Nighthawk apparently sacrifices his life in "The Defenders" #106 (cover dated April 1982). The supervillain Dead Ringer impersonates him in "Captain America" #429 (July 1994). In the three-issue miniseries "Nighthawk" (Sept.-Nov. 1998) Richmond is revealed to be alive, but in a coma and brain dead. Through supernatural means, he is revived and resumes his crime-fighting career. He co-starred in the 12-issue run of "The Defenders" vol. 2 (March 2001 - Feb. 2002) and the miniseries "The Order" #1-6 (April - Sept. 2002). Nighthawk formed a short-lived version of the Defenders, with the mutant Colossus, the Blazing Skull, and She-Hulk, as part of the Initiative, depicted in the miniseries "The Last Defenders" #1-6 (May - Oct. 2008).