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Working with Teddy and the siblings' guardian, psychiatrist Dr. Lucian Ballad, Keith uses his new abilities to help people who are traumatised by memories or somehow trapped in their own mind. Along the way he uncovers the truth about his parents’ deaths and starts to confront their killers.

The series was one of eight titles launched to introduce the New Universe, a shared world unrelated to the existing Franchise/MarvelUniverse. It was initially billed as “the world outside your window”, a setting which only diverged from the real world when a single MassEmpoweringEvent granted some people superpowers.

In ''Nightmask''’s case, it occasionally strayed from those guidelines - some people (such as Keith's parents) were already finding hi-tech ways to interact with dreams before the world changed, for example, and voodoo seemingly has real magical power.

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Working with Teddy and the siblings' guardian, psychiatrist Dr. Lucian Ballad, Keith uses his new abilities to help people who are traumatised by memories or somehow trapped in their own mind. Along the way he uncovers the truth about his parents’ parents' deaths and starts to confront their killers.

The series was one of eight titles launched to introduce the New Universe, a shared world unrelated to the existing Franchise/MarvelUniverse. It was initially billed as “the "the world outside your window”, window", a setting which only diverged from the real world when a single MassEmpoweringEvent granted some people superpowers.

In ''Nightmask''’s ''Nightmask'''s case, it occasionally strayed from those guidelines - some people (such as Keith's parents) were already finding hi-tech ways to interact with dreams before the world changed, for example, and voodoo seemingly has real magical power.



* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Lita's physical training also helps to improve Keith’s endurance, coordination and strength when he's inside someone's dreams.

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* BoxingLessonsForSuperman: Lita's physical training also helps to improve Keith’s Keith's endurance, coordination and strength when he's inside someone's dreams.



* SexyPackaging: Inverted. The cover swaps Mistress Midnight's skimpy black DressedLikeADominatrix outfit for a short-sleeved jumpsuit that’s far less revealing. Her studded belt is the only nod to her actual outfit.

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* SexyPackaging: Inverted. The cover swaps Mistress Midnight's skimpy black DressedLikeADominatrix outfit for a short-sleeved jumpsuit that’s that's far less revealing. Her studded belt is the only nod to her actual outfit.



* WeCanRebuildHim: Kleinmann almost dies when his machines explode after his first clash with Nightmask. When he next appears he's a TwoFaced, maimed cyborg. He punches a mirror when he first sees his new reflection.

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* WeCanRebuildHim: Kleinmann almost dies when his machines explode after his first clash with Nightmask. When he next appears he's a TwoFaced, maimed cyborg. He punches a mirror when he first sees his new reflection.reflection.

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* DressedLikeADominatrix: Mistress Midnight appears this way in dreams when confronting Nightmask. She's dressed all in black with AbsoluteCleavage, wearing thigh-high boots, studded gauntlets and a spiked collar. And wielding a battle axe.

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* DressedLikeADominatrix: Mistress Midnight appears this way in dreams when confronting Nightmask. She's dressed all in black with AbsoluteCleavage, a NavelDeepNeckline, wearing thigh-high boots, studded gauntlets and a spiked collar. And wielding a battle axe.
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* DreamWalker: Nightmask has this as his superpower.
* DreamWeaver: Nightmask is a psychotherapist who uses his power to assist people.


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* HappyPlace: One issue involves a man whose wife and young daughter were murdered, and who has slipped into a catatonic Happy Place where they're still alive. The recently-orphaned protagonist is supposed to use his [[DreamWeaver dream-walking abilities]] to bring the man out, but he's not sure he wants to, especially since it involves "killing" the dream family.


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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Nightmask has the ability to enter anyone's dreams, which he used to assist in psychotherapy.


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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A character notes that someone is "deader than Music/TheBeeGees' career!").
* ParentalAbandonment: Happened--violently--to Keith Remsen and his sister at the start of the series.


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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted as the main character IS a therapist.
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* FalseFlagOperation: After Salinger's behavior modification serum kills every UnwittingTestSubject in a Central American village, the village burns down with no survivors and Salinger's government sponsors arrange things so that it seems to have been destroyed by a rebel attack.

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* FalseFlagOperation: After Salinger's behavior modification serum kills every UnwittingTestSubject in a Central American village, the village burns down with no survivors and Salinger's his government sponsors arrange things so that it seems to have been destroyed by a rebel attack.
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* FalseFlagOperation: After Salinger's behavior modification serum kills every UnwittingTestSubject in a Central American village, the village burns down with no survivors and Salinger's government sponsors arrange things so that it seems to have been destroyed by a rebel attack.
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* HarmfulHealing: In initial trials, Salinger's serum reduced the violent tendencies of the criminally insane. The government wanted to see what it would do for normal people, with the implication that it had pacification and crowd control benefits. The entire Central American village they [[UnwittingTestSubject secretly tested it on]] died.
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* UnwittingTestSubject: Dr. Salinger developed a serum that reduced violent behaviour in the criminally insane. His government sponsors wanted to see if it had broader uses for pacification, so it was administered to an entire Central American village. [[HarmfulHealing Everyone dies]] and the government burns the village and makes it look like [[FalseFlagOperation the rebels killed the villagers]].

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* UnwittingTestSubject: Dr. Salinger developed a serum that reduced violent behaviour in the criminally insane. His government sponsors wanted to see if it had broader uses for pacification, so it was administered to an entire Central American village. [[HarmfulHealing Everyone dies]] dies]], the village is burnt down, and the government burns the village and makes leaves it look like looking as if [[FalseFlagOperation the rebels killed the villagers]].
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* UnwittingTestSubject: Dr. Salinger developed a serum that reduced violent behaviour in the criminally insane. His government sponsors wanted to see if it had broader uses for pacification, so it was administered to an entire Central American village. [[HarmfulHealing Everyone dies]] and the government burns the village and makes it look like [[FalseFlagOperation the rebels killed the villagers]].
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* ThePrecariousLedge: Keith follows a suicidal Dr. Salinger onto a ledge, hoping to [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal talk him down]].



* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Keith ends up on ThePrecariousLedge with Dr. Salinger, trying to persuade him not to jump. He succeeds.

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* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Keith ends up on ThePrecariousLedge with Dr. Salinger, trying to persuade him not to jump. He succeeds.
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* TwoFaced: After he's maimed by his machinery overloading at the end of the first issue, the right side of Kleinmann's face is badly damaged. His hair's mostly gone, his skin is red, uneven and burned, and his eye's hidden behind his cybernetics.

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* TwoFaced: After he's maimed by his machinery overloading at the end of the first issue, the right side of Kleinmann's face is badly damaged. His hair's mostly gone, his skin is red, uneven and burned, and his eye's hidden behind his cybernetics.cybernetics.
* WeCanRebuildHim: Kleinmann almost dies when his machines explode after his first clash with Nightmask. When he next appears he's a TwoFaced, maimed cyborg. He punches a mirror when he first sees his new reflection.
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* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Keith ends up on ThePrecariousLedge with Dr. Salinger, trying to persuade him not to jump. He succeeds.

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