Who these men actually are, what were their birth names, and how they became the enigmas they would develop into...all unknown. Nevertheless, each had a unique insight into the world upon which they were born to walk.
On Earth-One, Destiny was an unknown entity who observed the goings on of mankind from afar, and on one occasion intervened in the affairs of Superman whose heroics were causing the city of Metropolis from becoming dependent on the Man of Steel. Another Destiny of Earth-S manifested much the same as far as character traits and abilities.
On Earth-Two, Destiny appeared in a purple business suit, often involved in a minor crime of some sort despite being homeless, first appearing when the former District Attorney turned convict turned masked manhunter known as 711 lost his life to a criminal. This world's Destiny took a more proactive role in humanity's matters than had the robed Destiny.
While it is indicated that Earth-One's Destiny was ancient, his Earth-Two twin first appeared in the early 1940s. Regardless, both men seemed intuitive towards dangerous situations arising among mankind, and responded in a heroic if passive fashion. Around the same time, a hooded protector known as Hourman also appeared on Earth-Two, the counterpart of Walter "Prof" Haley, one of the Challengers of the Unknown whom the Earth-One Destiny worked alongside. Hourman and the Earth-Two “Doctor” Destiny met when the Doctor was being manipulated by a criminal. Inspired by the Man of the Hour’s heroism, Destiny became a crimefighter. Hourman also benefited from Destiny, using scripts from the “Doctor’s” earlier radio show to program his predictive Crime-Caster computer, which analyzed probable futures to protect the innocent.
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