Turk Barrett is fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

, a small time criminal in the . He first appears in Daredevil

Daredevil (Marvel Comics)

Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...

(vol. 1) #69 (October 1970) and was created by writers Gary Friedrich

Gary Friedrich

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 and Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

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 and artist Gene Colan

Gene Colan

Eugene Jules "Gene" Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series...

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Fictional character biography

Turk has had many run-ins with Daredevil where his inept schemes are usually played as comic relief

Comic relief

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Turk steals the Mauler

Mauler (comics)

Mauler is a name used by two fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version appears in Daredevil #167 and was created by David Michelinie and Frank Miller...

armor and attempts to kill Daredevil. Barrett, however, is defeated in seconds.