Nyctalope
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- For persons affected by night blindness, see Nyctalopia.
The Nyctalope is the name of a lesser-known fictional superhero who appears in a book series of novels written by French writer Jean de La Hire, a prolific author of popular adventure series, many of which include science fiction 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, Superman and Doc Savage in the 1930s and, later again, Batman in 1939.
[edit] Other appearances
The Nyctalope has appeared in several short stories published in the anthology Tales of the Shadowmen.
The Nyctalope is also mentioned in Volumes 2 and 3 of the graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
[edit] Bibliography
- L'Homme Qui Peut Vivre dans l'Eau [The Man Who Could Live Underwater] (1909) (features only Léo's father)
- Le Mystère des XV [The Mystery Of The XV] (1911) (first adventure) (translated into English by Brian Stableford as The Nyctalope on Mars ISBN 9781934543467)
- Lucifer (1921–22) (translated into English by Brian Stableford as Nyctalope vs Lucifer ISBN 9781932983982)
- Le Roi de la Nuit [The King Of The Night] (1923)
- L'Amazone du Mont Everest [The Amazon Of Mount Everest] (1925)
- La Captive du Démon [The Demon's Captive] (1927)
- Titania (1929)
- Belzébuth (1930)
- Gorillard (1932)
- L'Assassinat du Nyctalope [The Assassination of the Nyctalope] (1933) (origin story)(translated into English by Brian Stableford as Enter The Nyctalope ISBN 1-934543-99-3)
- Les Mystères de Lyon [The Mysteries of Lyon] (1933)
- Le Sphinx du Maroc [The Moroccan Sphinx] (1934)
- La Croisière du Nyctalope [The Nyctalope's Cruise] (1936)
- Le Mystère de la Croix du Sang [The Mystery of the Cross Of Blood] (1941)
- L'Enfant Perdu [The Lost Child] (1942)
- Rien qu'une Nuit [Only One Night] (1944)
- La Sorcière Nue [The Naked Sorceress] (written c. 1940+; publ. 1954)
- L'Énigme du Squelette [The Enigma of the Skeleton] (written c. 1940+; publ. 1955)
