Blue Talon

Blue Talon
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Daredevil #92 (October, 1972)
Created by Gerry Conway
Gene Colan
In-story information
Alter ego Itto Yamura
Abilities Highly trained martial artist and mercenary
Wears metal gauntlets that give his hands extra-power

Blue Talon aka Itto Yamura is a fictional character, and a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe, first introduced in October 1972, in Daredevil Vol 1 #92, created by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan. A highly trained martial artist and mercenary, he fought with Daredevil.

Publication history

Blue Talon aka Itto Yamura was introduced in October 1972, created by writer Gerry Conway and artist Gene Colan in the Daredevil comic series for Marvel Comics.

Fictional character biography

The Blue Talon aka Itto Yamura is a renowned martial artist from Japan of formidable skill and strength. The reason he was called 'Blue Talon' was because of the cloak he wore, with the blue dragon on its back, that had talons.[1]

His personal history is unknown but at some point in his life, he was involved in some kind of accident and defeat, which left him with scars and damaged his hands. After the accident, he left Japan, started toughening up his hands again with the help of metal gauntlets, and became an assassin and a mercenary martial artist for hire.[2]

During his career as a mercenary he came under the employ of millionaire Damon Dran. When Dran had the Black Widow as his prisoner (then a partner of Daredevil at the time), he sent out Blue Talon to kill Daredevil. Dran had overheard a news report suggesting that Matt Murdock was really Daredevil, as both were reported in San Francisco at the time, having ties with the Black Widow. Matt Murdock panicked when he saw the news report about Daredevil and Blue Talon fighting, and rushed to the scene.[3]

Sent to the home that Matt Murdock shared with the Black Widow, Blue Talon eventually fought with the person he thought was Daredevil, but it was really the Black Panther in disguise. Matt had secretly asked Black Panther to pose as him, so that the city's people wouldn't find out that Matt and Daredevil were actually the same. During the fight between Blue Talon and Daredevil (Black Panther), he accidentally struck through the ground and hit a gas main. While Daredevil (Black Panther) survived the blast, the resulting explosion seemingly killed the Blue Talon in the process.[4]

Reporting to the media, the rumours of Matt Murdock and Daredevil being the same person were dispelled when both appeared on camera. With the media fooled, both the heroes thanked each other and went their separate ways. Matt Murdock continued to be Daredevil in secret, while Black Panther lost the disguise and returned home having helped his friend at his time of need.[5]

Powers and abilities

The Blue Talon is a powerful martial artist, his best techniques are deadly open-hand strikes, such as karate chops. His strikes are made even more deadly by steel plates he wears over his hands. With those, he can easily demolish a reinforced door with a single blow, or penetrate several centimeters of concrete with his martial arts skills.

References

  1. ↑ Daredevil #92
  2. ↑ Daredevil #92
  3. ↑ Daredevil #92
  4. ↑ Daredevil #92
  5. ↑ Daredevil #92

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