Nightcrawler
Kurt Wagner
Created by Len Wein & Dave Cockrum
First Appearance
Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)
Appearances
1,400
Primary Team
X-Men
Debut Era
1970s
A German mutant who looks like a demon but has the soul of a swashbuckler and the faith of a priest. Kurt Wagner can teleport through a dimension of brimstone and shadow, leaving behind only the smell of sulfur and a distinctive BAMF sound. His unwavering compassion and joy in the face of a world that judges him by his appearance makes him the moral heart of the X-Men.
Appearances Over Time
Series
Most Appearances By Series
The Uncanny X-Men (1981) 240 issues
Excalibur (1988) 121 issues
Classic X-Men (1986) 50 issues
The X-Men (1963) 48 issues
X-Men Classic (1990) 48 issues
X-Men: Gold (2017) 38 issues
X-Men (1991) 36 issues
Uncanny X-Men (2024) 35 issues
X-Men Forever (2009) 28 issues
X-Men: Legacy (2008) 25 issues
Events
Event Participation
Dark Phoenix Saga (1980) 10/10
Inferno (1989) 2/14
Onslaught (1996) 2/31
Decimation (2005) 2/10
Utopia (2009) 3/4
Messiah War (2009) 2/12
Necrosha (2009) 4/13
Second Coming (2010) 8/22
Schism (2011) 1/12
AXIS (2014) 7/9
HoX / PoX (2019) 3/12
Age of X-Man (2019) 13/31
X of Swords (2020) 4/23
First Appearance
Giant-Size X-Men #1
1975
First X-Men Appearance
The X-Men #94
August 1975