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Also known as Kurt Wagner

fictional character in Marvel Comics

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Publisher
Marvel Comics
First appearance
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975)
Created by
Dave Cockrum
Alter ego
Kurt Wagner
Species
Human mutant
Place of origin
Bavaria , Germany
Team affiliations
X-Men Excalibur Quiet Council of Krakoa
Abilities
Teleportation Enhanced agility , flexibility , and night vision Prehensile tail Ability to cling to surfaces Camouflage in shadows Superb acrobat , fencer , and hand-to-hand combatant

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Nightcrawler
name in native language
Nightcrawler
birth name
Kurt Wagner
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Nightcrawler is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by artist Dave Cockrum, he debuted in the comic book Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). By the time of his creation, there was already another Marvel character with the same name, but with a hyphen (Night-Crawler), which was later changed to Dark-Crawler to avoid confusion.

Nightcrawler, the superhero identity of Kurt Wagner, is a member of a fictional subspecies of humanity known as mutants, who possess an X-gene that can cause possible physical mutations and in many cases grants some form of superhuman ability. Nightcrawler possesses superhuman agility, the ability to teleport, and adhesive hands and feet. His physical mutations include indigo-colored velvety fur which allows him to become nearly invisible in shadows, two-toed feet and three-fingered hands, yellow eyes, pointed ears, and a prehensile tail. In Nightcrawler's earlier comic book appearances, he is depicted as being a happy-go-lucky practical joker and teaser, and a fan of swashbuckling fiction. Nightcrawler is a Catholic, and while this is not emphasized as much in his earlier comic book appearances, in later depictions he is more vocal about his faith. He was originally stated to be from a small village called Witzeldorf in the German state of Bavaria.

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