Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)

Blackwing
Name	Joseph Manfredi
Current Alias	Blackwing
Aliases	Guiseppi Menfredi, Joe Silvermane
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Founder of Heavy Mettle; Former member of the Circus of Crime, the Maggia the Skeleton Crew and the Masters of Evil VII; Former division leader of Hydra
Relatives	Silvio Manfredi (father), Caterina Manfredi (mother, deceased)
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′1″ (1.85 m)
Weight	190 lbs (86.18 kg)
Eyes	Irises: Blue
Hair	Black
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Orlando, Florida
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Professional Criminal
Education	College graduate
Base of Operations	New York City
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Gerry Conway, Don Heck
First	Daredevil #118 (November, 1974)
First	Daredevil #118 (November, 1974)

History

Early life

Joseph Manfredi was born in Orlando,Florida, and is the son of Silvio Manfredi, better known as the crime lord "Silvermane".

Circus of Crime

Somewhere along the line he learned how to control Bats and make them do his biding, he was then approached by the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime. They offered to let him join them in their life of given his talent to control Bats; Joseph accepted and became part of their team with his own costume and renaming himself "Blackwing". While he was a member of the group, they battled against Daredevil and lost, while the others were captured, Blackwing escaped.

Hydra

File:Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616) from Daredevil Vol 1 118 0001.jpg

Manfredi worked as an agent for Silvermane's Hydra, serving as the Air Action Division Leader, when his father was leader their. He participated in the capture of Foggy Nelson, and battled Daredevil, Black Widow, Nick Fury, and S.H.I.E.L.D. He was once again defeated by Daredevil.

Skull House

Manfredi later teamed up with Jack O'Lantern to stake out his father's house when the Red Skull took the control of the base, turning the mansion into his so-called "Skull-House". The duo searched the Skull House and battled Captain America during this event.

Skeleton Crew

After that Manfredi and Jack O'Lantern were recruited by Mother Night to join the Skeleton Crew after the Red Skull was impressed with their abilities. Blackwing, Jack O'Lantern, and Cutthroat fought Crossbones and Diamondback before they joined the Skeleton Crew. He and the rest of the Skeleton Crew were defeated by Captain America, Diamondback, and Falcon, and then taken to the Vault.

Masters of Evil

The Crimson Cowl recruited Blackwing to join her incarnation of the Masters of Evil. He was defeated alongside them.

Heavy Mettle

After that last defeat, Joseph abandoned the Blackwing identity and became a crime lord creating his own private villains in Heavy Mettle.He ordered Firestrike to bring him the Torpedo Armor of New Warriors member Turbo in hopes of proving himself to his father and the other crime bosses of New York. The New Warriors defeated Joseph's group and Firestrike is currently in the Witness Protection Program in exchange for his testimony against Joseph Manfredi.

Attributes

Power Grid

Abilities

• Marksman: Manfredi is also a skilled marksman.
• Bat Trainer: Manfredi is an expert trainer of bat.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Mutated Bats: Manfredi has a has a number of specially mutated bats bred for abnormal strength, size, and intelligence.
• Blackwing's Suit: Manfredi wears a costume consisting of synthetic stretch fabric over chain mail body armor. Devices in his costume give him the power of flight for short distances, via directed motion hovering.

See Also

• 18 appearance(s) of Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)
• 8 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)
• 2 minor appearance(s) of Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Joseph Manfredi (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Joseph Manfredi on Wikipedia.org