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Zebediah Killgrave

Purple Man

91 appearancesSince 1964

Zebediah Killgrave first appeared in Daredevil #4 (1964-10), published by Marvel. 91 appearances are indexed across 45 series.

Character history

Key issues

6 issues

Daredevil
#4
first appearance · origin
1964-10-00
Smash!
#82
origin
1967-08-26
Jessica Jones
#17
death
2018-04-00
True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Purple Man#1Cape Archive2020
True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Purple Man
#1
origin retold
2020-03-00
Devil's Reign
#1
death
2022-02-00
Dark Ages
#6
death
2022-05-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

45 series

Daredevil
1964–1998
6 issues →
Jessica Jones
2016–2018
5 issues →
Venom: Separation Anxiety
2024–2024
5 issues →

Alpha Flight cover

Alpha Flight

1983–1994

4 issues →

New Thunderbolts cover

New Thunderbolts

2005–2006

4 issues →

Dark Ages cover

Dark Ages

2021–2022

4 issues →

Devil's Reign cover

Devil's Reign

2022–2022

4 issues →

Daredevil Epic Collection cover

Daredevil Epic Collection

2014–

3 issues →

Daredevil cover

Daredevil

2016–2019

3 issues →

TVCape Archive 2022

The Variants

2022–2023

3 issues →

EDCape Archive 2002

Essential Daredevil

2002–2013

2 issues →

New Avengers cover

New Avengers

2005–2010

2 issues →

Smash! cover

Smash!

1966–1971

1 issue →

Marvel Super-Heroes cover

Marvel Super-Heroes

1967–1982

1 issue →

Marvel Team-Up Annual cover

Marvel Team-Up Annual

1976–1984

1 issue →

Marvel Masterworks cover

Marvel Masterworks

1987–1993

1 issue →

MGNCape Archive 1987

Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom - Starring the Mighty Avengers

1987–1987

1 issue →

X-Man cover

X-Man

1995–2001

1 issue →

Daredevil cover

Daredevil

1998–2011

1 issue →

MMDCape Archive 1999

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil

1999–2001

1 issue →

Daredevil: Yellow cover

Daredevil: Yellow

2001–2002

1 issue →

DYCape Archive 2002

Daredevil: Yellow

2002–2002

1 issue →

DLCape Archive 2003

Daredevil Legends

2003–2003

1 issue →

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil cover

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil

2003–2025

1 issue →

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NADCape Archive 2005
New Avengers Director's Cut
2005–2005
1 issue →
NANCape Archive 2005
New Avengers No. 3 [Marvel Legends Reprint]
2005–2005
1 issue →
NTCape Archive 2005
New Thunderbolts
2005–2006
1 issue →
Thunderbolts
2006–2012
1 issue →
Civil War: Choosing Sides
2007–2007
1 issue →
SAICape Archive 2011
Spider-Man: Am I an Avenger?
2011–2011
1 issue →
TCCape Archive 2011
Thunderbolts: Cage
2011–2011
1 issue →
DSOCape Archive 2012
Daredevil: Season One
2012–2012
1 issue →
DBECape Archive 2012
Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Ultimate Collection
2012–2012
1 issue →
VFHCape Archive 2012
Villains for Hire
2012–2012
1 issue →
DCape Archive 2014
Daredevil
2014–2015
1 issue →
JJCape Archive 2017
Jessica Jones
2017–2018
1 issue →
DOCape Archive 2017
Daredevil Omnibus
2017–
1 issue →
JL&Cape Archive 2018
Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Yellow, Blue, Gray & White Omnibus
2018–2018
1 issue →
TBTCape Archive 2020
True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Purple Man
2020–2020
1 issue →
MKOCape Archive 2020
Moon Knight Omnibus
2020–
1 issue →
MMMCape Archive 2021
Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil
2021–
1 issue →
DBWCape Archive 2021
Deadpool: Black, White & Blood Treasury Edition
2021–2021
1 issue →
DBWCape Archive 2021
Deadpool: Black, White & Blood
2021–2022
1 issue →
DRCape Archive 2022
Devil's Reign
2022–2022
1 issue →
ESOCape Archive 2026
Echo: Seeker of Truth
2026–2026
1 issue →