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'''Nightcreeper''' (Kurt Ryder) is is the Amalgam of Marvel Comics' [[w:c:Marvel:Kurt Wagner (Earth-616)|Nightcrawler]] and DC Comics' [[w:c:dc:Jack Ryder (New Earth)|Creeper]].
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|character_name=Nightcreeper
 
|real_name=Kurt Ryder
 
|publisher=[[Amalgam Comics]]
 
|debut=''JLA: The New Blood'' #4 (fake), ''JLX'' #1 (April [[1996]], real)
 
|creators=[[Mark Waid]]<br>[[Gerard Jones]]
 
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|alliances=[[JLX]]<br/>[[Judgment League Avengers]]
 
|aliases=Jack
 
|powers=enhanced strength, agility and, [[Teleportation]],<br>Enhanced [[night vision]],<br>Superhuman acrobat/gymnast,<br>[[prehensility|Prehensile]] tail,<br>Ability to stick to walls,<br>Blending into shadows,<br>Skilled in martial arts, hand to hand combat and fencing training
 
 
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'''N''''''ightcreeper''' is a [[fictional character]] and [[Amalgam Comics]] [[superhero]], w[http://www.io.com/%7Ewoodward/chroma/amalgam.html [[File:398220-42894-nightcreeper.jpg|thumb|182px]]]hose true debut was in ''JLX'' #1 ([[1996]]), though his ([[Metafiction|metafictional]]) Amalgam Universe debut was in ''JLA: The New Blood'' #4. He is a combination of [[DC Comics]]' [[Creeper (comics)|Creeper]] and [[Marvel Comics]]' [[Nightcrawler (comics)|Nightcrawler]].
 
   
 
==Character overview and history==
 
==Character overview and history==
Kurt Ryder was born a [[Mutant (fictional)|metamutant]]. The details of his parentage and early life are thus far unknown, up until his short stint as a [[circus]] [[acrobat]]. He was soon kicked out of the circus for looking and smelling too 'freakish'. In his first appearance in ''JLA: The New Blood'' #4, the other New Blood members; [[Apollo (Amalgam Comics)|Apollo]], [[Firebird (Amalgam Comics)|Firebird]], [[Mercury (Amalgam Comics)|Mercury]], [[Runaway (comics)|Runaway]], and [[Wraith (Amalgam Comics)|Wraith]], headed to [[New Jersey]] to investigate reports of a strange creature living in the wild. They discovered that the strange creature they were looking for was Kurt Ryder, now calling himself 'Jack', and taking the name of Nightcreeper as he joined the New Blood of the [[Judgment League Avengers]].
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Kurt Ryder was green-furred metamutant with a prehensile tail. He has the power to teleport short distances, leaving behind a cloud of sulfur. He can also cling to walls and camouflage himself in shadows.The details of his parentage and early life are thus far unknown, up until his short stint as a circus acrobat. He was soon kicked out of the circus for looking and smelling too 'freakish'. In his first appearance in ''JLA: The New Blood'' #4, the other New Blood members; [[Apollo]], [[Firebird]], [[Mercury]], [[Runaway]], and [[Wraith]], headed to [[New Jersey]] to investigate reports of a strange creature living in the wild. They discovered that the strange creature they were looking for was Kurt Ryder, now calling himself 'Jack', and taking the name of Nightcreeper as he joined the New Blood of the [[Judgment League Avengers]].
   
Like the rest of the New Blood members, who were actually brought together secretly by [[Mister X (Amalgam Comics)|Mister X]], Nightcreeper joined the [[JLX]] as a founding member, generally used as [[comic relief]], until a real story was brought up involving him and recent members [[Angelhawk]] and [[Kokoro (comics)|Kokoro]]. Nightcreeper and Angelhawk had both fallen in love with Kokoro, which was causing problems amongst the team. When the [[Armageddon Agenda]] arrived, Nightcreeper was among the metamutants who were imprisoned by the JLA. He also was one of the original members of the new JLX team, which was assembled by [[Wonder Woman (Amalgam Comics)|Wonder Woman]] when [[Fin Fang Flame]] attacked the JLA.
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Like the rest of the New Blood members, who were actually brought together secretly by [[Mister X]], Nightcreeper joined the [[JLX]] as a founding member, generally used as comic relief, until a real story was brought up involving him and recent members [[Angelhawk]] and [[Kokoro]]. Nightcreeper and Angelhawk had both fallen in love with Kokoro, which was causing problems amongst the team. When the [[Armageddon Agenda]] arrived, Nightcreeper was among the metamutants who were imprisoned by the JLA. He also was one of the original members of the new JLX team, which was assembled by [[Amazon]] when [[Fin Fang Flame]] attacked the JLA.
   
 
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Nightcreeper

Nightcreeper (Kurt Ryder) is is the Amalgam of Marvel Comics' Nightcrawler and DC Comics' Creeper.

Character overview and history

Kurt Ryder was green-furred metamutant with a prehensile tail. He has the power to teleport short distances, leaving behind a cloud of sulfur. He can also cling to walls and camouflage himself in shadows.The details of his parentage and early life are thus far unknown, up until his short stint as a circus acrobat. He was soon kicked out of the circus for looking and smelling too 'freakish'. In his first appearance in JLA: The New Blood #4, the other New Blood members; Apollo, Firebird, Mercury, Runaway, and Wraith, headed to New Jersey to investigate reports of a strange creature living in the wild. They discovered that the strange creature they were looking for was Kurt Ryder, now calling himself 'Jack', and taking the name of Nightcreeper as he joined the New Blood of the Judgment League Avengers.

Like the rest of the New Blood members, who were actually brought together secretly by Mister X, Nightcreeper joined the JLX as a founding member, generally used as comic relief, until a real story was brought up involving him and recent members Angelhawk and Kokoro. Nightcreeper and Angelhawk had both fallen in love with Kokoro, which was causing problems amongst the team. When the Armageddon Agenda arrived, Nightcreeper was among the metamutants who were imprisoned by the JLA. He also was one of the original members of the new JLX team, which was assembled by Amazon when Fin Fang Flame attacked the JLA.

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