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The Kingpin

Kingpin

Real Name
Wilson Grant Fisk
First Appearance
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #50 (July, 1967)
Creators
Stan Lee, John Romita
Team Affiliations
The Hand (American Branch), leader of a coalition of East Coast non-Maggia criminal organizations, Hydra (Las Vegas faction), Emissaries of Evil, Damage Control, Fisk Industries
Aliases
The Brain Washer, Harold Howard, Wilbur, "Fatty"
Base of Operations
New York City, New York
Powers
None
Skills and Abilities
Peak Human Strength, Master Martial Artist, Criminal Genius, Indomitable Will, Multilingual
Paraphernalia
Cane

Kingpin is a supervillain and crime boss in the Marvel Universe and is often an enemy of Spider-Man and Daredevil.

Origin[]

Wilson Fisk was a raised by an abusive father into a criminal lifestyle. Born with an unusually large and strong physique, he decided to use it as well as becoming a strategic genius to rise to the ranks of New York City's ultimate crime boss, the Kingpin.

Biography[]

Wilson Fisk's early life is largely unknown.  He has claimed that he was "an unpopular, blubbery child" before beginning his lifelong pursuit of bodybuilding. He has claimed to come from an impoverished background, had a crack addict for a father and committed his first murder when he was twelve. Fisk became obsessed with gaining power within the underworld as a youth and decided a major part of gaining power was to become strong, which inspired him to tirelessly train his body to the utmost.

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