8 Comic Villains Humiliated By Daredevil

8. The Purple Man

These days, most people associate Zebediah Killgrave, aka the Purple Man, with Jessica Jones. While Killgrave has clearly had his fair share of major tussles with Jessica over the years, the rogue was originally featured as a Daredevil villain.

Debuting back in 1964's Daredevil #4 - in a tale marvellously titled Menaced by the Mystery of Killgrave, the Unbelievable Purple Man! - Killgrave's first appearance saw him use his persuasive ways to rob banks. Once confronted by Daredevil, the no-good sort used his mind-control abilities to have Karen Page stand on a rooftop, with the threat of making her jump to her death.

In the end, the Devil of Hell's Kitchen would take down this debuting villain in the most simple of ways - he'd just throw a sheet over the Purple Man's head.

To be specific, this was a plastic sheet that Daredevil had somehow stored in his cane. And not just any plastic sheet, for it had been treated with a special chemical that neutered Killgrave. To add further embarrassment to the rogue, this all played out in public as a watching crowd gathered to see the Purple Man's downfall.