Religion: ghosts
Name: ghosts of the subways
Classification: supporting characters group
First Appearance: Nightcrawler (vol. 3) #5 (Mar. 2005): "Ghosts on the Tracks, Part 1 of 2: And Kurt Hopped the A Train..."
Creators: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Darick Robertson, Wayne Faucher
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 2
Enemy of: Scott Warren
Defended or Helped by: Nightcrawler
Type of Organization/Group: subway worker
Note: 16 people killed in NYC subway construction, 1903
Sixteen people died during the New York City subway construction in 1903. The city covered up their deaths. These individuals remained in the subways as ghosts, haunting the place they had been killed. In modern times, the mutant super-hero Nightcrawler was able to uncover the truth about these deaths and reveal it to the world. Finally, these spirits were able to cross over to their eternal reward.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/gfgh.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/291293/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=15492