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Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he debuted in the comic book ''Giant-Size X-Men'' #1 (May 1975). Nightcrawler is a member of a fictional sub-species of humanity known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. Nightcrawler possesses superhuman agility, the ability to teleport, and adhesive hands and feet. His physical mutations include indigo-colored skin 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 Nightcrawler is more vocal about his faith. Since his inception, Nightcrawler has had a regular presence in Marvel-related comic books and video games. He has been featured in a small number of the 1990s ''X-Men'' animated series episodes and was a regular on its successors, ''X-Men: Evolution'' and ''Wolverine and the X-Men''. In 2003, he was portrayed by Alan Cumming in the film ''X2'', and actor Kodi Smit-McPhee will portray a younger version of Nightcrawler in the upcoming 2016 film, ''X-Men: Apocalypse''. Nightcrawler is originally stated to be from a small village called Witzeldorf in the German state of Bavaria.〔''Nightcrawler'' #8. Marvel Comics.〕 In the ''X-Men'' animated series, it is said to be Neuherzl, and in the film ''X2'', he makes repeated references to his time in the Munich circus, though it is never explicitly specified from where he originated. ==Publication history== Dave Cockrum originally created Nightcrawler while he was in the United States Navy, stationed at Guam. He recounted: "I sat up one night in the middle of a typhoon because it was too noisy to sleep, so I stayed up and thought up this character. Originally, Nightcrawler was a demon from Hell who had flubbed a mission, and rather than go back and face punishment, he decided to stay up here in the human world. He was supposed to be the sidekick of another superhero character that I had created named The Intruder." At this point Nightcrawler wore trunks instead of a full costume, but otherwise looked identical to his final version. Cockrum submitted the character to be part of a group of characters called The Outsiders (not to be confused with the later team The Outsiders), set in the universe of DC Comics' ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' series. As Nightcrawler had been rejected by DC,〔Sanderson, Peter (1982). ("Interview with Cockrum" ). ''The X-Men Companion'', Fantagraphics.: "... () I was doing Legion of Super-Heroes, I proposed four new Legionnaires and Nightcrawler was one of them. But Murray Boltinoff's response was that he was too weird looking." 〕 when Cockrum started work on the new X-Men in 1975, he brought the character's costume design (and overall unusual look) over to Marvel.〔Cockrum, Dave (writing as "Dark Bamf"). ("Nightcrawler FAQ: How Did Nightcrawler Come to be Created?" Nightcrawlers v2.0 (Sept. 10, 2002). ) Accessed Apr. 25, 2009.〕 Because editor Roy Thomas wanted the new X-Men to be a multinational group, it was decided to make Nightcrawler German.〔 Although an X-Men character for years, Nightcrawler did not get his own comic book title (written and drawn by Cockrum) until November 1985. In the four-issue limited series ''Nightcrawler'', along with Lockheed, accidentally travel to several alternate dimensions, meeting strange beings such as the Bamfs. After various adventures, Nightcrawler and Lockheed manage to get home safely. A second four-issue limited series was published in November 2002. Written by Chris Kipiniak and penciled by Matthew Dow Smith, it focuses upon Nightcrawler's decision to become a priest and his attempts to fight a group of slave traders. In September 2004, the first ''Nightcrawler'' ongoing title was published by Marvel, written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with covers and pencils by Darick Robertson. The series was canceled with issue twelve. In 2014, a new ''Nightcrawler'' ongoing title commenced, written by Chris Claremont. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nightcrawler (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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