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The Crime Doctor ('''Dr. Bradford Thorne''') is a Supervillain appearing in the DC Comics universe, primarily as an enemy of Batman . The Crime Doctor's first appearance was in '' Detective Comics '' #77 (July 1943), where his name was given as Matthew Thorne. He was reintroduced in ''Detective Comics'' #494 (September 1980). He is affiliated with the Secret Society Of Supervillains . Post-Crisis it has been revealed he is the brother of the '', he is again named Matthew Thorne, and is forced into crime by his brother. Initially, the Crime Doctor took his career as a doctor seriously, and would not commit crimes that conflicted with his Hippocratic Oath . In later appearances however, he seemed to abandon this principle. The Crime Doctor's recent appearances have all depicted him wearing wearing star-shaped glasses, evocative of Elton John 's eyewear. The Crime Doctor's most prominent recent appearance was in the pages of Villains United , where he tortured the Secret Six for the identity of Mockingbird . Breaking his restraints, Catman stabbed the Crime Doctor in an eye and blinded him. {Link without Title} The latest Birds Of Prey opens with the Crime Doctor trying to 'defect' from the Secret Society Of Supervillains {Link without Title} EXTERNAL LINKS |
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