In September 1946, ninth-grader Croyd Crenson, native of an unspecified borough of the New York City metropolitan area, was one of the first victims of the alien virus dubbed "the Wild Card", which generates random mutations in humans, many times leading to an altered appearance and/or superhuman abilities. In Croyd's case, however, his mutation induces the virus to periodically re-infect his body (similar to malaria), causing him to develop a different appearance and set of powers every time he sleeps. Fortunately, the primary constant among these changes is an altered sleep cycle: he can spend anywhere from days to weeks at a time with no need for sleep, followed by equally varying periods of extended sleep, analogous to a pupal stage, during which his body alters to a new configuration. The classification of his abilities changes from mutation to mutation. He shows no sign of the effects of advancing age, though in the later eras depicted in the novels, he would be approaching his sixties.
Macy is one of the 108…show more content… Her first form was that of a hair-covered boy with the ability to turn invisible. Various positive powers she has manifested during her waking periods include the ability to melt metal, enhanced speed and reflexes, heat conduction, flight, and super strength. Her negative manifestations have been equally varied: pink, stunted, and bat like; a humanoid Gecko lizard; two different winged demon forms; something like a giant armadillo; a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), wingless bird with retractable claws; a wolf-faced freak with multi-jointed legs and acid for urine, and other even less attractive forms. During her stint as a fact finder for the Mafia, under the nickname 'Blink' was a handsome brown haired Ace with strong bioelectric abilities - - and faceted, mirror-like compound
