Black Mariah (Marvel)
Black Mariah is a female comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Mariah Dillard
Taking her name from the paddy wagon nicknamed "Black Mariah," she came to head a gang of criminals, using fake ambulances and paddy wagons to pick up people without being questioned. They would cart off the bodies of rich people who died in public places, as well as collecting criminals at robberies, jailbreaks, etc. After taking the valuables from their victim's possession, they would take the victim's home and office keys and rob them before they could be closed up. (Hero for Hire v1 #5)
After Black Mariah's agents did their work on the recently murdered Frank Jenks, Mariah physically punished one of her men who had complained about her eating up their profits. The Hero for Hire, Luke Cage, sought to find Jenks' body for his widow, and his informant Flea directed him to the property next to Mariah's where he was spotted and ambushed by her men. Cage feigned defeat and then overpowered the men, eventually confronting Mariah herself. He was initially reluctant to strike a woman, resulting in him taking a lot of punishment as she slammed him into the walls and floors, but she fled after he braced himself to resist her attacks. She tried to escape in her motor boat, but he capsized the boat and left her floating in the bay. (Hero for Hire v1 #5)
She was one of many crime lords that were brought together by Mayor Fisk who tasked them with recovering the Tablet of Life and Destiny. Thus, she competed with the likes of Mister Negative as they sought to curry favour from Wilson Fisk. (Amazing Spider-Man v5 #59)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Her extreme weight allows Black Mariah to hit with respectable force. (Hero for Hire v1 #5)
Black Mariah makes use of firearms against her opponents. (Hero for Hire v1 #5)
Notes
- Black Mariah was created by Billy Graham, George Tuska and Steve Englehart where she made her first appearance in Luke Cage, Hero for Hire V1 #5 (January, 1973)
In other media
Television
- In Luke Cage, Mariah Dillard appeared in the setting of the live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where she was portrayed by actress Alfre Woodard. This version was a New York City councilwoman, the granddaughter of Harlem crime lord Maybelline "Mama Mabel" Stokes and cousin of gunrunner Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes, who funded her political campaigns, whilst also having an estranged mother of Tilda Johnson who was raped by her uncle "Pistol Pete" Stokes at a young age.
Appearances
- Luke Cage, Hero for Hire v1: (1973)
- Power Man and Iron Fist v3:
- Amazing Spider-Man v5:
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