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.

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.

Bibliography

1. L'Homme Qui Peut Vivre dans l'Eau [The Man Who Could Live Underwater] (1909) (features only Léo's father)
2. Le Mystère des XV [The Mystery Of The XV] (1911) (first adventure) (translated into English by Brian Stableford as The Nyctalope on Mars ISBN 978-1-934543-46-7)
3. Lucifer (1921–22) (translated into English by Brian Stableford as Nyctalope vs Lucifer ISBN 978-1-932983-98-2)
4. Le Roi de la Nuit [The King Of The Night] (1923)(translated into English by Brian Stableford as The Return of the Nyctalope)
5. L'Amazone du Mont Everest [The Amazon Of Mount Everest] (1925)
6. La Captive du Démon [The Demon's Captive] (1927)
7. Titania (1929)
8. Belzébuth (1930)
9. Gorillard (1932)
10. 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)
11. Les Mystères de Lyon [The Mysteries of Lyon] (1933)
12. Le Sphinx du Maroc [The Moroccan Sphinx] (1934)
13. La Croisière du Nyctalope [The Nyctalope's Cruise] (1936)
14. Le Mystère de la Croix du Sang [The Mystery of the Cross Of Blood] (1941)
15. L'Enfant Perdu [The Lost Child] (1942)(translated into English by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier and included in The Nyctalope Steps In, ISBN 978-1-61227-028-9)
16. Rien qu'une Nuit [Only One Night] (1944)(translated into English by Jean-Marc Lofficier & Randy Lofficier and included in Night of the Nyctalope, ISBN 978-1-61227-102-6)
17. La Sorcière Nue [The Naked Sorceress] (written c. 1940+; publ. 1954)
18. L'Énigme du Squelette [The Enigma of the Skeleton] (written c. 1940+; publ. 1955)

External links

• Le Nyctalope
• English translation of Lucifer