Who Is Northwind? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Northwind is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Norda Cantrell, with over 142 comic issue appearances. As a hybrid of the human and Feitheran races, Northwind has natural feathered wings and the ability to fly. He can also communicate with birds and get them to do his bidding.

Who is Northwind?

Origin In 1946 a pilot discovered the hidden city of Feithera in northern Green land, Feithera was inhabited by the Bird People, a race of sentient winged semi-humanoid bird-like beings with their own civilization. Most people did not believe the pilot's story, but three explorers decided to go there and hunt for the bird people. The original Hawkman went to Feithera, where he not only stopped the explorers, but persuaded them to keep Feithera's existence a secret to prevent its exploitation. Hawkman frequently visited Feithera, who allowed him to bring the anthropologist Fred Cantrell to live among them. Cantrell and Osoro, daughter of Feithera's ruler Worla, fell in love and had a son, Norda, who was a hybrid of the human and Feitheran races. Hawkman and Hawkgirl became Norda's godparents. But Norda felt the Feitherans (apart from his parents and Worla) considered him to be an unwanted half-breed. Hence he left Feithera to live in the world of human beings.

Key facts

Northwind is of human origin and first appeared in "The Infinity Syndrome!". The character is published by DC Comics. With 142 recorded issue appearances, Northwind ranks among the most featured characters in comics.