Dr. Douglas Birely was born in Culver City, California. As a scientist, he was studying the correlation between radioactivity and mutation when he was contaminated by a radioactive spill.

Doctor Demonicus[]

As Doctor Demonicus, he was a criminal geneticist who created monsters and discovered theLifestone. As a former ally ofMaur-Kon, who gave Demonicus his satellite headquarters, he created numerous immense monsters includingBatragon,Ghilaron,Lepirax, andCentipor to create theMonster Menagerie. They were killed byGodzilla. He later created and used theStarchild,Cerberus, and theHand of Five.

Douglas Birely (Earth-616) from Avengers West Coast Vol 1 73 001 — Actual face

Exposure to the Lifestone fragments eventually mutated Birely so that his face became a twisted mirror of his mask. He changed tactics and began mutating humans instead of animals, giving them superpowers as his team of super-villains, thePacific Overlords. Demonicus and the Overlords battled theAvengers West Coast and won, raising a sub-oceanic landmass to the surface as an island nation, recognized as Demonica by theUnited Nations for its mineral wealth and trade possibilities.^[1]

However, the raised island also contained the temple of the lost demon, Rakasha. Birely was enslaved to the demon's will, and soon the Pacific Overlords fell under its sway as well. In a second encounter with the Avengers West Coast, Demonica was destabilized as Birely attempted to make sacrifices to the demon. He was seemingly killed when Demonica sank into the Pacific.^[2]

Doctor Demonicus somehow survived this "death" and was eventually arrested, convicted and incarcerated for his crimes. He was sentenced to "theRaft", a supervillain prison facility. He was among the 43 villains that escaped during the breakout that was engineered byElectro.^[3]

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Genius-Level Intellect: Advanced knowledge of genetics and of the technology of the alienMyndai.^[4]

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Skin Cancer: Suffering from skin cancer currently in remission.^[4]

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Doctor Demonicus wears a life-support suit that keeps his skin cancer in remission.
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