Shotgun (J.R. Walker, Daredevil/Spider-Man/Punisher foe/ally)

Affiliations: "Skip" Ash, Bullet (Buck Cashman), Lance Cashman, CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria), Dee, Mickey Fondozzi, Nick Fury, Glory Grant, Jimmy-6 (Giacomo Fortunato), Dr. Ashley Kafka, Old Man Logan of Earth-21923, Norman Osborn, Punisher (Frank Castle), S.H.I.E.L.D., Silvermane (Silvio Manfredi), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Vendetta (Joy Jones), Wild Boys (Jet, Spit);
formerly Madame Masque (Giulietta Nefaria)

Enemies: Black Knife Cartel, Brandy Ash, Bronson the tiger, Bullseye, Calypso, Julius Carbone, Carbone Crime Family, Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Green Goblin (construct), Madame Masque (Giulietta Nefaria), Number Nine, Stiles, Stone Cold (Derek Smalls), Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln), Teodor Zarco, Zombie (Simon Garth);
formerly Count Nefaria (Luchino Nefaria), Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Powers/Abilities: Shotgun has extensive military training, facilitating his expertise in hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship with most known firearms. He is also a trained pilot.

Shotgun has normal intelligence, and athlete level strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.

Shotgun utilizes high-powered rifles, flamethrowers, handguns, armored cars, tanks, and other weapons, and he wears Kevlar body armor.

Amongst his personal weaponry are a high-powered recoilless rifle firing a variety of explosive, concussive, combustible, and disintegrative ammunition. He sometimes uses a specially-designed one-man tank. Both of these were designed and manufactured by unidentified CIA weaponry research and development personnel.

The spikes on his uniform are detachable explosives armed by being fired by a nine millimeter pistol hidden up his sleeve, and his goggles can be set to infrared vision.

Shotgun uses tenacity, dedication, skill, and persistence to go after his targets.

With money as a primary motivator, he has contacts in high levels of government and military around the world.

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown (sometimes black, presumably dyed)

History:
(Punisher War Zone I#5 (fb) - BTS) - J.R. Walker was a skinny little grunt in Saigon. During his time, he became friends with marine, Frank Castle.

(Spectacular Spider-Man II#255 (fb) - BTS) - Walker, at one point, befriended and worked with Jimmy-6.

(Daredevil I#272 (fb) - BTS) - Shotgun was hired by Skip Ash to recover Number Nine, a woman he'd genetically engineered to be the perfect wife.

(Daredevil I#272) - Ash saw Shotgun equipped with expensive new equipment, capable of firing "explosive, concussive, combustible, [and] disintegrative" bullets in steady rounds. Shotgun tracked Nine to the cabin of Brandy Ash, Skip's daughter. He opened fire when he saw Daredevil outside, and the two of them sparred with fists and weapons until Daredevil hit Shotgun with a tree branch. Shotgun went running, overwhelmed, but promised to return.

(Daredevil I#273 (fb) - BTS) - Shotgun returned to Skip Ash and his government allies, reporting that Nine was with Brandy Ash and Daredevil.

(Daredevil I#273) - Shotgun was given more high-tech weaponry, including a high-powered rifle and a one-man tank. He went after Daredevil, Brandy, and Nine, and discovered that they had equipped a truck with shielding and weaponry. Though he avoided their glue and glass mixtures, an oil slick knocked Shotgun off the road, then Daredevil attacked him directly, causing Shotgun to crash his tank. Daredevil pulled him, unconscious, from the wreck.

(Spider-Man Annual '97 (fb) - BTS) - Shotgun took a job for the C.I.A. He was assigned to track a new designer drug, one capable of making its users into obedient slaves for a time coming in from Haiti to the United States. He boarded the Caribbean Queen ship to find one shipment, and he saw Gloria Grant on the boat. Later, the boat was purposefully sank, and Shotgun was determined to arrest Grant after hearing she'd survived.

(Spider-Man Annual '97) - Shotgun killed some Haitian men who had drawn guns on Peter Parker and Glory Grant. He introduced himself as Special Agent J.R. Walker, and he told Parker to go home. Shotgun explored Gloria's apartment and noticed she wore an artifact around her neck, the Amulet of Damballah; he told her that he was there to arrest her. Spider-Man and the Zombie were battling outside and burst through the wall of the apartment. Shotgun shot Zombie and sparred with Spidey until she drew a gun and ordered him out of the apartment. Shotgun agreed not to arrest Gloria, and she agreed to go with him to explore the wreck of the Caribbean Queen. Shotgun flirted with Gloria, wanting to stay the night, and she let him sleep on the couch. In the middle of the night, Gloria came out wearing Calypso's costume and, to the sound of voodoo drums, kissed him. They put on diving suits and investigated the wreckage of the ship, but were attacked by Zombie again, and Shotgun was trapped under an anchor, pinned under the water, with a few hours of oxygen to keep him alive. Gloria, possessed by Calypso, left him there, but not before she administered the drug in the hopes of keeping him alive. Gloria later returned with Spider-Man to save him, in control of her own body again. Dr. Ashley Kafka helped bring Shotgun back to health, and he immediately kissed Gloria, happy she was returning interest in him.

(Daredevil II#28 (fb) - BTS) - Hearing there was an open bounty on Matt Murdock, Shotgun took the assignment.

(Daredevil II#28) - Shotgun prepared a sniper rifle to kill Murdock from a neighboring rooftop, but Daredevil attacked, disassembling the rifle and sparring with Shotgun, leaving him unconscious.

(Dark Reign Files#1 - BTS) - Quasimodo investigated Shotgun for Norman Osborn, considering him as a potential recruit.

(Bullseye I#2) - In Columbia, Shotgun and Bullseye had been working for the cartels when an F.B.I. agent, Agent Joy Jones, offered to wipe their records and a million dollars in exchange for them finding Teodor Zarco and the Black Knife Cartel before Bullseye did. They found a stack of bodies, killed by Bullseye, and explained to the agent how dangerous Zarco and the Cartel were.

(Bullseye I#3) - Agent Joy, Shotgun, and Bullet went on a stakeout. When they saw Bullseye drive by, a prisoner of the Cartel, Joy told the men to help her find him, but Shotgun refused, saying he'd only agreed to help her find him. Bullet offered Shotgun his million, desperately wanting to get his record cleared so he could finally see his son Lance again. They waited outside the compound near dead bodies, trying to find a way in, when Bullseye busted loose with Zarco and his men after him. Joy fired her gun off, revealing their location, and the Cartel easily apprehended the trio.

(Bullseye I#4) - Joy, Bullet, and Shotgun were held in cages near a tiger named Bronson, who Zarco threatened to feed them to. As Shotgun complained about the situation, Bullet intimidated the tiger into attacking, and then killed it, allowing Shotgun and Joy to steal a gun and attack the guards, forcing an escape. The trio attacked Zarco and his guards while Joy Jones confronted Bullseye about the murder of her husband at his hands weeks before. Zarco managed to stab both Bullet and Shotgun. Then S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrived.

(Bullseye I#5) - Shotgun, wounded, helped a weak Bullet get out of the compound and to a car. Bullet said to leave him behind, but Shotgun promised to help him see his kid again. After killing a guard, Shotgun drove away, getting Bullet to safety, and leaving Jones behind to face Bullseye and Zarco. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents pulled the men over and arrested them both, getting them medical care. Shotgun drew a gun on Bullseye in the ship, but ended up letting him escape. Back in New York, bandaged up, Shotgun took Bullet to look in on his son, Lance Cashman, at school.

(Old Man Logan II#44 (fb) - BTS) - Shotgun set up a gig for himself and Bullet with the Wild Boys in New Jersey.

(Old Man Logan II#44) - The Wild Boys produced a car for the heist, but Bullet didn't show up. They went to rob a bank, wearing Daredevil masks, but they found Bullseye waiting inside, and Bullseye promptly killed both Jet and Spit with bullets to the head. Shotgun immediately opened fire on Bullseye, but was disabled by thrown broken glass. Bullseye asked him about Joy Jones then was ready to kill Shotgun when Old Man Logan and Joy herself, as the armored Vendetta, attacked. The fight went outside, and Shotgun jumped in the car with Vendetta and Logan, telling getaway driver Dee to follow.

(Old Man Logan II#45) - Shotgun and the others pursued Bullseye in the car until Bullseye threw a knife and made them crash. Dee was killed, and Shotgun retrieved his guns from the trunk, determined to follow, as he'd heard Bullseye had kidnapped Bullet's son, Lance. Shotgun procured another car and drove, listening to Vendetta and Logan talk about revenge and future plans. They tracked Bullseye to a garbage dump, and found the place wired with traps and explosives. Shotgun laid down cover fire while Vendetta and Logan attacked Bullseye, and soon the fight erupted outside, where Bullseye was badly wounded and Shotgun held a gun on him until the cops arrived.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#42 (fb) - BTS) - The CIA sent Shotgun to kill Madame Masque, but she took mystical control of him instead.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#31) - Shotgun attacked the wedding of Randy Robertson and the Beetle on his motorcycle and, as the guests were scattering, shot Tombstone multiple times. Shotgun escaped.

(Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War: First Strike#1 - BTS) - Madame Masque called Shotgun to proceed with the mission.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#39) - Shotgun saw Spider-Man and She-Hulk fighting monsters from a rooftop before Madame Masque sent him to his next assignment, though he also learned Tombstone had woken up in the hospital.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#40) - Madame Masque and Shotgun held up the body of Count Nefaria and the head of Silvermane to the Maggia to show that they were now in charge.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#41) - Shotgun and Madame Masque surveyed the progress in the gang war.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#42) - Madame Masque renewed her control on Shotgun, who kept trying to break free. Soon, she led the team to fight Beetle, the Syndicate, and the Maggia.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#43) - Tombstone and a group of heroes broke up the fight and Shotgun was freed from control while Tombstone was beating him up.

(Amazing Spider-Man VI#44) - Before running from the fight, Shotgun freed Count Nefaria and Silvermane from control.

Comments: Created by Ann Nocenti (writer), John Romita Jr (penciler), Al Williamson (inker).

His real name was revealed in Punisher War Zone I#5 (July, 1992). His first name of Jensen was revealed in Amazing Spider-Man VI#43 (April, 2024).

Almost certainly an homage to Jr. (Junior) Walker and the All-Stars who sang the song “Shotgun”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMs9NudasVI (or look it up Jr. Walker and the All-Stars, Shotgun)
You can look up more info on a better source, but this info on Wikipedia is likely accurate:
Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr. (June 14, 1931 – November 23, 1995), known professionally as Junior Walker, was an American saxophonist and vocalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s.
"Shotgun" is a 1965 single by Junior Walker & the All Stars, which was written and composed by Walker and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.
--Snood

It might be argued that he wasn't a member of the unidentified agency and CIA, merely a freelancer employed by them, and so arguably they don't belong in his group memberships; however, in that instance they'd instead go into his affiliations instead.
--Loki

Shotgun had a profile in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition#34...which listed CIA under "known allies"

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Daredevil I#272, p13, pan1 (main)
Daredevil I#273, p1, pan1 (face, in sunglasses)
Punisher War Zone I#6, p12, pan3 (in black)
Punisher War Journal I#80, p16, pan1 (with spiked arms)
Amazing Spider-Man I#432, p22, pan1 (in brown costume)
Bullseye I#5, p13, pan2 (with handgun, vs. Bullseye)
Old Man Logan II#44, p14, pan1 (in Daredevil mask)
OHotMU Master Edition#34: Shotgun entry

Appearances:
Daredevil I#272-273 (November, 1989) - Ann Nocenti (writer), John Romita Jr (penciler), Al Williamson (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Punisher: War Zone I#1-6 (March-August, 1992) - Chuck Dixon (writer), John Romita Jr (penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Don Daley (editor)
OHotMU Master Edition#34: Shotgun entry (1993) - Gelnn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward (writers), Keith Pollard (pencilers), Josef Rubinstein (inkers), Mindy Newell (assistant editor), Tom Brevoort (editor), Mark Gruenwald (executive editor)
Punisher War Journal I#80 (July, 1995) - Chuck Dixon (writer), Doug Wheatley (penciler), Steve Moncuse (inker), Vickie Williams (editor)
Spider-Man Annual '97 (March, 1997) - Glenn Herdling (writer), Shawn McManus (artist), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man I#432 (March, 1998) - Tom DeFalco (writer), John Romita Jr (penciler), Bud LaRosa (inker)
Spectacular Spider-Man II#255 (March, 1998) - Tom DeFalco, JM DeMatteis (writers), Luke Ross (penciler), Dan Green, Al Milgrom (inkers), Ralph Macchio (editor)
Peter Parker: Spider-Man I#89 (March, 1998) - Howard Mackie (writer), John Romita Jr (penciler), Scott Hanna (inker)
Daredevil II#28 (February, 2002) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer), Alex Maleev (artist)
Dark Reign Files I#1 (April, 2009) - various writers, Jeff Youngquist (editor)
Bullseye I#2-5 (May-August, 2017) - Ed Brisson (writer), Guillermo Sanna (artist), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Old Man Logan II#44-45 (September-October, 2018) - Ed Brisson (writer), Juan Ferreyra (artist), Mark Paniccia (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man VI#31 (October, 2023) - Zeb Wells (writer), John Romita Jr, Emilio Laiso, Ze Carlo (pencilers), Scott Hanna (inker), Nick Lowe (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War: First Strike#1 (January, 2024) - Zeb Wells, Cody Ziglar (writers), Joey Vazquez, Julian Shaw (artists), Nick Lowe (editor)
Amazing Spider-Man VI#39-44 (January-April, 2024) - Zeb Wells (writer), John Romita Jr (penciler), John Dell (inker), Nick Lowe (editor)

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