Nyctalope
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- For persons affected by night blindness, see NyctalopiaNyctalopiaNyctalopia is a condition making it difficult or impossible to see in relatively low light. It is a symptom of several eye diseases. Night blindness may exist from birth, or be caused by injury or malnutrition...
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The Nyctalope is the name of a lesser-known fictional superhero
Superhero
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who appears in a book series
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of novel
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s written by French
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writer
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Jean de La Hire
Jean de la Hire
Jean de La Hire was a prolific French author of numerous popular adventure, science fiction and romance novels.Adolphe d'Espie was born on 28 January 1878 in Banyuls-sur-Mer, Pyrénées-Orientales...
, a prolific author of popular adventure series, many of which include science fiction
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elements. First appearing in 1911 (or 1908, if one consider Leo Saint-Clair's father, Jean Saint-Clair), he's the first superhero of the genre, followed by the Japanese Ogon Bat
Ogon Bat
, also known as Phantaman or Phantoma, is a seminal Japanese superhero created by writer Ichiro Suzuki and illustrator Takeo Nagamatsu in 1930. Ōgon Bat is considered to be the first Japanese superhero.-Character history:...
, Superman
Superman
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and Doc Savage
Doc Savage
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in the 1930s and, later again, Batman
Batman
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in 1939.
Other appearances
The Nyctalope has appeared in several short storiesShort story
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published in the anthology
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Tales of the Shadowmen
Tales of the Shadowmen
Tales of the Shadowmen is an annual anthology of short stories edited by Jean-Marc Lofficier and Randy Lofficier, published by . As of 2010, seven volumes have been released, with a eighth slated for late 2011...
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The Nyctalope is also mentioned in Volumes 2 and 3 of the graphic novel
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
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