NED NORDSTROM
Real Name: Ned Nordstrom
Identity/Class:
Human Occupation:
Minister Group Membership:
None Affiliations:
U.S. Agent, Vagabond (Priscilla Lyons) Enemies:
Scourge of the Underworld Known Relatives:
None Aliases:
None Base of Operations:
Church and home, somewhere along Pacific coast (California?) First Appearance:
U.S. Agent I#1 (June, 1993)
Powers/Abilities: Ned
Nordstrom was a faithful minister, and a non-violent man. History:
(U.S. Agent I#1) - While driving on the highway by the Pacific coast, Reverend
Nordstrom had a flat tire, and stopped to change it. He was sighted by the U.S.
Agent, who noticed a resemblance between Nordstrom and his father, and stopped
to offer assistance. After the tire was changed, Nordstrom gave the Agent a
program from his church, and asked the U.S. Agent to come and visit him some
time because he wanted to help whatever seemed to be bothering the Agent.
(U.S. Agent I#2) - Needing a
place to keep a Scourge of the Underworld he had captured, the U.S. Agent
brought him to Nordstrom's house, and Nordstrom let the Agent seal him in his
cellar to try and interrogate him. The U.S. Agent left his ally Priscilla Lyons
with Nordstrom while he set out to find Scourge's contact, Domino. Nordstrom was
uncertain of the Agent's actions, but made a deal with him; in exchange for
holding the Scourge, the two of them would talk for a period of time as long as
the Scourge was held at Nordstrom's. The Agent agreed to his terms. Nordstrom
brought food to Priscilla while she guarded the cellar, and she explained to him
that Scourge was a serial killer, and that she wouldn't open the door for
anything. (U.S. Agent I#3) - The Scourge
began threatening legal action against Nordstrom, but Lyons refused to deal with
him. Nordstrom prayed for guidance, uncertain of how to act, when the U.S. Agent
phoned him saying he needed help and was on his way. (U.S. Agent I#4) - When the
U.S. Agent arrived, he wasn't ready to talk to Nordstrom yet, but agreed to
bring the Scourge food. The Agent and Lyons started to set out to bring the
Scourge to the authorities, but two more Scourges appeared to confront them. The
first Scourge was killed, while the Scourge Caprice was shot, and Bloodstain
escaped. The Agent and Lyons brought Caprice into Nordstrom's house and the
Agent got information on Domino from her. As the U.S. Agent left to confront
Domino, Nordstrom advised him that good deeds would not unburden his soul, and
that he would need faith in something greater than himself to obtain salvation.
The Agent replied that his faith had let him down, but Nordstrom wondered if it
was Walker who had let down his own faith. When the U.S. Agent brought down the
Scourges, Lyons and Nordstrom visited him in the hospital as he recovered from
injuries, and the Agent confided that he now felt he had a reason to exist, and
could make amends for his actions. Comments:
Created by Mark Gruenwald, M.C. Wyman and Keith Williams. Considering
that Gruenwald was an atheist, his characters like Rev. Nordstrom and Rev.
Koehler (DP7#5) are very sympathetic. by Prime Eternal
CLARIFICATIONS: Images taken from: U.S. Agent I#1-4
(June-September, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), M.C. Wyman (artist), Keith
Williams (inker), Nel Yomtov (editor) Last updated:
12/16/06 Any Additions/Corrections?
please
let me know.
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Ned Nordstrom should not be confused with:
U.S. Agent I#4, page 23, panel 3 (not counting ads)
U.S. Agent I#2, page 28, panel 5
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