Who Is Night-Thief? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Night-Thief is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Anton Knight, with over 36 comic issue appearances. Nocturna's step-son, lover, and partner in crime.

Who is Night-Thief?

Biography Pre-Crisis Anton Knight was the son of Gotham City gangster Charles Knight. Spoiled by his father's ill-gotten wealth, Anton grew tired of Gotham and left the city to travel to the Orient, where he trained in the martial arts.He continued to correspond with his father and soon learned of the young girl Natalia, whom the elder Knight had taken off the streets and "adopted." The combination of his father's letters and his own romantic nature led Anton to fall in love with his foster sister, even though they had yet to meet. A few years later, when Anton heard of his father's death, he returned to Gotham and vowed to love Natalia . They dedicated themselves to the "elegance of the night" and Anton donned a black costume and became the Night Thief, so that Natalia would always be surrounded by elegance.As the Night Thief, Anton often came into conflict with Batman , but always managed to escape from the Caped Crusader by disappearing into the Gotham shadows that were commonly thought to be Batman's domain. Finally, however, Anton was captured by Batman in a room full of bright lights. Anton was sent to prison, after Natalia failed to free him, but he managed to escape on his .

Key facts

Night-Thief is of human origin and first appeared in "The Thief of Night! ; Lost in the Ozone". The character is published by DC Comics. With 36 recorded issue appearances, Night-Thief ranks among the most featured characters in comics.