Turk Barrett

Turk Barrett is a fictional character, a small time criminal in the Marvel Comics Universe. He first appears in Daredevil (vol. 1) #69 (October 1970) and was created by writers Gary Friedrich and Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan.^[1][2]

Fictional character biography

Turk Barrett was a small-time crook associated with Eric Slaughter and The Kingpin and before that with the Thunderbolts. Barrett once stole the Mauler armor to confront Daredevil. Barrett, however, is defeated in seconds.^[3] Turk later stole the Stilt-Man armor. He offered his services to the Kingpin but was declined. The Kingpin contended that he did not employ "idiots". The original creator of the Stilt-Man armor, Wilbur Day, contacted Daredevil with knowledge of how to defeat Barrett.^[4]

Turk has spent quite a bit of time at Josie's Bar in New York City. His primary associate is "Grotto" who often reluctantly participates in Turk's schemes. Turk once mugged a "Santa" at Christmas and intended to use the Yuletide attire to swindel charitable donations from others. In this instance when he was confronted by a disoriented Matt Murdock, Turk stabbed Murdock seriously, almost fatally, wounding him.

Turk has had many run-ins with Daredevil where his inept schemes are usually played as comic relief.^[1]

Other versions

In the House of M reality, Turk was a member of Willis Stryker's gang, Turk willingly followed Luke Cage when he took control of the group.^[5]

Other media

Film

• In the TV film, The Trial of the Incredible Hulk, Turk was played by Mark Acheson.
• Turk was mentioned in the Daredevil Director's Cut by the character Dante Jackson (played by Coolio).

Television

• Turk Barrett appears in Marvel's Daredevil series on Netflix, portrayed by Rob Morgan.^[6]

References

External links

• Turk Barrett at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe