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...

Also known as the Purple Man, Killgrave harnesses trauma, doubt, and fear among his foes as a means to his malicious ends. Cradle to Killgrave Born in Yugoslavia, Zebediah Killgrave began as a spy working for the Communist government.

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. He is an ex-spy …

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.

Imbued with the power to influence the minds of all but those with the most indomitable of wills, the Purple Man is one of the most dangerous and psychotic villains in all of the Marvel Universe!

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 accident changed his skin purple, granting him the name of Purple Man, and allowing him to control people's minds through their pheromones. He became a regular foe of Daredevil, and the arch-nemesis of Jessica Jones.

Purple Man is a super-villain with purple skin. During the Breakout, he, along with many other super-villains, escaped from the Raft. He went into hiding after escaping the Raft.

A former spy, professional criminal, and would-be world conqueror, Zebediah "Purple Man" Killgrave is a master mind-controller with violet-hued skin.