Art from DC Comics. DC Comics, putting out comics about plague doctors. ... the mysterious Plague Doctor roams 17th century Europe in an attempt to ease the suffering of those who fall victim to ...

A ‘PLAGUE doctor’ has appeared at different locations in York as part of a student’s art project, which shocked passers-by.

Mr To said: "I've always been fascinated with the 1600s and 1700s, when science was starting to emerge but alchemy was still prevalent and the plague doctors were alchemists as well as physicians.

Although plague doctors are thought to have been around in Europe from the 14th century, the harrowing, beaked uniform originated at some point in the 17th century, ...