JUNIUS MUDD

Real Name: Junius Mudd

Identity/Class: Human

Occupation: Assassin-for-hire; former soldier

Group Membership: None; formerly US Army

Affiliations: Polish government

Enemies: Black Widow (Natasha Romanova), Daredevil (Matt Murdock), Glorianna O'Breen, Dr. Ephesus Sadd

Known Relatives: Mrs. Mudd (mother, dead), Burley Mudd, Drawley Mudd, Harbor Mudd (brothers)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: His family's home in the swamps outside Tinkerville, New Jersey

First Appearance: Daredevil I#222 (September, 1985)

Powers/Abilities: Junius Mudd is a former soldier turned assassin. He isn't afraid of using guns or violence to complete his assignments. He is very familiar with the terrain of the New Jersey swamps.

Height: 6'1" (by approximation)
Weight: 180 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Blonde

History:
(Daredevil I#222 (fb) - BTS) - Growing up in the New Jersey swamplands with his brothers Burley, Harbor, and Drawley (who was mentally ill), raised by their mother. Junius Mudd left to join the army, then developed a reputation as a thug and an assassin. His mother died while he was gone.

(Daredevil I#222 (fb) - BTS) - The Polish government hired him to fly to Europe and follow defector scientist Dr. Ephesus Sadd back to America, where Mudd was to kill Sadd.

(Daredevil I#222) - On the flight back from Dublin to New York, Junius drew a gun and tried to hijack the plane to the small airfield near his home, having second thoughts about killing Sadd. A girl on the plane, Glorianna O'Breen, leapt at him, causing the gun to go off, and it pierced Sadd's container of fear gas, which then spread through the plane.

(Daredevil I#222 - BTS) - The plane crashed in New Jersey. Mudd took Glori and Sadd at gunpoint back to his home to meet his brothers.

(Daredevil I#222) - Junius told his brothers how he realized how valuable Sadd was and now planned to auction him off to the highest bidder, but first he wanted to give Drawley a gift: Glorianna as a bride. He planned to kill Glori right after the honeymoon, he said. They dressed Glori in their mother's old wedding dress and untied Sadd so he could officiate the ceremony. Sadd unleashed fear gas, driving the Mudd brothers into a panic. When Daredevil and Black Widow attacked, the brothers lashed out, hallucinating, but they were all swiftly defeated.

Comments: Created by Denny O'Neil, David Mazzucchelli and Kim DeMulder.

Profile by Chadman.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Junius Mudd and the rest of his family have no known connections to:

Burley Mudd

(Daredevil I#222 (fb) - BTS) - The Mudd brothers, Burley, Junius, Harbor, and Drawley (mentally ill) grew up in the swamps of New Jersey. Their mother passed away while Junius was off joining the army and becoming an assassin.

(Daredevil I#222) - Junius returned from an assassination assignment with two captives, Dr. Ephesus Sadd (who he planned to sell to the government) and Glorianna O'Breen, an Irish girl that he planned to marry off to Drawley as a gift, but then kill her after the honeymoon. They dressed Glori in their mother's old wedding dress and untied Sadd so he could officiate the ceremony. Sadd unleashed fear gas, driving the Mudd brothers into a panic. When Daredevil and Black Widow attacked, the brothers lashed out, hallucinating, but they were all swiftly defeated.

--Daredevil I#222 ([Daredevil I#222 (fb)], 222

Drawley Mudd

(Daredevil I#222 (fb) - BTS) - The Mudd brothers, Burley, Junius, Harbor, and Drawley (mentally ill) grew up in the swamps of New Jersey. Their mother passed away while Junius was off joining the army and becoming an assassin.

(Daredevil I#222) - Junius returned from an assassination assignment with two captives, Dr. Ephesus Sadd (who he planned to sell to the government) and Glorianna O'Breen, an Irish girl that he planned to marry off to Drawley as a gift, but then kill her after the honeymoon. They dressed Glori in their mother's old wedding dress and untied Sadd so he could officiate the ceremony. Sadd unleashed fear gas, driving the Mudd brothers into a panic. When Daredevil and Black Widow attacked, the brothers lashed out, hallucinating, but they were all swiftly defeated.

--Daredevil I#222 ([Daredevil I#222 (fb)], 222

Harbor Mudd

(Daredevil I#222 (fb) - BTS) - The Mudd brothers, Burley, Junius, Harbor, and Drawley (mentally ill) grew up in the swamps of New Jersey. Their mother passed away while Junius was off joining the army and becoming an assassin.

(Daredevil I#222) - Junius returned from an assassination assignment with two captives, Dr. Ephesus Sadd (who he planned to sell to the government) and Glorianna O'Breen, an Irish girl that he planned to marry off to Drawley as a gift, but then kill her after the honeymoon. As they prepared for the wedding, Harbor set an explosive trap in case anyone came after them. They dressed Glori in their mother's old wedding dress and untied Sadd so he could officiate the ceremony. Sadd unleashed fear gas, driving the Mudd brothers into a panic. When Daredevil and Black Widow attacked, the brothers lashed out, hallucinating, but they were all swiftly defeated.

--Daredevil I#222 ([Daredevil I#222 (fb)], 222

Mrs. Mudd

(Daredevil I#222 (fb) – BTS) – Mrs. Mudd raised her four sons Burley, Drawley (mentally disabled), Harbor, and Junius in the New Jersey swamps. Junius left to join the army and become an assassin, and she died while he was gone.

--Daredevil I#222 ([Daredevil I#222 (fb)]

images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#222, p1, pan1 (Junius Mudd, main)
Daredevil I#222, p10, pan4 (Junius, face)
Daredevil I#222, p12, pan2 (Burley Mudd)
Daredevil I#222, p10, pan2 (Drawley Mudd)
Daredevil I#222, p12, pan3 (Harbor Mudd)

Appearances:
Daredevil I#222 (September, 1985) - Denny O'Neil (writer), David Mazzucchelli (penciler), Kim DeMulder (inker), Ralph Macchio (editor)

First Posted: 02/24/2019
Last updated: 02/24/2019

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