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Nomad (comics)
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Nomad is the name of a number of superhero
characters who have appeared in comic book
s published by Marvel Comics
. The Nomad name and costume was created by writer Steve Englehart
and artist Sal Buscema
as an alternate identity for the original Captain America
, Steve Rogers, in Captain America #180 (December, 1974).
The identity was revived by writer J.M. DeMatteis for a minor character, ("Edward Ferbel"), in Captain America #261-263 (September - November, 1981). The same writer later gave the title to its best known claimant ("Jack Monroe") in Captain America #281 (May, 1983).
The original Nomad is an alternate identity which Steve Rogers adopts after he abandons the Captain America costume and title.
In Captain America #180 (December, 1974) Rogers becomes disillusioned with the U.S.
government when he discovers that a high ranking government official (heavily hinted to be the then President of the United States
Richard Nixon
) is the leader of the terrorist organization known as the Secret Empire
.
Rogers then decides to abandon his Captain America identity, feeling that he cannot continue to serve America after this latest discovery has shattered his faith in the nation's status. However, a confrontation with Hawkeye
(disguised as the Golden Archer
) forces Rogers to realize that he cannot abandon a life of heroism, and he subsequently takes on the name "Nomad" (as it means "man without a country") adopting a new dark blue and yellow uniform with no patriotic markings on it at all.
This identity is short-lived, with Rogers maintaining it for a mere four issues of the comic to varying degrees of success; he even trips over his own cape at one point. At the conclusion of Captain America #184 (April, 1975) Rogers returns to the role of Captain America when he realizes that he could champion America's ideals without blindly supporting its government.
in an effort to discredit Captain America.
He is killed by an agent of the Skull, the "Ameridroid
", in Captain America #263 (November, 1981).
. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema in Captain America #153 (September, 1972).
s (a term for changes to previously established canon
). Although the character's first real appearance is as "Bucky" in Captain America #153, the origin of the character, first revealed in Captain America #155 (again by Englehart and Buscema), identifies him as the "Bucky" that appeared in Captain America comics which were originally published in the 1950s.
When they were first published between 1953 and 1954 those Captain America stories, which were written by Stan Lee
and illustrated by Mort Lawrence
and John Romita, Sr.
, starred Steve Rogers (the original Captain America) and Bucky and were clearly set in the 1950s, with the duo prominently battling communism and a communist Red Skull. However, when Lee revived the Captain America concept a second time in 1964 he ignored his own previous stories. The character returned in Avengers
#4 (March, 1964) in which it is revealed that the original Captain America has been in a state of suspended animation
since a battle he fought near the close of World War II
. The story also reveals that the original Bucky apparently perished in that battle.
The 1950s stories were thus considered outside of official canon until Englehart's 1972 Captain America storyline (#153-156; September - December, 1972), which attempted to resolve the discrepancy by showing how a teenager (Monroe is simply referred to as "Bucky" throughout, the name "Jack Monroe" was introduced in later stories) and an unnamed man
(later known as "The Grand Director") had assumed both the public and private identities of the original Captain America and Bucky as part of a government-sponsored program which planned to replace the lost heroes to combat the "red threat".
The origin story of the two characters is given in Captain America #155, which reveals how the two gain super-powers by injecting themselves with a "Super-Soldier Formula" that they find in old Nazi
files. The formula initially grants them abilities similar to those of the original Captain America (Steve Rogers). However, the formula made no mention of the essential Vita-ray exposure portion of the treatment and the absence causes its effects to eventually give them psychotic symptoms. As a result, the two are arrested and put into suspended animation by government agents.
This complicated origin is the reason that some sources list Young Men #24 (December, 1953; the first appearance of the communist hunting Captain America and Bucky) as Monroe's first appearance, though in actuality the issue in question was originally intended to depict the original Bucky. A later story, What If
Vol. 1 #4, (August, 1977), further complicates the Bucky history by introducing another "Bucky" (Fred Davis) that takes on the role in 1945, many years before Monroe assumes the title, which makes Monroe the third "Bucky" chronologically.
Monroe was mostly portrayed as essentially having the same powers as the first official Captain America, Steve Rogers I. This has long been a matter of contention in the comics as Monroe received his powers from the same sample of the Super-Soldier Serum that gave Steve Rogers II definite super-human strength. He became super strong but after being exposed to stabilizing rays (similar to the Vita-rays Steve Rogers I received) his strength normalized to peak human.
In Captain America #153-156 "Bucky" and his partner are briefly reawakened decades after being put in suspended animation. In Captain America #232- 236 (April - August, 1979) - by writers Roger McKenzie
, Jim Shooter
and Michael Fleisher
and artist Sal Buscema, "Captain America" is revived and brainwashed into becoming the fascistic "Grand Director", who shoots and apparently kills his former partner Bucky and later apparently commits suicide. Writer J.M. DeMatteis resurrected the "Bucky" character in Captain America #281 (May, 1983), which is the first comic that names him as "Jack Monroe". That story reveals that the gun was loaded with blanks, and the cured Monroe is given the Nomad identity by Steve Rogers in Captain America #282 (June, 1983). Nomad then becomes Captain America's partner for the next two years of published comics, most notably helping him defeat the Red Skull and Baron Zemo
in DeMatteis' last storyline (Captain America #298 - 300; October - December 1984); DeMatteis' successor as writer of the series, Mark Gruenwald
, had Nomad end the partnership in Captain America #309 (September, 1985).
However Gruenwald continued to feature the character in Captain America intermittently. He features in Captain America #324 -325 (December, 1986 - January, 1987), Captain America #336 (December, 1987), and after Steve Rogers is stripped of his Captain America identity, Nomad appears in a storyline which continues for over a year of Captain America stories (#336-350; December, 1987 - February, 1989) where Nomad is one of Rogers's partners as he continues being a superhero under the identity of "The Captain". During this storyline Nomad is depicted as a tetchy and insolent character who takes an instant disliking to Demolition Man
, a dislike which only increases when it becomes evident that Vagabond
and Demolition Man are attracted to each other.
The character is next seen in the eight page story "Angel in the Snow" in Marvel Comics Presents
#14 (March, 1989), which was written by Fabian Nicieza
, a writer who would go on to script most of the character's appearances in the following decade and a half. The story is followed up in a backup story in Captain America Annual #9 (1989), again written by Nicieza, in which Monroe discards his spandex outfit choosing to become an urban vigilante
.
In 1990, Nomad starred in an eponymous four-issue miniseries, written by Nicieza and penciled by James Fry III (November 1990 - February, 1991). Captain America Annual #10 features a prologue to the upcoming Nomad ongoing series. Again written by Nicieza the series lasted 25 issues (May, 1992 - May, 1994) and featured artwork from several artists, most notably Pat Olliffe
and S. Clarke Hawbaker. At one point in the series Monroe spends an extended period in Los Angeles, California
and in one issue (#9; January, 1993) Nicieza addresses the subject of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
which had recently occurred when the story was first published.
One notable storyline in the title, ("Dead Man's Hand" a crossover with the Punisher
War Journal and Daredevil
series also being published at that time), sees Nomad teaming up with the Punisher, Daredevil and Deadpool
against a coalition of criminal organizations. The title was also involved in the 1993 Infinity Crusade
crossover, and in his own series, Nomad confronts an evil clone of Gambit
. At the close of the Nomad ongoing series, the character was believed dead.
In Thunderbolts
#49 (April, 2001) it was revealed that he was in fact placed in suspended animation and was revived and temporarily brainwashed into being a new version of the Scourge
character. Monroe is next shown by writer Ed Brubaker
and artist Steve Epting
in Captain America (vol. 5) #3 (April 2005) being shot dead by a mysterious assailant.
Captain America (vol. 5) #7 (July, 2005) by Brubaker and artist John Paul Leon
then reveals the events of the last few days of Monroe's life, and the original Bucky
, now the cyborg assassin "Winter Soldier", is revealed to be Monroe's killer.
. He became an adventurer and the partner of a man who had assumed the identity of Steve Rogers
in the 1950s. After operating together for some time as Bucky and Captain America, respectively, the two were placed in suspended animation. The two superheroes are reawakened decades after being put in suspended animation. In their delusional state, the man and teenager who were the 1950s Captain America and Bucky attempt to kill the original Captain America
and his partner the Falcon
. However they are eventually captured and returned to a state of suspended animation.
"Captain America" is later revived and brainwashed by the psychologist Doctor Faustus
into becoming the fascistic "Grand Director", leader of the National Force
. Under Faustus' control "The Grand Director" shoots and apparently kills his former partner Bucky. Faustus and The Director are defeated by the original Captain America and Daredevil
after which The Grand Director commits suicide.
It is later revealed that Faustus had loaded the gun with blanks as he intended to use Monroe in a later plot which was never realized. Monroe, was subsequently taken into S.H.I.E.L.D.
custody and seemingly been cured of his psychotic symptoms. Monroe then sought out Steve Rogers, and dons a Bucky costume to help him defeat the female terrorist known as the Viper
. Rogers then gives Monroe his former Nomad identity, and Monroe dons the Nomad costume to battle the Viper alongside Captain America. Nomad next battled the Slayer.
Nomad then became Captain America's partner, and battled the Sisters of Sin
. He psychologically battled Baron Zemo as Bucky. Nomad helped Captain America defeat the Red Skull, a conflict in which the Red Skull seemingly perished. Nomad completed a successful solo mission apprehending the deranged Madcap
, and later ends his partnership with Captain America.
Nomad later obtained a new costume, and battled the Slug
, dismantling his criminal empire with Captain America's assistance. Monroe returns again after Steve Rogers is stripped of the Captain America identity by the Commission on Superhuman Activities
. Rogers continues being a superhero under the identity of "The Captain" and, wearing a black version of his regular costume, he begins traveling the country fighting evil with a group of his former partners, including Nomad, Demolition Man
and The Falcon
. The group also includes Nomad's then-girlfriend, a neophyte adventurer who goes by the codename Vagabond
. During this storyline Nomad is depicted as a tetchy and insolent character who takes an instant disliking to Demolition Man, a dislike increased by an apparent attraction between Vagabond and Demolition Man.
Nomad battled Vibro
. When a faction of the Serpent Society
under the leadership of the terrorist Viper
attempts to poison the Washington, DC water supply, The Captain and his team intervenes. During these events, Nomad, Vagabond, and Demolition Man are captured by The Commission and imprisoned. The former Serpent Society leader known as Sidewinder
uses his teleportation ability to enter the jail and free Diamondback
, a Society member who has remained loyal to Sidewinder and helped The Captain fight Viper, and as a result was in jail, too. Sidewinder offers to free the other heroes imprisoned there, but Vagabond and Demolition Man turn him down, saying that they think it was wrong to flee the authorities. Nomad scoffs at this notion, and decides to leave the jail with Sidewinder and Diamondback. This incident ends his relationship with Vagabond. The Captain approaches Nomad for help, but finds Nomad in a bar, drunk. Upon finding out Rogers plans to give himself up to the Commission, Nomad refuses to help him and the two men part on bad terms.
Going solo again, Nomad began a war against drug dealer Umberto Safilios. Monroe later discards his spandex outfit choosing to become an urban vigilante
. Monroe kidnaps an infant girl from her drug addicted mother, naming her "Bucky". The Commission on Superhuman Activities begins to put Monroe under scrutiny. The Commission, allied with the military, sends Steve Rogers (by now restored to the Captain America role) to try and subdue Nomad. In a subsequent firefight Nomad defeats Safilios, and kills several drug dealers and government officials. Nomad begins to spend some time on the road, dealing with problems not usually the purview of superheroes, such as AIDS
, homelessness
, and hate crime
s.
At one point Monroe spends an extended period in Los Angeles, California
. While in L.A. Nomad becomes loosely affiliated with the "Undergrounders", a network of people across America who willingly help each other out in need. This allows Nomad access to trusted babysitters when he needs to enter situations far, far too dangerous for Bucky (though many think Nomad's life is consistently far too dangerous). During this phase of his life, Nomad sheds much of his previous acerbic, self-destructive personality, and becomes a more laid-back, compassionate person. Later Nomad realizes that both he and/or Bucky could be infected with HIV, Bucky due to her parentage and Nomad due to his time receiving medical care from the Undergrounders. He has himself and Bucky tested but it is never revealed if either of them are infected.
Nomad later teams up with the Punisher, Daredevil and Deadpool
against a coalition of criminal organizations. During the Infinity Crusade
, Nomad is shown among dozens of super-heroes who travel into outer space. Nomad doesn't have much involvement in the events, however, and he and Forge
are literally seen hanging around during much of the action. Nomad does confront an evil clone of Gambit
, who had gotten lost on the way to the battles. Around this time, Nomad is one of the heroes recruited by Doctor Strange
to battle the demonic threat of Lilin, a powerful ancient queen.
During his time on the road, Nomad confronts the Hate-Monger, Man-Thing and even the mother of Bucky herself, who had been brainwashed into a trained assassin sent to kill him. The assassination training is done by the 'Favor Broker', an adversary who plagues Nomad throughout much of his series.
Nomad is eventually believed dead after a confrontation with his old hometown's Nazi militia (Monroe's father had been a Nazi sympathizer during World War II) but he had been placed in suspended animation. An innocent bystander's body was used to replace his.
It was revealed that he was in fact placed in suspended animation and later revived by Henry Gyrich, who infused Monroe's body with nanites
that placed him under Gyrich's command, and turned Monroe into a new version of the Scourge of the Underworld
. Though Monroe was conscious and aware of his actions, he could neither resist Gyrich's orders nor reveal his true identity or details of his servitude to anyone. As "Scourge", he battled the Thunderbolts
, who eventually freed him from Gyrich's control.
Monroe is shot dead by a mysterious assailant as he leaves a bar. Monroe had returned to his original Nomad costume and identity and began to relapse into some psychotic episodes and symptoms. At this time, Monroe had checked in on his former ward he called Bucky, who had since been adopted. The original Bucky
, now the cyborg "Winter Soldier", is ultimately revealed to be Monroe's assassin.
As Nomad, he wore a pair of stun-discs on each shoulder near the collarbone. These 6 inches (152.4 mm) tool-steel alloy discs could be thrown as projectile weapons.
Monroe has extensive experience in hand-to-hand combat, having received personal tutoring by Captain America. He is also an expert marksman.
As Scourge, Monroe had access to an array of equipment based on devices confiscated from costumed criminals, created for the Scourge identity by the Commission on Superhuman Activities
on Henry Gyrich's orders. Such items seen in use by Monroe include versions of the Goblin glider, the Unicorn
's energy-projecting headgear, and Stilt-Man
's telescoping legs, as well as other unspecified weaponry. Certain items were installed in the Scourge costume, while others were miniaturized with Pym particles and stored in one of the costume's gauntlets; all of this equipment was accessible through voice-coded commands. Monroe was also able to use his gauntlet's store of Pym particles to alter his own size or that of other people and objects; however, his supply of the particles was not infinite, and exhausting that supply could force him to abandon much of his stored weaponry.
, the female Bucky established in the Heroes Reborn
Captain America series, now resides in the mainstream Marvel Universe, and has befriended the Young Avenger
known as Patriot in the hopes of contacting the new Captain America (the original Bucky, now free of his Winter Soldier programming). In September 2009, Rikki Barnes took on the identity of Nomad in the mini-series, Nomad: Girl Without A World, by Sean McKeever
and David Baldeon.
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characters who have appeared in comic book
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s published by Marvel Comics
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. The Nomad name and costume was created by writer Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart
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and artist Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
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as an alternate identity for the original Captain America
Captain America
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, Steve Rogers, in Captain America #180 (December, 1974).
The identity was revived by writer J.M. DeMatteis for a minor character, ("Edward Ferbel"), in Captain America #261-263 (September - November, 1981). The same writer later gave the title to its best known claimant ("Jack Monroe") in Captain America #281 (May, 1983).
Steve Rogers
The original Nomad is an alternate identity which Steve Rogers adopts after he abandons the Captain America costume and title.
In Captain America #180 (December, 1974) Rogers becomes disillusioned with the U.S.
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government when he discovers that a high ranking government official (heavily hinted to be the then President of the United States
President of the United States
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Richard Nixon
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) is the leader of the terrorist organization known as the Secret Empire
Secret Empire
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.
Rogers then decides to abandon his Captain America identity, feeling that he cannot continue to serve America after this latest discovery has shattered his faith in the nation's status. However, a confrontation with Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
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(disguised as the Golden Archer
Golden Archer
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) forces Rogers to realize that he cannot abandon a life of heroism, and he subsequently takes on the name "Nomad" (as it means "man without a country") adopting a new dark blue and yellow uniform with no patriotic markings on it at all.
This identity is short-lived, with Rogers maintaining it for a mere four issues of the comic to varying degrees of success; he even trips over his own cape at one point. At the conclusion of Captain America #184 (April, 1975) Rogers returns to the role of Captain America when he realizes that he could champion America's ideals without blindly supporting its government.
Edward Ferbel
Introduced in Captain America #261 (September, 1981), the second Nomad was Edward Ferbel, a short-lived character who is given the Nomad's costume and equipment by the Red SkullRed Skull
The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional characters, all supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. All incarnations of the character are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general....
in an effort to discredit Captain America.
He is killed by an agent of the Skull, the "Ameridroid
Ameridroid
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", in Captain America #263 (November, 1981).
Jack Monroe
The third and best known Nomad is Jack Monroe, who was formerly known as the third BuckyBucky
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. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Sal Buscema in Captain America #153 (September, 1972).
Publication history
A character with a complicated history, Monroe's origin involves a complex series of retconRetcon
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s (a term for changes to previously established canon
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). Although the character's first real appearance is as "Bucky" in Captain America #153, the origin of the character, first revealed in Captain America #155 (again by Englehart and Buscema), identifies him as the "Bucky" that appeared in Captain America comics which were originally published in the 1950s.
When they were first published between 1953 and 1954 those Captain America stories, which were written by Stan Lee
Stan Lee
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and illustrated by Mort Lawrence
Mort Lawrence
Morton "Mort" Lawrence is an American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on Atlas Comics' Young Men series which reintroduced Captain America and Bucky as communist hunting super-heroes....
and John Romita, Sr.
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, starred Steve Rogers (the original Captain America) and Bucky and were clearly set in the 1950s, with the duo prominently battling communism and a communist Red Skull. However, when Lee revived the Captain America concept a second time in 1964 he ignored his own previous stories. The character returned in Avengers
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#4 (March, 1964) in which it is revealed that the original Captain America has been in a state of suspended animation
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since a battle he fought near the close of World War II
World War II
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. The story also reveals that the original Bucky apparently perished in that battle.
The 1950s stories were thus considered outside of official canon until Englehart's 1972 Captain America storyline (#153-156; September - December, 1972), which attempted to resolve the discrepancy by showing how a teenager (Monroe is simply referred to as "Bucky" throughout, the name "Jack Monroe" was introduced in later stories) and an unnamed man
Grand Director
The Grand Director , also known as the Captain America of the 1950s is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe...
(later known as "The Grand Director") had assumed both the public and private identities of the original Captain America and Bucky as part of a government-sponsored program which planned to replace the lost heroes to combat the "red threat".
The origin story of the two characters is given in Captain America #155, which reveals how the two gain super-powers by injecting themselves with a "Super-Soldier Formula" that they find in old Nazi
Nazism
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files. The formula initially grants them abilities similar to those of the original Captain America (Steve Rogers). However, the formula made no mention of the essential Vita-ray exposure portion of the treatment and the absence causes its effects to eventually give them psychotic symptoms. As a result, the two are arrested and put into suspended animation by government agents.
This complicated origin is the reason that some sources list Young Men #24 (December, 1953; the first appearance of the communist hunting Captain America and Bucky) as Monroe's first appearance, though in actuality the issue in question was originally intended to depict the original Bucky. A later story, What If
What If (comics)
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Vol. 1 #4, (August, 1977), further complicates the Bucky history by introducing another "Bucky" (Fred Davis) that takes on the role in 1945, many years before Monroe assumes the title, which makes Monroe the third "Bucky" chronologically.
Monroe was mostly portrayed as essentially having the same powers as the first official Captain America, Steve Rogers I. This has long been a matter of contention in the comics as Monroe received his powers from the same sample of the Super-Soldier Serum that gave Steve Rogers II definite super-human strength. He became super strong but after being exposed to stabilizing rays (similar to the Vita-rays Steve Rogers I received) his strength normalized to peak human.
In Captain America #153-156 "Bucky" and his partner are briefly reawakened decades after being put in suspended animation. In Captain America #232- 236 (April - August, 1979) - by writers Roger McKenzie
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, Jim Shooter
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and Michael Fleisher
Michael Fleisher
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and artist Sal Buscema, "Captain America" is revived and brainwashed into becoming the fascistic "Grand Director", who shoots and apparently kills his former partner Bucky and later apparently commits suicide. Writer J.M. DeMatteis resurrected the "Bucky" character in Captain America #281 (May, 1983), which is the first comic that names him as "Jack Monroe". That story reveals that the gun was loaded with blanks, and the cured Monroe is given the Nomad identity by Steve Rogers in Captain America #282 (June, 1983). Nomad then becomes Captain America's partner for the next two years of published comics, most notably helping him defeat the Red Skull and Baron Zemo
Baron Zemo
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in DeMatteis' last storyline (Captain America #298 - 300; October - December 1984); DeMatteis' successor as writer of the series, Mark Gruenwald
Mark Gruenwald
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, had Nomad end the partnership in Captain America #309 (September, 1985).
However Gruenwald continued to feature the character in Captain America intermittently. He features in Captain America #324 -325 (December, 1986 - January, 1987), Captain America #336 (December, 1987), and after Steve Rogers is stripped of his Captain America identity, Nomad appears in a storyline which continues for over a year of Captain America stories (#336-350; December, 1987 - February, 1989) where Nomad is one of Rogers's partners as he continues being a superhero under the identity of "The Captain". During this storyline Nomad is depicted as a tetchy and insolent character who takes an instant disliking to Demolition Man
Demolition Man (comics)
Demolition Man , also known as D-Man, is a fictional character in the .-Publication history:Dennis Dunphy first appeared in The Thing #28 , written by Mike Carlin and illustrated by Ron Wilson...
, a dislike which only increases when it becomes evident that Vagabond
Vagabond (comics)
Vagabond, the alter ego of Priscilla Lyons, is a superhero that has appeared in different books published by Marvel Comics. She has primarily appeared in series associated in some way with Captain America.-Fictional character biography:...
and Demolition Man are attracted to each other.
The character is next seen in the eight page story "Angel in the Snow" in Marvel Comics Presents
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#14 (March, 1989), which was written by Fabian Nicieza
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, a writer who would go on to script most of the character's appearances in the following decade and a half. The story is followed up in a backup story in Captain America Annual #9 (1989), again written by Nicieza, in which Monroe discards his spandex outfit choosing to become an urban vigilante
Vigilante
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.
In 1990, Nomad starred in an eponymous four-issue miniseries, written by Nicieza and penciled by James Fry III (November 1990 - February, 1991). Captain America Annual #10 features a prologue to the upcoming Nomad ongoing series. Again written by Nicieza the series lasted 25 issues (May, 1992 - May, 1994) and featured artwork from several artists, most notably Pat Olliffe
Pat Olliffe
Patrick "Pat" Olliffe is an American comic book artist and penciller.-Biography:Olliffe is best known for his work for Marvel Comics on Untold Tales of Spider-Man and Spider-Girl ....
and S. Clarke Hawbaker. At one point in the series Monroe spends an extended period in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and in one issue (#9; January, 1993) Nicieza addresses the subject of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
1992 Los Angeles riots
The 1992 Los Angeles Riots or South Central Riots, also known as the 1992 Los Angeles Civil Unrest were sparked on April 29, 1992, when a jury acquitted three white and one hispanic Los Angeles Police Department officers accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King following a...
which had recently occurred when the story was first published.
One notable storyline in the title, ("Dead Man's Hand" a crossover with the Punisher
Punisher
The Punisher is a fictional character, an anti-hero appearing in comic books based in the . Created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita, Sr., and Ross Andru, the character made its first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 .The Punisher is a vigilante who employs murder,...
War Journal and Daredevil
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
series also being published at that time), sees Nomad teaming up with the Punisher, Daredevil and Deadpool
Deadpool (comics)
Deadpool is a fictional character, a mercenary and anti-hero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98 Deadpool (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional character, a mercenary and...
against a coalition of criminal organizations. The title was also involved in the 1993 Infinity Crusade
Infinity Crusade
Infinity Crusade is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1993. The series was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by Ron Lim, Ian Laughlin, Al Milgrom and Jack Morelli....
crossover, and in his own series, Nomad confronts an evil clone of Gambit
Gambit (comics)
Gambit is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared briefly in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 , weeks before a more comprehensive appearance in Uncanny X-Men #266...
. At the close of the Nomad ongoing series, the character was believed dead.
In Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
#49 (April, 2001) it was revealed that he was in fact placed in suspended animation and was revived and temporarily brainwashed into being a new version of the Scourge
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe....
character. Monroe is next shown by writer Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker is an Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and cartoonist. Brubaker first early comics work was primarily in the crime fiction genre with works such as Lowlife, The Fall, Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives and Scene of the Crime...
and artist Steve Epting
Steve Epting
Stephen "Steve" Epting is an American comic book penciller.-Early life:Epting's influences include Alex Raymond, Stan Drake, Jim Holdaway, Joe Kubert, John Buscema, Al Williamson and José Luis García-López....
in Captain America (vol. 5) #3 (April 2005) being shot dead by a mysterious assailant.
Captain America (vol. 5) #7 (July, 2005) by Brubaker and artist John Paul Leon
John Paul Leon
John Paul Leon is an American comic book artist, known for his work on the Milestone Comics series Static, and the Marvel Comics limited series Earth X.-Career:...
then reveals the events of the last few days of Monroe's life, and the original Bucky
Bucky
Bucky is the name of several fictional characters, masked superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. The original, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby as a sidekick character in Captain America Comics #1 , published by Marvel's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics...
, now the cyborg assassin "Winter Soldier", is revealed to be Monroe's killer.
Fictional character biography
Jack Monroe was born in Naugatuck, ConnecticutNaugatuck, Connecticut
Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town spans both sides of the Naugatuck River just south of Waterbury, and includes the communities of Union City on the east side of the river, which has its own post office, Straitsville on the...
. He became an adventurer and the partner of a man who had assumed the identity of Steve Rogers
Grand Director
The Grand Director , also known as the Captain America of the 1950s is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe...
in the 1950s. After operating together for some time as Bucky and Captain America, respectively, the two were placed in suspended animation. The two superheroes are reawakened decades after being put in suspended animation. In their delusional state, the man and teenager who were the 1950s Captain America and Bucky attempt to kill the original Captain America
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...
and his partner the Falcon
Falcon (comics)
The Falcon is a fictional comic book superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, and introduced in Captain America #117 , the character is mainstream comics' first African-American superhero...
. However they are eventually captured and returned to a state of suspended animation.
"Captain America" is later revived and brainwashed by the psychologist Doctor Faustus
Doctor Faustus (comics)
Doctor Faustus is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics supervillain.An Austrian by birth, he is most commonly associated with Captain America, first appearing in issue #107 of his first series.-Creative origins:...
into becoming the fascistic "Grand Director", leader of the National Force
National Force
The National Force was a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe.The National Force was a neo-fascist organization masterminded by Doctor Faustus....
. Under Faustus' control "The Grand Director" shoots and apparently kills his former partner Bucky. Faustus and The Director are defeated by the original Captain America and Daredevil
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
after which The Grand Director commits suicide.
It is later revealed that Faustus had loaded the gun with blanks as he intended to use Monroe in a later plot which was never realized. Monroe, was subsequently taken into S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage and a secret military law-enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 , it often deals with superhuman threats....
custody and seemingly been cured of his psychotic symptoms. Monroe then sought out Steve Rogers, and dons a Bucky costume to help him defeat the female terrorist known as the Viper
Viper (Madame Hydra)
Viper, formerly known as Madame Hydra, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men...
. Rogers then gives Monroe his former Nomad identity, and Monroe dons the Nomad costume to battle the Viper alongside Captain America. Nomad next battled the Slayer.
Nomad then became Captain America's partner, and battled the Sisters of Sin
Sisters of Sin
The Sisters of Sin are fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. The Sisters are a group of female supervillains, so-called because their original costumes were distorted versions of the traditional clothing of Roman Catholic nuns.-History:...
. He psychologically battled Baron Zemo as Bucky. Nomad helped Captain America defeat the Red Skull, a conflict in which the Red Skull seemingly perished. Nomad completed a successful solo mission apprehending the deranged Madcap
Madcap (comics)
Madcap is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Captain America #307 . He has clashed with Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Hawkeye, Nomad, the Power Pack, Quasar and She-Hulk.-Fictional character biography:...
, and later ends his partnership with Captain America.
Nomad later obtained a new costume, and battled the Slug
Slug (comics)
Slug is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.-Fictional character biography:Ulysses Lugman was born in Miami, Florida. He is a Miami-based drug kingpin and criminal organizer, and also president and owner of several legal businesses...
, dismantling his criminal empire with Captain America's assistance. Monroe returns again after Steve Rogers is stripped of the Captain America identity by the Commission on Superhuman Activities
Commission on Superhuman Activities
The Commission on Superhuman Activities is a fictional government group from the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:...
. Rogers continues being a superhero under the identity of "The Captain" and, wearing a black version of his regular costume, he begins traveling the country fighting evil with a group of his former partners, including Nomad, Demolition Man
Demolition Man (comics)
Demolition Man , also known as D-Man, is a fictional character in the .-Publication history:Dennis Dunphy first appeared in The Thing #28 , written by Mike Carlin and illustrated by Ron Wilson...
and The Falcon
Falcon (comics)
The Falcon is a fictional comic book superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Gene Colan, and introduced in Captain America #117 , the character is mainstream comics' first African-American superhero...
. The group also includes Nomad's then-girlfriend, a neophyte adventurer who goes by the codename Vagabond
Vagabond (comics)
Vagabond, the alter ego of Priscilla Lyons, is a superhero that has appeared in different books published by Marvel Comics. She has primarily appeared in series associated in some way with Captain America.-Fictional character biography:...
. During this storyline Nomad is depicted as a tetchy and insolent character who takes an instant disliking to Demolition Man, a dislike increased by an apparent attraction between Vagabond and Demolition Man.
Nomad battled Vibro
Vibro (comics)
Vibro is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.-Fictional character biography:Alton Vibreaux was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Working as a seismologist and engineer, he fell into the San Andreas Fault during the test of his experimental apparatus, giving him superhuman powers...
. When a faction of the Serpent Society
Serpent Society
The Serpent Society is a fictional organization of snake-themed supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The group was initially formed from the membership of a previous supervillain team, the Serpent Squad. The group, like its predecessor, has been made up of longtime antagonists of Captain...
under the leadership of the terrorist Viper
Viper (Madame Hydra)
Viper, formerly known as Madame Hydra, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is a foe of the Avengers and the X-Men...
attempts to poison the Washington, DC water supply, The Captain and his team intervenes. During these events, Nomad, Vagabond, and Demolition Man are captured by The Commission and imprisoned. The former Serpent Society leader known as Sidewinder
Sidewinder (comics)
Sidewinder is a fictional character, a reformed super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe who first appeared in Marvel Two-in-One #64 and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio.-Fictional character biography:...
uses his teleportation ability to enter the jail and free Diamondback
Diamondback (comics)
Diamondback is the name of four fictional characters appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Diamondback first appeared in Captain America #310 , written by Mark Gruenwald and illustrated by Paul Neary.-Willis Stryker:The first Diamondback was a foe of Luke Cage...
, a Society member who has remained loyal to Sidewinder and helped The Captain fight Viper, and as a result was in jail, too. Sidewinder offers to free the other heroes imprisoned there, but Vagabond and Demolition Man turn him down, saying that they think it was wrong to flee the authorities. Nomad scoffs at this notion, and decides to leave the jail with Sidewinder and Diamondback. This incident ends his relationship with Vagabond. The Captain approaches Nomad for help, but finds Nomad in a bar, drunk. Upon finding out Rogers plans to give himself up to the Commission, Nomad refuses to help him and the two men part on bad terms.
Going solo again, Nomad began a war against drug dealer Umberto Safilios. Monroe later discards his spandex outfit choosing to become an urban vigilante
Vigilante
A vigilante is a private individual who legally or illegally punishes an alleged lawbreaker, or participates in a group which metes out extralegal punishment to an alleged lawbreaker....
. Monroe kidnaps an infant girl from her drug addicted mother, naming her "Bucky". The Commission on Superhuman Activities begins to put Monroe under scrutiny. The Commission, allied with the military, sends Steve Rogers (by now restored to the Captain America role) to try and subdue Nomad. In a subsequent firefight Nomad defeats Safilios, and kills several drug dealers and government officials. Nomad begins to spend some time on the road, dealing with problems not usually the purview of superheroes, such as AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
, homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
, and hate crime
Hate crime
In crime and law, hate crimes occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, social status or...
s.
At one point Monroe spends an extended period in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
. While in L.A. Nomad becomes loosely affiliated with the "Undergrounders", a network of people across America who willingly help each other out in need. This allows Nomad access to trusted babysitters when he needs to enter situations far, far too dangerous for Bucky (though many think Nomad's life is consistently far too dangerous). During this phase of his life, Nomad sheds much of his previous acerbic, self-destructive personality, and becomes a more laid-back, compassionate person. Later Nomad realizes that both he and/or Bucky could be infected with HIV, Bucky due to her parentage and Nomad due to his time receiving medical care from the Undergrounders. He has himself and Bucky tested but it is never revealed if either of them are infected.
Nomad later teams up with the Punisher, Daredevil and Deadpool
Deadpool (comics)
Deadpool is a fictional character, a mercenary and anti-hero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Rob Liefeld and writer Fabian Nicieza, Deadpool first appeared in The New Mutants #98 Deadpool (Wade Winston Wilson) is a fictional character, a mercenary and...
against a coalition of criminal organizations. During the Infinity Crusade
Infinity Crusade
Infinity Crusade is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1993. The series was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by Ron Lim, Ian Laughlin, Al Milgrom and Jack Morelli....
, Nomad is shown among dozens of super-heroes who travel into outer space. Nomad doesn't have much involvement in the events, however, and he and Forge
Forge (comics)
Forge is a fictional character in the , a superhero associated with The X-Men.A mutant with an unsurpassed brilliance in technology, Forge has had a lengthy career as a government weapons contractor. He shared a romantic relationship with Storm, and a brief affair with Mystique which led him to...
are literally seen hanging around during much of the action. Nomad does confront an evil clone of Gambit
Gambit (comics)
Gambit is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero that has been a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Jim Lee, the character first appeared briefly in Uncanny X-Men Annual #14 , weeks before a more comprehensive appearance in Uncanny X-Men #266...
, who had gotten lost on the way to the battles. Around this time, Nomad is one of the heroes recruited by Doctor Strange
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ....
to battle the demonic threat of Lilin, a powerful ancient queen.
During his time on the road, Nomad confronts the Hate-Monger, Man-Thing and even the mother of Bucky herself, who had been brainwashed into a trained assassin sent to kill him. The assassination training is done by the 'Favor Broker', an adversary who plagues Nomad throughout much of his series.
Nomad is eventually believed dead after a confrontation with his old hometown's Nazi militia (Monroe's father had been a Nazi sympathizer during World War II) but he had been placed in suspended animation. An innocent bystander's body was used to replace his.
It was revealed that he was in fact placed in suspended animation and later revived by Henry Gyrich, who infused Monroe's body with nanites
Nanorobotics
Nanorobotics is the emerging technology field of creating machines or robots whose components are at or close to the scale of a nanometer . More specifically, nanorobotics refers to the nanotechnology engineering discipline of designing and building nanorobots, with devices ranging in size from...
that placed him under Gyrich's command, and turned Monroe into a new version of the Scourge of the Underworld
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe....
. Though Monroe was conscious and aware of his actions, he could neither resist Gyrich's orders nor reveal his true identity or details of his servitude to anyone. As "Scourge", he battled the Thunderbolts
Thunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
, who eventually freed him from Gyrich's control.
Monroe is shot dead by a mysterious assailant as he leaves a bar. Monroe had returned to his original Nomad costume and identity and began to relapse into some psychotic episodes and symptoms. At this time, Monroe had checked in on his former ward he called Bucky, who had since been adopted. The original Bucky
Bucky
Bucky is the name of several fictional characters, masked superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. The original, James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby as a sidekick character in Captain America Comics #1 , published by Marvel's 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics...
, now the cyborg "Winter Soldier", is ultimately revealed to be Monroe's assassin.
Powers and abilities
While Monroe's strength, endurance, reflexes, and agility were not beyond the limits of the human body, they were superior to that of any Olympic athlete who ever competed. As a result of not going through the Vita-Ray process Monroe's transformation eventually drove him insane and gave him a form of cancer.As Nomad, he wore a pair of stun-discs on each shoulder near the collarbone. These 6 inches (152.4 mm) tool-steel alloy discs could be thrown as projectile weapons.
Monroe has extensive experience in hand-to-hand combat, having received personal tutoring by Captain America. He is also an expert marksman.
As Scourge, Monroe had access to an array of equipment based on devices confiscated from costumed criminals, created for the Scourge identity by the Commission on Superhuman Activities
Commission on Superhuman Activities
The Commission on Superhuman Activities is a fictional government group from the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:...
on Henry Gyrich's orders. Such items seen in use by Monroe include versions of the Goblin glider, the Unicorn
Unicorn (comics)
Unicorn is the codename of multiple supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. The first Unicorn debuted in Tales of Suspense vol...
's energy-projecting headgear, and Stilt-Man
Stilt-Man
Stilt-Man is the name of two supervillains in Marvel Comics.-Publication history:Stilt-Man first appeared in Daredevil vol. 1 #8 and was one of his earliest enemies. He is a criminal wearing a suit of armor with powerful telescopic legs .The character did not age well, as his powers were more a...
's telescoping legs, as well as other unspecified weaponry. Certain items were installed in the Scourge costume, while others were miniaturized with Pym particles and stored in one of the costume's gauntlets; all of this equipment was accessible through voice-coded commands. Monroe was also able to use his gauntlet's store of Pym particles to alter his own size or that of other people and objects; however, his supply of the particles was not infinite, and exhausting that supply could force him to abandon much of his stored weaponry.
Rikki Barnes
After the events of the Onslaught Reborn mini-series, a version of Rikki BarnesRikki Barnes
Rebecca "Rikki" Barnes is a fictional character in the . First introduced as the Counter-Earth incarnation of Bucky during the "Heroes Reborn" event, Rikki crossed over to Earth-616 in Onslaught Reborn where she operates as Nomad....
, the female Bucky established in the Heroes Reborn
Heroes Reborn
"Heroes Reborn" was a 1996-1997 crossover story arc among comic-book series published by the American company Marvel Comics. During this one-year, multi-title story arc, Marvel temporarily outsourced the production of several of its most famous comic books to the studios of its popular former...
Captain America series, now resides in the mainstream Marvel Universe, and has befriended the Young Avenger
Young Avengers
Young Avengers is an American comic book series written by Allan Heinberg and published by Marvel Comics. It follows a group of young superheroes, each of whom patterns themselves after a member of the long-established Marvel superhero team the Avengers....
known as Patriot in the hopes of contacting the new Captain America (the original Bucky, now free of his Winter Soldier programming). In September 2009, Rikki Barnes took on the identity of Nomad in the mini-series, Nomad: Girl Without A World, by Sean McKeever
Sean McKeever
Sean Kelley McKeever is an American comic book writer.-Career:Since the end of his creator-owned teen drama series The Waiting Place, which was published from 1997 to 2002, McKeever has written several series for Marvel Comics, including The Incredible Hulk, Sentinel, Mary Jane, Inhumans and...
and David Baldeon.