MARCUS

Real Name: Marcus (last name unrevealed)

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Unrevealed

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Jack Murdock (Matt Murdock)

Enemies: Frankie, Nick, Vinnie

Known Relatives: Unidentified judge (father, deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: New York City, New York

First Appearance: Daredevil I#285 (October, 1990)

Powers/Abilities: Marcus is a physically fit adult male who grew up with tendencies of non-violence, but who is willing to use force and intimidation when provoked.

Height: 6' (by approximation)
Weight: 170 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black

History:
(Daredevil I#285 (fb) - BTS) - A black judge in New York City brought up his son Marcus to principles of justice and non-violence.

(Daredevil I#286 (fb) - BTS) - Marcus grew up interacting with lots of white kids in the street, including Frankie.

(Daredevil I#285) - An amnesiac Matt Murdock, using the name Jack, brought the judge back home badly beaten, the judge having been beat up in the streets by Marcus' peers, including Frankie. Marcus wanted to go get revenge, but the judge forbade him from using any violence. Marcus confided in Jack that he believed in his father but felt he was too old fashioned. Overwhelmed, he accepted Jack's offer to walk the judge to work in the morning.

(Daredevil I#286) - Marcus left the judge at home to be walked to work by Jack. On the subway, Marcus saw white men and women uncomfortable around him just because he was black. Marcus decided to go home to check and make sure his father was okay, but when he got there, he found Jack cradling his father's corpse, the judge having been shot in the head by the same men who'd attacked him. In shock, Marcus vowed revenge and he went to find Frankie and the others, including Nick and Vinnie. Marcus attacked the entire room full of men, but they quickly overpowered him and promised to teach him a lesson. After Marcus was beaten, Jack showed up and held back the men, using violence to save Marcus. Then Marcus marched Frankie outside, determined to get revenge, and he told Jack to back off and let him make his own decisions.

(Daredevil I#287 (fb) - BTS) - Marcus took Frankie back to his apartment and tied him up, repeatedly questioning him. Frankie refused to tell him who really killed the judge.

(Daredevil I#287) - Marcus kept questioning Frankie. Later, Jack Murdock brought the real killer, Nick, to justice.

Comments: Created by Ann Nocenti (writer), Lee Weeks (penciler) & Al Williamson (inker).

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Marcus has no known connections to:

The Judge

(Daredevil I#285 (fb) - BTS) - A judge in New York City worked hard to raise his son Marcus on principles of justice and non-violence. He worked hard to give each case in his court a fair chance and keep them out of jail when possible. When the war on drugs began, the judge became overwhelmed by the number of cases crossing his bench. When Nelson Mandela came to town, the judge went to a benefit dinner.

(Daredevil I#285) - While walking home from court for a nap, the judge was attacked by Frankie and his friends, white men committing a hate crime, who wanted him to be tougher on people of color, and kinder to whites. They badly beat the judge, who was left unconscious on the street. An amnesiac Daredevil, using the name Jack Murdock, found the judge and offered to take him to the hospital, but the judge just wanted to go home. When Marcus wanted to go get revenge on the thugs, the judge forbade it.

(Daredevil I#286 (fb) - BTS) - The judge returned to night court and sentenced a white criminal.

(Daredevil I#286) - Frankie and his friend Nick broke into the judge's home, roughing him up and trying to intimidate him. Nick panicked and shot the judge in the head, killing him, then the criminals fled. Jack arrived and held the judge as he died.

--Daredevil I#285 ([Daredevil I#285 (fb)], 285, [286 (fb)], 286

Frankie

(Daredevil I#286 (fb) - BTS) - Frankie grew up on the streets of New York, interacting with other kids, including Marcus, a black man, whom Frankie never liked.

(Daredevil I#285) - Feeling like a black judge was being too lenient on people of color and too hard on white people, Frankie and his friends attacked the judge in the streets, badly beating him and warning him to go easy on white people from now on, then they left the judge unconscious on the street.

(Daredevil I#286 (fb) - BTS) - Frankie heard the judge sentenced his friend and he was furious.

(Daredevil I#286) - Frankie and his friend Nick broke into the judge's home to rough him up, but Nick panicked and shot the judge in the head, killing him. Frankie was initially despondent, but he promised to protect Nick, then they went to hang out with friends, including Vinnie. Marcus burst in, accusing Frankie of murder, and Frankie arrogantly stated that most crime was blacks against other blacks. Marcus attacked the entire room full of men, but they quickly overpowered him and promised to teach him a lesson. An amnesiac Daredevil, using the name Jack, burst in and saved Marcus, knocking the other men back. Marcus then marched Frankie outside, determined to get revenge.

(Daredevil I#287 (fb) - BTS) - Marcus took Frankie back to his apartment and tied him up, repeatedly questioning him. Frankie refused to tell him who really killed the judge.

(Daredevil I#287) - Marcus kept questioning Frankie.

--Daredevil I#285 ([Daredevil I#286 (fb)], 285, [286 (fb)], 286, [287 (fb)], 287

Nick

(Daredevil I#286) - Hearing about a judge that was being tougher on whites and easier on blacks, Nick broke into the judge's home with his friend Frankie, determined to teach the judge a lesson. Nick brandished a gun and panicked, shooting the judge in the head. Nick panicked as they fled, asking Frankie for assurance that he would help protect him. Hanging out with friends, including Vinnie, Nick saw Marcus, the judge's son, burst in and accused them of murder. Marcus attacked savagely, but was swiftly defeated. An amnesiac Daredevil, using the name Jack, burst in and saved Marcus, knocking the other men back.

(Daredevil I#287) - When Frankie went missing, Nick broke into Marcus' apartment, and he opened fire when he heard someone in the shadows, though it was only a cat. "Jack", the man from the earlier fight, then knocked Nick unconscious, and strung him up in the street and put a sign that said "judge killer" on him.

--Daredevil I#286 (Daredevil I#286-287

Vinnie

(Daredevil I#286) - Vinnie was hanging out with his friends Nick and Frankie when Marcus burst in, accusing one of them of murdering his father. He attacked the group of men, but was swiftly defeated. An amnesiac Daredevil, using the name Jack, burst in and saved Marcus, knocking the other men back.

--Daredevil I#286

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Daredevil I#285, p18, pan2 (Marcus main)
Daredevil I#285, p18, pan6 (2nd)
Daredevil I#285, p8, pan1 (the judge)
Daredevil I#285, p8, pan4 (Frankie)
Daredevil I#286, p10, pan5 (Nick)
Daredevil I#286, p17, pan1 (Vinnie)

Appearances:
Daredevil I#285 (October, 1990) - Ann Nocenti (writer), Lee Weeks (penciler), Al Williamson (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Daredevil I#286 (November, 1990) - Ann Nocenti (writer), Greg Capullo (penciler), Doug Hazlewood (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
December I#287 (December, 1990) - Ann Nocenti (writer), Lee Weeks (penciler), Al Williamson (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)

First Posted: 05/30/2019
Last updated: 05/30/2019

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