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Doctor Alchemy

Doctor Alchemy
Doctor Alchemy (Albert Desmond).jpg
Interior artwork from The Flash: Secret Files & Origins vol. 3, 1 (May, 2010 DC Comics). Art by Francis Manapul.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance (Desmond)
Showcase #13 (April 1958)
(as Mr. Element)
Showcase #14 (June 1958)
(as Dr. Alchemy)
(Engstrom)
The Flash (vol. 2) #71 (Feb. 1992)
(Petrov)

The Flash (vol. 2) #202 (Nov. 2003)
Created by (Desmond)
John Broome
Carmine Infantino
(Engstrom)
Mark Waid
Greg LaRocque
(Petrov)
Geoff Johns
Alberto Dose
In-story information
Full name Albert Desmond
Dr. Curtis Engstrom
Alexander Petrov
Notable aliases (Desmond and Petrov)
Mr. Element
(Engstrom)
Alchemist
Abilities Transmute any substance into any other substance
Transform the molecular structure of the human body
Control the Stone from a distance via telekinesis
Restore abilities to other people from different timelines or worlds

Doctor Alchemy is a name used by different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The most notable was Albert Desmond.

The character of Albert Desmond, created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino, first appeared in Showcase #13 (April 1958) as Mister Element. His second and more frequently used identity of Doctor Alchemy first appeared in Showcase #14 (June 1958). The Alchemist made his first appearance in The Flash (vol. 2) #71 (Feb. 1992) and was created by writer Mark Waid and artist Greg LaRocque. The character of Alexander Petrov made his first appearance in The Flash (vol. 2) #202 (Nov. 2003) and was created by Geoff Johns and Alberto Dose.

Albert Desmond is a chemist who suffers from dissociative identity disorder. Desmond has two distinct personalities: one law-abiding personality and another criminally inclined one. Under his darker personality, he applies his knowledge of chemistry to create the identity of Mister Element. He creates elemental weapons such as bulletproof silicon to shield his cars, and discovers a new element, Elemento, a magnetic light, with which he sent the Flash into space.

After being sent to jail as a result of his first encounter with the Flash, he learns of the Philosopher's Stone from his band mate. He escapes jail, finds the Stone, and uses its power to transmute elements to restart his criminal career as Doctor Alchemy. Eventually his good personality resurfaces, causing him to quit crime and hide the Stone. Shortly after, a new Doctor Alchemy appears and is revealed to be his astral twin "Alvin" Desmond with whom he shares a psychic link. It was later revealed that Alvin was a construct of the Stone created by Albert's criminal personality. When Albert confronts and defeats "Alvin" he resumes the role of Doctor Alchemy. While incarcerated, both of his costumed identities were used by others: Curtis Engstrom using the Philosopher's Stone as the Alchemist and Alexander Petrov using the Mister Element identity.


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