The Northerner

A time traveler trying to ensure the Confederacy doesn't win the American Civil War. One of the fabled Unnamed

Name:

The Northerner

Publisher:

Image

Real name:

Aliases:

Birth date:

None

Gender:

Male

Powers:

Marksmanship
Time Travel

First issue:

Junkyard Joe #6 Chapter Six

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Origin

The Northerner comes from a future where the Confederacy won the Civil War, and America was split apart. This was ensured by the actions of a time traveler, known was The Cobbler. The Northerner was sent back to find and stop The Cobbler and save America.

Creation

The Northerner cameos in Junkyard Joe (2022) #6 in an epilogue also featuring Geiger.

He is one of The Unnamed, a group of unrelated strange heroes of American history. An advertisement for this new project included a timeline. On the timeline was: 1864 - The Northerner begins his hunt.

Major Story Arcs

1864: Meeting Redcoat

The Northerner arrived in Georgia in July 1864 just in time to save a young black girl who had stolen important documents from a Confederate officer. Together, they searched for the British immortal, Simon Pure, to ask for his help saving America. Simon's immortality was tied to America's well-being, and if the Confederacy won, his life would unravel. He was hired by The Cobbler to deliver another package to General John Bell Hood, a list of actions to be done by the Union Army that Cobbler knew from history books. Northerner was only able to convince him by paying him more than The Cobbler had.

The trio tracked The Cobbler down, but he opened fire on them with his guns from the future. Northerner had similar artillery, but they lost the Cobbler when he threw a few grenades at them. They caught up with him during an arms deal with Confederates. Northerner charged guns-blazing, but Simon was overwhelmed with visions of Northerner's present. When the Cobbler got the drop on Northerner, Simon returned to his sense and tossed a grenade into Cobbler's weapons cache. The resulting explosion killed the Cobbler, but not before he boasted about more time travelers.

Just then, the Northerner was transported through time against his wishes to Geiger and his dystopian present.