Nocturna

Natalia Knight is a thief-turned-socialite whose rare skin condition leaves her dangerously sensitive to sunlight, compelling her to live entirely by night. Her pallid beauty and nocturnal lifestyle bring her into close, complicated orbit with Batman and the Wayne household.

Born from the shadows of the Bronze Age in 1984, Nocturna made her entrance in Detective Comics #543 under the masterful hands of Doug Moench and Gene Colan — a pairing that practically invented atmospheric, noir-drenched comics storytelling. She's a DC figure who has kept genuinely distinguished company over the decades, sharing pages with Batman, Robin, Bruce Wayne, and Jason Todd across the pages of Detective Comics and Batman. Intriguing enough to earn a place in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, she's the kind of character that serious collectors recognize as a hallmark of that moody, richly textured era when Gotham's shadows felt deepest — and with appearances stretching all the way to 2025, she's clearly never quite stepped back into the dark for good.