History[]
Kyle Richmond was a bored millionaire playboy until he discovered a serum that made him superhuman at night and was recruited by the cosmic entity called the Grandmaster to challenge the Avengers as Nighthawk, a member of his Squadron Sinister. Defeated, Nighthawk dropped out of sight for a while before returning to try to usurp Daredevil's position as one of New York's most prominent superheroes. He failed again, his heroism exposed as a sham, and rejoined the Squadron Sinister, but when his teammates conspired to sell the Earth to Nebulon the Celestial Man and destroy humanity, Kyle discovered that he had a conscience after all and assisted the Defenders in defeating the villains, almost dying in the process. Nighthawk subsequently joined the Defenders and became a mainstay of the group.
Powers and abilities[]
Abilities
Enhanced strength,agility and reflexes, but only at night.
Strength level
Superhuman (at night).
Weaknesses
He's a normal man by day.
Paraphernalia[]
Equipment
Jet pack
Transportation
Jet pack
Weapons
Sometimes has talons attached to his gloves and miniature missile launchers in his capes wingtips.
Notes[]
- Most of Nighthawk's many appearances in British comics were reprints of American material.
- Another Nighthawk, also called Kyle Richmond, was a member of the Squadron Supreme on the alternate Earth designated either Earth-S or Earth-712. This Nighthawk also encountered both the Avengers and the Defenders.
Trivia[]
Nighthawk is an analogue of DC's Batman (the Squadron Sinister were created as Marvel's villainous answer to the Justice League of America).
Links[]
- Appearances of Nighthawk
- Character Gallery: Nighthawk
- Images that feature Nighthawk
- Fan-Art Gallery: Nighthawk
- Nighthawk quotations
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