Doktor Schmerzen

Doktor Schmerzen,(translated simply into English as Doctor Pain) was the arch-nemesis of the patriotic hero All American, and some say the first ever true arch-nemesis of any superhero, though others would argue The Ever-Dark, constant enemy of The Pantheon of Heroes, came first, though that is a matter of how you look at time. Either way, the Devious Doktor was well-known to any follower of super-activity, and played his part in both superhumanic and general history.

Reign of Doctor Pain
From the opening of the second World War, to its closing in 1950, Doktor Schmerzen was a high ranking science officer in the German force. With his strange, unnatural understanding of how human pain works, Schmerzen became known for his personal touch in the torture and interrogation of prisoners. Before the intervention of the Star-Spangled Super, Doktor Schmerzen was not particularly famous; he was one man amongst many. However, during a daring rescue from a deep-secret German prison camp, All American fought against the Doktor, breaking one of his arms, forever sealing his fate to be hunted by the nasty Nazi. Throughout the rest of the war, Doktor Schmerzen tracked and attacked the hero, armed with a new, cybernetic arm, each finger having the ability to inject a syringe full of paralysing and extremely painful toxin into another person, along with a variety of other gadgets and weaponry. The villain was, fortunately, dashed at every turn by the Hero of Heroes, and his revenge went unfulfilled far after the war he had been fighting in had ended.

Post-War and Legacy
After the second World War ended with the Hiroshima Incident, Schmerzen disappeared from all public record, abandoning his side and taking half of the German government's money with him. He resurfaced two years later, now armed with advanced technology (at the time, it was thought to be of his own invention, but it has now come to light he had acquired it from Earth-X ) and out for blood. With a final, desperate attempt on the life of his nemesis, the Doktor destroyed much of portside Blackport and, seemingly, himself. The body was never found, but his inventions remained; even now, bunkers are found around the globe filled with deadly and painful weaponry.

Penned By
James E. R. Knights