Who Is Nocturna? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Nocturna is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Natasha Knight, with over 126 comic issue appearances. The alabaster seductress of the evening who calls herself Nocturna, is really Natasha Knight. She suffers from a rare "light sensitivity" disease. She appears in the pages of Dark Knight as a moonlighting, thieving temptress.

Who is Nocturna?

Creation Nocturna created by Doug Moench and Gene C olan Pre-Crisis The girl who became Natasha Knight had a hard childhood growing up on the dangerous streets of Gotham as a 12 year-old beggar. She was eventually found and taken in by the wealthy Charles Knight who acted as her guardian. He named the girl Natasha but he never filed for a formal adoption because he feared the courts would never approve of a single man raising a teenage female plus Charles had many skeletons in closet. Charles' fortune was based on illegal dealings as a criminal gang lord. Regardless, Charles acted as Natasha's adoptive father and Natasha was given a life of luxury. Charles was later murdered by a rival gang and Natasha finally learned the truth about how her lifestyle was made possible by criminal activity. At Charles' funeral, Natasha met Anton Knight, Charles only son. Anton had just returned from Asia after learning various forms of martial arts.

Key facts

Nocturna is of human origin and first appeared in "The Thief of Night! ; Lost in the Ozone". The character is published by DC Comics. With 126 recorded issue appearances, Nocturna ranks among the most featured characters in comics.