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    {{Quote|My name is Dr. John Deegan, and I, like most of you, I'm a psychiatrist. Do you know what my patients tell me the most? They feel inferior. I'm here to tell you, whether we admit it or not, some people, they're just born lucky, which leads us to the real problem, imperfection. How can we ever hope to feel like supermen or superwomen without first becoming super ourselves?|Deegan's monologue|{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 3}}}}
    Dr. '''John Deegan''', Ph.D., M.D. (died December 10, 2019),is wasa aformer psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum and later the wielder of the [[Book of Destiny (Pre-Crisis)|Book of Destiny]]. In one of his [[Elseworlds (EventEarth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Elseworlds]], he became the vigilante '''Superman''' using the only history record of [[Kal-ElClark Kent (Earth-38: Pre-Crisis)|Kal-El]] while the latter was fighting [[A.M.A.Z.O.AMAZO (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|A.M.A.Z.O.AMAZO]].
     
    ==Biography==
    ===Early Life===
    Deegan was born and raised in [[Gotham City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Gotham City]] and gained degrees of psychometrics. Later, he became a psychiatrist and worked at the Arkham AslyumAsylum. He later used excessive measures including torture and experiments on his patients. However, he was able to escape from legal actions, but his medical license was eventually revoked in 2013 as well as being fired from the medical board.<ref name="Elseworlds, Part 2">{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 2}}</ref>
     
    Due to his inability to perform medical procedures, he became a professor at [[The American Psychiatric Consortium (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The American Psychiatric Consortium]].<ref name="Elseworlds, Part 1"/>
     
    ===Gaining the Book of Destiny===
    In 2018, Deegan gave a presentation about how experiments can turn patients into [[Meta-HumansMetahumans (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Meta-HumansMetahumans]]. However, the audiences thought it as an insane idea and left before he could elaborate. He then walked to the parking lot where he was approached by [[Mar Novu (UE-1027)|Mar Novu]]. Deegan thought Mar is a prankster trying to get some laughs until the latter crushed Deegan's car. Deegan asked who he is and Mar told him that he is beyond his understanding. Mar then gave him the [[Book of Destiny (Pre-Crisis)|Book of Destiny]] to allow him alterto thealter reality as he seesees fit.<ref name="Elseworlds, Part 1"/>
     
    ===Riot in Arkham Asylum===
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    ===Abilities===
    *'''High-level intellectIntellect'''
    **'''Expert psychiatristPsychology'''
    *'''Peak of humanHuman physicalPhysical conditionCondition'''
     
    ===Weaknesses===
    ====As Superman====
    *'''[[Green Kryptonite (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis38)|Kryptonite]]'''
     
    ==Equipment==
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    ==TriviaNotes==
    *It is unknown what happened to Deegan during the Crisis as he and [[Roger Hayden (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Roger Hayden]] are aware of the event being moved to December 10, 2019, due to timeline alterations.
     
    ==[[:Category:Images of {{{images|John Deegan (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)}}}|Gallery]]==
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    John Deegan (Earth-1) (Original MultiversePre-Crisis) 001.png|Current Form
    John Deegan (Earth-1) (Original MultiversePre-Crisis) 002.png|Former Form
    John Deegan (Earth-1) (Original MultiversePre-Crisis) 003.png|Superman
    </gallery>
     
    ===Promotional Images===
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    Elseworlds 009.png|Elseworlds Comic Book Cover
    Elseworlds 012.png|{{Ep|Elseworlds, Part 3}}
    Elseworlds 013.png|{{Cross|Elseworlds}}
    </gallery>
     
    ==References==
    {{Reflist}}
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    [[Category:The Flash (2014) Characters]]
    [[Category:Arrow Characters]]
    [[Category:Supergirl Characters]]
    [[Category:Doctors]]
    [[Category:Scientists]]
    [[Category:Villains]]
    [[Category:Vigilantes]]

    Latest revision as of 01:34, 6 May 2024

    For other uses of Superman, see Superman (Disambiguation).




    “ My name is Dr. John Deegan, and I, like most of you, I'm a psychiatrist. Do you know what my patients tell me the most? They feel inferior. I'm here to tell you, whether we admit it or not, some people, they're just born lucky, which leads us to the real problem, imperfection. How can we ever hope to feel like supermen or superwomen without first becoming super ourselves? ”
    — Deegan's monologue[src]

    Dr. John Deegan, Ph.D., M.D., is a former psychiatrist at Arkham Asylum and later the wielder of the Book of Destiny. In one of his Elseworlds, he became the vigilante Superman using the only history record of Kal-El while the latter was fighting AMAZO.

    Biography[edit | hide | hide all]

    Early Life[edit | hide]

    Deegan was born and raised in Gotham City and gained degrees of psychometrics. Later, he became a psychiatrist and worked at the Arkham Asylum. He later used excessive measures including torture and experiments on his patients. However, he was able to escape from legal actions, but his medical license was eventually revoked in 2013 as well as being fired from the medical board.[4]

    Due to his inability to perform medical procedures, he became a professor at The American Psychiatric Consortium.[3]

    Gaining the Book of Destiny[edit | hide]

    In 2018, Deegan gave a presentation about how experiments can turn patients into Metahumans. However, the audiences thought it as an insane idea and left before he could elaborate. He then walked to the parking lot where he was approached by Mar Novu. Deegan thought Mar is a prankster trying to get some laughs until the latter crushed Deegan's car. Deegan asked who he is and Mar told him that he is beyond his understanding. Mar then gave him the Book of Destiny to allow him to alter reality as he sees fit.[3]

    Riot in Arkham Asylum[edit | hide]

    "Superman"[edit | hide]

    Locked Up[edit | hide]

    Powers and Abilities[edit | hide]

    Powers[edit | hide]

    Abilities[edit | hide]

    • High-level Intellect
      • Psychology
    • Peak of Human Physical Condition

    Weaknesses[edit | hide]

    As Superman[edit | hide]

    Equipment[edit | hide]

    Former Equipment[edit | hide]

    Appearances[edit | hide]

    Notes[edit | hide]

    • It is unknown what happened to Deegan during the Crisis as he and Roger Hayden are aware of the event being moved to December 10, 2019, due to timeline alterations.

    Gallery[edit | hide]

    • Current Form

      Current Form

    • Former Form

      Former Form

    • Superman

      Superman

    Promotional Images[edit | hide]

    References[edit | hide]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Elseworlds, Part 3
    2. ↑ Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Elseworlds, Part 1
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Elseworlds, Part 2


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