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Northwind is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Roy Thomas, Jerry Ordway and Mike Machlan, Northwind first appeared in All Star Squadron #25. He also appeared in the Infinity Inc. comic, although he left the team partway through the run.

Due to an overheard conversation in the Explorer's Club, Hawkman (Carter Hall) traveled to the hidden city of Feithera in Greenland and saved its native people from human invaders intent on hunting an intelligent species. The hunters were immune to the only Feitheran weapon, a "Globlass Gun", which destroys a person's balance. Hawkman also foiled the Feitheran traitor Trata and was able to convince the invaders to keep the secret of Feithera. For years Hawkman visited the Feitherans and finally, with their permission, brought along an anthropologist colleague, Fred Cantrell, who wished to study the Feitherans. A Feitheran woman named Osroro immediately fell in love with Fred Cantrell, despite her being betrothed to another Feitheran named Ramphastos. Ramphastos left Feithera and the couple was able to marry, although most Feitherans did not support their union.

When Hawkman and Hawkgirl later traveled to Feithera with their own son, Hector, Norda himself was born. It was then that Worla, Norda's grandfather and spiritual leader of the Feithereans knew of the irrevocable destiny that was prophesied for Hector, but dared not tell the Hawks. During one of his adventures with Infinity, Inc., he assisted in moving the hidden city of Feithera to a location called New Feithera. Norda also gained a girlfriend in aspiring reporter Marcie Cooper.

Even with all of his friends at Infinity, Inc. Hector Hall left the group after a falling out with Lyta and a woman named Doctor Hastor (a re incarnated Hath Set) contacting him. Norda believed the prophecy his grandfather had warned him of was coming to pass. Traveling to Hall Mansion, Norda meant to confront Hector, only to find him already under Hath Set's control. Going to Old Feithera in hopes of uncovering the means to defeat this ancient evil, he once again met his grandfather Worla. Norda was trained by Worla in the occult traditions of Feithera, and was taught to harness the power of Thoth inherent in all Feitehrans.

Through yet undisclosed events, the Feitherans have evolved into an even more bird like state, including Northwind (modeled after Hawkman's look in Kingdom Come), and New Feithera has been destroyed. The Feitherans have apparently lost the power of speech, but not their intelligence. It has yet to be revealed how, but Black Adam was able to convince Northwind and the other Feitherans to join him and take over his ancestral homeland Kahndaq. The JSA responded to the hostile takeover by attacking Kahndaq and Black Adam's group, which included two other Infinitors; Nuklon, now going by the name Atom Smasher and Brainwave Jr. as well as a new Nemesis and Eclipso. The conflict resulted in Hawkman ripping off one of Northwind's wings, but thanks also to some form of advanced healing the Feitherans have gained, Northwind has already recovered it. Around this time, Northwind and many of his people temporarily follow the powered being 'Magog', who had been spreading blessings throughout Africa. The Spectre attacked Khandaq, which resulted in the death of some Feitherans. However, Northwind appeared in the background of Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006), fighting against the villains who are causing a rampage on Metropolis. It is unknown what Northwind's actual activities during the Crisis were, or how he felt about Black Adam's decision to join Alexander Luthor's "Society", but his opposition of the villains in Metropolis suggests that he has remained loyal to Adam, who had been betrayed by the Society and was fighting against them himself. Although Adam is a main character in the miniseries 52, which fills in the gap between the end of Infinite Crisis and the then current "One Year Later" status of all DC comics, Northwind did not make an appearance in the series.

Born with his wings, Northwind has the ability to fly, with Olympic level athletic prowess and agility. He appears to have advanced regenerative abilities, as well as superhuman strength and stamina. He also possesses what he calls "migra power", an inborn migration sense which enables him to fly long distances and not get lost. He can also communicate with birds and sense approaching weather patterns. In the early issues of Infinity, Inc., he used to carry a "Globlass Gun", an energy weapon from his native Feithera that causes a person caught in its beam to lose balance. Due to his training under his grandfather Worla, Norda is now a master of Feitheran magic which gave him the ability to project mystic flame from his palms. In his new man hawk form, he carries a spear as his primary weapon.

Northwind's current appearance is similar to Hawkman's in the Elseworlds comic Kingdom Come. Between the time of the cancellation of Infinity Inc. and his reappearance in a different form in both JSA and Hawkman (vol. 4), Northwind appeared briefly in a gathering of heroes in the splash page of Zero Hour #4. A new version of the Earth 2 Northwind, unrelated to the original in post Infinite Crisis continuity, appeared in the Justice Society of America Annual #1.