Supreme Power: Nighthawk
| Nighthawk | |
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Nighthawk #1 (Sept. 1998), featuring Nighthawk in various costumes.
Cover art by Richard Case. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
Kyle (Earth-616): The Avengers #69 (October 1969) Joaquin (Earth-616): The Last Defenders #1 (May 2008) Kyle (Earth-712): The Avengers #85 (March 1971) Neil (Earth-712): Squadron Supreme: New World Order #1 (September 1998) |
| Created by |
Kyle Richmond: Roy Thomas (writer) Sal Buscema (artist) Joaquin Pennyworth: Joe Casey Keith Giffen Jim Muniz |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | - Kyle Richmond (616) - Joaquin Pennysworth (616) |
| Team affiliations |
Kyle (Earth-616): Squadron Sinister Defenders Thunderbolts Legion of the Unliving Fearsome Four Joaquin (Earth-616): Defenders Kyle (Earth-712): Squadron Supreme America Redeemers Neil (Earth-712): Squadron Supreme |
| Abilities |
Kyle (Earth-616): Superb athlete Mild superhuman strength Enhanced agility and durability from dusk till dawn Jet-powered artificial wing system Artificial claw tips Use of lasers and projectile weapons Joaquin (Earth-616): Highly trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Olympic-level athlete Wears special high tech suit Kyle (Earth-712) Neil (Earth-712): Olympic-level athlete Genius-level intellect Advanced weaponry |
| Marvel Comics Alternate Universes | |
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| Marvel stories take place primarily in a mainstream continuity called the Marvel Universe. Some stories are set in various parallel, or alternate, realities, called the Marvel Multiverse. | |
| The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: Alternate Worlds 2005 designates the mainstream continuity as "Earth-616", and assigns other Earth numbers to each specific alternate reality. | |
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| In this article the following characters, or teams, and realities are referred to: | |
| Character/team | Universe |
| Kyle Richmond | Earth-616 |
| Joaquin Pennysworth | Earth-616 |
| Kyle Richmond | Earth-712 |
| Neil Richmond | Earth-712 |
| Kyle Richmond | Earth-31916 |
| Nighthawk | Earth-1610 |
Nighthawk is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have been six versions of the character: a supervillain-turned-superhero from the mainstream Marvel Universe continuity, Kyle Richmond, who belonged to the team Squadron Sinister; and five from alternate universes, who belonged to various permutations of the team Squadron Supreme.
Kyle Richmond, the original Nighthawk, debuted as a supervillain in the final panel of The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969), a superhero team book. This story is the first chapter of a three-issue story arc by writer Roy Thomas and penciller Sal Buscema. The arc introduced the supervillain team the Squadron Sinister, whose four members were loosely based on heroes in DC Comics' Justice League of America, with Nighthawk based on Batman.
Following this arc, Nighthawk pursued a solo career, appearing in the title Daredevil. In the superhero team title The Defenders #13-14 (May–July 1974), he goes to the titular supergroup for help against his former teammates. After adopting a new costume, Nighthawk joins the team the following issue. Defenders writer Len Wein said that adding Nighthawk to the group "gave me a character to play with who didn't have a whole lot of previous history ... [a] character I could do anything I wanted to without worrying about how it would affect any other titles that character might appear in."
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