Nomad (Marvel)

Nomad is the name used by several characters in the Marvel Universe.

Nomad (Steve Rogers)

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Steve Rogers

While investigating the subversive organization known as the Secret Empire, Rogers discovered that its leader was a high-ranking government official. While this traitor committed suicide after being discovered, the government covered up the whole affair by using a double. Disillusioned, Rogers abandoned his Captain America identity and took up the alias Nomad. (Captain America v1 #180)

In a graphic bit of scenery, Roscoe was crucified and tortured by the Red Skull, as a message to Rogers that any other person in the costume would also suffer the same fate, if the Red Skull encountered any of the 'fake' Captain Americas. Rogers re-assumed his classic costumed identity and shield. (Captain America v1 #183) A rehabilitated Monroe joined Cap in a partnership, himself assuming the Nomad identity in a modified costume. (Captain America v1 #282)

Nomad (Edward Ferbel)

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Edward Ferbel was a noted secondary actor, who bore more than a passing resemblance to Steve Rogers unmasked. He was hired by the Ameridroid as a part of the Red Skull's plan to draw Rogers to California, to find out who was the new Nomad. Ferbel thought he could use the acting as part of his film acting career, after his part was finished. Ferbel was shot to death by the Ameridroid when his part in the scheme was finished. (Captain America v1 #262)

Nomad (Jack Monroe)

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Jack was born on December 7, 1941 in Clutier, Iowa, on the day that Imperial Japan launched their attack on Pearl Harbor, signaling the United States' official entry into World War II. Jack grew up in a town of Nazi sympathizers,[1] and he and his sister were beaten by their parents. In 1944, Jack discovered that his father secretly kept Nazi paraphernalia. Furious that the boy could jeopardize their family secret, Jack's father beat him. (Nomad v2 #18) By 1949, Jack lived a relatively normal life outside of his abuse and the secret the town kept. He and his friends bullied an overweight boy named Bartholomew Ingrid, whom they teased by calling Ingrid Bergman. One day Bartholomew stood up to Jack by fighting back but Jack easily beat him. The young boy fled the fight vowing to get revenge against Jack. (Nomad v2 #23) Not long after, Jack secretly grabbed a swastika armband from his father's collection and took it to school for show and tell. He was taken to the principal's office and the FBI was alerted. His parents were arrested and executed as traitors. (Nomad v2 #19) The FBI uncovered the entire town's Nazi secret. Due to the trauma of the abuse and the arrest of his parents, Jack and his sister, like all the children in town, were separated from their families and placed into foster homes. (Nomad v2 #23)

Rogers eventually re-assumes it after coming to consider that the identity could be a symbol of American ideals and not its government; it's a personal conviction epitomized when he later confronted a corrupt Army officer attempting to manipulate him by appealing to his loyalty, "I'm loyal to nothing, General ... except the [American] Dream." Jack Monroe, cured of his mental instability, later takes up the Nomad alias. (Captain America v1 #282)

Nomad (Rikki Barnes)

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Nomad (Ian Rogers)

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Leopold Zola was a genetically engineered male human who was bred as the son of Arnim Zola with the boy having an older sister named Jet Zola. (Captain America v7 #6)

Upon arriving on Earth, he went to find and meet his Steve Rogers. (Captain America v7 #22) He then arrive at the damaged Avengers Mansion and made his way to find his adoptive father Steve Rogers. Upon arriving, he was seen as an enemy by Iron Man and Thor Odinson where he managed to evade the two heroes. He also managed to escape an attack from the Hulk before meeting Steve Rogers with him being surprised that his father was old now after losing his powers. Rogers initially believed the intruder was one of Zola's assassins but after removing his helmet he revealed his true identity with the two reuniting. After briefing the heroes, he joined them in fighting Zola's army of creatures whereupon they were confronted by the hyper-mutates known as the Unvengers. (Captain America v7 #23) He aided in the fight against the mutates when he learnt that his adoptive mother Sharon Carter was still alive in Zola's tower with him going to rescue her. He arrived just in time to save her from some mutates with Ian and Sharon learning that the attack on the city was simply a diversion as Arnim Zola intended to detonate a bomb to wipe out all his enemies. They believed the bomb was tied to Zola with an attempt being made to destroy it but this simply triggered the activation sequence. To save everyone, Falcon took the bomb with him into low orbit in the hope of saving everyone by sacrificing himself. (Captain America v7 #24) The heroes gathered before the recovered Wilson's body who was revealed to had miraculously survived as his Vibranium wings bore the brunt of the blast. Whilst there, he was reunited with his sister Jet but Sharon accused her of being a spy for Zola. Upon seeing the heroes attempting to restrain her, Jet evaded them and against her brothers pleas decided that she had no place but by their biological fathers side. She then departed with him as their tower teleported back to Dimension Z with this leaving Sharon and Ian on Earth. A week later, the city recovered and the heroes gathered as Steve Rogers had now declared his successor with Sam Wilson being made the new Captain America. (Captain America v7 #25)

Notes

• The concept of Nomad was created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema where it made its first appearance in Captain America v1 #180 (December, 1974).

Alternate Versions

• In Fantastic Four v2 #13 (1997), an alternate version of Nomad appeared in the crossover comic between Marvel Comics and Wildstorm Publications. During the brief merger, it was revealed that in the midst of the Skrull/Daemonites invasion that Steve Rogers abandoned his title of Captain America. A robot came to assume the mantle whilst Rogers was involved fighting the invaders under the mantle of Nomad in Asia.

Appearances

• Captain America v1: (1974)

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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