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| Bill Nelson | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Law enforcement |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Associations: | Chicago Police Department |
| Known relatives: | Greer Grant [1] |
| Status: | Deceased |
| First: | The Cat #1 |
William "Bill" Nelson is a fictional police officer, and a minor character featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is associated with the origin of the superhero Tigra, and has appeared only in flashback. His first appearance was in The Cat #1 in November, 1972.
Biography[]
Bill Nelson was a young rookie cop who joined the Chicago Police Department. He met a college student named Greer Grant and the two fell in love and were quickly married. Bill was a man of great personal pride, and considered himself the bread-winner of the family. He didn't care of the notion of Greer being anything than a full-time housewife, and disliked the notion of her returning to school.
A year after the wedding, Bill Nelson and Greer Grant were walking down a street when they took note of a drugstore robbery in progress. Bill drew his sidearm as the thief exited the building, but the robber fired first, and Bill was killed. Greer sold their home and found work as a research assistant for her old college professor, Joanne Tumolo. [2]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Bill Nelson was created by writers Linda Fite and Roy Thomas and artist Marie Severin.
Appearances[]
- The Cat 1 (In flashback only)
- Avengers Academy 15 (In flashback only)
- Avengers Academy 28 (In flashback only)
- Tigra 1 (In flashback only)