DETECTIVE KURTZ

Real Name: Alex Kurtz

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Detective

Group Membership: None 

Affiliations: DA Algren, Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Gladiator (Melvin Potter), Dante Govich, McHenry, Moss, Dakota North, Warren

Enemies: Enforcers (Fancy Dan, Montana, Ox (Ronald Bloch)), Mister Fear (Larry Cranston), Razor-Fist (Douglas Scott), Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: New York City, New York

First Appearance: Daredevil II#101 (November, 2007)

Powers/Abilities: Kurtz is a trained police officer.

History:

(Daredevil II#101 (fb) – BTS) – A police detective and an informant to private investigator Dakota North, Detective Kurtz was assigned to investigate the explosion of the residence of Larry Cranston, the notorious Mr. Fear. He called Dakota with the information, owing her. Dakota informed him that it was not Cranston who’d been killed in the explosion, and Kurtz learned the body was Dante V. Govich, a teacher from Empire State University who had a record for selling drugs to students.

(Daredevil II#101 (fb)) – At Dakota’s request, Kurtz met with Daredevil at the crime scene and Kurtz expressed that he thought the super hero registration was ridiculous. Kurtz realized that Cranston was Mr. Fear, and that he was causing much of New York’s underworld to go mad from fear-inducing drugs.

(Daredevil II#102 (fb)) – Kurtz heard word that the Enforcers (Ox (Ronald Bloch), Fancy Dan, Montana) were fighting the Wrecker and Razor-Fist in the streets. He called Dakota to report it so that she could send Daredevil.

(Daredevil II#106) – While D.A. Algren, Franklin “Foggy” Nelson, and Matt Murdock stood by, Kurtz interviewed criminal Mr. Fear (Larry Cranston), who admitted to being behind the madness of Gladiator and Milla Donovan in a revenge plot against Daredevil.

(Daredevil II#107) – At Dakota’s request, Kurtz met with her and showed her the police file on Big Ben Donovan, who’d confessed to killing and decapitating David, Ethan, and Frances Callinan, three white kids. Kurtz got worried when Officer McHenry walked past. Kurtz finished sharing the case’s information and Dakota thanked him.

(Daredevil II#108) – Kurtz gathered mug shots for Dakota, who was looking for the identity of a recent attacker. He argued with her about Donovan’s guilt. Warren then identified the man in photo as an officer, Moss.

Comments: Created by Ed Brubaker, Michael Lark, and Stefano Gaudiano.

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Det. Kurtz has no known connections to

• Daniel Kurtz, von Doom ally @ Fantastic Four I#5
• Jared Kurtz, of Hydra @ Marvel Spotlight I#32
• Kurtzberg, She-Hulk ally @ She-Hulk I#11
• or any other "Kurtz" characters

McHenry

(Daredevil II#107) – Officer McHenry briefly interrupted a meeting between Alex Kurtz and Dakota North.

--Daredevil II#107

Warren

((Daredevil II#108) – Officer Warren helped Dakota North and Alex Kurtz identify a picture of federal agent Moss.

--Daredevil II#108

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Daredevil II#101, p15, pan3 (main)