Nightwolf (Earth-One)

Nightwolf
Mainstream Universe‎, 1950s-1986
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Real Name	Unknown
Main Alias	Nightwolf
Status
Alignment	Bad
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Archaeologist
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Blond
Origin
Universe	Earth-One
Creators	Joey Cavalieri · Jose Delbo
First Appearance	World's Finest #323 (January, 1986)
Last Appearance	World's Finest #323 (January, 1986)

Nightwolf was a former archaeologist employed by Wayne Enterprises.

History

During a mission, he found a mystical belt which gave him magic powers to create illusions and cast shadows. He was soon contacted by the Powerbroker, who commanded him to eliminate Superman. Using his magic, Nightwolf came close to killing Superman, but he was stopped by Batman, who found a way to defeat Nightwolf's magic.

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Archaeology
  

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Nightwolf's Magic Belt : This mystical artifact had the following abilities: Darkness Manipulation (with which he could engulf the Earth under darkness), Dimensional Travel and Animal Control (summoning and control over the Phantom Wolves from other dimension).

Notes

• Nightwolf was the last villain Superman and Batman faced together in Pre-Crisis era.
• This version of Nightwolf, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.

Related

• 1 Appearances of Nightwolf (Earth-One)
• 1 Images featuring Nightwolf (Earth-One)
• Quotations by or about Nightwolf (Earth-One)
• Character Gallery: Nightwolf (Earth-One)

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