TOM SNYDETOM SNYDE
Real Name: Tom Snyde
Identity/Class: Human
Occupation: News anchor, television
personality, host of Good Evening,
New York
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Harry, Lou, Matt Murdock
Enemies: Bullseye
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: New York City, New York,
USA
First Appearance: Daredevil I#169 (March, 1981)
Powers/Abilities: Tom Snyde is a trained new anchor and interviewer.
Height: 5'7" (by approximation)
Weight: 160 lbs. (by approximation)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown
History: (Daredevil
I#169) – Television personality Tom Snyde, the
host of Good Evening, New York,
had on guest Matt Murdock. Though he was eager
to question Murdock on his involvement as attorney in the recent "Angel
Dust"
killings, he first inconsiderately asked the lawyer what it was like to
be
blind and try to address a jury. After a special announcement that
Bullseye had
escaped custody, Snyde turned back to find that Matt was no longer
present for
the interview.
(Daredevil I#181) – Tom Snyde went to the prison
housing Bullseye to
interview Bullseye but the villain turned down the interview. Tom
returned a
few days later when Bullseye agreed. Hosting a special edition of his
show,
Snyde set up at the prison to interview Bullseye in full costume. He
was just
asking Bullseye how it felt to be a terrible villain when Bullseye
feigned a
headache and was given another pill. He spit it into the eye of the
guard, who
then fired at Bullseye, and Bullseye was able to use the bullet to free
himself
from his cuffs. He downed the guards then ensnared Snyde with his own
microphone, taking him hostage. Bullseye killed the guard Larry with
his own
gun then he escaped with Snyde outside. As a helicopter with guards on
it
neared, Bullseye killed guard Lou then jumped to the helicopter,
dropping
Snyde to the ground below as he escaped.
(Marvels: Eye of the Camera I#4 – BTS) – Snyde's
kidnapping
appeared on local television stations.
Comments: Created by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.
Tom Snyde was
likely based on real-life television personality Tom Snyder
(1936-2007), who was a news anchor and later host of late-night
interview shows "Tomorrow" on NBC (during the 1970s-1980s) and "The
Late, Late Show" on CBS (during the 1990s). -Proto-Man
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Tom Snyde has no known connections to:
(Daredevil I#181 (fb) – BTS) – Harry was a prison
guard who
enjoyed taunting prisoner Bullseye, who came down with regular
headaches and
required medication.
(Daredevil I#181) – When Bullseye got another
headache, Harry
made him put on handcuffs then he teased Bullseye before giving him his
pill.
Bullseye vowed to kill him. Days later, Bullseye wore his costume to
complete
an interview with Tom Snyde. Bullseye managed to escape and he killed Harry
with a gunshot.
--Daredevil I#181
(Daredevil I#181) – When Bullseye was escaping from prison, with hostage Tom Snyde, guard Lou leveled at gun at him from a helicopter but Bullseye threw a gun at Lou, knocking him to the ground below and seemingly killing him. Bullseye then escaped on the copter.
--Daredevil I#181
images: (without ads)
Daredevil I#181, p9, pan1 (with Bullseye)
Daredevil I#169, p1, pan1-2 (title and first image)
Daredevil I#169, p1, pan5 (face)
Daredevil I#181, p9, pan3 (Harry)
Daredevil I#181, p10, pan6 (Lou)
Appearances:
Daredevil I#169 (March, 1981) – Frank Miller
(writer/penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Daredevil I#181 (April, 1981) – Frank Miller
(writer/penciler), Klaus Janson (inker), Denny O'Neil (editor)
Marvels: Eye of the Camera I#4 (April, 2009) – Kurt Busiek,
Roger Stern (writers), Jay Anacleto (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First Posted: 01/29/2019
Last updated: 01/29/2019
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