Doll Man

Doll Man is a superhero first appearing in American comic books from the Golden Age of Comics, originally published by Quality Comics and currently part of the DC Comics universe of characters. Doll Man was created by cartoonist Will Eisner and first appeared in a four-page story entitled "Meet the Doll Man" in Feature Comics #27. He was Quality's first super-powered character.

This article is about the Quality Comics character. For the Full Moon Features film, see Dollman (film).
Doll Man
Doll Man on the cover of Feature Comics #77 (April 1944), Quality Comics.
Publication information
PublisherQuality Comics
DC Comics
First appearance(Dane)
Feature Comics #27 (December 1939)
(Colt)
Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1 (Early June 2006)
Created by(Dane)
Will Eisner
(Colt)
Jimmy Palmiotti
Justin Gray
In-story information
Alter egoDarrel Dane
Lester Colt
SpeciesMetahuman
Team affiliations(Dane and Colt)
Freedom Fighters
(Dane)
All-Star Squadron
(Colt)
S.H.A.D.E.
Abilities(Both)
  • Size reduction
  • Peak human strength and athlecticism
  • Genius-level intellect
  • Combat experience

(Dane)

  • Psychokinesis

(Colt)

  • Flight via jetpack
  • Weapon proficiency

The issue's December 1939 cover date indicates that Doll Man is the first comic book superhero with a shrinking power. He notably predates the more-famous Ray Palmer (DC's the Atom) and Hank Pym (Marvel Comics' Ant-Man) by two decades.

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