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Purple Man

Zebediah Killgrave

132 appearancesSince 1964

Purple Man first appeared in Daredevil #4 (1964-10), published by Marvel. 132 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Zebediah Killgrave

Character history

Key issues

7 issues

Daredevil
#4
first appearance · origin
1964-10-00
Smash!
#82
origin
1967-08-26
Daredevil: End of Days#6Cape Archive2013
Daredevil: End of Days
#6
death
2013-05-00
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

60 series

New Thunderbolts
2005–2006
8 issues →
Daredevil
1964–1998
6 issues →
VFHCape Archive 2012

Villains for Hire

2012–2012

5 issues →

Jessica Jones cover

Jessica Jones

2016–2018

5 issues →

Venom: Separation Anxiety cover

Venom: Separation Anxiety

2024–2024

5 issues →

Alpha Flight cover

Alpha Flight

1983–1994

4 issues →

Dark Ages cover

Dark Ages

2021–2022

4 issues →

Devil's Reign cover

Devil's Reign

2022–2022

4 issues →

X-Man cover

X-Man

1995–2001

3 issues →

ACape Archive 2001

Alias

2001–2004

3 issues →

New Avengers cover

New Avengers

2005–2010

3 issues →

Heroes for Hire cover

Heroes for Hire

2011–2011

3 issues →

Daredevil Epic Collection cover

Daredevil Epic Collection

2014–

3 issues →

Daredevil cover

Daredevil

2014–2015

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 →

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 →

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe cover

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe

1985–1987

1 issue →

MGNCape Archive 1987

Marvel Graphic Novel: Emperor Doom - Starring the Mighty Avengers

1987–1987

1 issue →

Marvel Masterworks cover

Marvel Masterworks

1987–1993

1 issue →

MLFCape Archive 1994

Marvel Limited: Frank Miller's Spider-Man

1994–1994

1 issue →

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Daredevil
1998–2011
1 issue →
MMDCape Archive 1999
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil
1999–2001
1 issue →
Daredevil: Yellow
2001–2002
1 issue →
DYCape Archive 2002
Daredevil: Yellow
2002–2002
1 issue →
Alias
2003–2004
1 issue →
Marvel 1602
2003–2004
1 issue →
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil
2003–2025
1 issue →
DLCape Archive 2003
Daredevil Legends
2003–2003
1 issue →
M1Cape Archive 2004
Marvel 1602
2004–2004
1 issue →
NANCape Archive 2005
New Avengers No. 3 [Marvel Legends Reprint]
2005–2005
1 issue →
NADCape Archive 2005
New Avengers Director's Cut
2005–2005
1 issue →
WIJCape Archive 2005
What If Jessica Jones Had Joined the Avengers?
2005–2005
1 issue →
WIWCape Archive 2005
What If...?: Why Not
2005–2005
1 issue →
NTCape Archive 2005
New Thunderbolts
2005–2006
1 issue →
New Avengers Annual
2006–2010
1 issue →
AOCape Archive 2006
Alias Omnibus
2006–2006
1 issue →
Thunderbolts
2006–2012
1 issue →
ST/Cape Archive 2007
Super-Villain Team-Up / Modok's 11
2007–2008
1 issue →
Civil War: Choosing Sides
2007–2007
1 issue →
M1Cape Archive 2009
Marvel 1602
2009–2009
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 →
DEOCape Archive 2012
Daredevil: End of Days
2012–2013
1 issue →
DEOCape Archive 2013
Daredevil: End of Days
2013–2013
1 issue →
DCape Archive 2014
Daredevil
2014–2015
1 issue →
JJACape Archive 2015
Jessica Jones: Alias
2015–2016
1 issue →
JJACape Archive 2016
Jessica Jones: Avenger
2016–2016
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 →
JJBCape Archive 2018
Jessica Jones: Blind Spot
2018–2018
1 issue →
CCape Archive 2019
Crazy
2019–2019
1 issue →
MKOCape Archive 2020
Moon Knight Omnibus
2020–
1 issue →
TBTCape Archive 2020
True Believers: The Criminally Insane - Purple Man
2020–2020
1 issue →