BILL ROTSLERBILL ROTSLER
Real Name: William "Bill" Rotsler
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Businessman
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Numa the lion, Bert Rose, Sharman
Enemies: Cobra (Klaus
Voorhees), Mr.
Hyde (Calvin Zabo)
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: New York City, New York,
USA
First Appearance: Daredevil I#142 (February,
1977)
Powers/Abilities: Bill Rotsler was a wealthy businessman in great physical shape who had access to a lot of money and resources. He had an avid book collection, including one written by Cagliostro.
Height: 6'0" (by approximation)
Weight: 190 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black
History: (Daredevil
I#143 (fb) – BTS) – Wealthy New Yorker Bill
Rotsler spent months establishing a jungle paradise for himself on a
New York
rooftop. Unable to leave New York due to his work, he built the habitat
to help
him to live his dream of being in the wild. He and his girlfriend
Sharman set
it up with plants and animals, bending regulations where they could.
Bill also
established a rare book collection, focusing on rare physics and
chemistry
books, and he built an impressive security system, utilizing fiberglass
shields
and motion detecting lasers.
(Daredevil I#142) – Bill and Sharman introduced a
lion
(Numa) to their jungle paradise. Bill, in a loincloth, and Sharman, in
an animal-skin
bathing suit, entered their paradise and were shockingly attacked by
Mr. Hyde
and Cobra, who were seeking out Rotsler's collection. Hyde knocked Bill
unconscious as Sharman screamed then Daredevil arrived to battle the
villains.
They soon knocked Daredevil out then staked him to the roof, where they
hoped
the lion would hunt him.
(Daredevil I#143) – Bill (awake) and Sharman
rushed in to
find Daredevil choking and battling Numa, and they begged the hero to
spare the
beast.
(Daredevil I#143 – BTS) – Mr. Hyde and Cobra
returned after
Daredevil left, forced Bill to give them the Cagliostro book, then
knocked Bill
and Sharman out.
Comments: Created by Marv Wolfman, Bob Brown and Jim Mooney.
While I never found this confirmed in the comic
directly,
Bill Rotsler is almost definitely based on writer William Rotsler, who
wrote
many books, among them some Marvel fiction. Sharman is almost
definitely based
on his co-writer, Sharman Divino, who also wrote some Marvel fiction
books,
including some well-known ones on the Silver Surfer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharman_DiVono
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Bill Rotsler has no known connections to:
(Daredevil I#142 (fb) – BTS) – The wealthy Bill
Rotsler in
New York City set up a jungle paradise on a New York rooftop. Pushing
through
laws with his influence, he brought several animals to live on the
roof,
including Numa the lion.
(Daredevil I#142) – Bill Rotsler and his
girlfriend Sharman
introduced Numa into the habitat. Shortly after that, Mr. Hyde and
Cobra
attacked the couple then the hero Daredevil fought the villains. The
villains
triumphed and left Daredevil, unconscious and staked to the ground, as
prey for
Numa to hunt.
(Daredevil I#143) – Numa stalked in close to Daredevil, who awoke and attacked the animal, wrapping a cord around its neck and leaving it hanging from a tree. Bill and Sharman begged to spare the animal and soon released it.
--Daredevil I#142 (142 (fb) – BTS, 142, 143
(Daredevil I#142 (fb) – BTS) – Sharman dated the
wealthy
Bill Rotsler, who used his money and influence to establish a rooftop
jungle
paradise in New York City.
(Daredevil I#142) – Sharman donned an animal-skin
bathing
suit and Bill wore a loincloth and they stepped into the jungle
paradise as a
new lion was released there. Just then, Mr. Hyde and Cobra attacked,
knocking
Bill out. Daredevil told Sharman to hide as he battled the villains but
Daredevil was soon knocked out and staked to the ground, where they
hoped the
lion would hunt him.
(Daredevil I#143) – Bill and Sharman begged
Daredevil not to
hurt Numa.
(Daredevil I#143 – BTS) – Mr. Hyde and Cobra
returned and
attacked Bill and Sharman, forcing them to give them the book they
sought. Then
they knocked the two heroes out.
(Daredevil I#143) – Daredevil woke up Bill and
Sharman and
they explained what had happened.
--Daredevil I#142 (142 (fb) – BTS, 142-143,
images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#143, p3, pan1 (Bill, main image)
Daredevil I#142, p14, pan3 (Bill's face, with Sharman)
Daredevil I#143, cover (Numa)
Daredevil I#142, p14, pan7 (Sharman)
Appearances:
Daredevil I#142 (February, 1977) – Marv Wolfman
(writer/editor), Bob Brown (penciler), Jim Mooney (inker)
Daredevil I#143 (March, 1977) – Marv Wolfman
(writer/editor), Bob Brown (penciler), Keith Pollard (inker)
First Posted: 11/08/2018
Last updated: 11/08/2018
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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