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 ...

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Nightcrawler, also known as Kurt Wagner, debuted in Marvel Comics with Giant-Size X-Men #1 in 1975. He was created by Len Wein and Dave Cockrum and is a German-born mutant with an almost elf-like ...