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{{Short description|Marvel Comics fictional character}}
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image=[[Image:Kingpinm.png|200px|The Kingpin. Pencils by Frank Miller.]]
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|caption='''The Kingpin'''<br />Pencils by [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]]
| character_name = Kingpin
|comic_color=background:#ff8080
| image = Kingpin (Wilson Grant Fisk).png
|character_name=Kingpin
| caption = Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, as drawn by Juan Frigeri on a splash page of ''Invincible Iron Man'' #9 (August 2023)
|real_name=Wilson Fisk
| real_name = Wilson Grant Fisk
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''Amazing Spider-Man'' #50 (July 1967)
| debut = ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #50 (July 1967)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/192/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Conroy |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Conroy (writer) |title=500 Comicbook Villains |publisher=Collins & Brown |date=2004 |isbn=1-84340-205-X |url=https://archive.org/details/500comicbookvill0000conr/page/80/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
|creators=[[Stan Lee]]<br />[[John Romita, Sr.]]
| creators = [[Stan Lee]] (writer)<br>[[John Romita Sr.]] (artist)
|alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
| species = [[Human]]
|status=Incarcerated
| homeworld = [[New York City]]
|alliances=
| aliases = The Brainwasher<ref>''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #59–61</ref><br>Harold Howard<ref>''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #148 (April 1972) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref><br>The Undertaker<ref>''[[Spider-Men II]]'' #3 (September 2017) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
|previous_alliances=<br />[[HYDRA|HYDRA (Las Vegas Branch)]]<br />[[Fujikawa Industries]]<br />[[New York City]] criminal underground<br />[[Elektra (comics)|Elektra]], [[Bullseye (comics)|Bullseye]] [[Typhoid Mary (comics)|Typhoid Mary]]
| partners = [[Vanessa Fisk]] (1st wife)<br>[[Typhoid Mary (character)|Typhoid Mary Fisk]] (2nd wife)<br>[[#Butch|Butch Pharris]] (son; successor)
|aliases=The Brainwasher
| alliances = [[Hydra (comics)|Hydra]]<br>[[The Hand (comics)|The Hand]]<br>[[Emissaries of Evil]]<br>Power Elite<br>[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]<br>[[Sinister Six]]
|relatives=[[Richard Fisk]] (son, deceased), Vanessa Fisk (wife, separated)
| powers =
|powers=Highly intelligent<br />Extremely strong and agile as a hand to hand combatant for his body weight
* Criminal mastermind/tactician
|}}
* Peak human strength and durability
* Highly skilled martial artist and hand-to-hand combatant
* Wears Kevlar armor
* Concealed in his cane are a laser gun and sleeping gas; sleeping gas is also hidden in his tie pin
}}
The '''Kingpin''' ('''Wilson Grant Fisk''') is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[John Romita Sr.]], and first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #50 ([[cover-date]]d July 1967).<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=206}}</ref> The "Kingpin" name is a reference to the crime lord title in [[Mafia]] slang nomenclature.
 
One of the most feared, dangerous, and powerful crime lords in the [[Marvel Universe]], usually depicted as New York City's [[Crime boss|crime overlord]], the Kingpin was introduced as an [[List of Spider-Man enemies|adversary]] of [[Spider-Man]], but later went on to be the [[archenemy]] of [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)|Daredevil]],<ref name="top 5 enemies of Daredevil">Furious, Nick (January 25, 2011). [http://www.comicbooked.com/top-5-enemies-of-daredevil "The Top 5 Enemies of Daredevil"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701051321/http://www.comicbooked.com/top-5-enemies-of-daredevil |date=2021-07-01 }}. comicbooked.com</ref> as well as a recurring foe of the [[Punisher]] and of his adoptive daughter [[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]]. He was married to [[Vanessa Fisk]], who frequently expressed her disapproval of his criminal activities, and later to [[Typhoid Mary (character)|Typhoid Mary Fisk]], and is the father of [[Richard Fisk]] and '''Butch Pharris''', the latter of whom succeeded him as the Kingpin following his retirement. His traditional attire consists of his signature white suit jacket and cane, though his appearance has been changed over the years. Across all iterations, the Kingpin is depicted with an extraordinarily heavyset appearance and a bald head. The character is not simply [[obese]], but also heavily muscled (like a [[sumo wrestler]]) and a formidable hand-to-hand combatant. Despite this, his size has been regularly mocked, especially by Spider-Man.
The '''Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)''' is a [[Marvel Comics]] [[supervillain]] who has battled many Marvel [[superhero|crime-fighters]], most often [[The Punisher]], [[Spider-Man]], and [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil]]. Created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[John Romita, Sr.]], he first appeared in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #50 ([[1967#July|July 1967]]). He was modeled after [[Sydney Greenstreet]]'s character in ''[[The Maltese Falcon (1941 film)|The Maltese Falcon]]''.
 
The character has been adapted into various forms of media, including feature films, television series, and video games. The Kingpin was portrayed by [[John Rhys-Davies]] in the television film ''[[The Trial of the Incredible Hulk]]'' (1989), and by [[Michael Clarke Duncan]] in the feature film ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003), the latter also voicing the character in ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'' (2003). [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] portrays [[Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Wilson Fisk]] in television series of the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], including ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' (2015–2018), ''[[Hawkeye (miniseries)|Hawkeye]]'' (2021), ''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]'' (2024), and ''[[Daredevil: Born Again]]'' (2025–present). [[Liev Schreiber]] voiced the Kingpin in the animated film ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018). In 2009, the Kingpin was ranked as [[IGN]]'s 10th-Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kingpin is Number 10|url=https://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-villains/10.html|access-date=2015-04-20|publisher=[[IGN]]}}</ref>
A titanic figure with an ever-present cigar and [[diamond]]-studded cane, the Kingpin is the cold-blooded leader of the [[New York City|New York]] [[mafia]], although his army of lawyers maintain his image as a legitimate business man. The character played a prominent role in the ''Daredevil'' stories of the late [[1970s]] and early [[1980s]] written by [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]], and the two have had a bitter, violent feud ever since.
 
==Publication history==
The Kingpin appeared in the [[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|1990s-era Spider-Man animated series]] and in the 2003 [[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil film]], where he was played by [[Michael Clarke Duncan]], who reprised his role in [[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series|a subsequent Spider-Man animated series]].
The Kingpin first appears in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #50 (July 1967), and was created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist [[John Romita Sr.]],<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Manning|first1 = Matthew K.|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura|chapter= 1960s|title = Spider-Man Chronicle Celebrating 50 Years of Web-Slinging|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2012|page = 40|isbn = 978-0756692360|quote= Although he made his debut in the previous issue, it was in this [Stan] Lee and [John] Romita tale [''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #51] that the Kingpin – real name Wilson Fisk – really left his mark on organized crime.}}</ref> who based his physical appearance on actors [[Sydney Greenstreet]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cowsill|first1=Alan|title=Spider-Man Chronicle: A Year by Year Visual History|date=October 1, 2012|publisher=Dk Pub|isbn=9780756692360}}</ref> and [[Robert Middleton]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |page=185}}</ref>
 
In his debut [[story arc]] in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50–52, the Kingpin is portrayed purely as a crime lord, albeit one who tends to be unusually hands-on in his criminal dealings.<ref name="Comtois30">{{cite book|last=Comtois|first=Pierre|title=Marvel Comics in the 80s: An Issue by Issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon|date=December 2014|publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing|page=30}}</ref> In his subsequent appearances, also written by Lee, he becomes more of a typical supervillain, employing fantastic devices to further his criminal capers.<ref name="Comtois30"/> In the early 1980s, the character evolved further. A series of appearances in ''[[Daredevil (Marvel Comics series)|Daredevil]]'', starting with issue #170 (May 1981) by writer/penciler [[Frank Miller]], depicted the Kingpin as a scheming, cold-blooded crime lord who consistently stayed beyond the reach of the law. This remained the character's dominant form for decades<ref name="Comtois30"/> as the Kingpin became widely regarded as Daredevil's archenemy.<ref name="top 5 enemies of Daredevil"/> He continues to be a recurring opponent of Spider-Man, Daredevil, [[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]], and the [[Punisher]].
==Character history==
[[Image:Dd170.jpg|thumbnail|left|130px|Cover to ''Daredevil'' #170. Art by Frank Miller.]]
Wilson Fisk is a criminal mastermind who was involved in extensive illegal activities such as drug running, smuggling, murder, and so forth. Despite this, he had (until recently, see below) no criminal record and an army of lawyers to keep it that way, and is a criminal financial strategist without parallel. Fisk has no [[superhuman]] powers, but the majority of his 400-plus pound bulk is muscle (when he delivered a kick to the Kingpin's back, Daredevil could only think, "Whatever that was, it wasn't fat. Felt more like rock"). He is a superb fighter who has held his own against Spider-Man, but in recent years Daredevil has occupied his attention. He has been aware of Daredevil's secret identity for years, thanks to [[Karen Page]]'s drug-fueled betrayal. Though Spider-Man and Daredevil are his greatest enemies, he has also tangled with [[Captain America]], [[Moon Knight]], [[Doctor Strange]], [[The Punisher]], [[Avengers (comics)|the Avengers]], and [[Ghost Rider]], among others. He has employed any number of costumed criminals and assassins, notably [[Elektra (comics)|Elektra]], [[Bullseye (comics)|Bullseye]], [[Jack O'Lantern (Marvel Comics)|Jack O'Lantern]], and [[Typhoid Mary (comics)|Typhoid Mary]].
 
==Fictional character biography==
Wilson Fisk began his life as a poor child, ridiculed by his classmates, as he was heavy and unpopular. When he was repeatedly harassed by [[bullies]], Fisk began training himself in physical combat. Using his newfound strength, he intimidated the bullies into joining his [[gang]], and he started on the road towards being one of the most successful criminals in [[New York City]]. His first gang was a small one with only a few thugs. However, he eventually was found by crime lord [[Don Rigoletto]]. Fisk became Don Rigoletto's [[bodyguard]] and right-hand man. Eventually, Fisk killed Don Rigoletto and took control of his gang, immediately becoming one of the most powerful criminals in the city.
Wilson Grant Fisk began his life as a poor child in New York City. Enduring bullying from his classmates because of his obesity, Fisk trained himself in physical combat and eventually used his new-found strength to form a gang of his former tormentors that terrorized the surrounding neighborhoods. He was soon discovered by mob boss Don Rigoletto, who hired his best friend and him as bodyguards, and Fisk worked his way up Rigoletto's ranks until he became the Don's right-hand man. He then turned on his mentor, eliminating him and taking control of his men and business interests, before expanding his new empire until he had become one of the most powerful figures in New York's criminal underworld, earning the name "Kingpin".<ref>''[[Amazing Spider-Man]]'' #-1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
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Fisk attempted to form a coalition of New York's crime families after hearing that the vigilante Spider-Man had disappeared and ordered the abduction of [[J. Jonah Jameson]] to silence his reporting on the Kingpin's crimes, but Spider-Man returned and foiled his plans, in what became Fisk's first confrontation with Spider-Man.<ref name="50-52">''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #50-52. Marvel Comics.</ref>
While Fisk was a powerful crime lord, he posed as a legitimate businessman, one who made donations to [[charities]], and seemed like a generous, wealthy man. He eventually met a woman named [[Vanessa Fisk|Vanessa]], whom he married and had a son with, [[Richard Fisk]]. Vanessa did not know that Fisk was a criminal when she married him, and when she found out, she threatened to leave him if he did not give up his life of crime. He temporarily retired from crime, and the family moved back to Japan, until gang wars in New York required Fisk's attention.
 
To avoid public scrutiny of his criminal activities, Fisk cultivated an image of himself as a legitimate businessman and philanthropist. He eventually met a woman named [[Vanessa Fisk|Vanessa]], whom he married, and they had a son named [[Richard Fisk|Richard]]. Vanessa did not know that her future husband was a criminal when they married. When she finally learned who he was, she threatened to leave him if he did not give up his life of crime. The Kingpin gave up his criminal empire, moving his family to Japan to protect them from his enemies. As time passed, however, he found himself unable to adjust to civilian life and became the Kingpin once more, this time with his wife's knowledge.<ref name="DD170-172"/>
Fisk's son did not find out that his father was a criminal until he was in [[college]]. After graduating, Richard told his parents he would travel through [[Europe]]. Only months after he left, they received news that Richard, who was angry after learning the truth about his father, had died in a [[ski|skiing accident]]. However, this was not what really happened. It turned out that Richard Fisk was still alive, and he rose up to be one of the Kingpin's greatest criminal enemies. When Kingpin's empire was at its top, Fisk was the most powerful human in the Marvel universe, controlling several governments including the United States of America.
 
Richard did not find out that his father was a criminal until he attended college. After graduating, he told his parents that he intended to travel through Europe. Only months later, they received news that their son had died in a [[ski]]ing accident. However, it turned out that Richard was still alive; he returned to New York, used a costume and mask to disguise himself as a mysterious new crime lord calling himself the "Schemer", and formed his own gang to destroy his father's empire. Fisk came back into conflict with Spider-Man as he worked to stop the Schemer.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #83–85. Marvel Comics.</ref>
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[[Image:Murdockpaperskingpin.JPG|thumb|The Kingpin]]
Wilson Fisk eventually lost his criminal empire to one of his employees, [[Samuel Silke]], who was working with his son Richard, in a bloody Caesar-like assassination bid. In the aftermath, Vanessa killed Richard and fled the country with Fisk's remaining wealth while the Kingpin recuperated in an unnamed eastern-European country, broke and alone.
 
At one point, he became the manager and director of a Las Vegas-based splinter of Hydra, despite their past opposition to his rule.<ref name="Captain America' 1972">''Captain America'' #147-148 (March–April 1972). Marvel Comics.</ref>
He returned and after getting revenge on Silke by crushing his head, almost managed to regain his empire through sheer will but was defeated by Daredevil, who declared himself the new kingpin. Fisk was put in jail.
 
At his wife's behest, Fisk permanently divested himself of his criminal empire. He unsuccessfully attempted to kill Spider-Man once more, before stepping down as the Kingpin, swearing to never again return to crime.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' #196–197 (October 1979). Marvel Comics.</ref>
Recently, he hatched a scheme to be freed and regain his wealth by giving the F.B.I. proof that Matt Murdock is Daredevil. Having made so many enemies, trapped in one place, Fisk was constantly under attack from the Hand, HYDRA, or any number of criminal organizations with which he had had intimate contact. The U.S. government was hard pressed to get rid of this expensive, dangerous, legally clean master criminal, and Fisk succeeded in manipulating the F.B.I. into gravely wounding Daredevil and directing them to his D.N.A. He tells [[Ben Urich]] to give the feds the ___location of the [[Night Nurse (comics)|Night Nurse]], the only medic for injured superheroes, or go to jail.
 
===1980s===
He succeeded in getting Matt Murdock finally arrested, but the FBI betrayed him at the last minute and arrested him as well, placing him in the same jail as Murdock with hopes that the two would kill each other.
To complete his reformation, the Kingpin agreed to turn over all of his records to the authorities so they could prosecute his former lieutenants. His wife Vanessa was subsequently kidnapped by the men he betrayed, who then put out a contract on his life. After witnessing Vanessa's apparent death, Fisk returned to a life of crime. He quickly regained control by taking advantage of his knowledge of the weaknesses of all of New York's criminal organizations, and made a promise to keep the East Coast stable to stop crime bosses from the Midwest from expanding into his territory. The Kingpin also gained the loyalty of infamous assassin [[Bullseye (Marvel Comics)|Bullseye]] by promising him steady work. When Daredevil stole his records, the Kingpin did nothing to stop him, plotting to get his old allies arrested so he could select more compliant replacements. Daredevil realized this in time to stop himself from turning over the records, frustrating the Kingpin's plans.<ref name="DD170-172">''Daredevil'' #170–172 (May–June 1981). Marvel Comics</ref> Kingpin maneuvered Daredevil into battling the [[The Hand (comics)|Hand]], hoping to get him killed.<ref>''Daredevil'' #174–175 (September–October 1981). Marvel Comics.</ref> He secretly promoted corrupt mayoral candidate Randolph Cherryh, and hired the services of [[Elektra (character)|Elektra]]. Daredevil found Vanessa alive but amnesiac, and used her as leverage to force Kingpin to end his support for Cherryh. As retribution, he sent Elektra to kill [[Foggy Nelson]] (Daredevil's friend), but Elektra failed and was killed by Bullseye.<ref>''Daredevil'' #177–178 and #180–181. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
The Kingpin learned Daredevil's secret identity through information passed on from [[Karen Page]], Daredevil's ex-girlfriend who was now a pornographic film actress addicted to drugs. The Kingpin used his influence to destroy Matt Murdock's civilian and professional life during the "[[Born Again (comics)|Born Again]]" storyline. Enamored with the results of his own scheme, he became increasingly obsessed with ruining Daredevil's legacy. Though he avoided prison, his reputation was shattered and the image of respectability he had carefully built was ruined.<ref name="Born Again">[[Daredevil: Born Again|''Daredevil: Born Again'' / ''Daredevil'']] #227–233 (February–August 1986). Marvel Comics.</ref>
Fisk proved himself to be a formidable threat even incarcerated. Three prisoners armed with knives tried killing him in the shower, yet he managed to overpower and kill them with ease. He also set up the plan that culminated in the death of [[Foggy Nelson]].
 
Kingpin was sought out by the [[Black Cat (Marvel Comics)|Black Cat]] (who was dating Spider-Man at the time), and became concerned that her lack of powers would make the woman a liability to him. He therefore arranged to have scientists on his payroll provide her with defensive "bad luck" powers that cause mishap to befall anyone who attempts to harm her in combat but also hurt and eventually kill anyone who stays close to her for too long. The Kingpin hoped that this would lead to Spider-Man's death, but Spider-Man and the Black Cat ultimately broke up instead. Shortly after, Fisk was attacked by Spider-Man.<ref>''Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man'' #100 (March 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref> Fisk later had his scientists create the supervillains the [[Answer (comics)|Answer]],<ref>''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #92. Marvel Comics.</ref> and the [[Spot (Marvel Comics)|Spot]],<ref>''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #98. Marvel Comics.</ref> to battle Spider-Man and the Black Cat so they would not interfere further with his operations.
==Powers and abilities==
The Kingpin has no superhuman powers. However, he is as strong and durable as it is possible for a man of his height, weight, and build who engages in intensive regular exercise to be, and he is a very large man (over six and a half feet tall). Like [[Captain America]], Fisk is stronger than any Olympic athlete who has ever competed. His stamina is likewise honed to the virtual pinnacle of human abilility. He has remarkable agility and dexterity for a man of his size.
 
===1990s===
He typically wears [[Kevlar]] armor under his clothing. Fisk sometimes carries a walking stick that conceals a laser beam weapon capable of firing a blast of concussive force sufficient for vaporizing a handgun (or a person's head) at close range. He typically wears an ornamental stick-pin that conceals a highly compressed chamber of sleeping gas that is effective if sprayed directly into his victim's face. Due to his wealth and intellectual industry, Kingpin could use far more advanced paraphernalia, but he prefers to use such things as a last resort. As Fisk became less Spider-Man's nemesis than Daredevil's, he became more of a [[realism (arts)|naturalistic]] [[Mafia|mafioso]] than a comic-book criminal mastermind, and depended less on [[science fiction]]-like weaponry.
Fisk purchases his own cable television station, partnering with a wealthy millionaire from [[Texas]] that the Kingpin thinks can be easily manipulated. However, the "millionaire" is actually a spy planted by Hydra. Learning of this from [[Nick Fury]], Daredevil spreads rumors among New York's criminal outfits that the Kingpin had become a stooge of Hydra, weakening his credibility and influence. Hydra operatives steal most of the Kingpin's fortune, deprive him of income by dismantling his businesses, and send a helicopter gunship to destroy his skyscraper offices. With his empire crumbling, the Kingpin is indicted on federal charges, and Daredevil tricks him into committing assault and battery when he tries to escape via Manhattan's [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]]. Bailed out of jail by a rival, Fisk finally snaps when he learns that his benefactor intends to use him as an "errand boy". He kills him, and becomes a fugitive.<ref>''Daredevil'' #297–300. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
The Kingpin regains his sanity and has a small role in ''[[DC vs. Marvel|Marvel vs. DC]]'' when he purchases the ''[[Daily Planet]]'', firing [[Perry White]] and replacing him with [[J. Jonah Jameson]]. He also bullies workers, especially [[Lois Lane]], who threatens to expose him as the Kingpin. Eventually, he is confronted by his angry staff but is defeated when Spider-Man ([[Ben Reilly]]) and [[Superboy]] ([[Conner Kent]]) arrive before he can do any significant damage. At the end of the crossover, the universes are restored and everyone is returned home.
Aside from his remarkable physical advantages and special paraphernalia, the Kingpin is brilliant. He has self-educated himself to the university graduate level in the field of political science. He is extremely skilled and knowledgeable in the organization and management of criminal and legal business operations. The Kingpin is a master of many forms of armed and unarmed combat, particularly [[sumo]], [[jujitsu]], and [[hapkido]]. His proficiency is such that he has beaten characters with superhuman abilities without too much difficulty in the past.
 
Fisk returns to Japan and focuses on rebuilding his empire while fighting the [[X-Men]] and [[Shang-Chi]]. He becomes the leader of [[Zheng Zu]]'s organization, [[Five Weapons Society|Si-Fan]], introducing a clan of cyborg ninjas named Cyber-Ninjas.<ref>''X-Men'' #62 (March 1997). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2022-04-12 |title=Kingpin Always Could Have Killed Daredevil, and Shang-Chi Proves It |url=https://screenrant.com/kingpin-kill-daredevil-cyber-ninjas-shang-chi/ |access-date=2022-05-23 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He later returns to New York and resumes his criminal activities as Kingpin.<ref>''X-Men'' #64 (May 1997). Marvel Comics.</ref>
==Alternate Versions==
===Ultimate Universe===
In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] continuity, Kingpin remained mostly unchanged. He is the head of [[New York]] corporate crime, a ruthless murderer and notorious for bribing his way out of any prosecution. His employees included [[Electro (comics)|Electro]], [[Elektra (comics)|Elektra]] and [[Enforcers (comics)|The Enforcers]]. He is more a [[Ultimate Spider-Man|Spider-Man]] villain than a Daredevil one, partially because Ultimate Daredevil has not caught on as much as Ultimate Spider-Man.
 
===2000s===
In this continuity, Vanessa Fisk is also introduced. It is very briefly and shown that she is in a comatose state that Kingpin was trying to remedy with an ancient tablet that he had stolen. Unfortunately for Kingpin, it was stolen and lost by the Ultimate Universe's [[Black Cat (comics)|Black Cat]] as revenge. The reader isn't revealed the cause of the comatose state.
While in Japan, Fisk manipulates his adoptive daughter Maya Lopez ([[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]]) into thinking that Daredevil killed her biological father (although Fisk was actually responsible) to incite Daredevil's death.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #10 (May 2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> However, his plan backfires when Daredevil convinces Maya of the truth, and Lopez shoots the Kingpin in the eyes in retaliation, rendering him blind.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #15 (April 2001). Marvel Comics.</ref> Fisk eventually loses his criminal empire to [[Samuel Silke]] (one of his employees who works with Richard) in a bloody assassination bid, using the Kingpin's new status as a blind man to rally supporters.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #30. Marvel Comics.</ref> In the aftermath, Vanessa kills Richard and flees the country with Fisk's remaining wealth while the Kingpin recuperates in an unnamed East European country, broken and alone. He is given an eye transplant which restores his eyesight.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #46. Marvel Comics.</ref> He eventually confronts Silke and fatally crushes the man's head, almost manages to regain his empire through sheer will, but is defeated by Daredevil (who declares himself the new Kingpin). Fisk is imprisoned as a result.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #50 (October 2003). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
He later hatches a scheme to be freed and regain his wealth by giving the FBI nonexistent proof that Matt Murdock is Daredevil. Having made so many enemies in prison, Fisk is constantly under attack from the Hand, Hydra, and other criminal organizations with which he had had dealings. The U.S. government is hard-pressed to get rid of Fisk, who manipulates the FBI into gravely wounding Daredevil and providing them a sample of his DNA.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #77–78 (November–December 2005). Marvel Comics.</ref> He tells [[Ben Urich]] to give the federal government the ___location of the [[Night Nurse (comics)|Night Nurse]], the only medic for injured superheroes, or go to jail.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #79–81 (January–March 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>
===Age of Apocalypse===
In the [[Age of Apocalypse]], Wilson Fisk is known as Dirigible, a wealthy businessman who bought his way into the [[Marauders (comics)|Marauders]], a human terrorist group serving [[Apocalypse (comics)|Apocalypse]] that makes up for their lack of mutant powers using technology in order to fly and emit explosive blasts. Alongside Red ([[Norman Osborn]]), the Owl and Arcade, Dirigible attacks the human refugee camps of [[Wakanda]]. However, Dirigible is killed by [[Gwen Stacy]].
 
Kingpin finally succeeds in getting Matt Murdock arrested, but the FBI betrays him at the last minute and arrests him as well, placing him in the same jail as Murdock in the hopes that the two will kill each other;<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #82–85 (April–July 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> instead, the two enemies team up to survive a prison riot directed at them. Finally, Murdock sacrifices the deal, refusing to let Bullseye (who was also incarcerated) leave the prison as the Kingpin had planned. The fight ends with the Kingpin shot in the knee by gunfire from Bullseye intended for Murdock, while Murdock escapes; a dying Vanessa is revealed to have manipulated events to attempt to have them both killed, while mourning her son's death.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 2 #86–87 (August–September 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>
===Crossovers===
In DC's [[Elseworlds]] series [[Batman]]/Spider-Man crossover book, Kingpin is forced to partner with [[Ra's Al Ghul]] in a plan that would destroy [[New York City]], in an exchange for a cure to Vanessa's cancer. As it turned out, Ra's gave Vanessa her cancer to force Kingpin to aid him. In the second Batman/Daredevil crossover book, Kingpin almost lost his entire criminal empire to the Scarecrow, who had tried to dismantle it merely as a distraction so that he could spread fear toxin throughout New York. In this book, Kingpin is shown to be a formidable physical match for Batman. Oddly, he considers Gotham City to be a worthless "podunk town" despite the fact that Gotham is a large economic center for the United States.
 
Fisk appears in the 2006 ''[[Civil War (comics)#Civil War|Civil War: War Crimes]]'' one-shot issue, in which he offers information about [[Captain America]]'s Resistance base to [[Iron Man]], the leader of the [[Superhuman Registration Act|pro-Registration]] forces in exchange for a reduced sentence. But as his status in prison is threatened for collaborating with Iron Man, he betrays Iron Man.<ref>''[[Civil War (comics)#Civil War|Civil War: War Crimes]]'' (May 2007) Marvel Comics.</ref> He then puts out a hit on Spider-Man's loved ones after Iron Man convinced Peter Parker to publicly reveal himself as a means of demonstrating support for the Superhuman Registration Act. This results in [[Aunt May|May Parker]] being gravely wounded by a sniper's attempt to kill Spider-Man. After tracing the event back to Kingpin, Spider-Man confronts the Kingpin in prison and badly beats him in front of his fellow inmates. Spider-Man decides to let the Kingpin live with the humiliation of his defeat, news of which will quickly spread. Parker vows, however, to kill the Kingpin if May dies.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #538-542 (May–August 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>
==Other media==
[[Image:Kingpinmoviex.jpg|thumbnail|left|130px|Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin]]
 
Murdock returns to the United States with a cleared name and completes Vanessa's last wish and takes on Fisk's case, getting all charges dropped in exchange for Fisk leaving the country, giving up his American citizenship and his agreement to end his vendetta with Daredevil. Although the charges were dropped due to the evidence being deemed inadmissible in court, Murdock delays the case enough so Fisk is unable to attend his wife's funeral. The mournful Fisk is later seen visiting his wife's grave, before temporarily returning to New York to resolve some loose ends.<ref name="deadendkids">''Runaways'' vol. 2 #25–30. Marvel Comics.</ref>
The character has appeared in each [[animated series]] adaptation of Spider-Man. In ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', he was the main villain. This Kingpin is fairly close to the comics version, but he is often occupied with manipulating super-powered characters to do his bidding. He is responsible for the creation of the Insidious Six, the animated equivalent of the [[Sinister Six]]. Initially he operated behind the scenes until a two-part episode where his identity was revealed to Spider-Man with the help of [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics)|Daredevil]], who was seeking revenge for his father's murder at Kingpin's hands. The Kingpin was voiced by [[Roscoe Lee Browne]] in this series. It is interesting to note that the Kingpin, although white, is voiced by Browne, a black actor.
 
In the 2009 ''Daredevil'' arc "[[Return of the King (comics)|Return of the King]]", it is revealed that the Kingpin has spent the past year living a normal life in a small Spanish fishing village. There he meets and falls in love with Marta, a young mother of two. He finds himself trying to overcome his former life as a crime lord, only to later find Marta and the two kids murdered by Lady Bullseye and the Hand who then brutally attack him, stabbing him through the shoulders with two katanas. When he asks why, Lady Bullseye replies, "The reasons are far too numerous, but if you want a specific cause, ask Daredevil".<ref>''Daredevil'' #116. Marvel Comics.</ref> In his revenge against the Hand, the Kingpin frees and recruits the [[Owl (Marvel Comics)|Owl]] to help him. Fisk begins experiencing hallucinations of his dead wife who taunts him. It turns out that Fisk's actual plan is to take the leadership of the Hand, after killing Hiroshi, the ninja-lord who ordered the family's assassinations. However, he is thwarted by Daredevil who takes the lead for himself.<ref>''Daredevil'' #118–119 and #500. Marvel Comics.</ref>
[[John Rhys-Davies]] played Fisk in the [[television movie|TV movie]], ''Trial of the Incredible Hulk''.
 
===2010s===
In the [[feature film]], ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'', [[Michael Clarke Duncan]] played the character. As in the animated series, he is responsible for the murder of Daredevil's father. Although he is [[African American]] and in the comics the Kingpin is caucasian the studio decided to use Duncan, who at least resembled the character's intimidating stature, after several white wrestlers gave poor screen tests.
During the 2010 "[[Shadowland (comics)|Shadowland]]" storyline, the Kingpin approaches [[Iron Fist (character)|Iron Fist]] and [[Luke Cage]], telling the two that they will need to take down Daredevil soon. The Kingpin and Lady Bullseye later perform a ritual that brings back [[Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)|Ghost Rider]] to attack the Hand.<ref>''[[Shadowland (comics)|Shadowland]]'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> After Daredevil is dethroned from Shadowland, the Kingpin takes both Shadowland and the Hand under his rule, officially taking his place back as the crime lord of New York City.<ref>''Shadowland'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
With [[Wakanda]] in a weakened economic position after the destruction of its [[vibranium]] stockpile, Kingpin attempts to purchase a controlling interest in the international Bank of Wakanda, with the goal of forcing the Bank to foreclose its current debts by selling its remaining land rights so that they can be exploited for more conventional mineral wealth.<ref>''Black Panther: The Man Without Fear'' #526</ref> Fortunately, T'Challa becomes aware of this plan in his current role as defender of Hell's Kitchen, and begins a campaign of attacks against Fisk's new forces with the aid of Sam Wilson and [[Luke Cage]]. Fisk is so focused on these more public attacks that he misses when [[Shuri (character)|Shuri]] infiltrates and replaces Fisk's right-hand-woman, Miyu, giving her full access to Fisk's financial databases. Shuri plants a worm in the database that exposes most of Fisk's illegal financial transactions, with a final backdoor worm that could expose and ruin what little resources Fisk has left if he ever tries to come after Wakanda again.<ref>''Black Panther: The Man Without Fear'' #529</ref>
Duncan reprised his role as the character in one episode of ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''. Here, the Kingpin manipulated Spider-Man into thinking he worked for the [[FBI]] and assigned the super hero to steal a chip from the [[mob]] (they were acutally innocent scientists). Spider-Man soon realized he was scammed and with the help of Harry Osborn and the real FBI, Spider-Man had the Kingpin behind bars.
 
====''Marvel NOW!''====
The NPC of Kingpin featured in the video game [[The Punisher]] is also African American and is heavily based on Duncan's portayal.
As part of the 2012 ''[[Marvel NOW!]]'' initiative, the Kingpin hears about how [[Doctor Octopus|Otto Octavius]] as the [[The Superior Spider-Man|Superior Spider-Man]] has been using brutal methods to take down the local crime families, which would leave a vacuum to fill. The Kingpin's Shadowland hideout is attacked by the Superior Spider-Man to which the Kingpin claims that the Superior Spider-Man is much different from the nemesis he had fought. While escaping, the Kingpin kills his doppelgänger Smedley Kornfeld (who was hired for events like this) to fool the Superior Spider-Man.<ref>''[[The Superior Spider-Man]]'' #14. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
With his power over New York gone, Fisk set up shop in San Francisco, with the intention of rebuilding his empire there. But the vigilante [[Shroud (comics)|Shroud]] acted first, taking control of the local gangs and kidnapped the Owl who also relocated to San Francisco. He transformed Owlsley into a super-computer capable of taking control of all wifi signals to locate his former girlfriend [[Julia Carpenter]]. During this time, Daredevil confirmed his secret identity, taking a positive approach to it this time and moved to San Francisco to practice law and continue his superhero career. Fisk began to make moves against both of his enemies, hiring the assassin Ikari to kidnap Foggy and Matt's new girlfriend, Kirsten McDuffie, and having his men look for Julia to have leverage against the Shroud. However, the Shroud and Daredevil came into conflict when he and Jubua Pride, the Owl's daughter, attempted to free Owlsley. The Shroud then released all private information about Daredevil's law practice's clients. Daredevil went to Fisk and offered him a deal, he would use his resources to fix his situation and assure Foggy and Kirsten are safe, and in exchange Matt Murdock would fake his death and get a new identity only Fisk would know, giving Kingpin back the power to destroy Daredevil, which he lost when he went public. However, Fisk went with his original plan instead and Ikari kidnapped Nelson and Kirsten. Meanwhile, the Shroud, Pride, and Daredevil crashed when they attempted to get Julia at an airport, allowing Kingpin's goons to take her. Fisk presented his hostages when Daredevil confronted him and had him fight Ikari to the death, with Fisk killing one of them if Daredevil wins. The fight took them to the streets, where the Shroud saved Daredevil and killed Ikari. Improvising, Daredevil took Ikari's costume and claimed to have killed the hero while the Shroud had the Owl bring to light all of Fisk's operations in exchange for his freedom. While Kingpin and Daredevil fought, the federals stormed his building. Daredevil beat down the Kingpin when he tried to flee and rescued the hostages, leaving him in bankruptcy.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 4 #15-18. Marvel Comics.</ref>
The Kingpin was featured in the first wave of [[Minimates|Minimate]] action figures.
 
During the 2015 "[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]" storyline, the Kingpin hosts a viewing party for the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610 where his guests include [[Absorbing Man]], Bullseye, [[Norman Osborn]], [[Sandman (Marvel Comics)|Sandman]], and [[Mac Gargan|Scorpion]]. Festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Punisher who reveals that since he cannot take them with him, he has to put his large supply of bullets somewhere; the Punisher then kills them all, before they are resurrected in the reconstituted universe.<ref>''Secret Wars'' #1 (2015). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
When the Purple Children acquired a machine designed by their [[Purple Man|father]] to enhance his powers, after Daredevil had saved them from a mob, they used the machine to erase the world's knowledge of Matt Murdock's identity as Daredevil, including the Kingpin's.<ref>''Daredevil'' vol. 5 #17-20</ref><ref>''Free Comic Book Day'' Vol 2018 #Avengers. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
====Mayor of New York City====
After Hydra's defeat, Wilson Fisk is able to use a subsequent election to put himself forward as a last-minute candidate to become the [[Mayor of New York City]], avoiding his criminal past being drawn into the issue by simply ignoring questions about it, aided by the fact that he has never been legitimately charged with anything. With his primary policy being a bill to declare all vigilantes as criminals, and despite Daredevil's efforts to create a precedent for superheroes testifying under their secret identities in Washington, he is able to arrest Daredevil in an FBI sting operation, mocking his old nemesis with the knowledge that the people he protects chose Fisk to 'protect' them, prompting Daredevil to break a window and leap out of Fisk's office to begin his own efforts to bring down Fisk's empire. Matt Murdock then applied for the position of deputy mayor.<ref>''Daredevil'' #595. Marvel Comics.</ref> Although Daredevil attempts to set up a 'sting operation' where he and his fellow street-level heroes will capture Fisk meeting with various gang bosses, Fisk uses this plan against them and uses the opportunity to arrest all of Daredevil's allies, subsequently attempting to provoke Daredevil into attacking him. Although Fisk is able to arrest Daredevil as well, he is subsequently attacked and left in critical condition by the Hand, with various amendments made to New York's constitution by prior administrations putting Matt Murdock in control of the city,<ref>''Daredevil'' #600. Marvel Comics.</ref> once he has escaped from captivity, thanks to the Hand attacking the police van where he was being held, Fisk in critical condition and nobody willing to challenge the legal situation.<ref>''Daredevil'' #601. Marvel Comics.</ref> While Murdock used his skills as Daredevil and the acting mayor to keep the city safe with the street-level superheroes fighting off the Hand, Fisk recovered. Murdock gave Fisk the position of mayor back to him, with Fisk promising to cease his crusades against vigilantes.<ref>''Daredevil'' #605. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
===2020s===
During the "[[Last Remains]]" arc, Norman Osborn meets up with Fisk and his men as they work on a plan to dispose of Kindred for what he did to them.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 5 #54.LR. Marvel Comics.</ref> Fisk enlists [[Black Mariah (comics)|Black Mariah]], [[Crime Master]], [[Diamondback (Willis Stryker)|Diamondback]], [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]], [[Madame Masque]], [[Owl (Marvel Comics)|Owl]], [[Silvermane]], and [[Tombstone (character)|Tombstone]] to obtain the Tablet of Life and Destiny, with the first to obtain it winning Fisk's favor.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 5 #59. Marvel Comics.</ref> Upon getting his hands on both tablets, Mayor Fisk uses its abilities to revive Richard Fisk.<ref>''Giant Size Amazing Spider-Man: King's Ransom'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
During the "[[King in Black]]" storyline, one of Iron Man's plans to fight [[Knull]]'s invasion is to persuade Fisk to enlist villains to help defend New York City and fight Knull's [[Symbiote (comics)|Symbiote]] army.<ref>''King in Black'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> In response, Kingpin forms a version of the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] consisting of [[Taskmaster (character)|Taskmaster]], [[Mister Fear]], [[Batroc the Leaper]], Star, [[Rhino (character)|Rhino]], Ampere, and Snakehead.<ref>''King in Black: Thunderbolts'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
====Second marriage and retirement====
After Mike Murdock (Matt Murdock's magically created criminal twin brother) uses the [[Norn Stones]] to cement himself into reality by changing the history of the world, he inadvertently makes it so that Wilson Fisk has an illegitimate son (alongside his legitimate son Richard) with Stella Pharris named '''{{anchor|Butch}}Byron "Butch" Pharris'''.<ref>''Daredevil Annual'' #1 (August 2020). [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
Sometime later, before the "[[Devil's Reign]]" storyline, Fisk discovers evidence that he once knew Daredevil's true identity, noticing gaps in his own memory after the fact. Outraged, Fisk confronts Daredevil, who taunts him. Consequentially, Fisk appoints Butch as New York's new Kingpin, outlaws [[vigilantism]] in the city, and announces his intent to run for [[President of the United States]]. While backed by Senator Arthur Krane of the [[Friends of Humanity]], and other people, Fisk also starts the Thunderbolt units to help the NYPD crack down on superhuman vigilantism.<ref>''[[Devil's Reign]]'' #1 (December 2021) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref> The few superheroes who were still free, including Captain America, Spider-Man (Ben Reilly), [[She-Hulk]], [[Luke Cage]] and Daredevil, began trying to implement ways of defeating Fisk legally, including letting Cage run for mayor.<ref>''Devil's Reign'' #3 (January 2022). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
Blaming Daredevil for his failures, Fisk makes [[Purple Man]] force the population of New York City into attacking the superheroes, while Fisk seeks out Daredevil, having regained his memory of Daredevil's identity after the Purple Man was able to suggest how it might have been done as he recognized the influence of his children in the memory wipe. Fisk ends up confronting Mike Murdock, mistakes him for Matt, and murders him.<ref name="Devil's Reign 5">''Devil's Reign'' #5 (March 2022). Marvel Comics.</ref> In return, he and his now wife [[Typhoid Mary (character)|Typhoid Mary]] are attacked by Daredevil and Elektra. Daredevil nearly kills Fisk until Elektra intervenes. Fisk is arrested, but freed by Butch Pharris and several criminal financers who want to install him as President of the United States next. Instead, Fisk kills them, leaves Butch to succeed him as the new Kingpin, and retires from crime with Mary by his side.<ref>''Devil's Reign'' #6 (April 2022). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>Spencer Perry, [https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-has-a-new-kingpin-devils-reign/ ''Marvel Has a New Kingpin'']. [[ComicBook.com]], April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.</ref>
 
==Skills, abilities, and equipment==
While the Kingpin has no superhuman powers, he is incredibly strong and significantly more durable than the average human, possessing remarkable strength concealed by his extremely corpulent appearance. Most of his body mass is actually muscle that has been built to extraordinary size, much like a Super Heavyweight [[sumo|sumo wrestler]], or some [[Olympic weightlifting|Olympic weightlifters]] and [[Powerlifting|powerlifters]] but at greater strength levels. Kingpin is a master of many forms of armed and unarmed combat, especially sumo wrestling. His signature move is the [[bear hug]]. His skill is such that he has once fought [[Captain America]] to a standstill in hand-to-hand combat.<ref name="Captain America' 1972" /> His daily workout typically consists of simultaneously overcoming five or more trained martial artists with his bare hands, and he stores his valuables in a custom-built safe which has no lock, only a door which is so heavy that only the Kingpin himself is strong enough to open it.<ref name="DD170-172"/>
 
He typically wears [[Kevlar]] armor under his clothing. Fisk sometimes carries an "obliterator cane", a walking stick that conceals a laser weapon that can vaporize a handgun or a person's head at close range. Both his cane and his ornamental diamond [[stick pin]] conceal compressed [[sleeping gas]] that is effective if sprayed into a victim's face. Due to his wealth and intellectual acumen, Kingpin could use far more advanced defensive gadgets, but he prefers to use such things only as a last resort. As Fisk became less Spider-Man's enemy and more Daredevil's, he was portrayed more as a [[realism (arts)|naturalistic]] mafioso than a comic book criminal mastermind, and depended less on [[science fiction]]–like weaponry.<ref name="Born Again" />
 
Although state and federal authorities are aware of the Kingpin, they have never been able to prove his involvement in many crimes, and while Fisk has occasionally been incarcerated or put under investigation, his formidable legal resources and knowledge of the law have always protected him from any serious consequences. Members of the government have worked with him when necessary (even while describing him as "the devil"), such as when they needed his help to dispose of a Manhattan office building that the [[Beyonder]] turned into gold.<ref>''Web of Spider-Man'' #6 (September 1985); ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #268 (September 1985). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
The Kingpin is intellectually formidable and is a master tactician and a highly skilled planner and organizer. He is [[autodidactism|self-educated]] to university graduate level in the field of [[political science]], and is extremely skilled and knowledgeable in the organization and management of both illegal and legal business operations, allowing him to outsmart and outlast his enemies time and time again. The Kingpin's willpower is so great that he can resist even [[Purple Man]]'s mind control.<ref>''Marvel Team-Up Annual'' #4 (1981). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
==Reception==
* In 2022, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' included Kingpin in their "10 Best Marvel Characters Who Made Their Debut In Spider-Man Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Norman |first=Dalton |date=2022-05-17 |title=The 10 Best Marvel Characters Who Made Their Debut In Spider-Man Comics |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-best-characters-debuts-spider-man-issues/ |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Kingpin 8th in their "10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-09-17 |title=10 Most Violent Spider-Man Villains, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-marvel-most-violent-villains-ranked/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Other versions==
==="Age of Apocalypse"===
An alternate universe variant of Kingpin from Earth-295 appears in "[[Age of Apocalypse]]". This version, known as Dirigible, is a member of the [[Marauders (comics)|Marauders]], a human terrorist group serving [[Apocalypse (character)|Apocalypse]].<ref name="Apocalypse">''X-Universe'' #1 (March 1995) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref> Alongside Red ([[Norman Osborn]]), the [[Owl (Marvel Comics)|Owl]], and [[Arcade (Marvel Comics)|Arcade]], he attacks the human refugee camps of [[Wakanda]], only to be killed by [[Gwen Stacy#Age of Apocalypse|Gwen Stacy]].<ref name="Apocalypse" />
 
===Crossovers with DC Comics===
* In the ''Batman & Spider-Man: New Age Dawning'' crossover, Kingpin is forced to partner with [[Ra's al Ghul]] in a plan that would destroy [[New York City]], in exchange for a cure to Vanessa's cancer. As it turned out, Ra's gave Vanessa her cancer to force Kingpin to aid him, but the Kingpin actually formed an alliance with Batman and Spider-Man to save the city. Ra's attempted to get his revenge by denying Fisk the cure for Vanessa's cancer, but [[Talia al Ghul]], Ra's' daughter, provided the cure herself, recognizing in Vanessa a kindred spirit, as both of them loved men that society regarded as monsters.
* In the ''[[Batman/Daredevil: King of New York]]'' crossover, Kingpin almost loses his entire criminal empire to the [[Scarecrow (DC Comics)|Scarecrow]], who tries to dismantle it merely as a distraction so that he could spread his [[Scarecrow (DC comics)#Powers and abilities|fear toxin]] throughout New York.
* The [[Amalgam Comics]] character the Big Question (Enigma Fisk) is a combination of the [[Riddler]] of [[DC Comics]] and the Kingpin. He appears in the Marvel/DC Comics crossover comic ''Assassins'' #1 (April 1996).
 
===''House of M''===
An alternate universe variant of Wilson Fisk from Earth-58163 appears in the ''[[House of M]]'' storyline as a mobster who controls all crime in the human neighborhoods of Uptown New York. Kingpin cooperates with the Mutant authorities, acting as an informant on Luke Cage and his Avengers gang, in exchange for official protection of his territories.<ref>''[[House of M: Avengers]]'' #3–4 (February–March 2008) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===''Marvel 1602''===
In the ''[[Marvel 1602]]'' universe, Wilson Fiske is a pirate and captain of HMS ''Vanessa'', known as the King's Pin, who attacks the ship taking Peter Parquarh and Sir Norman Osborne back to England.<ref name=":1602">''[[Spider-Man: 1602]]'' #2 (November 2009) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===''Marvel Noir''===
In the ''[[Marvel Noir]]'' universe, Wilson Fisk appears as a crime lord.<ref>''[[Punisher Noir]]'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
===''Marvel Zombies''===
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness]]'' #2 with his underlings, willing to work with the [[Punisher]] to try and save humanity from the zombie attack. The Punisher kills the group instead.<ref>''Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel Zombies 3]]'' as a leader of the zombie horde, planning to invade Earth-616. He keeps his wife in hiding, satisfying his hunger (and those of other infected characters) by cloning uninfected humans as a source of food, Vanessa noting that his strength of will in controlling the hunger is the reason that he has become the leader of the remaining zombies even when the others have superpowers.<ref>''[[Marvel Zombies 3]]'' #3. [[Marvel Comics]].</ref> Eventually, he eats her when his plan is defeated.<ref>''[[Marvel Zombies 3]]'' #4. [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
* An alternate version of Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel Zombies Return]]'', where he summons the [[Sinister Six]] to steal a sacred tablet from the college where Peter Parker attends. But when the zombified [[Spider-Man]] is transported to their world, he kills and devours five of the members. An infuriated Kingpin decides to confront Spider-Man, but is quickly dispatched and devoured by Spider-Man, leaving his men to run for their lives.<ref>''Marvel Zombies Return: Spider-Man''. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
===MC2===
In the alternate future depicted in the [[Marvel Comics 2|MC2]] comics, Fisk has finally succeeded in killing [[Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)#MC2|Daredevil]], although he made the mistake of betraying [[Kaine Parker|Kaine]] in the process.<ref>''[[Mayday Parker|Spider-Girl]]'' #1. (August 1998) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref> Kaine attempted to revive Daredevil with sorcery, but ended up bonding him with the demon [[Zarathos]] and Reilly Tyne (son of Ben Reilly, the [[Scarlet Spider]]), creating the superhero [[Darkdevil]].<ref>''[[Darkdevil]]'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> When a gang war begins, Fisk is slain by a bomb while incarcerated in prison.<ref>''[[Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker)|Spider-Girl]]'' #63. (October 2003) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===''Old Man Logan''===
In the 2008–2009 "[[Old Man Logan]]" storyline, there were different versions of the Kingpin that appear in a possible future timeline in which the United States has been carved up between the various super-villains as seen on Earth-807128 and Earth-21923:
 
* The first Kingpin is an unnamed African-American man who is described as a "man of the people" who fought his way to the top, gaining control of the western states and killing the ___domain's former master [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]], who had become "too old" to fight back.<ref>[[Old Man Logan]], ''Wolverine'' (vol. 3) #67–69 (September–November 2008) Marvel Comics.</ref>
* [[Spider-Bitch (Ashley Barton)|Ashley Barton]] appears as Kingpin in ''[[Spider-Verse]]'' (2014–2015), ''[[Edge of Venomverse]]'' (2017), ''[[Spider-Geddon]]'' (2018), ''[[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)#Old Man Logan|Old Man Hawkeye]]'' (2018), and ''[[Star-Lord#Old Man Quill|Old Man Quill]]'' (2019). Her predecessor on Earth-21923 has the same history as the version on Earth-807128.<ref>''[[Edge of Venomverse]]'' #4 (August 2017) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref><ref>[[Spider-Geddon#Tie-ins|''Spider-Force'']] #1–3 (October–December 2018) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref><ref>[[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)#Old Man Logan|''Old Man Hawkeye'']] #1–12 (January–December 2018) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref><ref>[[Star-Lord#Old Man Quill|''Old Man Quill'']] #1–12 (February–December 2019) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===''Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe''===
In the one-shot issue ''[[Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe]]'', the Punisher goes after the Kingpin after [[Microchip (comics)|Microchip]] uses his hacking skills to destroy the Kingpin's empire. Kingpin informs the Punisher that he supported the latter's campaign to kill all of the superpowered beings, and has acquired an armory of weapons for the Punisher's use. As the Punisher attempts to shoot the Kingpin with an [[M16 rifle|M16]], the Kingpin grabs the rifle and destroys it with his bare hands. The Punisher responds by shooting two [[Desert Eagle]] pistols at the Kingpin, which only infuriates him. The Punisher kills the Kingpin by shooting him in the throat, and his body collapses on top of Castle, where he is found and arrested by [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]] officers. The Punisher's benefactor breaks him out of prison, whereupon Castle reveals he killed the Kingpin to acquire his high-tech weaponry, specifically a holographic scrambler, which Castle uses to disguise a helicopter as the [[Fantastic Four]]'s Fantasti-car, so he can infiltrate [[Latveria]] to kill [[Doctor Doom]].<ref>''Punisher Kills The Marvel Universe'' (November 1995). [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===''Punisher Max''===
Kingpin appears in a story arc in the [[Max (comics)|MAX]] version of ''The Punisher'', beginning with ''[[Punisher Max]]'' #1, with [[Bullseye (comics)#PunisherMAX|Bullseye]] as his main henchman.<ref>{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=July 17, 2009 |title=Jason Aaron Takes Punisher to the MAX |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22088 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720070029/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22088 |archive-date=July 20, 2009 |access-date=February 6, 2011 |work=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> Like the mainstream version he is incredibly strong, able to squeeze someone's head until their eyes pop out. He is a highly formidable hand-to-hand combatant, cunning and utterly ruthless. This version of Fisk is also married to Vanessa and has a son, Richard, who is depicted as a young child. Following Richard's death, Fisk and Vanessa separate, with both taking Hand assassin [[Elektra (character)|Elektra Natchios]] as a lover and partner while plotting against the other.<ref>''[[Punisher Max]]'' #1–21 (November 2009–January 2012) [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===''Secret Wars''===
During the 2015 ''[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]'' storyline, several alternate universe versions of Kingpin reside in the domains of [[Battleworld]]:
 
* In the Battleworld ___domain of Technopolis, Kingpin is a powerful crime lord who is allied with [[Arno Stark]]. Like everyone else in Technopolis, he wears armor to protect him from an airborne virus plaguing Technopolis. He dispatched his men to capture Spyder-Man.<ref>''Armor Wars'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Kingpin is critically injured by Grand Marshal [[War Machine|James Rhodes]]' attack.<ref>''Armor Wars'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld ___domain of the Valley of Doom, a [[American frontier|Wild West]] version of Wilson Fisk is the corrupt Mayor of Timely.<ref>''1872'' #1–4. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In the Battleworld ___domain of the Warzone where the 2006 ''[[Civil War (comics)|Civil War]]'' storyline never officially ended, Fisk kills [[Doctor Octopus]] and grafts his arms onto himself, but the arms retaliate by electrocuting him, rendering him essentially brain dead. Fisk is later killed by [[Hawkeye (Clint Barton)|Clint Barton]].<ref>''Secret Wars: Civil War'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
===''Spider-Gwen''===
{{main|Kingpin (Matt Murdock)}}
* In the series ''[[Spider-Gwen]]'', which is set on the alternate Earth-65, Kingpin is seemingly served by his lawyer Matt Murdock. Kingpin and Matt Murdock send the mercenary [[Rhino (character)|Aleksei Sytsevich]] to kill [[George Stacy]].<ref>''Spider-Gwen'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> This was done as revenge, for Fisk is currently imprisoned in solitary confinement, due to the efforts of Captain Stacy.<ref>''Spider-Gwen'' #2. Marvel Comics.</ref>
** Matt Murdock (nicknamed Murderdock) is later revealed to be the real Kingpin, with Wilson Fisk serving as his patsy.
 
===''Spider-Man: Reign''===
Fisk appears in a vegetative state in the first part of ''[[Spider-Man: Reign]]''.<ref>''[[Spider-Man: Reign]]'' #1 (December 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
==="Spider-Verse"===
During the "[[Spider-Verse]]" storyline, Wilson Fisk assisted [[Mysterio]] and his assistant Ella in a plot to obtain the Spider-Man's blood.<ref>''[[Edge of the Spider-Verse]]'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
====''Spider-Geddon''====
During the ''[[Spider-Geddon]]'' storyline, the Earth-83043 version of Wilson Fisk is the head of Kingliner and secretly orchestrated the airplane crash in the [[Savage Land]] that killed [[Richard and Mary Parker#Spider-Geddon|Richard and Mary Parker]]. Years later, Fisk and his ally [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar the Hunter]] are poaching dinosaurs when they set off a trap left for them by the [[Alternative versions of Spider-Man#Savage Spider-Man (Earth-83043)|Savage Spider-Man]]. While Fisk did recognize Savage Spider-Man as Peter Parker while confirming the suspicion that someone on the airplane survived, he did reveal his soldiers that were in hiding nearby. Just then, the giant spiders that raised Savage Spider-Man appeared where they attacked Fisk's soldiers and the airplane that Fisk is on.<ref>''Vault of Spiders'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
===Ultimate Marvel===
The [[Ultimate Marvel]] version of Kingpin is the head of corporate crime in New York, a ruthless murderer and notorious for bribing his way out of any prosecution.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man #9-10''. Marvel Comics.</ref> He is ultimately killed by [[Earth-616]]'s [[Mysterio]], who blasts him out of a window of his building after the "[[Ultimatum (Ultimate Marvel)|Ultimatum]]" storyline.<ref>''Ultimate Comics Spider-Man'' #1 (October 2009). [[Marvel Comics]].</ref>
 
===Ultimate Universe===
The [[Earth-6160]] version of Wilson Fisk is the Shadow Governor of New York's territory and proprietor of the Daily Bugle who is a subordinate of the [[Illuminati (comics)#Ultimate Universe|Maker's Council]], called "The Kingpin of Manhattan".<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
===What If===
Fisk has appeared in several "[[What If (comics)|What If]]" stories:
 
* In ''What If the Punisher had Killed Daredevil?'', the Punisher hunts down the Kingpin, who has bribed the newly elected Mayor of New York City into working for him. Since the Punisher had used up the last of his ammo to kill [[Spider-Man]] (as his alter ego Peter Parker), the wounded Punisher attacks the Kingpin with a knife, only for the Kingpin to knock the knife out of his hand, and kill him by crushing the Punisher's throat with his bare hands. However, Castle had a back-up plan: he left a bomb outside the Kingpin's office, which goes off, killing the Kingpin and the Mayor.<ref>''What If?'' vol. 2 #26 (June 1991). Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In ''What If Venom had Possessed the Punisher?'', the [[Venom (character)|Venom]] symbiote possessed Frank Castle, who used Venom's powers to murder criminals, which had the side effect of merging their personalities. The Kingpin hired [[Tombstone (comics)|Tombstone]] as an assassin, but the Punisher hunted him down and easily killed Tombstone with his bare hands. When the Punisher confronted the Kingpin, he found Daredevil and [[Typhoid Mary (character)|Typhoid Mary]] protecting him. Despite their best efforts to fight off the Punisher, the Venom symbiote used tendrils to envelop and strangle the Kingpin to death.<ref>''What If?'' vol. 2 #44 (December 1992). Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In ''What If Karen Page Had Lived?'' where Bullseye did not kill Karen Page as part of [[Mysterio]]'s final scheme, the fear of losing Karen drove Daredevil to attack the Kingpin for his role in the scheme, beating him to death.<ref>''What If Karen Page Had Lived?'' (February 2005). Marvel Comics.</ref>
 
==In other media==
===Television===
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Spider-Man (1967 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (1967), voiced by Tom Harvey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spyder-25.com/60s2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922093603/http://www.spyder-25.com/60s2.html|archive-date=2008-09-22 |title=at |publisher=Spyder-25.com |access-date=2011-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spyder-25.com/60s3.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016101520/http://www.spyder-25.com/60s3.html|archive-date=2008-10-16 |title=at |publisher=Spyder-25.com |access-date=2011-02-06}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears in the ''[[Spider-Woman (TV series)|Spider-Woman]]'' episode "The Kingpin Strikes Again".{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Spider-Man (1981 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' (1981), voiced by [[G. Stanley Jones]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2008}}
* The Kingpin appears in the ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' episode "Pawns of the Kingpin", voiced by [[Walker Edmiston]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spider-friends.com/Credits/voices/voices.html |title=The Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends Webpage |publisher=Spider-Friends.Com |access-date=2011-02-06}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Spider-Man: The Animated Series]]'', voiced by [[Roscoe Lee Browne]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Kingpin Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Kingpin/ |access-date=October 14, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> This version operates as a wealthy entrepreneur at public events and was born '''Wilson Moriarty'''. At a young age, Wilson saw his father robbing a bank and joined his gang. However, when his father abandoned him after a failed job and Wilson refused to name him in court, he was sentenced to prison, where he developed his skills before building his own criminal empire, renamed himself "Fisk", erased his criminal record, established a hidden criminal headquarters in the [[Chrysler Building]], and took revenge on his elderly father. After becoming an established crime boss, the Kingpin comes into regular conflict with Spider-Man and makes several attempts to eliminate him, such as forming the [[Sinister Six|Insidious Six]] and recruiting others to maintain his order like the [[Hobgoblin (comics)|Hobgoblin]], the [[Spot (Marvel Comics)|Spot]], [[Alistair Smythe]], and Herbert Landon.
* The Kingpin, based on the ''Daredevil'' (2003) incarnation, appears in the ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]'' episode "Royal Scam", voiced by [[Michael Clarke Duncan]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Daniel Robert |last=Epstein |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/daredevil/michael.asp |title=Michael Clarke Duncan Interview |publisher=[[UGO Networks|UGO]] |access-date=February 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201193238/http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/daredevil/michael.asp |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> This version is an [[African-American]] man wearing a black suit armed with a red diamond-studded cane capable of shooting lasers.
 
====Marvel Cinematic Universe====
{{See also|Wilson Fisk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
[[File:Vincent D'Onofrio TIFF 2014.jpg|thumbnail|upright|[[Vincent D'Onofrio]] portrays Kingpin in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].]]
Wilson Fisk / Kingpin appears in television series set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]], portrayed by [[Vincent D'Onofrio]] as an adult and Cole Jensen as a child.<ref>{{cite episode|title=Into the Ring|series=Marvel's Daredevil|credits=Abraham, Phil (director); Drew Goddard (writer)|network=[[Netflix]]|airdate=April 10, 2015|season=1|number=1}}</ref><ref name="D'Onofrio">{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/tv/2014/6/10/22659/vincent_donofrio_is_wilson_fisk_on_marvels_daredevil_on_netflix |title=Vincent D'Onofrio is Wilson Fisk on Marvel's Daredevil on Netflix |publisher=[[Marvel.com]] |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=June 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614000121/http://marvel.com/news/tv/2014/6/10/22659/vincent_donofrio_is_wilson_fisk_on_marvels_daredevil_on_netflix |archive-date=June 14, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Introduced in the [[Marvel Television]] [[Netflix]] series ''[[Daredevil (TV series)|Daredevil]]'' (2015–2018),<ref name="Oleson">{{cite web|url=https://news.marvel.com/tv/79287/vincent-donofrio-returns-as-wilson-fisk-in-season-3-of-marvels-daredevil/|title=Vincent D'Onofrio Returns As Wilson Fisk In Season 3 Of 'Marvel's Daredevil'|last=Dinh|first=Christine|publisher=[[Marvel.com]]|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026053750/https://news.marvel.com/tv/79287/vincent-donofrio-returns-as-wilson-fisk-in-season-3-of-marvels-daredevil/|archive-date=October 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Fisk returns in [[Marvel Studios]]' [[Disney+]] series ''[[Hawkeye (miniseries)|Hawkeye]]'' (2021), ''[[Echo (miniseries)|Echo]]'' (2024),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Polo |first=Susana |date=December 15, 2021|title=Hawkeye's surprise cameo has big implications for the MCU's future |url=https://www.polygon.com/22837510/hawkeye-episode-5-kingpin-vincent-donofrio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216134243/https://www.polygon.com/22837510/hawkeye-episode-5-kingpin-vincent-donofrio|archive-date=December 16, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2021 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref><ref name="CaballeroDOnofrioCox">{{Cite web |last=Arvedon |first=Jon |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Marvel Leak Spoils Daredevil and Kingpin's Next MCU Appearance |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-daredevil-kingpin-mcu-appearance-spoiled-echo/ |access-date=April 30, 2022 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> and ''[[Daredevil: Born Again]]'' (2025–present).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SDCC 2022: Marvel Studios' 'Daredevil: Born Again' Announced |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/tv-shows/sdcc-2022-marvel-studios-daredevil-born-again-disneyplus-announced |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=[[Marvel.com]] |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Film===
* Wilson Fisk appears in the [[television film]] ''[[The Trial of the Incredible Hulk]]'' (1989), in which he is never referred to as "Kingpin", and is portrayed by [[John Rhys-Davies]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last= Glenn|first= Greenberg |author-link= Glenn Greenberg|date= February 2014|title= The Televised Hulk|magazine= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= 70 |pages= 24-25|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003), portrayed by [[Michael Clarke Duncan]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=McNary |date=January 9, 2002 |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/duncan-takes-on-daredevil-1117859327/ |title=Duncan takes on ''Daredevil'' |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=2008-02-23}}</ref> When Duncan was cast, he weighed 290 pounds, and was asked to gain an additional 40 pounds for the role to fit the Kingpin's physique.<ref>{{cite web|author=Daniel Robert Epstein |url=http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmTv/features/daredevil/michael.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201193238/http://www.ugo.com/channels/filmtv/features/daredevil/michael.asp |archive-date=2008-12-01 |title=Michael Clarke Duncan Interview |publisher=[[UGO Networks|UGO]] |access-date=2008-02-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Ryan J. Downey |date=February 6, 2003 |url=http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/features/a/affleck_daredevil_feature_030206 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040716033613/http://www.mtv.com/shared/movies/features/a/affleck_daredevil_feature_030206/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2004 |title=Ben Affleck Dares to Dream ''Daredevil'' |publisher=MTV |access-date=2008-02-21}}</ref> This version is African-American, originated from the Bronx, and is the head of New York City's criminal underworld disguised as a legitimate businessman.
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' (2018), voiced by [[Liev Schreiber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-trailer-1202833788/|title='Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse' Casts Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali and Lily Tomlin|website=Variety|last=Nyrem|first=Erin|date=June 6, 2018|access-date=June 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606163029/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-trailer-1202833788/|archive-date=June 6, 2018|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> This version possesses an exceptional degree of physical enormity, serves as [[Alchemax]]'s benefactor, and employs supervillains such as the [[Prowler (Marvel Comics)|Prowler]], [[Doctor Octopus]], [[Tombstone (character)|Tombstone]], the [[Norman Osborn|Green Goblin]], and the [[Scorpion (Marvel Comics)|Scorpion]]. After his family is killed sometime prior to the film, Fisk masterminds the creation of a trans-dimensional [[super-collider]] to find living alternate reality versions despite the danger of destroying the universe in the process. In pursuit of his quest, he kills [[Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)|Peter Parker]], but is later thwarted by [[Miles Morales (Spider-Verse)|Miles Morales]] and a team of alternate universe-displaced Spider-People.
 
===Video games===
* The Kingpin appears as the final boss of ''[[The Punisher (1990 NES video game)|The Punisher]]'' (1990).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gaminghistory101.com/2013/04/14/punisher-nes/|title=Review: The Punisher (NES)|author=Rojas, Fred|publisher=Gaming History 101|date=April 14, 2013|access-date=2016-08-21}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Spider-Man: The Video Game]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rignall |first1=Julian |title=Arcade Action: Spider-Man: The Video Game Review |url=http://www.solvalou.com/subpage/arcade_reviews/211/324/spiderman_review.html |magazine=Computer and Video Games |date=January 1992}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears as the final boss of ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Vandore|first=Simon|date=February 1994|url=https://archive.org/details/hyper-003/page/52/mode/2up?q=%22james+pond+3%22|title=Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin|magazine=[[Hyper (magazine)|Hyper]]|issue=3|page=53|accessdate=July 1, 2021}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears as the final boss of ''[[The Punisher (1993 video game)|The Punisher]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9156 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131012020915/http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9156 |archive-date=12 October 2013|title=The Punisher|work=The International Arcade Museum|access-date=17 September 2014}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears as the final boss of the ''[[Daredevil (video game)|Daredevil]]'' (2003) tie-in game.<ref>{{cite web|last=Provo |first=Frank |url=http://www.gamespot.com/daredevil/reviews/daredevil-review-2911263/ |title=Daredevil Review for Game Boy Advance |publisher=GameSpot |date=2003-02-02 |access-date=2011-02-06}}</ref>
* The [[Ultimate Marvel]] incarnation of the Kingpin appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man: Battle for New York]]'', voiced by [[Stephen Stanton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamevortex.com/gamevortex/soft_rev.php/3327/spiderman-battle-for-new-york-ds.html |title=Spider-Man: Battle for New York |publisher=Gamevortex.com |access-date=2011-02-06}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[The Punisher (2005 video game)|The Punisher]]'' (2005), voiced by [[David Sobolov]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/10/5362502/adults-only-rating-pointless-and-harmful-games-as-art-form|title=Why the Adults Only rating may be pointless and harmful to games as an art form|last=Kuchera|first=Ben|date=10 February 2014|work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|publisher=[[Vox Media]]|access-date=10 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403164014/http://www.polygon.com/2014/2/10/5362502/adults-only-rating-pointless-and-harmful-games-as-art-form|archive-date=3 April 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears as a boss in ''[[Spider-Man 3 (video game)|Spider-Man 3]]'', voiced by [[Bob Joles]].<ref name="looper">{{cite web|url=https://www.looper.com/638107/the-10-best-and-10-worst-spider-man-games-of-all-time|title=The 10 Best And 10 Worst ''Spider-Man'' Games Of All Time|last=Clark|first=Ashley Taylor|publisher=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|access-date=2021-08-20|date=2021-08-20}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Spider-Man: Web of Shadows]]'', voiced by [[Gregg Berger]].<ref name="kotaku">{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/lets-rank-all-the-spider-man-games-from-worst-to-best-1845731882|title=Let's Rank All The ''Spider-Man'' Games, From Worst To Best|last=Zwiezen|first=Zack|publisher=[[Kotaku]]|access-date=2021-11-21|date=2021-11-21}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> While Spider-Man initially works to dismantle his illegal operations and fights his technologically enhanced henchmen, Kingpin reluctantly allies himself with Spider-Man and [[S.H.I.E.L.D.]] to combat a [[Symbiote (comics)|symbiote]] invasion and to ensure the city remembers him as its savior.<ref name="looper" />
* The Kingpin appears in [[Chun-Li]]'s ending for ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]''.<ref name="kotaku" />
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]'', voiced by [[Jim Cummings]].<ref name="kotaku" /><ref name="btva" />
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[John DiMaggio]].<ref name="kotaku" />
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]''.<ref name="kotaku" />
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game)|The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'', voiced by [[JB Blanc]].<ref name="kotaku" /><ref name="btva" /> This version is a wealthy businessman who finances [[Harry Osborn]]'s Enhanced Crime Task Force to replace Spider-Man while secretly plotting to take control of [[Oscorp]] once Harry dies of the same hereditary illness that killed his father. Additionally, he arranges for serial killer [[Cletus Kasady]] to escape custody so he can terrorize New York's citizens into supporting his plans to redevelop the city and attempts to take control of all organized crime in New York. Spider-Man discovers the Kingpin's plans, overpowers him at his private bunker, and attempts to download his files to expose him, only to be called away when [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] attacks the city. The Kingpin uses the opportunity to erase the incriminating evidence and joins the [[Chameleon (Marvel Comics)|Chameleon]], posing as Oscorp executive [[Donald Menken]], to continue their plans.
* The Kingpin appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref name="kotaku" />
* The Kingpin appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Contest of Champions]]''.<ref>Chabala, Ben (August 31, 2017). [https://news.marvel.com/comics/73363/entering-marvel-contest-champions-kingpin/ "Entering Marvel Contest of Champions: Kingpin"]. Marvel Entertainment.</ref>
* The Kingpin appears as a boss and a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Characters|url=http://m.ign.com/wikis/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2/Characters|website=[[IGN]]|date=19 May 2017 |access-date=28 January 2018}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears in [[Insomniac Games]]' ''[[Spider-Man (Insomniac Games series)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]'' series, voiced by [[Travis Willingham]].<ref name="E3 2017 blog post">{{cite web |last=Intihar |first=Bryan |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Marvel's Spider-Man: Insomniac Details the E3 Trailer |url=https://blog.us.playstation.com/2017/06/13/marvels-spider-man-insomniac-details-the-e3-trailer/ |access-date=June 14, 2017 |work=PlayStation Blog}}</ref><ref name="btva" /> In addition to being a criminal mastermind and driving force behind most of New York's organized crime who poses as a respectable businessman and [[philanthropist]], this version is the owner of Fisk Industries. Within the games' continuity, [[Peter Parker (Insomniac Games character)|Spider-Man]] has existed for eight years, and it is implied that Fisk has been the Kingpin for even longer. During this time, he has been Spider-Man's most prominent adversary and managed to avoid serious charges due to a lack of evidence.
** At the beginning of ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' (2018), in which he serves as the first boss, the police finally obtain enough evidence needed to arrest Fisk and raid Fisk Tower with Spider-Man's help. Spider-Man neutralizes Fisk's private army as well as several officers on his payroll and defeats the Kingpin in combat, leading to his incarceration at the [[Raft (comics)|Raft]]. However, Fisk accurately predicts that his arrest will cause crime rates to skyrocket as new criminal figures such as [[Mister Negative]] and [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]] attempt to fill the power vacuum. Despite being incarcerated, Fisk continues to maintain a number of fronts throughout the city, allowing him to continue financing his criminal empire, though Spider-Man helps the police find and dismantle them while also preventing Fisk's remaining men from breaking him out of custody.
** In ''[[Spider-Man: Miles Morales]]'' (2020), a side mission involves [[Miles Morales]] confronting Fisk after discovering that he recruited a gang of his former associates to sow chaos in [[Harlem]] and drive out local businesses so he can purchase their land and rebuild his empire once he gets out of prison. After Morales thwarts an attack on a local block party, Fisk's sentence is extended and he is placed under tighter surveillance.
*The Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]]'', voiced by [[Tim Blaney]].<ref name="btva" />
* Two incarnations of the Kingpin, "Wilson Fisk" and "Spider-Verse", appear as separate playable characters in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dinh|first=Christine|date=December 13, 2018|title=This Week in Marvel Games: Your Favorite Marvel Games Swing Into the Spider-Verse|url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/this-week-in-marvel-games-your-favorite-marvel-games-swing-into-the-spider-verse|access-date=March 8, 2019|publisher=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref>
* The Kingpin appears in ''[[Marvel Future Revolution]]'', voiced again by Travis Willingham.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 18, 2021 |title="This city is built on lies. But under my rule, I can make it flawless again." #MARVELFutureRevolution |url=https://twitter.com/MarvelFutureRev/status/1405676874118811648 |work=Marvel Future Revolution |publisher=Twitter}}</ref>
 
===Miscellaneous===
* Wilson Fisk makes a minor appearance in ''[[Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark]]''.{{cn|date=March 2025}}
* The Kingpin received a figure in the [[HeroClix]] collectible miniatures game.
* The Kingpin was announced for the Marvel Crisis Protocol miniatures game.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lara|first=Rene|date=August 5, 2020|title=Daredevil, She-Hulk, Punisher y otros llegan a Marvel Crisis Protocol|work=Wargarage.org|url=http://wargarage.org/noticia/daredevil-she-hulk-punisher-y-otros-llegan-a-marvel-crisis-protocol/|access-date=August 5, 2020}}</ref>
 
== Collected editions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Title
!Material Collected
!Published Date
!ISBN
|-
|''Kingpin Vol 1: Thug''
|Kingpin (vol. 2) #1-7
|April 1, 2004
|{{ISBNT|978-0785112259}}
|-
|''Civil War II: Kingpin''
|''Civil War II: Kingpin'' #1-4 and Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #51
|November 15, 2016
|{{ISBNT|978-1302902537}}
|-
|''Kingpin: Born Against''
|''Kingpin'' (vol. 3) # 1-5
|September 26, 2017
|{{ISBNT|978-1302905705}}
|}
 
==See also==
* [[Tobias Whale]], a similar fictional crime lord and [[archenemy]] of [[Black Lightning]] in [[DC Comics]].
*''[[Daredevil: Born Again]]''
 
*[[Lex Luthor]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
==External links==
*{{comicbookdb|type=character|id=850|title=Kingpin}}
*[http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/kingpin.html Kingpin's Profile at Spiderfan.org]
* [https://www.marvel.com/characters/kingpin Kingpin] at [[Marvel.com]]
* [http://www.spiderfan.org/characters/kingpin.html Kingpin's Profile at Spiderfan.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216214048/https://spiderfan.org/characters/kingpin.html |date=2021-12-16 }}
 
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