shares many adventures during the Golden Age. Cross keeps company with an owl named "Charlie". The bird is named after the original Doctor Mid-Nite Charles McNider. Charlie keeps a mini-camera around his neck that can feed video directly to a display in Cross's goggles. Enemies Each incarnation of Doctor Mid-Nite has fought different enemies: "Gallows" Gallagher - A gangster who had his brother take his place in prison with help from a corrupt prison warden. "Hands" Hannigan - A gangster who wanted to take advantage of Regis Morgan's telescopic vision and make him a lookout for his gang. "Killer" Maroni - A gangster who was responsible for the grenade that blinded Charles McNider and became Doctor Mid-Nite's first opponent. Banshee - Big Mouth - The leader of a gang who worked with Jasper to set up hallucinations to frighten Japser's aunt Martha Yates and his uncle Ambrose Yates. Doctor Light - A villain who uses light technology. Dr. Gamwell - A man who used a home for the blind as a front for his criminal activities. Fisherman - Kurt Hartmann is a fisherman-themed criminal. Hans - A Nazi demolition diver. Herman Gherkin - A Nazi general. Ice Ingram - King Cobra - A hooded gangster. Madame Zara - A criminal who operated as a psychic. Malcolm Mumm - An inventor who invented a sound-nullifying device and operated as the self-proclaimed Master of Silence. He used his invention to cover up the sounds related to his bank vault robberies. Mister Nitro - Slim - A mobster that planned to sabotage the games of the Yellow Jackets football team. Tarantula - A crime lord whose minion Logger suspected that Charles McNider and Doctor Mid-Nite are the same people. Terrible Trio -