JASON SLOANJASON SLOAN
Real Name: Jason "Jase" Sloan (middle name
possibly Frank? - see comments)
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: Attorney
Group Membership: Broderick, Sloan and Murdock
(Kerwin J. Broderick, Matt Murdock);
Formerly Broderick, Sloan and Cranston law practice (Kerwin J.
Broderick, Larry
Cranston)
Affiliations: Judge Albright, Black
Widow (Natalia Romanova), Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell), Daredevil (Matt
Murdock), Janet,
Moondragon (Heather Douglas), Ivan Petrovich;
formerly Kerwin J. Broderick,
Larry Cranston
Enemies: Angar the Screamer (David Angar), Kerwin J. Broderick, Damon Dran, Dark Messiah, Mister Fear (Larry Cranston), Terrex
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: Frank Sloan, "Jase"
Base of Operations: San Francisco, California,
USA
First Appearance: (mentioned): Daredevil I#89
(June, 1973);
(seen): Daredevil I#90 (July, 1973)
Powers/Abilities: Jason Sloan was a trained attorney with shrewd skills in manipulation and persistence.
Height: 5'9" (by approximation)
Weight: 160 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
History: (Daredevil I#107 (fb) – BTS) –
Shrewd and savage attorney
Kerwin J. Broderick built up a prominent California law practice with
connections to rigged political figures and criminal elements, soon
becoming the
most powerful practice in the state. He added Jason Sloan to his
practice, helping build
his career, and Sloan became intensely defensive of Broderick and his
methods.
(Daredevil I#89 (fb) – BTS) – Larry Cranston came
to join
the practice as well, forming Broderick, Sloan and Cranston.
(Daredevil I#90) – Cranston took Jason Sloan to
the home of
Natasha Romanova, Ivan Petrovich and Matt Murdock to personally invite
Murdock
to join the firm. Sloan's reputation as a shrewd manipulator preceded
him and
Matt agreed to consider the position.
(Daredevil I#91) – Smoking a cigar, Sloan
dismissed Cranston
and met with Murdock, saying he had big plans for him. He advised
Murdock not
to trust Cranston. Later, Sloan walked on the roof as Daredevil was
unmasking
Mr. Fear as Cranston. Mr. Fear launched at Sloan, saying he hated his
kind but
Daredevil stopped him. Daredevil then knocked out Sloan himself,
fearing
Cranston would reveal his secret identity. Shortly after, Cranston
seemingly
fell to his death.
(Daredevil I#93) – Matt Murdock called Jason
"Jase" Sloan,
who still wanted to hire Murdock now that Cranston was gone, to ask him
for
information on Damon Dran. Sloan described Dran's paranoia and his home
in
Oakland.
(Daredevil I#95 (fb) – BTS) – Murdock agreed to
join Sloan's
law-firm, now called Broderick, Sloan and Murdock.
(Daredevil I#95) – Murdock showed up at the office
and Sloan
showed him his new posh space, refurbished since Cranston's death.
(Daredevil I#97) – Sloan informed Murdock that his
first
case would be the defense of four teens who had been defeated by
Daredevil and
the police while allegedly committing a crime.
(Daredevil I#98) – Sloan delivered a briefing to
Murdock about
the arrested teens, who had been sprung from jail by the criminal Dark
Messiah. He explained
that senior law partner Kerwin J. Broderick wanted the teens to be
found
guilty, baffling Murdock.
(Daredevil I#101) – Murdock told Sloan (who had
stumbled
into work at 11:30 a.m.) that he planned to help the kids plead
innocent, as
Daredevil said they weren't guilty. Sloan advised him to reconsider,
stating
that although Broderick's methods were unorthodox and sometimes
inexplicable,
he had become the top lawyer in California and had a lot of clout.
Murdock
left, conflicted and angry.
(Daredevil I#104 (fb) – BTS) – When Matt wouldn't
change his
mind about Broderick's demands, Sloan met personally with Judge
Albright to
delay the trial, giving Matt time to reconsider his options.
(Daredevil I#104) – Sloan told Murdock, who was
furious with
him, and Matt canceled the delay, going ahead with the trial despite
Sloan's
warnings.
(Daredevil I#107) – On the news, with secretary
Janet, Sloan
saw that Broderick had merged himself with a doomsday weapon, Terrex,
and that
he was threatening to destroy the entire city. Sloan began to realize
that
Murdock had been right all along. Horrified, and realizing that he was
partially
responsible for Broderick's insane power, Sloan rushed off to confront
the
villain. Sloan confronted Terrex directly, first shooting him before he
realized Terrex was invulnerable, then begging to be killed but he was
shocked
when Matt Murdock showed up to confront Terrex. Terrex was soon
defeated and
Broderick died in a mad battle involving Moondragon, Black Widow,
Captain
Marvel, Angar the Screamer and the police.
Comments: Created by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan
and Tom Palmer.
The first time Sloan's name was mentioned, he was
called
Frank. I'd argue this is either his middle (and sometimes used) name,
or that
Cranston just forgot his partner's name for a bit.
And boy does this guy associate with the wrong people! He had three law partners, one with a secret identity as a super hero and two majorly evil villains. Who knows who he is partnered with now?
Sloan presumably parted ways with Matt Murdock after the dissolution of Broderick, Sloan and Murdock. -Proto-Man
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Jason Sloan has no known connections to:
(Daredevil I#104 (fb) – BTS) – Attorney Jason
Sloan
convinced Judge Albright to delay the trial of three teen vandals his
firm was representing.
(Daredevil I#104) – Matt Murdock canceled the
delay and
went ahead with the trial.
--Daredevil I#104
(Daredevil I#91) – An employee of the law firm of
Broderick,
Sloan and Cranston, Janet put away files while welcoming job applicant
Matt
Murdock, showing him in to Larry Cranston.
(Daredevil I#95 – BTS) – Janet maintained her job
after
Murdock joined the firm, now being called Broderick, Sloan and Murdock
following Cranston's death as the criminal Mr. Fear.
(Daredevil I#95) – Janet was startled when Murdock
emerged
from his office, not realizing he had been in. She showed him in to
Sloan.
(Daredevil I#101) – Janet worked at the office as
Murdock
and Sloan spoke.
(Daredevil I#107) – Janet and Sloan saw the news,
which
reported that Kerwin Broderick had merged with a doomsday weapon called
Terrex
and was threatening to destroy the city. Sloan, feeling responsible,
rushed off
to confront Broderick, who later died.
--Daredevil I#91 (91, 95 – BTS, 95, 101, 107,
images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#93, p10, pan4 (Jason Sloan, main)
Daredevil I#95, p5, pan7 (Sloan with Murdock)
Daredevil I#104, p13, pan2 (Judge Albright)
Daredevil I#91, p12, pan3 (Janet)
Appearances:
Daredevil I#89-91, 93, 95 (June-August, October, December,
1972) – Gerry Conway (writer), Gene Colan (penciler), Tom Palmer
(inker), Stan
Lee (editor)
Daredevil I#97 (March, 1973) – Gerry Conway, Steve Gerber
(writers), Gene Colan (penciler), Ernie Chua (inker), Roy Thomas
(editor)
Daredevil I#101 (July, 1973) – Steve Gerber (writer), Rich
Buckler (penciler), Frank Giacoia (inker), Roy Thomas (editor)
Daredevil I#104 (October, 1973) – Steve Gerber (writer), Don
Heck (penciler), Sal Trapani (inker), Roy Thomas (editor)
Daredevil I#107 (January, 1974) – Steve Gerber (writer), Bob
Brown (penciler), Sal Buscema (inker), Roy Thomas (editor)
First Posted: 06/18/2018
Last updated: 06/18/2018
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