Jonathan Murdock (Earth-701306)

"The Devil" Murdock
Name	Jonathan "Jack" Murdock
Current Alias	"The Devil" Murdock
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Children: Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (son)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eyes	Irises: Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-701306
Cause of Death	Killed by Kingpin
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Boxer
Base of Operations	Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Mark Steven Johnson
First	Daredevil (February 14, 2003)
First	Daredevil (February 14, 2003)
Death	Daredevil (February 14, 2003)
Death	Daredevil (February 14, 2003)

History

Jack Murdock was a washed-up boxer and the father of Matt Murdock. He kept talking to his son about the importance of an education, and transmitted him strong values. However, he was secretly a beater for Fallon, the local mobster boss. One day, when Matt was coming back home to show his dad he got an A+ on his test, he took a shortcut, and saw his father beating a guy who owed money to Fallon. Jack saw him and stopped, but Matt fled and ran in front of a truck which was carrying radioactive isotopes, an accident that left him blind.

With his boxing clothes

Ashamed for what he had become and feeling guilty for his son's blindness, Jack decided to change his life: while his son was studying hard to have a better future than his, Jack restarted his boxing career, managing to reach the top once again. Just before a fight, however, Fallon contacted Murdock and told him to throw the match, claiming that Jack had only won the previous matches because Fallon owned the other boxers. Jack knew it was dangerous to disappoint the boss, and agreed. However, when he was about to lose on purpose, Jack saw his son in the crowd and, wanting not to break the agreement with him, rose up and beat his opponent. Immediately after the match, Murdock was reached by one of Fallon's men, a colossal giant who killed him with bare hands and then left a rose on his corpse. Jack's body was later found by Matt, who maintained his promise and kept up with his studies and became an advocate.

Notes

• David Keith portrays Jack Murdock in Daredevil.

See Also

• 3 appearance(s) of Jonathan Murdock (Earth-701306)
• 1 mention(s) of Jonathan Murdock (Earth-701306)
• 5 image(s) of Jonathan Murdock (Earth-701306)