NIGHTSHADE III (Sturges Hellstrom)	BIOGRAPHY
Created by Doug Moench and Don Newton

PERSONAL DATA

Real Name: Sturges Hellstrom
Status: Deceased
Citizenship: American
Base of Operation: Gotham City
Gender: Male
Hair: Brown
First Appearance: Batman Vol. 1 #376 (October 1984): "Nightmares, Inc."
Creators: Doug Moench and Don Newton

HISTORY

Sturges Hellstrom, a.k.a. Nightshade, was a remarkable thief and the owner of the "scare-for-hire" party services Nightmares, Inc., who targeted its clients for burglaries.

The villainous Nocturna formed an alliance with Hellstrom after her former partner, the Night-Thief, had been put in jail. Nocturna would conceive the plans of robbery and theft, and and Hellstrom and his people would carry out the crimes. Once the scheme had run its course, Nocturna called it quits.

Shortly afterwards, the Night-Thief broke out of prison and, in an act of jealousy, killed his perceived rival Nightslayer, with a dagger to the heart.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Nightshade in chronological order click here