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Midnighter

Midnighter is a superhero appearing in American comic books first published by WildStorm and later DC Comics once it absorbed the former. The character was created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch. The character made his first appearance in Stormwatch (vol. 2) #4, titled "A Finer World (Part 1 of 3)" (February 1998). He went on to appear in…

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Publication history and fictional character biography

Black opsEngineerBioengineeringJenny SparksUnited Nations
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Overview

SuperheroAmerican comic booksWildStormDC ComicsWarren Ellis
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BioengineeredStorylinesEnhancementsSuperhuman strengthResilience
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Publisher
Wildstorm (DC Comics)
Abilities
Enhanced physical attributes · Temporary pain suppression · Auxiliary heart · Neurotactical wetware · Master combatant
Alter ego
Unknown
Created by
Warren Ellis Bryan Hitch
First appearance
Stormwatch (vol. 2) #4 (February 1998)
Notable aliases
Lucas Trent

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Midnighter

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Midnighter

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related to The New 52: Stormwatch, Grayson and Midnighter (2011-2016) · 28
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related to Stormwatch · 22
Midnighter → Apollo, Bendix, Bendix's, Christine Trelane, Engineer, Finer World, Flashback, Henry Bendix, In, Jackson King, King, Midnighter's, Nevada Garden, On, Stormwatch, The, This, To, Trelane, US
related to Midnighter, Grifter and Midnighter, and World's End (2006-2011) · 21
Midnighter → About Midnighter's, Apollo, At Midnighter, Battler Britton, Beside, Chris Sprouse, Ennis, Garth Ennis, He, He's, June, Man Called Kev, November, On, Scott Dunbier, The, The Authority, They, WildC, Wildstorm
related to Alternate versions · 19
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related to DC Rebirth: Midnighter and Apollo (2016-2017) · 18
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related to The Authority · 16
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related to External links · 14
Midnighter → Archived, DC Comics, DC Relaunch, June, Loose Cannons Announced, Martian Manhunter, May, News, Newsarama, October, Stormwatch, Wayback Machine Comic Book, Westerns, Wildstorm
related to Powers and abilities · 14
Midnighter → AIDS, Apollo, Bendix, He, Henry Bendix, It, Midnighter's, Several, Stormwatch, Stormwatch Black, Storylines, Team Achilles, The, Typically
related to Kev · 12
Midnighter → Apollo, Authority, Bendix's, Carrier, Garth Ennis's Kev, Kev, Kev Hawkins, Man Called Kev, MI5's Royal Oak, On, SAS, The Authority
Abilities · 9
Midnighter → Auxiliary heart, Enhanced physical attributes, Master combatant, Multilingualism, Neurotactical wetware, Skilled tactician, Stealth, Temporary pain suppression, Weapon expertise

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apollo authority character stormwatch midnighter's first series new wildstorm team also dc ellis grayson book solo one writer comic part

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MidnighterAbilitiesEnhanced physical attributes1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesTemporary pain suppression1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesAuxiliary heart1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesNeurotactical wetware1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesMaster combatant1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesMultilingualism1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesStealth1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesWeapon expertise1.00infobox
MidnighterAbilitiesSkilled tactician1.00infobox
MidnighterAlter egoUnknown1.00infobox
MidnighterCreated byWarren Ellis Bryan Hitch1.00infobox
MidnighterFirst appearanceStormwatch (vol. 2) #4 (February 1998)1.00infobox
MidnighterNotable aliasesLucas Trent1.00infobox
MidnighterPartnershipsApollo1.00infobox
MidnighterPublisherWildstorm (DC Comics)1.00infobox
MidnighterSpeciesHuman with artificial enhancements (Wildstorm universe) Metahuman (DC universe)1.00infobox
MidnighterTeam affiliationsThe Authority Stormwatch Spyral Justice League Queer1.00infobox
Midnighteris asuperhero appearing in American comic books first published by WildStorm and later DC Comics once it absorbed the former0.90text
Midnighteris aextension of The Authority book0.90text
Midnighteris aproduct of bioengineered enhancements commissioned by the character of Henry Bendix0.90text

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