- Rose Psychic
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character_name = Rose Psychic
publisher =DC Comics
debut = "More Fun Comics " #19 (March 1937)
creators =Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster
alter_ego = Rose Spiritus
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alliances =Justice Society of America All-Star Squadron Sentinels of Magic The Trenchcoat Brigade
aliases =Doctor Occult
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powers =Astral projection Hypnosis Illusion creationTelekinesis Rose Psychic is a
DC Comics heroine affiliated with the company's firstsuperhero ,Doctor Occult . They were created byJerry Siegel andJoe Shuster , the creators ofSuperman . She first appeared in "More Fun Comics " #19 (March 1937). After Dr. Occult's original stories ended in late1938 , Rose did not appear again for more than fifty years.Fictional character biography
In a
retcon later added to their origin, Richard Occult and Rose Psychic were raised by a group of mystics known as the Seven, characters from a story in "More Fun Comics" #14-17.In
1991 Neil Gaiman brought the characters back to public awareness, when he featured them in the miniseries "The Books of Magic ". In the third issueDoctor Occult acts as Tim Hunter's guide to otherworlds. When visiting Faerie, he transforms into Rose. Although only alluded to, Gaiman suggests that Rose Psychic and Richard Occult representanima andanimus , feminine and masculine versions of the same persion. Throughout the third issue of "The Books of Magic ", Rose Psychic and Richard Occult switch back and forth depending upon the situation. During gentle negotiations, the feminine Rose is in control; during a tense conflict between a giant guardian, a semi-sexual encounter with an amorousbard , and bitter negotiations with the queen of the fairies, Titania, the masculineDoctor Occult is in charge.Eventually, in the miniseries "The Return of the Justice Society", it would be explained that when Doctor Occult was once killed in battle against an otherworldly entity, Rose bonded their souls together to restore him.
Physical appearance
Having become magically immortal, Doctor Occult and Rose Psychic have not aged and still look the same as they always have. Rose's hairstyle is a
flapper bob cut . Sometimes, she dresses in asports jacket with askirt .External links
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=rosepsychic Unofficial Guide to DC Comics entry]
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