Issue 1
Dr. Fate (1988-) #1
Who is the new Doctor Fate? You witnessed the death of the original Doctor Fate and the birth of his new incarnation, but many questions were left unanswered...until now. Possessed by two separate, distinct personalities—that of a young boy and an older woman—Doctor Fate must learn to cope with the conflicting feelings within his mystical persona. In addition, his household has run amok, pitting Fate against more than average domestic problems. They are situations he had best learn to deal with fast as the war between the Lords of Order and Lords of Chaos escalates, with Fate caught in the middle.
Issue 2
Dr. Fate Annual (1989-) #1
Doctor Fate faces his toughest challenge yet as Eric confronts the spirit of his dead mother in a dark tale written by J.M. DeMatteis.
Issue 3
Dr. Fate (1988-) #2
What's worse than a lawyer serving you with a summons? One who has been endowed by the Lords of Chaos with mystical powers to destroy his client, in this case Eric and Linda...Doctor Fate.
Issue 4
Dr. Fate (1988-) #3
Talk about a reversal of roles...with Andrew Bennett (of I, Vampire fame) working alongside the Lords of Order to bring about the destruction of the universe, Doctor Fate is forced to forge an alliance with the Lords of Chaos.
Issue 5
Dr. Fate (1988-) #4
They know him only as I, Vampire...and before Doctor Fate and his companions can thwart his mission here on Earth, they will have to face a horde of vampires, sorcerers and ancient spells.
Issue 6
Dr. Fate (1988-) #5
Doctor Fate and company travel to Europe in pursuit of Andrew Bennett...and find themselves besieged by vampires.
Issue 7
Dr. Fate (1988-) #6
Experience the creation of the universe as Doctor Fate and Andrew Bennet get a glimpse into the moment of its inception. Also in this issue: it's a showdown between Doctor Fate and Typhon!
Issue 8
Dr. Fate (1988-) #7
There's no place like home...even for the demon Petey, who makes a crazy trip back home to his native dimension in hopes of reuniting with his one true love.
Issue 9
Dr. Fate (1988-) #8
Linda must go into action as Doctor Fate without Eric. And, amateur magician Joachim Hesse shows what he can do...with disastrous results.
Issue 10
Dr. Fate (1988-) #9
Doctor Fate and Deadman must stop the elemental madness of Joachim Hesse.
Issue 11
Dr. Fate (1988-) #10
Is Eric dead? And if he is, what does that mean for Doctor Fate? Plus: Darkseid makes an appearance, but what does he have in store for Doctor Fate?
Issue 12
Dr. Fate (1988-) #11
Darkseid's struck a bargain with the forces of Chaos and Order that's going to make life miserable for Doctor Fate...and the rest of the world.
Issue 13
Dr. Fate (1988-) #12
It takes two Doctor Fates to gain the upper hand over Darkseid...but the cost may be greater than the worth of the victory.
Issue 14
Dr. Fate (1988-) #13
After the tragic death of Eric Strauss, Linda learns the final fate of his soul…but is it what she wanted to hear?
Issue 15
Dr. Fate (1988-) #14
Linda refuses to become Doctor Fate...leaving Kent and Petey to face the evil sorcerer Wotan by themselves.
Issue 16
Dr. Fate (1988-) #15
Doctor Fate and Justice League International (including Martian Manhunter, Guy Gardner and Blue Beetle) have been defeated by Wotan. That doesn't leave very many chances left to stop his evil from overrunning the world.
Issue 17
Dr. Fate (1988-) #16
A trip down memory lane with Linda as she remembers Eric in a flashback to their days as the novice Doctor Fate.
Issue 18
Dr. Fate (1988-) #17
Eric takes us on a wondrous tour of the afterlife...and learns just what is going to become of his soul.
Issue 19
Dr. Fate (1988-) #18
Doctor Benjamin Stoner (from the Doctor Fate miniseries) is back, and Chaos has him. Meanwhile, Linda continues her search for Eric.
Issue 20
Dr. Fate (1988-) #19
Doctor Stoner releases the inmates from Arkham Asylum, Linda finds that she can't summon forth Fate, and "Eugene" begins to realize that he's not who he thinks he is. Guest starring the Phantom Stranger.
Issue 21
Dr. Fate (1988-) #20
As the Anti-Fate's power spreads, we find out just what is inside the Salem Tower. Plus, learn some of the secrets Kent/Nabu has been keeping from Doctor Fate. The Phantom Stranger guest stars.
Issue 22
Dr. Fate (1988-) #21
The Phantom Stranger lends a hand, as Chaos grows stronger and the mystery at the Salem Tower deepens.
Issue 23
Dr. Fate (1988-) #22
Doctor Fate is defeated by the Anti-Fate but an even higher being stops the Lords of Order and the Lords of Chaos from fulfilling their plan for the Anti-Fate.
Issue 24
Dr. Fate (1988-) #23
Lives end and souls are released...can these events herald the return of Kent and Inza Nelson? Plus: where is the REAL Doctor Fate?
Issue 25
Dr. Fate (1988-) #24
"The Endless End!" Kent and Inza Nelson are back...and farewells are made to some other cast members as the one true Doctor Fate emerges and everyone must come to terms with their special destinies.
Issue 26
Dr. Fate (1988-) #25
A new era dawns for Doctor Fate as a new face assumes the mantle of the world's most powerful sorcerer. Kent and Inza Nelson have returned to Earth, ready to fulfill their destinies together as the new Doctor Fate...but they soon discover that only one of them can take on the job, and it's Inza. Can Inza Nelson handle the magic alone, especially when her first challenge is from the Lords of Order themselves? And how will Kent Nelson—the original Doctor Fate—deal with life as an ordinary man, in the shadow of his wife?
Issue 27
Dr. Fate (1988-) #26
Inza Nelson has become the new Doctor Fate and now she must face her first super-villain...but the real danger lies in her confrontation with her husband Kent, the original Doctor Fate.
Issue 28
Dr. Fate (1988-) #27
While Inza Nelson faces the strange new menace of the Doctor Fate helmet, Kent Nelson starts to pick up the pieces of his new life as an ordinary man.
Issue 29
Dr. Fate (1988-) #28
Checking out her new neighborhood, Doctor Fate finds a demonic street gang controlled by a long-dormant evil entity in an abandoned basement. Plus, the mystery of the talking Fate helmet continues.
Issue 30
Dr. Fate (1988-) #29
Doctor Fate's clean-up efforts in her new neighborhood lead to a big blow-up with her husband, Kent Nelson, whose new job then lands him in deep trouble.
Issue 31
Dr. Fate (1988-) #30
A policewoman is brutally murdered...and Doctor Fate's attempt to retrieve her from the realm of death results in catastrophic events.
Issue 32
Dr. Fate (1988-) #31
Tensions escalate in the neighborhood, leading to a final confrontation between the power-mad real estate developer Thomas Bridge and an unusually savage Doctor Fate.
Issue 33
Dr. Fate (1988-) #32
"War of the Gods" part 9. It's just one of those days in Doctor Fate's neighborhood when Wonder Woman comes seeking Fate's assistance...just as the Egyptian gods attack.
Issue 34
Dr. Fate (1988-) #33
"War of the Gods" part 12. With Wonder Woman and Kent Nelson gone, can Doctor Fate face the menace of the Egyptian gods alone? And what's preventing Kent from becoming Fate?
Issue 35
Dr. Fate (1988-) #34
The War of the Gods is over, the Egyptian gods vanquished, so Doctor Fate returns to her neighborhood, to find that it's been conquered by T'Giian, the forgotten goddess.
Issue 36
Dr. Fate (1988-) #35
After two months out of town, Kent Nelson returns to New York to find the old neighborhood ominously changed by Doctor Fate's presence.
Issue 37
Dr. Fate (1988-) #36
Shat-Ru, the renegade Lord of Order, helps Kent Nelson begin his search for Inza...but to enter the realms of Chaos, Kent may have to become Doctor Fate once again.
Issue 38
Dr. Fate (1988-) #37
Kent and Inza Nelson fight to save the Earth from Chaos, as the saga of the Doctor Fate helmet concludes.
Issue 39
Dr. Fate (1988-) #38
A tale of the original Doctor Fate! A special flashback finds Doctor Fate hurled back to the turn of the century where he meets a scientist who may derail Kent Nelson's destiny as Doctor Fate.
Issue 40
Dr. Fate (1988-) #39
Mrs. Nelson goes to Washington! Doctor Fate must testify before the U.S. Senate in defense of her benevolent, yet problematic transformation of New York City.
Issue 41
Dr. Fate (1988-) #40
While Kent and Inza question their dual roles as Doctor Fate and their place as a family, Wonder Woman drops in for a visit, and Shat-Ru can't help but fall in love.
Issue 42
Dr. Fate (1988-) #41
Final issue. Seeking to aid Shat-Ru, Fate finally contacts the Lords of Order and, in so doing, learns the deep secret of the Lords of Chaos and Order.