JERYN HOGARTH
Real Name: Jeryn Hogarth
Identity/Class: Human, citizen of the United States
Occupation: Lawyer
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: El Aguila (Alejandro Montoya), Bambina Arbogast, Avengers
(Beast/Hank McCoy, Captain America/Steve Rogers, Falcon/Sam Wilson, Iron
Man/Tony Stark, Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers, Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff,
Wasp/Janet Van Dyne, Wonder Man/Simon Williams), Emerson
Bale, Black
Tiger (Brillalae), Luke Cage (formerly Power Man), Randolph
Cherryh, Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Daughters of the Dragon (Misty
Knight, Colleen Wing), Bob Diamond, Mr. Drewston, Patrick Easton,
Fantastic Four (Human Torch/Johnny Storm, Invisible Woman/Susan
Richards, Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards, Thing/Ben Grimm), Gideon
Trust,
David "D.W" Griffith, female saboteurs (Jill, Sabrina, others unidentified),
Lester Gould, Mickey Hamilton, Jim Hammond, A.P. Heller, Heroes for
Hire (Iron Fist/Danny Rand, Power Man/Luke Cage), Hogarth flight crew
(Annie, Jill, unidentifed others), Immortal Weapons (Bride of Nine
Spiders, Dog Brother #1, Fat Cobra, Prince of
Orphans, Tiger's Beautiful Daughter), Iron Fist (Daniel Rand), Henry
Peter Gyrich, Bonnie Kaye, Maxine Lavender, Namor McKenzie, Joy Meachum, Ward Meachum,
Analisa Medina, Foggy Nelson, Kitty Pryde, Wendell
Rand, Jennie Royce, Rafael
Scarfe, ambassador Serzawa, Mr. T'Shumbe, Jennifer Walters, Judge
Richard "Dick" Wolf, Harmony Young
Enemies: "Captain Hero" (an alias/identity of the Super-Skrull; Kl'rt), Chaka (Robert Hao), Deadly Nightshade (Tilda Johnson), Discus,
(Tim Stuart), Eel (Edward Lavell), Firebolt (Anthony Sloan) Man
Mountain Marko (Michael Marko), Nightshade (Tilda Johnson, Steel Serpent (Davos), Stiletto (Tom Stuart),
Warhawk (Mitchell Tanner), Xao
Known Relatives: Millicent "Millie" Hogarth
(daughter), Mrs. Hogarth (mother), Thelma Gould (ex-wife)
Aliases: "You wig-wearing hump" (nickname used by
Carol Danvers)
Base of Operations: Manhattan, New York;
formerly "The Aerie,"
Canadian Rockies;
formerly Chicago, Illinois
First Appearance: Iron Fist I#6 (August, 1976)
Powers/Abilities: Hogarth possesses no known
superhuman abilities.
A highly intelligent, sought after lawyer
specializing in business law and superheroics, Hogarth is also an
experienced diplomat using his expert legal mind to assure victory in
and outside the courtroom.
Hogarth enjoys sufficient wealth to maintain
a luxury chalet in the Canadian Rockies and to fund and crew a
custom-built DC-10.
Hogarth wears glasses and smokes cigars.
Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'8")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 185 lbs.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown (graying)
History:
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#76 (fb) - BTS) - As a young man,
Jeryn spent some time on large boats.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#110 (fb) ) - As a young, up and coming
lawyer Jeryn Hogarth met Thelma, a wealthy young woman. They fell in
love, got married and had a daughter they called Millicent. However,
Thelma grew unhappy when Jeryn spent too much time working on his
career. The couple divorced, and Thelma used her family's money and
influence to assure she got sole custody of their daughter. Jeryn did
his best to form a bond with his child.
(Iron Fist I#6 (fb) - BTS) - Setting up shop as a corporate lawyer in
New York City, Jeryn's clients included major companies like
Rand-Meachum. Jeryn befriended Wendell Rand.
(Iron Fist I#6 (fb) - BTS) - Hogarth learned of the reappearance of
Daniel Rand and hired Nightwing Restorations to help prove Daniel was
indeed Wendell's son. When he was sufficiently convinced of this, he
sent Daniel a telegram telling him to meet him at London's Heathrow
airport. Hogarth used his private plane to fly to London with Misty
Knight.
(Iron Fist I#6) - Jeryn met Daniel Rand aboard the plane at Heathrow and
stunned him with the news he was the inheritor of his father's share of
the Rand-Meachum corporation, making him worth over a quarter of a
billion. Their attention then shifted to the fact Misty's partner
Colleen Wing had been kidnapped by Master Khan. In order to stage a
rescue mission, Jeryn used his plane to fly Iron Fist to Khan's hideout
in Halwan.
(Iron Fist I#7) - Jeryn and Misty Knight waited on the Shandara plateau
to hear if Iron Fist had been succesful. Misty was annoyed by Jeryn's
cavalier approach to the situation and grew furious when she learned
that Hogarth would get part of the Rand fortune if Daniel were to die.
She threatened to kill him if he ever tried to hurt or rip off Danny, a
threat Hogarth took in stride while having his breakfast.
(Iron Fist I#8 (fb) - BTS) -
Hogarth arranged for Daniel Rand to move into Wendell Rand's luxurious
Manhattan brownstone on the Upper West Side.
(Iron Fist I#8) - Hogarth and Misty Knight escorted Daniel Rand to his
meeting with the Meachums to lay claim to his inheritance. Jeryn
insisted Daniel wear a suit to show his father's business partners he
was a sober, industrious youth of good, moral character. In the Meachum
executive boardroom, Jeryn presented his case to Ward and his niece Joy
Meachum. Because Daniel had never been officially declared dead (after
vanishing to K'un-Lun), he still had a legitimate claim to his father's
finances. Hogarth was interrupted by Chaka and his Golden Tigers
who had come to extort the Meachums. Hogarth prevented Misty from
escalating the situation by going for her gun.
(Iron Fist I#9 (fb) ) - Hogarth kept clear of the fighting while Misty,
Joy's bodyguard Davos, and Daniel tried to fight Chaka and his men. He
was unable to prevent Chaka from capturing Iron Fist.
(Iron Fist I#10 (fb) - BTS) - Chaka's men knocked out Misty Knight.
When she revived, Hogarth explained what had happened while she was out.
Misty and Colleen Wing departed to aid Iron First.
(Iron Fist I#14 (fb) - BTS) - Hogarth discovered someone
was systematically leeching Rand-Meachum of substantial amounts of
money. When he started an investigation, he became a target. While at
his chalet in the Canadian Rockies, Hogarth was captured by the hired
assassin Sabretooth and his men.
(Iron Fist I#14) - Hogarth couldn't warn Iron Fist and his bodyguard
Colleen Wing when they came to his chalet and found themselves under
attack by Sabretooth's forces. While Wing and Iron Fist retreated and
regrouped, Hogarth remained in the clutches of the villain who prepared
for them to be airlifted out of there. When the plane arrived,
Sabretooth teased Hogarth that he would soon learn who was behind the
Rand-Meachum scheme before he would die at his hands. However, Iron Fist
managed to take out the assassin while Colleen took care of his henchmen
(see comments.)
(Marvel Team Up I#63 - BTS) - Learning of Iron Fist's struggle against
Steel Serpent, Hogarth loaned Misty Knight his town car so she could
join the fight.
(Marvel Team Up I#64 - BTS) - Misty borrowed an experimental blaster gun
from Hogarth to help in their fight against Steel Serpent, even if the
blaster only had a single charge.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#50 (fb) - BTS) - When Power Man was
falsely accused and thrown behind bars, Jeryn Hogarth became his
lawyer. Thanks to evidence obtained by Iron Fist from the villain
Bushmaster, Hogarth was able to prove Cage's innocence. To signify the
start of a new life, Hogarth helped the hero officially change his name
to "Lucas Cage."
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#50) - Jeryn Hogarth threw a
party for Luke Cage after he was released from prison. The celebration
was cut short by Discus and Stiletto who crashed through the window,
eager to have their revenge on Cage. Hogarth tried calling the police,
but Discus destroyed his phone. Hogarth watched as Iron Fist and Power
Man teamed up to take care of the villains with some help from Colleen
and Misty.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#54) - When Power Man felt his
decision to become a "hero for hire" had been a foolish one, Jeryn
stepped in. Feeling there was great potential behind the idea, Hogarth
spent weeks working with Cage to help him properly set up as a business,
including an office and clients that put Power Man on retainer.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#54 - BTS) - Hogarth became the official
representative of the new Heroes for Hire.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#65 (fb) - BTS)
- Now that he was part owner of Heroes for Hire, Jeryn no longer
needed the services of Nightwing Restorations.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#54) - Hogarth was present when Luke and
Danny got their first mission: an emergency at Manhattan National Bank.
Knowing that the bank's owner, A.P. Heller, was not easily scared, Hogarth
realized this was serious and accompanied the heroes there. He kept back
and contacted the police while Power Man & Iron Fist took care of
the looting supervillain the Incinerator.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#55)
- Jeryn Hogarth arranged for Power Man & Iron Fist to be paid
spokespeople at the New York auto show. There, they stopped mob boss
Bull and his men from stealing some of the more valuable vehicles on
display.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#56) - After setting up the Heroes for Hire
at their new Park Avenue offices, Jeryn stunned Luke and Danny by
announcing he'd be stepping back from day to day operations. He promised
not to neglect their affairs entirely and that he would make sure Joy
Meachum wouldn't mismanage Danny's share of Rand-Meachum. Soon after
introducing the heroes to their new business manager, Jennie Royce, he
left to pursue new ventures.
(Uncanny X-Men I#120 - BTS) - After the X-Men defeated
Moses Magnum in Japan, their ally contacted Jeryn Hogarth who sent his
DC-10 private plane to Tokyo to help the heroes return home.
(Classic X-Men I#27) - After learning his plane had been destroyed in
Calgary by Alpha Flight, Hogarth made his way to Ottawa to lodge a
formal protest. His complaint fell on deaf ears until the arrival of
Japanese ambassador Serzawa convinced the officials to take notice.
Thanks to Serzawa and Hogarth's efforts, the X-Men were eventually
cleared to leave Canada.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#58) - While working in his
Canadian chalet, Hogarth was contacted by Luke Cage who wanted to know
how the Heroes for Hire could back out of their contract with the shady
businessman J.P. Preston. Much to Cage's dismay, Hogarth informed him
they were legally obligated to work for Preston since he kept them on a
sizeable retainer. Hogarth hung up on Luke after advising him to
overcome whatever personal differences he had and save them all a
protracted legal battle.
(Avengers I#190) - When the
Avengers were entangled in a legal conflict with the United States
government over their security clearance, they asked lawyers experienced
with superhero litigation to defend them. Jeryn joined forces with
Emerson Bale and Matt Murdock during a special senate hearing in
Manhattan. Citing the numerous times the Avengers thwarted global
menaces, they made the case the team wasn't a threat to national
security. The proceedings were cut short when news broke of a lumbering
monster (actually the Grey Gargoyle) approaching New York City.
Despite Henry Peter Gyrich's misgivings, the court allowed the Avengers
to go and deal with the crisis, thereby proving their defenders' point.
(Avengers I#191) - After the Grey Gargoyle had been dealt
with, the special senate hearing resumed. Given the team's most recent
victory, Jeryn and his colleagues Bale and Murdock quietly sat back and
watched how the senate committee decided that the Avengers' priority
privileges and security clearances would remain intact.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#63) - After he helped secure
a government contract for Heroes for Hire, Jeryn phoned Luke and Danny
to tell them how pleased the officials were with their work in breaking
up a gambling ring that already cost half a dozen agents their lives.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#64 - BTS) - After the Gem
theatre was firebombed and heavily damaged, Luke Cage was homeless. Iron
Fist contacted Jeryn who assured him the loss of Luke's home counts as a
business expense. He asked for a few days to get the paperwork in order
and for the bank to clear the check.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#65 (fb) - BTS) - For several
months, Jeryn noticed equipment, experimental weaponry and other gadgets
that had come into his possession were going missing from his Aerie
chalet. Hogarth suspected one of his many female employees was the
culprit.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#65 (fb) - BTS) - Luke and Danny had sent Jennie
Royce to Jeryn in the Aerie for her own safety while they dealt with the
murderous Mr. Death.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#65) - After the defeat of Mr. Death, Jennie
insisted that Hogarth return her to her home to New York, feeling she didn't
fit in at the Aerie among all the beautiful women that worked for him.
Ever helpful, Jeryn had Luke and Danny flown in from the States to
ostensibly pick her up. In reality, he wanted Jennie to infiltrate his
staff to find out who had been stealing from him. This indirectly led to
the revelation he was no longer employing Colleen and Misty, which
infuriated Iron Fist. Their argument was cut short by the arrival of the
self styled champion of the poor el Aguila. He attacked the Aerie,
believing Hogarth was misusing his wealth and influence. The ensuing
fight revealed that half of Hogarth's all female staff, including Jill
and Sabrina, were saboteurs working against Jeryn. With the help of el
Aguila, Luke and Danny fought off the heavily armed women. In the
aftermath, with Hogarth looking on, el Aguila refused membership in
Heroes for Hire.
(Marvel Team Up I#105 - BTS) - Hogarth permitted the Heroes for Hire to
use his private plane to track down and apprehend a band of heist artists
in the American southwest. However, the plane drew the attention of the
nearby Hulk who grew annoyed and caused the craft to crash. Forced to
damage the jet even more to free himself, Cage noted that Jeryn would
hopefully understand his actions given the circumstances.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#76) - Jeryn attended the
official opening of the new Nightwing Restorations offices which turned
to tragedy when the villain Warhawk opened fire, hitting both Iron Fist
and Colleen Wing. While Luke Cage and Misty Knight took on the villain,
Jeryn was delighted to see that Danny and Colleen were only lightly
wounded. After Warhawk managed to escape, Jeryn spotted the clue that led
the heroes to his trail again.
(Daredevil I#178 - BTS) - Controversial mayoral candidate Randolph Cherryh
secured Jeryn's legal services.
Daredevil I#178) - Hogarth grew fed up with the Heroes for Hire light case
load of late and insisted they earn their keep by taking a case. The
Heroes then agreed to serve as bodyguards for Matt Murdock and Foggy
Nelson who were being threatened by the Kingpin's goons. After surviving a
hit, Murdock took Cage and Rand with him to court to testify, only to find
the prosecutor was Jeryn. He made short work of his employees in order to
win the case.
(Power Man & Iron
Fist I#81) - Danny and Luke raked Jeryn over the coals for his decision to
defend Randolph Cherryh, the candidate who had recently confessed to several
crimes. Jeryn defended his actions by reminding the heroes that taking
Cherryh's case was very lucrative for their coffers too. Jennie advised
the heroes to give up, as they were never going to win an argument against
Hogarth anyway.
Moments later, Sons of the Tiger-member Abe Brown came
into the office looking for help: the nation of Halwan was demanding his
extradition for crimes he couldn't even remember. Taking the case, Jeryn
decided to accompany Luke and Danny to Halwan. Even before they could get
on the diplomatic flight, an attempt on their life was made at the
airport. Once they landed in Halwan, the authorities tried to arrest the
heroes. Jeryn allowed himself to be taken away to the royal palace,
allowing Power Man & Iron Fist to take action without having to worry
about his safety.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#82 - BTS) - While Iron Fist and Power Man
struggled to reach the royal palace to save Hogarth, Jeryn was hard at
work hammering out a peace treaty between Halwan and the neighboring
nation of Murtakesh. He also spearheaded a profitable international trade
agreement able to prevent future conflicts, and in the process he also
cleared up all charges against Abe Brown.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#82) - Hogarth greeted the haggard heroes when
they breached the inner chambers of the Halwan royal palace where he'd
just finished his negotiations with Halwani leader Brillalae (posing as
Black Tiger.) Luke and Danny were dumbstruck but nevertheless happy with
Jeryn's diplomatic success.
(Daredevil I#186 - BTS) – Lavender
was called by Jeryn Hogarth, but she had to get back to work.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#90) - Hoping to gain more lucrative clients
for Heroes for Hire, Jeryn had a television commercial made advertising
Luke and Danny's abilities. Cage was furious at their business manager,
feeling he cared more about money than about actually helping people.
Power Man stormed out, with Iron Fist right behind him trying to calm him
down. Later, while the heroes were struggling to take down Unus the
Untouchable, Hogarth called to tell them they had been hired for a well paid
stint as bodyguards. Cage initially refused, saying they already had a
case, but Iron Fist accepted the job and made sure Unus was taken care of
before Hogarth's gig started.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#98) - Hogarth advised Power Man and Iron Fist
when they were unsure about their priorities. Luke wanted to take down the
elusive villains Shades and Commanche while Danny was eager to investigate
the villain Fera's dealings with Rand-Meachum. Jeryn suggested securing
the services of Nightwing Restorations and sending them to Rand-Meachum
while the Heroes for Hire took down Shades & Commanche.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#100) - Jeryn tried to reason with Luke and
Danny who were ready to storm the New Jersey branch of Rand-Meachum where
Ward Meachum was holed up and keeping Misty Knight and Luke's friend D.W.
hostage. Hogarth advised against leveling the place, as after all it was also
Danny's property.
Jeryn's secretary Jennie suggested forcing action
through the company's shareholders, but Iron Fist shut that down saying it
wasn't a business deal. Moments later, Hogarth watched a delivery man hand
Iron Fist a package that contained the Power Gem of Quon, which instantly
robbed him of his soul. Jeryn manned the fort while Cage rushed his
partner to the hospital.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#103) - Jeryn made sure Danny and Luke were
hired to investigate the brutal murder of several United Nations diplomats
which might lead to full blown war. Hogarth was waiting for the heroes at
UN headquarters where special assistant to the secretary general T'Shumbe
was growing frustrated when they showed up 35 minutes late.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#105) - Even on holiday, Jeryn kept involving
himself in Heroes for Hire business, sending Luke and Danny memos on
competitive marketing strategies, much to Cage's chagrin. Later, Hogarth
was on hand to congratulate Luke and Danny when they publicly prevented a
Murkatesh terrorist bombing of Madison Square Garden. Jeryn was so pleased
with the free publicity, he offered to pay for dinner. Much to his
surprise, it wasn't just Danny and Luke who showed up. Misty, Colleen,
D.W., Bob Diamond and Harmony joined them as well.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#106 - BTS) - Hogarth planned a press
conference to promote Heroes for Hire and hired a stuntman to attack the
unsuspecting Iron Fist so he could dazzle the media with his martial arts.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#106)
- Jeryn's plan fell through when Iron Fist subdued his assailant without
even throwing a punch. Exasperated with his co-workers, Hogarth later
explained the situation to Danny and Luke. Moments later they were
interrupted by the arrival of Bonnie Kaye who sought to hire Iron Fist to
accompany her to her high school reunion that night. Even though it was on
short notice and outside their usual field of expertise, Danny accepted.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#108) - Jeryn accepted Luke's invitation to
join him for dinner at a pizzeria. Hogarth looked on in amazement as Cage
shocked everyone at the table, including his girlfriend Harmony Young,
when he managed to stuff an entire slice in his mouth. Their get together
was cut short when they received word the Gem Theater was under attack.
Hogarth kept his distance while Power Man & Iron Fist faced the
mentally unstable vigilante Firebolt.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#110 - BTS) - Preparing for
his daughter's coming out party, Jeryn asked Janet Van Dyne to be his
date. Janet accepted, in part because Hogarth did work for charities she
was involved with.
(Power
Man & Iron Fist I#110) - Jeryn requested the Heroes for Hire to
escort his super hero loving daughter, Millicent, to the Manhattan
Society's Debutante Cotillion, promising to pay them for their services
minus the shareholders discount provided for in their corporation
bylaws. Hogarth used Power Man, Iron Fist and Wasp to impress his
ex-wife Thelma and her new husband Lester Gould. The evening took a
turn for the worse when Nightshade tried to rob the ball aided
by the Eel, Man Mountain Marko and a mind-controlled Discus and
Stiletto.
Hogarth watched as the heroes sprang to action, but his heart soared
with pride when a severely ticked off Millicent knocked out Nightshade
for "ruining her daddy's special night." In the aftermath, Thelma
caused a ruckus when the half naked Luke and Danny wanted to resume
their escorting duties. When Jeryn failed to reason with her,
Janet Van Dyne made a quick called and got Beast and Wonder Man to show
up in tuxedos to escort Millie.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#111) - "Captain Hero" (secretly the
Super Skrull) demolished most of the Heroes for Hire Park Avenue
offices in a misguided attempt to convince Cage he could join them.
Hogarth explained what had happened to the late-arriving Iron Fist.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#114) - Jeryn Hogarth was delighted when
agents of Consolidated Conglomerates Inc offered a seven figure deal to
put Heroes for Hire on retainer. He was ready for them to sign, when they
were attacked by a band of fake Control 7 agents in an attempt to trick
Heroes for Hire into fighting the actual Control 7. In the aftermath, the
heroes agreed with Hogarth to sign with CCI.
(Power Man & Iron Fist I#125) - Jeryn Hogarth was forced to address
the media after the "A day with Heroes for Hire" event ended in tragedy
when John Lumus attacked Power Man & Iron Fist when they were taking a
busload of young fans to a local fast food restaurant. Hogarth assured the
press that the incident was not an orchestrated, prearranged pr-stunt.
(Cage I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Jeryn moved to Chicago. His services as legal
counsel were secured by Mr. Drewston, publisher of the sensationalist
Chicago Spectator. Hoping to take his newspaper nationally, Drewston was
looking for a hook and decided to mimic the Daily Bugle's successful
reporting on superheroes. When reports came in of Luke Cage working in
Chicago, Hogarth was tasked with seeking him out.
(Cage I#1) - Jeryn attended a briefing on Cage at the Chicago Spectator
put together by Dakota North. Along with reporter Analisa Medina,
photographer Mike Hamilton and Mr. Drewston, he sat through a recount of
Cage's origins. He was then sent to contact Cage who was surprised to find
Jeryn in the windy city. Thanks to their past connection, Luke agreed to
come to the paper for a meeting. Hogarth watched Cage agree to take on Eli
Angelopolous III, with the paper paying his expenses in return for the
exclusive story.
(Cage I#5) - Jeryn and Analisa were nervous to call Mr. Drewston and
inform him that Cage had decided to go on an unscheduled holiday. Jeryn
assured Drewston he had cleared Cage's activities with the police, making
it okay for him to leave town. Much to their surprise, Drewston was fine
with this development, even feeling it wouldn't change their plans for
Cage.
(Cage I#9) - Jeryn was at the Spectator when he witnessed how Cage
refused to track down the escaped Rhino in order to prove Guardsmen Pascal Tyler
and Ravello Medina could not be legally blamed for his escape.
(Cage I#9 - BTS) - Cage later accepted the job and went looking for Rhino
without the Spectator's involvement.
(Cage I#10) - Jeryn assured the editorial higher ups at the Spectator that
the paper was not liable for the mess Cage had made of the city during his
quest for the Rhino. When he left the offices for home, he was stunned
when Iron Fist approached him.
(Cage I#11) - In his offices, Jeryn had trouble grasping the complicated tale of Daniel Rand's most
recent resurrection. He had come to Chicago to clear the air with Cage who
had been falsely accused of murdering him. Daniel asked Jeryn to reach out
to Cage on his behalf, even though Jeryn had no idea where Luke was
either. To emphasize the need to find their old friend, Colleen Wing also
burst into Jeryn's offices looking for Luke, prompting the lawyer to
comment on his urgent need for a secretary.
(Heroes for Hire I#8 (fb) - BTS) - Jeryn returned to New York City and
resumed his duties as corporate lawyer for companies like Rand-Meachum
which was eventually acquired by Oracle Inc, as part of a hostile
takeover.
(Heroes for Hire I#8 (fb) - BTS) - Feeling his age and with signs of
deteriorating health, Jeryn decided it was time to take a step back. He
hired Jennifer Walters at his firm to represent him in metahuman related
matters.
(Heroes for Hire I#8) - Jeryn had a meeting with Oracle Inc. CEO Jim
Hammond in which he announced his retirement plans. He then introduced
Jennifer Walters as his replacement to Hammond and Oracle's executive
secretary Mrs. Arbogast. Hogarth and Hammond later discussed Daniel Rand's
temperament before they were joined by Oracle's founder, the recently
resurrected Namor the Sub-Mariner.
(Fantastic Four III#23) - Jeryn and Matt Murdock were on hand to defend
the Fantastic Four in a California court after a recent rampage of the
Thing and Bounty in New York City and a subsequent fight with the Avengers
and the Awesome Android at the San Diego Comic Con. Hogarth and Murdock
gathered evidence, with Jeryn annoying Johnny Storm when he announced the
mind controlled Thing and Bounty needed to remain incarcerated until the
matter was resolved. However, once they were in front of Judge Richard
Wolf, it was Mr. Fantastic's expert testimony that won the day. On the
stand, Reed outlined how the conflicts were caused by the Red Skull and
the Mad Thinker who had used mind controlling Stark Fujikawa nanites.
Properly convinced, Wolf dismissed the case.
(Fantastic Four III#35) - Hogarth and Foggy Nelson represented Fantastic
Four Inc. when the Gideon Trust tried to acquire Pier Four and the rights to
Reed's inventions. Feeling it could secure their financial future after a
recent number of debts, Reed was inclined to sign. Hogarth was surprised
to see Nelson taking a stand, but the Nelson felt the Gideon Trust was
untrustworthy, citing their involvement in Genosha and several Eastern
European conflicts. Even though Jeryn advised his colleague to save the
grandstanding for the courtroom, he did nothing to stop Foggy from
insisting Susan Richards had to agreed with this decision. When Sue also
signed, the deal was done and Jeryn took his leave.
(Mekanix#3) - Kitty Pryde paid a visit to her lawyer Jeryn Hogarth.
(New Avengers Annual I#1) - Jeryn attended the wedding of Luke Cage and
Jessica Jones.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#1 (fb) - BTS) - Jeryn Hogarth took a position
overseeing Rand Corp's day-to-day business.
(Civil War: Choosing Sides I#1/3) - Jeryn left a voice message for Daniel
Rand, reminding him to show up to a major business deal with China worth
billions for the Rand company. He added that if and when Rand should
choose to attend, he needed to remember who he was: Iron Fist (at the
time Daniel was posing as Daredevil in Hell's Kitchen to help out Matt
Murdock).
(Immortal Iron Fist I#1 (fb)) - Jeryn presented plans for a
revolutionary, magnetic levitation train system with tracks spanning 2500
kilometers from Beijing to Hong Kong to representatives of Wai-Go
Industries who were immediately ready to spend 10.6 billion dollars on it.
He was stunned when Daniel Rand shot the deal down, refusing to give China
the trains and the technology after their decades long history of human
rights violations. Once the Chinese delegation left, an exasperated Jeryn
slapped Danny across the head. This impulsive decision had destroyed a
deal 3.5 years in the making and might have torpedoed Rand Corp's future
altogether. Jeryn left disgusted, threatening to quit if he wasn't
allowed to salvage the deal.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#2) - Jeryn interrupted one of Daniel's training
sessions to inform him Wai-Go Industries, secretly a shell company run by
Hydra, had started a very public takeover of the Rand Corp. Before he
could react, Rand doubled over in pain as he realized someone else was
somehow using the iron fist.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#3) - Hogarth failed to convince Daniel to take it
easy after his recent seizure, he watched him take off to look for the
person in New York using the iron fist.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#5 (fb) - BTS)
- To further increase their stranglehold on the Rand Corp, Wai-Go wanted
to resurrect the maglev train deal recently shot down by Daniel. To do so,
they kidnapped Jeryn's mother, sending him one of her fingers to convince
him to cooperate. Unable to reach Iron Fist, Jeryn used his own authority
to okay the deal.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#4) - Jeryn contacted Wai-Go's chairman Xao to lay
out the deal, hoping this would prevent the takeover of Rand Corp. Xao
told Hogarth all they were after was Rand's technology, the corporation
itself was useless to them. With Rand's future saved, Jeryn agreed to
start work on the demo route as soon as possible: 200 kilometers of
ultramagnetic track cutting across the K'un-Lun mountains bordering China.
When he asked to speak to his mother, Xao denied him.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#5) - Upset with the current situation, Hogarth
contacted Misty Knight's Heroes for Hire to help rescue his mother.
However, their meeting was interrupted by attacking Hydra forces.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#6) - The Heroes for Hire tried keeping Hogarth safe,
their altercation eventually leading to Iron Fist who was fighting Hydra
nearby. However, they were unable to prevent the enemy from abducting
Hogarth to parts unrevealed.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#8 (fb) - BTS) - Hydra took Hogarth to the Himalayas
where he was forced to oversee the construction of the train track across
the K'un-Lun mountain range, along with Mr. Xao.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#8) - Jeryn
and Xao reported to Davos who was displeased with their slow progress.
Hogarth tried to explain how the circumstances hindered the work, but
Davos calmly threatened the lawyer's mother before signing off.
Exasperated, Jeryn muttered to himself that Iron Fist would come and save
him, which Xao assured him was not very likely.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#8 - BTS) - Forcibly summoned to K'un-Lun to
participate in the tournament of the seven capital cities of heaven, Iron
Fist used the scrying pool of Bo-Ling to help him locate Hogarth. He was
stunned to find Jeryn was also near K'un-Lun, but he was unable to do
anything about it.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#10 - BTS) - The Heroes for Hire traced Hogarth to
the K'un-Lun mountains and hid in a nearby village to plan their next
move.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#10) - Hogarth was horrified when Xao ordered Hydra
troops to decimate the village when word reached him Iron Fist had left K'un-Lun and was nearby.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#11) - Hogarth reported to Xao that the maglev train
was ready to be launched, but he noted that the tracks didn't seem to go
anywhere. Xao paid no heed to those warnings and told Jeryn to test the
train and the tracks. When it successfully activated, Xao could see the
city of K'un-Lun in the distance. He was so pleased with this
accomplishment, he gave his hostage a present. Opening the box, a confused
Jeryn found it was empty, leading Xao to explain that had the test failed
it would have contained Jeryn's mother's ear. Then Xao's plans for the
train track became clear: he wanted to load the train with powerful
explosives and destroy the heavenly city of K'un-Lun.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#13) - After a fight with the now captured Heroes for
Hire damaged the train and the tracks, Xao confronted Jeryn with his
mother and promised to kill her in front of him if the explosives-filled
train wasn't ready to depart for K'un-Lun by midnight. Jeryn, worried
about his old, confused and injured mother, was ready to give up. After
all, Xao would continue to force them to work for him.
The Heroes for Hire
assured Jeryn it would all be okay in the end. After all, Danny had a
plan.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#13 - BTS) - Aware of Xao's plans, Danny assembled
the forces of K'un-Lun, along with the other Immortal Weapons.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#13) - Xao was
pleased when Jeryn finished repairs before midnight. Ordering him to
activate the tracks that led to K'un-Lun, he was ready to send the train
to its final destination. He wasn't prepared however, for Iron Fist and
his forces to come through the portal first, ready to oppose him.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#14) - While Iron Fist and the Immortal Weapons
engaged Xao and Hydra, the Heroes for Hire kept Jeryn safe, with Misty and
Colleen rescuing mother Hogarth.
(New Avengers I#29 (fb) ) - Tony Stark and his Avengers came to Rand Corp
to confront Daniel Rand with evidence he had been operating as Iron Fist
without properly registering with the government. Jeryn successfully
defended Danny, frustrating the proceedings to the point an exasperated
Carol Danvers told him she hoped his wig glue made him impotent.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#16) - After learning his family's fortune came from
the oppression of the people of K'un-Lun and the other heavenly cities,
Daniel Rand set forth to dismantle his corporation. Hogarth admired the
decision, but resigned his position anyway to be with his mother. He also
got Daniel to admit that he was the one secretly bankrolling Luke Cage's
clandestine band of Avengers.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#17) - Jeryn briefly returned to the Rand Corporation
to bring his successor, Patrick Easton, up to speed on the more colorful
opponents the company faced, like Hydra. With a knowing smirk, Hogarth
asked Easton if his mother was still among the living.
(Immortal Iron Fist I#27) - After
the downfall of the Rand Corporation and the subsequent destruction of the
building during a fight with Hydra, Daniel Rand met with Jeryn who told
him he had managed to set aside a small portion of his former wealth.
Hogarth offered to invest it for him, but Daniel decided he wanted the
money to fund the School of Thunder.
Comments: Created by Chris
Claremont, John Byrne, Frank Chiaramonte.
Jeryn only seems to employ attractive, young women. From the people
piloting his plane to those working in his law offices. Over the years,
it became a nice visual gag that continued into the early 2000s, with Fantastic
Four III#35 being the last time any of Jeryn's 'corporate harem'
appeared on panel. By all accounts, he was a perfect gentleman.
Immortal Iron Fist gave Jeryn an elderly mother, which is a
little surprising considering he looked a few years short of retirement
himself when he first appeared in the mid 70s. Maybe she had him at an
exceptionally young age or maybe leading the life of a fat cat corporate
lawyer prematurely ages a man. In any case, Jeryn's mom was such a
MacGuffin she didn't even get a first name.
Talk about danglers: we never learn who sent 'Sabre-tooth' (G-d
bless that early spelling!) to kidnap Hogarth in Iron Fist
I#14.
This profile was completed 4/12/2021, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 20th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Thanks to Markus Raymond for adding Daredevil I#186 and Mekanix#3.
Profile by Norvo
CLARIFICATIONS:
Jeryn Hogarth should not be confused with
- Any other "Jeryn" or "Hogarth" characters
images: (without ads)
Iron Fist I#6 p6, pans1&3 (mainimage)
Iron Fist I#6 p5, pan4 (reveals Daniels inheritance)
Iron Fist I#14 p8, pan4 (captured by Sabre-tooth)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#54, p4, pan3 (runs with the Hero for Hire
idea)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#54, p7, pan2 (Power Man can dig it)
Avengers I#190, p14, pan2 (with Emerson Bale)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#81, p10, pans 2&3 (doing diplomatic
duties)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#103, p6, pan2 (waiting for Luke and Danny)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#106, p5, pan6 (Open a carwash)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#110, p9, pan5 (dates the Wasp)
Cage I#11, p13, pans3&4 (needs to contact Cage)
Immortal Iron Fist I#5 p6, pan4 (even lawyers have mothers)
Immortal Iron Fist I#1 p8, pans1&2 (slaps Rand)
Immortal Iron Fist I#13, p8, pan4 (reunited with mom)
Immortal Iron Fist I#27, p17, pan4 (and Daniel part way)
Appearances:
Iron Fist I#6 (August, 1976) - Chris Claremont
(writer), John Byrne (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Marv Wolfman
(editor)
Iron Fist I#7 (September, 1976) -
Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte
(inks), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Iron Fist I#8 (October,
1976) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Frank
Chiaramonte (inks), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Iron Fist I#9
(November, 1976) - Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils),
Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Marv Wolfman (editor)
Iron Fist I#9 (December, 1976) - Chris Claremont
(writer), John Byrne (pencils), Frank Chiaramonte (inks), Marv
Wolfman (editor)
Iron Fist I#14 (August, 1977) - Chris Claremont (writer), John
Byrne (pencils), Dan Green (inks), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Marvel Team Up I#63 (November, 1977) - Chris Claremont
(writer), John Byrne (pencils), Dave Hunt (inks), Archie
Goodwin (editor)
Marvel Team Up I#64
(December, 1977) - Chris Claremont (writer), John
Byrne (pencils), Dave Hunt (inks), Archie Goodwin
(editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#50 (April, 1978) -
Chris Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils),
Dave Hunt (inks), Archie Goodwin (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#54 (December, 1978) -
Ed Hannigan (writer), Lee Elias (pencils), B.
Jenny & R. Villamonte (inks), Bob Hall
(editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#55 (February, 1979) -
Ed Hannigan (writer), Lee Elias (pencils), Jim
Mooney (inks), Al Milgrom (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#56 (April, 1979 - Mary
Jo Duffy (writer), Trevor von Eeden (pencils),
Frank Springer (inks), Al Milgrom (editor)
Uncanny X-Men I#120 (April, 1979) - Chris
Claremont (writer), John Byrne (pencils), Terry
Austin (inks), Roger Stern (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#58 (August, 1979) -
Mary Jo Duffy (writer), Trevor von Eeden
(pencils), Dan Green (inks), Roger Stern (editor)
Avengers I#190 (December, 1979) - Steven Grant
(writer), John Byrne (pencils), Dan Green (inks),
Roger Stern (editor)
Avengers I#191 (January,
1980) - David Michelinie (writer), John Byrne
(pencils), Dan Green (inks), Roger Stern (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#63 (June, 1980) - Jo
Duffy (writer), Kerry Gammill (pencils), Ricardo
Villamonte (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist
I#64 (August, 1980) - Jo Duffy (writer), Kerry
Gammill (pencils), Dan Green & Jon D'Agostino
(inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist
I#65 (October, 1980) - Jo Duffy (writer), Kerry
Gammill (pencils), Ricardo Villamonte (inks),
Denny O'Neil (editor)
Marvel Team Up I#105 (May, 1981) - Mike Barr
(writer), Carmine Infantino (pencils), Mike
Esposito (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist
I#76 (December, 1981) - Mike Barr & Chris
Claremont (writers), Rudy Nebres & Frank
Miller (pencils), Ricardo Villamonte (inks), Denny
O'Neil (editor)
Daredevil I#178 (January, 1982) - Frank Miller
(writer, pencils), Klaus Janson (inks), Denny
O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#81 (May, 1982) - Mary
Jo Duffy (writer), Denys Cowan (pencils), Ricardo
Villamonte (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist
I#82 (June, 1982) - Mary Jo Duffy (writer), Denys
Cowan (pencils), Carl Potts (inks), Denny O'Neil
(editor)
Daredevil I#186 (September, 1982) - Frank Miller (writer/penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#90 (February, 1983) -
Kurt Busiek (writer), Denys Cowan (pencils), Mel
Candido (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#98 (October, 1983) -
Kurt Busiek (writer), Ernie Chan (pencils), Andy
Mushynksky (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#100 (December, 1983) -
Kurt Busiek (writer), Ernie Chan (pencils), Mike
Mignola (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#103 (March, 1984) -
Archie Goodwin (writer), Greg LaRocque (pencils),
Andy Mushynsky (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#105 (May, 1984) - Kurt
Busiek (writer), Richard Howell (pencils), Andy
Mushynsky (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#106 (June, 1984) -
Alan Rowlands (writer), Greg LaRocque (pencils),
Andy Mushynsky (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#108 (August, 1984) -
Archie Goodwin & Jim Owsley (writers), Greg
LaRocque (pencils), Andy Mushynsky (inks), Denny
O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#110 (October, 1984) - Tony Isabella
(writer), Greg LaRocque (pencils), Jerry Acerno (inks), Denny O'Neil
(editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#111 (November, 1984) - Jim Owsley (writer),
Greg LaRocque (pencils), Jerry Acerno (inks), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#114 (February, 1985) - Jim Owsley (writer),
Graham & Geiger (pencils), Acerno & Williams (inks), Denny
O'Neil (editor)
Power Man & Iron Fist I#125 (September, 1986) - Jim Owsley (writer),
Mark D. Bright (pencils), Mike Esposito (inks), Bob Harras (editor)
Classic X-Men I#27 (November, 1988) - Chris Claremont (writer), Kieron
Dwyer (pencils), Terry Austin (inks), Bob Harras (editor)
Cage I#1 (April, 1992) - Marc McLaurin (writer), Dwayne Turner
(pencils), Christopher Ivy (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Cage I#5 (August, 1992) - Marc McLaurin (writer),
Dwayne Turner (pencils), Christopher Ivy (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Cage I#9 (December, 1992) - Marc McLaurin (writer), Rurik Tyler
(pencils), Joe Rubinstein (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Cage I#10 (January, 1993) - Marc McLaurin (writer), Dwayne Turner
(pencils), Christopher Ivy (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Cage I#11 (February, 1993) - Marc McLaurin (writer), Gordon Purcell
(pencils), Andrew Pepoy (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Heroes for Hire I#8 (February, 1998) - Jon Ostrander (writer), Pascual
Ferry (pencils), Jaime Mendoza (inks), Mark Bernardo (editor)
Fantastic Four III#23 (November, 1999) - Chris Claremont (writer),
Salvador Larroca (pencils), Art Thibert (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Fantastic Four III#35 (November, 2000) - Rafael Marin (writer), Carlos
Pacheco (writer, pencils), Jesus Merino (inks), Bobbie Chase (editor)
Mekanix#3 (February, 2003) - Chris Claremont (writer), Juan Bobillo (pencils), Marcello Sosa (inks), Andrew Lis (editor)
New Avengers Annual I#1 (June, 2006) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer),
Oliver Coipel (pencils), Drew Garaci et al (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Civil War: Choosing Sides I#1 (December, 2006) - Ed Brubaker & Matt
Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren Simons
(editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#1 (January, 2007) - Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction
(writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#2 (February, 2007) - Ed
Brubaker & Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks),
Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#3 (March, 2007) - Ed Brubaker
& Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren
Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#4 (May, 2007) - Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction
(writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren Simons (editor)
New Avengers I#29 (June, 2007) - Brian Michael Bendis (writer) Leinil
Francis Yu (pencils & inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#5 (June, 2007) - Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction
(writers), Travel Foreman (pencils & inks), Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#6 (July, 2007) - Ed Brubaker
& Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren
Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#8 (October, 2007) - Ed Brubaker
& Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren
Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#10 (December, 2007) - Ed Brubaker & Matt
Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks), Warren Simons
(editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#11 (January, 2008) - Ed
Brubaker & Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja (pencils & inks),
Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#13 (May, 2008) - Ed Brubaker
& Matt Fraction (writers), David Aja, Kano, Tonci Zonjic (pencils
& inks), Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#14 (June, 2008) - Ed Brubaker
& Matt Fraction (writers), Tonci Zonjic, Clay Mann (pencils),
Stefano Gaudiano (inks), Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#16 (August, 2008) - Matt Fraction (writer), David
Aja (pencils & inks), Warren Simons (editor)
Immortal Iron Fist I#17 (September, 2008) - Duane Swiercyznski (writer),
Travel Foreman (pencils & inks), Warren Simons (editor)
First Posted: 09/20/2021
Last Updated: 09/21/2021
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Non-Marvel
Copyright info
All other characters mentioned or pictured are ™ and © 1941-2099
Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If you like this stuff, you
should check out the real thing!
Please visit The Marvel Official Site at: http://www.marvel.com
Special Thanks to www.g-mart.com
for hosting the Appendix, Master List, etc.!
Back
to Characters