Shortly after birth, Hector is aged to adulthood but embraces his destiny as the sixth Doctor Fate, succeeding Jared Stevens and becoming a notable member of the Justice Society of America until his death during the "Day of Vengeance" storyline.

This version, known as Changeling, is seemingly Thanagarian in origin and possessing similar equipment often adorned by Hawkman, Hawkgirl, and Hawkwoman.

Hector Hall makes his first media appearance in the first season of the Netflix drama series The Sandman (2022), portrayed by Lloyd Everitt.

Thomas spoke on the character's genesis, stating: At any rate, in his case we decided to use a different motif identified with his parents: ancient Egypt.

Thus Hector became the Silver Scarab--no relation to the Scarlet Scarab, an Egyptian villain I'd created five years earlier for my Invaders series at Marvel, except that both were homages to the Nile-spawned, scarab-related, first Charlton Comics incarnation of the Blue Beetle, about whom I had written my second professional comics story back in 1965.

[excessive quote][1]Hector Hall first appeared in All-Star Squadron #25 and was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Jerry Ordway.

The curse of Seketh, the Ancient Egyptian God of Death, prophesied the combination of the Silver Scarab and the Eye of Ra, which would practically mean the end of the world.

[3] To further anger Hector, his parents would frequently visit the city of Feithera and spend time with their godson Norda Cantrell (who would become Northwind).

Lyta wished to follow in her mother's footsteps and become the next Fury, and Hector shared the secret of his Silver Scarab suit with her.

Inviting Al Rothstein to apply with them as well as Norda Cantrell, who would codename himself Northwind, all four were turned down due to their age and inexperience.

Feeling pity on the youngsters, Star-Spangled Kid decided to leave the JSA with Brainwave Jr. in order to create a new group.

This pattern continued for a long time before Hector was finally "caught" by his friend Al Rothstein, who had come to visit Lyta and propose to her.

Ending their schemes, Morpheus returned Hector to the realm of the dead, and laid claim to his yet-to-be-born son, Daniel, who was destined to become the next Lord of Dreams.

When he returned again several years later, he was chosen to adopt the vestments of Doctor Fate, a powerful sorcerer who had previously been a member of the Justice Society of America.

[14] The parents of Hector's current body are Hank Hall (no relation) and Dawn Granger, better known as the superheroes Hawk and Dove.

He and the team had traveled inside the Amulet of Anubis to find her, where Mordru revealed she was alive, and he returned to the place where he was reborn.

At one point, the JSA confronted the Injustice Society, and after the elder heroes had been teleported away, the Spectre revealed himself and told them that they would have to fight a demon called Legacy.

[26] Lyta and Hall returned to the Tower and lived happily,[27] until they were trapped in a section of Hell by the Spectre, who was on a rampage to destroy all magic.

[30] As the Silver Scarab, Hector possessed no inherent superpowers; he wore a suit made up of the fictional Nth metal, allowing the wearer to defy gravity and grant them superhuman strength.

Additionally, he carried cartridges of sand in his belt capable of putting people to sleep, a hypersonic whistle that creates shattering vibrations and controls nightmare creatures, and both communicates with and transports others into Earth and the Dream Dimension.

[33] With these artifacts on hand, Hall was cited as among the "greatest living sorcerer"[34] and potentially more capable than his predecessors[35] and Khalid Nassour.

[36] Chief among his artifacts includes the Helmet of Fate and in his depiction, Hall is described as wielding a vast array of spells and "eldritch formulae", aquiring knowledge from Nabu's suggestions within the helm.

[35] He also wielded the Amulet of Anubis and the Cloak of Destiny, the former containing a separate universe within it[37] and the latter's properties making it fire-proof and resistant to chaos magic.