Van-Zee (Earth-One)



Real Name: Van-Zee Nicknames: No known nicknames Former Aliases: Superman Other Current Aliases: No other known current aliases

Status
Occupation: Former crime fighter (retired); current Drygur Moliom of Kandor Legal Status: Nightwing is a legal citizen of Kandor with no criminal record. Identity: Secret; The general populace of Kandor is unaware that Van-Zee was once the vigilante known as Nightwing. Only a small group of Kandorians are aware of the fact that Van-Zee occasionally doubled for Superman. Marital Status: Married Group Affiliation: Superman Emergency Squad; Kandorian Science Council; Partner of Flamebird (Ak-Var) Base of Operations: New Kandor on the planet, Rokyn

Origin
Origin of character unknown.

Place of Birth: Kandor, Krypton Known Relatives: Nim-Zee (father, deceased); Kala Var-El (mother, deceased); Var-El (grandfather, deceased); Zim-El (uncle, deceased); Jor-El the First (uncle, deceased); Gem-Zee (brother, deceased); Sylvia (wife); Lyle-Zee (son); Lili-Zee (daughter); Thara Gem-Zee (niece); Rad-Zee (nephew); Kal-El (second cousin); Kara Zor-El (second cousin, deceased) Note: See House of El for more extended family members

First Appearance: Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #15 Final Appearance: Final appearance unknown

History
History of character unknown.

Characteristics
Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown (though dyed black as Nightwing) Unusual Features: No unusual features

Powers
Known Powers: Nightwing possessed no superhuman powers while living under a red sun. When operating on Earth, he developed physical attributes equitable to that of Superman. Known Abilities: Nightwing is a natural leader and is an expert at hand-to-hand combat Strength Level: While operating in an environment under a yellow sun, Nightwing possesses super-strength.

Miscellaneous
Equipment: No known equipment. Transportation: No known transportation. Weapons: No known weapons.

Trivia

 * Superman has also adopted the identity of Nightwing during adventures wherein he needed to keep his Superman identity a secret.


 * In modern continuity, Nightwing is considered an ancient Kryptonian urban legend. Superman once told the story of Nightwing to Dick Grayson shortly after the latter retired his Robin identity. Inspired by the story, Dick adopted the name for himself and became the crime fighter known as Nightwing.

Recommended Readings

 * Krypton Chronicles #1
 * Krypton Chronicles #2
 * Krypton Chronicles #3
 * Nightwing (Volume 2) #104
 * Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #15

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 * Flamebird (Ak-Var)
 * Kandor
 * Krypton
 * Lois Lane (Silver Age)
 * Superman (Silver Age)