Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) (also Doctor Midnight) is a fictional

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, the third character named

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, first appearing in ''Doctor Mid-Nite'' #1. Much like the original version of Doctor Mid-Nite, he has exhibited the same basic features: a cowled costume featuring a crescent moon symbol, keen ability to see in the darkness at the cost of near or total blindness in sunlight, the use of special visors and "blackout" smoke bombs to gain tactical advantage in combat, a high degree of skill in martial arts, and jobs as physicians serving both normal human beings and "

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" superheroes. Additionally, two of the doctors have been accompanied by sidekick owls.

Fictional character biography

The third Doctor Mid-Nite (and the second to use the original spelling) is Pieter Anton Cross. Cross makes his first appearance in the 3-issue

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''Doctor Mid-Nite'' (1999). Cross is the Norwegian-born son of scientist Theodoric Cross. His birth was overseen by the original Doctor Mid-Nite, Charles McNider, who rescued his mother from vagrants. While investigating A39, a street drug and derivative of the steroid Venom produced by the Terrible Trio, Cross is blinded in a car accident and rendered incapable of seeing outside complete darkness. He joins the

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and has a brief romance with teammate

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. Cross continues to work as a physician and becomes a mentor to

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. Gog later temporarily restores Cross' vision, during which he is impaired due to losing his infrared vision and the ability to operate normally. In The New Golden Age, Cross is revealed to have moved to Brazil.

Powers and abilities

Doctor Mid-Nite has perfect night vision. He uses special infrared goggles to help him see outside darkness and makes use of "blackout bombs".

Collected editions

The introductory mini-series of the modern Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) has been collected in a trade paperback.

In other media

* Pieter Cross appears in ''

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'', voiced by

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. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. * Pieter Cross / Doctor Mid-Nite received an action figure from

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References

External links

JSA Fact File: Doctor Mid-Nite I

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