Northwind
Created by Roy Thomas and Jerry Ordway
+ History
Norda Cantrell is the godson of the original Hawkman and Hawkgirl. This arose from the Halls' friendship with the inhabitants of the hidden city of Feithera, in Greenland (Flash v.1 #71, 5.46). Norda was born of a Feitheran woman, Osoro, and Carter's friend, anthropologist Fred Cantrell. Norda grew up among both societies and became somewhat of a rival with the Hawks' son, Hector Hall. Regardless, he was a part of a group of teens who adopted costumed identities and applied for membership in the Justice Society. When rejected, the heroes formed their own group, Infinity, Inc. (Infinity, Inc. #1)
Northwind
served for a brief time before returning to Feithera. The city was
destroyed by a glacier, forcing his people to relocate (#23).
He ultimately elected to remain there to study under his grandfather. (#37) At
some point, the Feitherans lost their new home and began to undergo
a genetic metamorphosis. Among them, Norda's human facial features
become truly hawklike; this has left him incapable of speech. His
body is now covered in fine feathers and his hands and feet are clawed.
Under unrevealed circumstances, he met Black
Adam who recruited their society in an alliance with Atom-Smasher and Brainwave.
These heroes have become a rival group to the JSA (JSA
#40) and they executed Kobra after his escape from authorities. (#51) Northwind
and the Feitherans have remained faithful to Black Adam and fought
alongside him in the war to free the nation of Kahndaq. During the
war, Hawkman actually tore Norda's wings off, but they soon began
to grow back. The Feitherans remained in Kahndaq with Black Adam,
who has been allowed to lead the nation. (Hawkman
v.5 #25)
Northwind's transformation into a true hawk-man was inspired by the appearance of Hawkman in Kingdom Come #1.
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Infinity,
Inc. #1-23, 37 • JSA #40