Who Is Nightmaster? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nightmaster is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Jim Rook, with over 117 comic issue appearances. Wielder of the mystical Sword of Night and former leader of Shadowpact.

Who is Nightmaster?

History Jim Rook was the lead singer of The Electrics, a rock band, who entered a run-down shop named Oblivion Inc. Upon entering he and his girlfriend Janet Jones were transported to the strange dimension Myrra . Here he discovered that he was the ancestor of the land's greatest hero Nightmaster and he inherited his ancestor's mystic sword, the Sword of Night . The Sword of Night has the ability to warn of danger and force a person to speak the truth. After his adventures in Myrra Jim opened a bookstore in the Oblivion Inc. and became active with other superheroes Primal Force and Swamp Thing before giving up on being a superhero some years later. Jim was the proprietor of a mystical pub called the Oblivion Bar which exists inside its own pocket dimension with its own rules and laws. For example, the bar has a phone that can call other dimensions so long as you know that dimension's area code.

Key facts

Nightmaster is of human origin and first appeared in "Some Forbidden Fate". The character is published by DC Comics. With 117 recorded issue appearances, Nightmaster ranks among the most featured characters in comics.