The Kingpin and Daredevil. Cover to Daredevil #170. Art by Frank Miller.

The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a supervillain in Marvel Comics' universe who is an enemy of Spider-Man, Daredevil and the Punisher. He was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man #50. His name was first be revealed in Daredevil #170. List of publishers Active companies AC Comics Arcana Studios Archie Comics Mighty Comics/MLJ(Defunct) Red Circle (Defunct) Avatar Press Beckett Comics Claypool Comics Creative One Comics Dark Horse Comics Comics Greatest World (Defunct) DC Comics Vertigo Impact (Defunct) Milestone Media (Dormant) Paradox Press Wildstorm Americas Best Comics Beyond... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... John Romita, Sr. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Elektra Natchios, usually simply called Elektra, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. ... Bullseye Real name Lester (full name unknown) Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Daredevil #131 Created by Marv Wolfman Bob Brown Bullseye (full real name unknown; an alias he has used is Poindexter; his first name is known from Daredevil v2 #49 (September 2003) to be Lester) is a fictional character... Typhoid Mary is the name of a comic book character most commonly associated with Daredevil. ... The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Daredevil, on the cover of Marvel Knights Daredevil #1 Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... The Punisher (Frank Castle) is a Marvel Comics anti-hero. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... John Romita, Sr. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ...

Wilson Fisk is a criminal mastermind who is involved in extensive illegal activities such as drug running, smuggling, murder, and so forth. Despite this, he has no criminal record and an army of lawyers to keep it that way, and is a criminal financial strategist without parallel. Fisk has no superhuman powers, but the majority of his 400-plus pound bulk is solid muscle. He is a superb fighter who has held his own against Spider-Man, but nowadays Daredevil occupies most of his attention. He has been aware of Daredevil's secret identity for years, thanks to Karen Page's indiscretion. He has employed any number of costumed criminals and assassins, notably Bullseye and Typhoid Mary. A superhuman is something exceeding normal human standards. ... Karen Page is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Daredevil series. ... Bullseye Real name Lester (full name unknown) Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Daredevil #131 Created by Marv Wolfman Bob Brown Bullseye (full real name unknown; an alias he has used is Poindexter; his first name is known from Daredevil v2 #49 (September 2003) to be Lester) is a fictional character... Typhoid Mary is the name of a comic book character most commonly associated with Daredevil. ...

A 2003 MAX Kingpin series told an out-of-continuity version of the Kingpin's origins and rise to power. MAX is an imprint of Marvel Comics intended for adult audiences, launched in 2001 after Marvel broke with the Comics Code Authority and established its own rating system. ...

Wilson Fisk recently lost his criminal empire to one of his employees, who was working with his son Richard, in a bloody coup. He almost managed to regain it but was defeated by Daredevil, who replaced him as the new kingpin. Fisk is now in jail. A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ...

Appearances in other media

Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin.

The character has appeared in each animated series adaptation of Spider-Man. He was voiced by Roscoe Lee Browne in the second series. An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ...

In the live action adaptations, John Rhys-Davies played Fisk in the TV movie, Trial of the Incredible Hulk. John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh actor. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ...

In the feature film, Daredevil, Michael Clarke Duncan played the character. Although he was African American and in the comics the Kingpin is white, the producers decided he was the only capable actor available who physically resembled the supervillain in general appearance and stature. For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of... Promotional poster for Daredevil Daredevil is a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Michael Clarke Duncan (b. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ...