Alexander Bont

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caption=Alexander Bont
Art by Alex Maleev
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Alexander Bont
real_name=
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Daredevil" vol. 2, #66 (Dec. 2004)
creators=Brian Michael Bendis
Alex Maleev
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=New York City criminal underground
partners=The Gladiator, The Fixer
aliases=Kingpin
powers=Highly intelligent,
Extremely strong when on Mutant Growth Hormone|

Alexander Bont is a fictional villain in the Marvel Comics' universe, appearing in the series "Daredevil". He was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, first appearing in "Daredevil" vol. 2, #66 (Dec. 2004). He was retconned into being the Kingpin of Crime before Wilson Fisk. His story was told via flashbacks, which were drawn to resemble artwork from the Silver Age of comic books. The climax of "Daredevil" Vol. 2, #65 (Nov. 2004) alluded to Murdock having been Bont's attorney at one time. This plot thread was dropped however as it was revealed in later issues that Matt refused to be his lawyer.

Fictional character biography

The First Kingpin

Alexander Bont first made a name for himself when he killed the hero known as the Defender. [Daredevil vol. 2, #67] After that, he soon rose up the ranks and became the head of organized crime.

The Fixer, the man who ordered the hit on Jack Murdock, paid up to Bont. When Daredevil found this out, he confronted Bont and got him arrested. [Daredevil vol. 2, #67] Bont got out on bail. He later asked Matt Murdock for legal help, but was refused.

When he got out, he paid a visit to the Gladiator who had worked for Bont in the past. He ordered Potter to kill Daredevil. "I made my rep on the blood of one masked mystery man...I'm not--I am "not" going to lose it over another one."

The Gladiator attacked Daredevil, but was defeated. Daredevil found out that Bont had hired him, and told Bont that he'd see him in jail for this.

Bont was found guilty and sent to prison. The last thing he saw before being loaded into the bus was Daredevil perched on top of a nearby building, smirking at him.

Bont's Revenge

When Bont was released from jail, he was now a bitter old man. He had found out that Daredevil was really Matt Murdock from "The Globe" and had acquired a possession of Mutant Growth Hormone. [Daredevil vol. 2, #69]

The world had changed a lot in his absence. Places had changed and his beloved wife died while he was imprisoned. Furious, Bont set out to get revenge on Daredevil.

He met up with Melvin Potter again, who refused to work with him. Bont threatened him with the death of his daughter. "I've arranged for the murder of your four-year-old daughter. She's never "met" you, but she'll die "because" of you. "You" do what "I" say."

Potter kidnapped Matt Murdock, and was forced to beat him while Bont videotaped it. He then dragged Matt out (in his Daredevil costume) to show the public. When the new White Tiger arrived on the scene and defeated Melvin Potter, Bont took some MGH and threw Matt into a window, savagely beating him and telling him that this was where his father was killed.

However, the action, coupled with the overdose of MGH, proved to be too much for Bont. His heart exploded, killing him. [Daredevil vol. 2, #70]

References

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/bontalexander.htm