FLINTFLINT
Real Name: Unrevealed
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Criminal
Group Membership: Kingpin's mob
Affiliations: Turk Barrett, Big Turk, Big Man (Frederick Foswell), Blinker, Vanessa Fisk, Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), Lucas, "Foggy" Nelson/"Guts" Nelson, Shorty, Zeke
Enemies: Crime-Master (Nick Lewis), Daredevil (Matt Murdock), the Hand, Injun Joe, J. Jonah Jameson, Louie, Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: New York City, New York,
USA
First Appearance: (seen, unidentified):
Amazing Spider-Man I#50 (July, 1967);
(identified): Amazing Spider-Man I#51 (August, 1967)
Powers/Abilities:
Flint is a talented criminal organizer with powerful
connections in the Kingpin's mob.
Height: 6'1" (by approximation)
Weight: 160 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black
History: (Amazing
Spider-Man I#50) – After Spider-Man retired,
Kingpin sent Flint to organize a summit meeting of all mob bosses,
including
Shorty. Flint convinced the mobs to submit to Kingpin's rule then he
instructed them to hit the streets in a crime spree. Flint reported
back to
Kingpin that many had been arrested but they had learned that
Spider-Man was
off the streets. Kingpin amped crime up in the streets, running the
mobs like a
business. Later, Frederick Foswell, the Big Man, approached Flint and
Kingpin,
seeking his own control of the mobs, and the furious Kingpin ordered
Flint to
show the Big Man out as he fired a blast from his disintegrator cane.
(Amazing Spider-Man I#51) – Kingpin assembled the
mob
leaders, including Blinker and Big Turk, and he sent them out on crime
assignments. At Kingpin's order, Flint brought Foswell back in. Big
Turk burst
in, furious after having fought Spider-Man, and Kingpin had to
physically fight
the man to remind him who was boss as Flint stood by. Kingpin ordered
Foswell
to take care of newspaper publisher J. Jonah Jameson. A blindfolded
Jameson
was soon brought into the Kingpin and, as Flint watched, Spider-Man
attacked
and was defeated by Kingpin.
(Amazing Spider-Man I#52) – On Kingpin's orders,
Flint and
the others took Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson into the basement,
where they
were tied up and put in a chamber with slowly rising water. After
draining the
chamber, Flint opened it up expecting to see corpses but Spider-Man had
protected them both with a web-shield, keeping them alive. Flint drew
his gun
and fired at Spider-Man but the hero easily disarmed Flint and knocked
him out
with a hit on the head. Kingpin was defeated in the subsequent battle
and the
Big Man was seemingly killed during the conflict.
(Untold Tales of Spider-Man I#20) – Crime Master
sent the
Vulture to kill the Kingpin and the Vulture subsequently burst through
Kingpin's window, interrupting a
meeting Kingpin was having with Flint. Spider-Man pulled Vulture away,
ending
the attack, and Flint was shocked when Kingpin ordered him to call the
police, as
Kingpin himself was a criminal.
(Daredevil I#174) – Flint questioned the Kingpin
about what
he planned to do about Daredevil and the Hand, both interfering in
various
criminal enterprises, and Kingpin shared his plans to pit the two
against each
other.
(Daredevil I#175) – Kingpin briefed Flint on the
success of
his criminal enterprises.
(Daredevil I#185) – As Flint stood nearby, Turk
Barrett
brought in "Foggy" Nelson, who was going by the name "Guts" Nelson, to
connect
him with the Kingpin.
(Daredevil I#186) – Turk Barrett showed up wearing
the Stilt-Man
suit but Kingpin refused him employment and ordered Flint to hold all
calls while Kingpin went down to check on Vanessa Fisk, who was in
doctor's care.
(Daredevil I#190) – Flint rushed in to find Kingpin had narrowly avoided as assassination attempt at the hands of Injun Joe's men, including Louie. Kingpin killed Louie but not before Louie killed Kingpin's man Lucas. Kingpin told Flint to keep searching for a new enforcer for him. Later, Kingpin manipulated Daredevil into stopping Injun Joe and his men. Flint followed him there and promised to turn the defeated men over to the police. He then handed over the address for the Hand to Daredevil as Kingpin had instructed. Later, Flint sent Kingpin's men, including Zeke, to help wipe out the Hand.
Comments: Created by Stan Lee, John Romita Sr. and Mickey Demeo.
Louie was only seen through Daredevil's radar sense so this was the best image we had of him. -Proto-Man
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Flint should not be confused with:
(Daredevil I#190 (fb) – BTS) – An agent of Injun
Joe who
also sometimes worked for the Kingpin, Louie chose to turn against the
Kingpin.
He killed Lucas, another criminal.
(Daredevil I#190) – Louie scaled Kingpin's tower
and killed
two more men before Kingpin himself cornered Louie. Louie admitted
Injun Joe
had sent him before Kingpin killed him.
--Daredevil I#190
(Daredevil I#190 (fb) – BTS) – Lucas, one of
Kingpin's men,
was killed by Louie, an agent of Injun Joe.
--Daredevil I#190 (fb) - BTS
(Daredevil I#180 (fb) – BTS) – Grotto, Turk and
Zeke
committed a robbery.
(Daredevil I#180) – Turk was dividing out the loot
between
the three of them when Zeke reminded them to give a cut to the Kingpin
but
Turk was reluctant to do so. Daredevil burst through the window on a
crutch
with his ankle wounded. Zeke surrendered immediately but Daredevil had
to use
his crutch to strike down Turk and Grotto when they wouldn't surrender.
(Daredevil I#190) – One of Kingpin's men, Zeke was
sent to
help wipe out a group of the Hand. He aided Black Widow, Daredevil and
Stone,
who'd been wounded by the ninjas.
--Daredevil I#180 (Daredevil I#180, 190
images: (without ads)
Amazing Spider-Man I#50, p11, pan4 (main)
Daredevil I#186, p14, pan3 (face)
Daredevil I#190, p19, pan4 (Louie)
Daredevil I#190, p31, pan3 (Zeke)
Appearances:
Amazing Spider-Man I#50 (July, 1967) – Stan Lee
(writer/editor), John Romita Sr (penciler), Mickey Demeo (inker)
Amazing Spider-Man I#51 (August, 1967) – Stan Lee
(writer/editor), John Romita Sr (penciler), Mike Esposito (inker)
Amazing Spider-Man I#52 (September, 1967) - Stan Lee (writer/editor), John Romita Sr (penciler), Mike Esposito (inker)
Daredevil I#174-175 (September-October, 1981) – Frank Miller
(writer/penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Denny O’Neil (editor)
Daredevil I#180 (March, 1982) - Frank Miller (writer), Klaus Janson (artist), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Daredevil I#185-186 (August-September, 1982) – Frank Miller
(writer), Klaus Janson (artist), Denny O’Neil (editor)
Daredevil I#190 (January, 1983) – Frank Miller (writer),
Klaus Janson (artist), Denny O’Neil (editor)
Untold Tales of Spider-Man I#20 (April, 1997) - Kurt
Busiek, G.L. Lawrence (writers), Pat
Olliffe (penciler), Al Williamson (inker), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First Posted: 02/02/2019
Last updated: 02/02/2019
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