Doctor Decibel is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

, owned by Marvel Comics

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, who exists in the universe of the Squadron Supreme

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Publication history

Doctor Decibel first appeared in Squadron Supreme #5 (January 1986), and was created by Mark Gruenwald

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Mark E. Gruenwald was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler. Gruenwald got his start in comics fandom, publishing his own fanzine, Omniverse, which explored the concept of continuity...

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The character subsequently appears in Squadron Supreme #6-10 (February-June 1986).

Doctor Decibel appeared as part of the "Squadron Supreme" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition

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#12.

Fictional character biography

Doctor Decibel was a criminal surgeon working for the Institute of Evil

Institute of Evil

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, and he performed the operation on Lady Lark that endowed her with hypersonic vocal cords. Like the rest of the Institute members, he was defeated by the Squadron Supreme and behavior modified and elected to full membership in the Squadron.

Doctor Decibel was killed when he suffocated in Quagmire

Quagmire (comics)

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's extradimensional slime.

Powers and abilities

Doctor Decibel carried a device capable of transmitting 300 deciBels of sonic energy.