Kingpin (Matt Murdock)

Matt Murdock The Kingpin
Textless cover of Spider-Gwen vol. 2 #28 (January 2018). Art by Robbi Rodriguez.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Edge of Spider-Verse #2 (September 2014)
Created by	Jason Latour (writer) Robbi Rodriguez (artist) (Based upon Daredevil by Stan Lee and Bill Everett)
In-story information
Alter ego	Matthew Michael Murdock
Species	Human Mutate
Place of origin	Queens, New York City, Earth-65
Team affiliations	The Hand The Chaste S.I.L.K.
Partnerships	Cindy Moon Gwen Stacy / Spider-Woman
Notable aliases	Matt Murderdock, Western Sun of the Hand,[1] Daredevil[2]
Abilities	Superhuman senses Echolocation Radar-sense Skilled acrobat, martial artist, and stick-fighter Concealed cane sword disguised as a walking stick Criminal mastermind/tactician Peak-human strength and durability Use of inter-dimensional travel

The Kingpin (Matthew Michael Murdock) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez. The character debuted in Edge of Spider-Verse issue #2 as part of the 2014–15 "Spider-Verse" comic book storyline as the archenemy of Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman, continuing into the ongoing series Spider-Gwen that began in 2015. The "Kingpin" name is a reference to the crime lord title in Mafia slang nomenclature.

Murdock is a variant of Kingpin and an alternate-universe version of Matt Murdock/Daredevil. He lives on Earth-65, where Murdock's origin is the same as his Earth-616 counterpart, being blinded as a child before being trained by the similarly blinded Stick to hone his consequentially acquired physical abilities and superhuman senses following his father Jack's murder, diverging when Stick is also killed by ninjas working for the Hand, whom Murdock then kills. Impressed by his abilities, the Hand recruits Murdock to become an assassin in Japan, where he rises through their ranks before being sent back to New York City, receiving a law degree and rising to become the head of organized crime. After his designated patsy and best friend Wilson Fisk is falsely arrested by George Stacy as the Kingpin, Murdock has a midlife crisis and considers suicide before sensing a kindred spirit in passing superhero (and wanted murderer) Spider-Woman, and electing to attempt to mold her into his apprentice, personal enforcer, and eventual successor. Murdock also becomes romantically involved with S.I.L.K. CEO Cindy Moon, the billionaire responsible for Spider-Woman's powers.

A young version of the character makes a silent cameo appearance in the 2018 animated feature film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.