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Encyclopedia > Night Eagle
Night Eagle


Night Eagle with her owls

Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The Adventures of Superman #586 (December 2000)
Created by J.M. DeMatteis (writer)
Mike Miller (artist)
Characteristics
Alter ego unknown
Relatives none
Affiliations Superman
Notable aliases None
Abilities Flight, ability to disperse dark magic, power to sense evil, control over owls.

Night Eagle is a fictional character from DC Comics. She first appears in The Adventures of Superman #586 (December 2000), and was created by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Miller. She is a shaman of sorts, with a kinship with owls. DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books. ... Mike Miller is the name of the following people: Mike Miller (Baltimore politician) Mike Miller, a Maryland politician and President of the Maryland State Senate; Mike Miller (basketball) Mike Miller (musician) Mike Miller (sprinter) Mike Miller (wrestler) Mike Miller (guitarist) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... John Marc DeMatteis is an American writer of comic books. ... Mike Miller is the name of the following people: Mike Miller (Baltimore politician) Mike Miller, a Maryland politician and President of the Maryland State Senate; Mike Miller (basketball) Mike Miller (musician) Mike Miller (sprinter) Mike Miller (wrestler) Mike Miller (guitarist) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated... The shaman is an intellectual and spiritual figure who is regarded as possessing power and influence on other peoples in the tribe and performs several functions, primarily that of a healer ( medicine man). The shaman provides medical care, and serves other community needs during crisis times, via supernatural means (means... Binomial name Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) Synonyms Strix alba Scopoli, 1769 Lechusa stirtoni Miller, 1956 The Barn Owl (Tyto alba) or, to distinguish it from relatives, Common Barn Owl, is an owl in the barn owl family Tytonidae. ...


History

When Satanus tried to corrupt Metropolis with dark magic, Superman tried to intervene, but was overwhelmed by a powerful spell from the demon. As globes of dark power engulfed Superman, a flock of barn owls flew in and destroyed the globes. Superman looked up to see a Native American woman in an owl-like costume, who told Superman to "You can longer trust your eyes, you can only trust your heart", before she vanished. Metropolis as depicted in the Superman Returns video game For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ... Magic/magick and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical or paranormal means. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... The spell is a magical act intended to cause an effect on reality using supernatural means of liturgical or ritual nature. ... St. ... An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ...


Later, Superman followed an owl to a building, on which the woman stood, and she introduced herself as "Night Eagle". As magical foes and demons began attacking Metropolis, she would guide him on how to beat them. But when Satanus threatened to destroy the "soul of the city", Superman offered his soul in exchange. The result was that Superman was evil, as his soul was trapped in Hell. Medieval illustration of Hell in the Hortus deliciarum manuscript of Herrad of Landsberg (about 1180) Hell, according to many religious beliefs, is a place or a state of pain and suffering. ...


Night Eagle appeared to Lois Lane and helped her enter Hell. There Lois helped Superman free himself, and the two defeated Satanus. Night Eagle then vanished, but not before her face became turned in to the face of Satanus's sister, Blaze. Night Eagle's current status and identity are unknown. Lois Joanne Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ...


Powers

Night Eagle is an agent of light, a bridge between the physical world and the afterlife. Night Eagle can see into the afterlife, and see magical energies. She has the power to fly, and can disperse spells and dark magic with her owls (who seem to obey her thoughts). She can appear to one or two people, while being invisible to all others, and cannot be touched by physical entities.


External links

  • DCU Guide: Night Eagle
  • Superman Homepage: Superman #586

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Movie Info for Night of the Eagle on MSN Movies (203 words)
Night of the Eagle was the second film version of Fritz Leiber Jr.'s Conjure Wife (the first was Weird Woman, perhaps the best of Universal's low-budget "Inner Sanctum" series of the 1940s).
The film's title was possibly meant to invoke memories of the earlier Night of the Demon (58); both films involve a rational scientist (in the case of Night of the Eagle, Peter Wyngarde) forced to accept the existence of the supernatural.
The supernatural aspect of Night of the Eagle is convincingly handled, including a knockout sequence with a wild eagle rampaging through the scientist's tranquil study.
Bigfork Eagle (651 words)
Noises in the night have radically changed since I was a boy, and that is the result of modern technology which Iris can accept, but I have difficulty adjusting to.
A person who went to the outhouse two nights in a row was usually considered to be critically ill or incurably disorganized.
Another reason thieves were seldom associated with things that went "bump in the night" in those days, is the fact that fewer parents raised their children to be burglars.
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