Nightcrawler, whose real name is Kurt Wagner, made his first appearance in Giant-Size X-Men #1 in 1975, created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum. Born in Germany, Kurt was orphaned and raised in a circus, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The 1992 "X-Men" cartoon had to prune the huge cast of the comics down to a manageable (and gender-balanced) roster of nine. Inevitably, that ...