The Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Joe Orlando, he first appeared in Daredevil #4 (October 1964).

Zebediah Killgrave[3] aka the Purple Man[4] was a Croatian Spy turned supervillain. He was exposed to various unnamed chemicals changing his skin to a purple hue. He was altered by an accident and ended up giving him the new ability to control people's minds …

Also known as the Purple Man, Killgrave harnesses trauma, doubt, and fear among his foes as a means to his malicious ends. Born in Yugoslavia, Zebediah Killgrave began as a spy working for the Communist government. On a mission to steal an experimental nerve gas developed by the U.S. Army, he dodged a bullet from a guard.

Zebediah Killgrave, also known as the Purple Man, was once a Croatian spy sent on a secret mission to steal a special experimental nerve agent. But as he got caught, one of the guards tried to shoot him but missed, hitting the tank and dowsing him with the gas.

Zebediah Killgrave, better known as the Purple Man, is a major antagonist in the Marvel Universe, serving as the main antagonist of the Jessica Jones franchise and a major antagonist in the Daredevil and The Avengers franchises.

Zebediah Killgrave was born in Rijeka, in what was at the time Yugoslavia and is now in Croatia. As an international spy, he was sent to infiltrate a chemical refinery. During the mission, he...

Zebediah Killgrave a.k.a. the Purple Man was a Croatian Spy turned supervillain. After he was exposed to various unnamed chemicals, his skin turned a purple hue. Later, he was altered by an accident which ended up giving him the ability to control people's minds at will using pheromones.

With grand designs of creating a new criminal empire, Purple Man recruits a team of super-villains to aid him in taking over New York’s underworld. But when Misty Knight and her crew step up to oppose the Villains for Hire, Purple Man flips some of Knight’s allies to his own side!

The Purple Man was seized by officers and didn’t resist arrest at all. Matt Murdock, who in costume was known as Daredevil, was appointed his attorney. Murdock and his assistant, Karen Page, visited the Purple Man, whose real name is Zebediah Killgrave, in jail.

The Super Villain Zebediah Killgrave is a unique evil. Able to manipulate, brainwash, and control his targets from afar, the villain weaponizes his victims against themselves. Also known as the Purple Man, Killgrave harnesses trauma, doubt, and …