Doctor Light (Arthur Light) Reviews

Dr. Light started out as a lark - a joke of a villain - but thanks to Identity Crisis, he earned his day of infamy and caused a ripple effect throughout the core of DC heroes. He forced their hand to do something they had never done before, to protect the greater good, and to protect their identities from being exposed, by wiping Dr. Light's memory - and thus leading the good doctor to have such a not-so-good career as a villain.

Dr. Light raping Elongated Man's wife is a very real threat, a very real crime, for DC's heroes to deal with. That event, and the polarizing punishment that followed, made Dr. Light a relevant evil, and reminded the Justice League that some evils need to be met with necessary ones.

The fan reaction to both the crime and the punishment is still the topic of much debate years later, so we'll give Light credit. But wiping Light's memory only to have him later regain it, while an interesting development on paper, was overshadowed by the incident that caused it to begin with. At number 84, Dr. Light is an insignificant player who delivered a very significant blow to DC.