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Blake Tower
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceDaredevil #124 (August 1975)
Created by
In-story information
Alter egoBlake Tower

Blake Tower is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists within the mainstream Marvel Universe.

Blake Tower is a main character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Netflix TV series Daredevil where he is portrayed by Stephen Rider. He has also had a guest spot in the series Luke Cage season 1, and is a main character in its season 2.

Publication history

Blake Tower first appeared in Daredevil #124 and was created by Marv Wolfman and Bob Brown.

Fictional character biography

Born in New York, Blake Tower became a brilliant lawyer and opened his own law firm. After watching the clash between Daredevil and the new Torpedo, Tower competed with Foggy Nelson for election as district attorney, and his campaign won in a landslide. Among his first tasks was the official presentation of the computer W.H.O. (Worldwide Habitual Offender) Dr. Armstrong Smith.

After a brief meeting with the Heroes for Hire, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Tower dealt with the acquittal of Spider-Man against charges for the death of George Stacy and Norman Osborn. He also tried to help Spider-Man against the attacks of J. Jonah Jameson, Spencer Smythe and the Spider-Slayer.[volume & issue needed]

Subsequently Tower collected the deposition of Captain America regarding a case involving Batroc the Leaper. This made him several enemies in criminal circles and he became the target of a hit man, only being saved by the intervention of Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Tower participated in trials against Boomerang and Punisher, afterwards convincing the supervillain Slyde to work with and engage his former employer for money laundering. After the murder of colleague Jean DeWolff, Tower assisted in the process of the only suspect, the Sin-Eater and the dissolution of Heroes for Hire, meanwhile following procedures to bring the body of Ned Leeds to the United States.[volume & issue needed]

After a long association with She-Hulk which ended because of the heroine's hectic life, Tower participated in the trial of Peter Parker during the Clone Saga.[1]

Tower later participated in the trial of Winter Soldier for his previous actions.[2]

In other media

  • Blake Tower is a recurring character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Netflix TV series, portrayed by Stephen Rider.
    • Tower is a series regular in Daredevil.[3] When first introduced in season 2, he is an Assistant District Attorney, who is a subordinate of Manhattan District Attorney Samantha Reyes. He becomes a reluctant ally to Nelson & Murdock after one of their clients gets killed by the Punisher and Karen Page confronts Tower with evidence that Reyes will double-cross him.[4] After Reyes is gunned down in her office by men working for the Blacksmith, Tower is promoted to replace her as district attorney.[5]
    • In Luke Cage, Tower shows up in "Now You're Mine" during Diamondback's hostage situation at Harlem's Paradise. He informs Inspector Priscilla Ridley about Mariah Dillard's negotiations with city officials to supply the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit with Judas bullets, a special kind of bullet designed by Diamondback for the purpose of killing Luke. Tower is greatly concerned about the move, fearing the damage the Judas bullets could do if they end up in the hands of criminals.[6] He later reappears at the start of the season 2 finale during Mariah's arraignment, presenting the prosecution's case against Mariah in front of Judge Amanda Garmon. However, his efforts at prosecuting Mariah are rendered all for naught after Tilda poisons her in jail.[7]
    • While Blake Tower doesn't appear in The Defenders, he is mentioned by Misty Knight's boss Captain Strieber when Matt, Luke, and Jessica are reluctant to share information about the Hand with them.

References

  1. ^ Amazing Spider-Man #403
  2. ^ Captain America #613
  3. ^ http://deadline.com/2015/09/daredevil-stephen-rider-cast-blake-tower-season-2-marvel-netflix-1201514111/
  4. ^ Jobst, Marc (director); Mark Verheiden (writer) (March 18, 2016). "New York's Finest". Marvel's Daredevil. Season 2. Episode 3. Netflix.
  5. ^ Hoar, Peter (director); John C. Kelley (story); Whit Anderson & Sneha Koorse (writer) (March 18, 2016). "The Man in the Box". Marvel's Daredevil. Season 2. Episode 10. Netflix.
  6. ^ Tillman Jr., George (director); Christian Taylor (writer) (September 30, 2016). "Now You're Mine". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 1. Episode 11. Netflix.
  7. ^ Lopez, Alex Garcia (director); Cheo Hodari Coker (writer) (June 22, 2018). "They Reminisce Over You". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 2. Episode 13. Netflix.
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