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Thanks, but you're not the only doctor in the room. "Night Nurse" is just catchier than Night General Practitioner. "Night Nurse" -- Night Nurse src

Linda Jane Carter was born in Allentown, New York, as the daughter of a doctor who maintained his practice there.[7] After graduating from medical school herself and becoming a registered nurse, Carter moved to New York City and began working at Metro-General Hospital with Christine Palmer and Georgia Jenkins. When she fell in love with and became engaged to the wealthy businessman Marshall Michaels, he gave her an ultimatum: marry him and leave nursing or stay at Metro-General. She chose to allow Michaels to leave and to continue pursuing her professional career.[6] During her time at Metro-General, Carter demonstrated that her skills were not limited to nursing practice, but also included detective and investigative work.[8]

At some point, Carter was rescued by a masked vigilante, and afterward decided to repay the super-hero community by providing its members with medical health care.[5] To accomplish this, Carter assumed a secret identity of her own, calling herself "Night Nurse," and established a small private clinic hidden in Manhattan's Chinatown[4] on or near Orchard Street.[9]

The Night Nurse was dedicated to providing care to the entire super-hero community,[10][11] but she appeared to form particularly close relationships with Daredevil,[12] Captain America,[13] and Doctor Strange.[14]

She provided long-term recovery care for Daredevil after he was severely injured during a fight with the Yakuza.[12] Later, when Daredevil was shot by Paladin, he asked Elektra to take him to her clinic. Unfortunately, the Black Widow, the Hand, and F.B.I. agents arrived there too, culminating first in a battle and then in Murdock's arrest.[15] When a bloody, beaten Elektra arrived at Nelson, Blake and Murdock Law Offices after months of torture at the hands of the Skrulls, Murdock's legal-counsel partner, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, enlisted the help of the Night Nurse in tending to Elektra's injuries.[16]

During the Superhero Civil War, the Night Nurse sided with Captain America and his anti-registration act Secret Avengers. She assisted operations from S.H.I.E.L.D. Safe House 23.[13][17] The Night Nurse was trusted enough to be invited to attend the secret wake for Captain America.[18]

After Doctor Strange was shot by Hitler's Handgun and left for dead by Brigand, Wong bought him to the Night Nurse's Hidden Hospice for emergency medical care.[5] When she learned that Brigand had stolen Otkid's Elixir, a magical potion capable of curing any illness, she insisted on accompanying Doctor Strange and Wong on their mission to recover it.[1] Their mission resulted in Wong almost being killed, the Night Nurse's clinic burning down, and the loss of nearly all of Otkid's Elixir, but it also fostered a romantic relationship between Doctor Strange and the Night Nurse.[14] The pair casually continued their romantic relationship[11][19] and even worked together,[20] but they eventually went their separate ways.[21]

The Night Nurse also aided numerous other individuals within the super-hero community.[10][11] When Luke Cage was badly injured during Nick Fury's Secret War, Iron Fist and Misty Knight brought Cage to the Night Nurse's clinic to receive medical treatment.[22] The Night Nurse has also helped Araña with battle wounds,[5] Iron Fist with muscular strains,[5] Black Tarantula recover from being stabbed by the White Tiger,[4] Spider-Man with wound-closing stitches,[23] the revival and recuperation of Nomad,[10] and the administration of Firestar's chemotherapy treatments.[8]

Powers and Abilities

Abilities

Expert medical training and certification as a general medical physician[5][24] and as a registered nurse.[6]

Strength level

Linda Jane Carter possesses the normal human strength of a woman of her age, height, and build who engages in moderate regular exercise.

Weaknesses

The Night Nurse possesses the normal vulnerabilities, limitations, and weaknesses of any normal human without super-humanoid powers.



Notes

Though it was at first very hard to recognize the Night Nurse in Civil War #2, Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort stated that it was really her welcoming the Young Avengers at the new headquarters. [25]

#2, Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort stated that it was really her welcoming the Young Avengers at the new headquarters. The Night Nurse is very protective of, and maintains a very close guard over, the secrecy with which she maintains her dual identity. [12] [9] [20] [24]

protective of, and maintains a close guard over, the secrecy with which she maintains her dual identity. The "Night Nurse" code name Linda Carter adopted for herself has been a recurring joke: Doctor Strange expressed an aversion to referring to her "by what sounds to be the title of an adult film." [1] Firestar remarked on the oddity of being treated by someone called the Night Nurse at eleven in the morning. [20] Captain America commented that he had no idea where the title "The Night Nurse" had originated, and theorized that it was developed by the super-hero seeking her services. [24] When Mockingbird learned about the Night Nurse and her former relationship with Doctor Strange, she commented, "Doctor Strange and the Night Nurse. I'd watch that TV show." [21] Despite now being a fully trained as a physician, Carter continues to use the alias of "Night Nurse" because according to her, "[it] is just catchier than Night General Practitioner." [5] Valkyrie noted that "The doctor in charge calls herself Night Nurse " and "Presumably her nurse is called Day Doctor " . [26]





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