Personal Data
Name: Doctor Mid-Nite
Alter ego: Myra McNider
Occupation: Author, adventurer, formerly registered nurse
Marital status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Group affiliation: Justice Society of America, All-Star Squadron
Base of Operations: New York City
Height: 5'4 Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair: Black Eyes: Blue
First Appearance: All-American Comics#6
History:
Nurse Myra McNider was assisting her employer Dr. Charles Mason in treating a witness against mob boss "Killer" Moroni, who had shot the witness in the back during an ambush. While they were treating the man's injuries, one of Moroni's mob threw a hand grenade into the room. Myra alone survived, but the shrapnel had left her blind. Vowing to do what she could to fight crime, Myra became a writer for various magazines, exposing corruption wherever she could.
During a blackout she discovered that her optic nerves could still function, but only in total darkness. Light of any strength was unbearable. Developing special infrared goggles to let her function in the day time, she took the identity of Doctor Mid-Nite and captured Moroni. To keep her identity a secret she only wore them as her costumed alter ego. Otherwise she pretended to be completely blind.
She was a founding member of the Justice Society of America and joined the All-Star Squadron during the war. When the JSA was brought before the House of Un-American Activities Committee, she retired from heroics to focus on her writing.
The mantle of Doctor Mid-Nite was later passed on to Dr. Beth Chapel (see Dr. Mid-Nite II)
Powers:
Doctor Mid-Nite's only super human ability is to see in total darkness. The infrared goggles allow her to see in the daylight. Her principal weapon was her 'blackout bombs' which would release a thick cloud of pitch black gas that her foes couldn't see through but she could. She briefly used a device called a 'cyrotuber', a prototype weapon capable of discharging a gas capable of freezing flesh on contact but not damaging the subject. She discontinued the usage when it proved too erratic in the field. She was a superbly trained athlete who also possessed great medical knowledge and skills.