The Purple Man is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Joe Orlando, he first appeared in Daredevil #4. His body produces pheromones which allow him to verbally control the actions of others, and occasionally break the fourth wall for sinister effect. His stories typically involve him brainwashing other characters. Initially a recurring enemy of Daredevil, he later became the archenemy of Jessica Jones.
Purple Man as seen on the cover of New Thunderbolts #10 (September 2005). Art by Tom Grummett.
David Tennant as Kilgrave in the television series Jessica Jones.
Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)
Daredevil is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Daredevil #1. Writer/artist Frank Miller's influential tenure on the title in the early 1980s cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe. Daredevil is commonly known by such epithets as "Hornhead", "The Man Without Fear", and "The Devil of Hell's Kitchen".
Promotional art for Daredevil vol. 2, #65 (September 2004). Art by Greg Land.
Cover of Daredevil #184 (July 1982). Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.
Artist John Romita Jr., signing a copy of issue 254 of the series at Midtown Comics in Manhattan
Frank Miller, seen here signing a copy of issue 181 at Midtown Comics, revamped the character's Radar-Sense to make it more believable.
