Who Is Ned Flanders? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ned Flanders is a Bongo comic book character, the alter ego of Nedward Flanders, Jr., with over 369 comic issue appearances. A God-loving, God-fearing, God-obsessed neighbor with endless patience, especially for his next door neighbor and frenemy Homer Simpson.

Who is Ned Flanders?

Ned does his best to be a good Christian....actually he does better than anyone else. He is devoted to his church-diddly-urch, Jesus, and his family. Ned's wife is actually dead, so he is raising his two sons, Rod and Todd , as a single dad. He shelters them from anything ungodly (including sugar and all but one TV channel). Speaking of that, he has quite a bomb shelter in his backyard. Ned is the Simpsons' neighbor. He has lent Homer COUNTLESS things over the years, all of which Homer has either, kept, sold, or ruined. But in true "turn the other cheek" fashion, Ned continues to trust and love his neighbor.

Key facts

Ned Flanders is of human origin and first appeared in "Lo, There Shall Come...A Bartman!". The character is published by Bongo. With 369 recorded issue appearances, Ned Flanders ranks among the most featured characters in comics.