Karen Page
Karen Page is a female comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Karen Page
When she was 5 years old, Pop Arkham bounced her on his knee. (Daredevil v1 #56)
As a little girl in grade school, Karen gained notoriety for competing in spelling bees. In high school her bright streak continued, earning all A's, becoming a cheerleader, and eventually captaining her cheer squad in her senior year. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Vermont with a GPA of 3.8. (Daredevil v2 #38)
Her fathers research led to the perfection of the cobalt bomb but he refused to divulge the secrets of his research even under penalty of contempt of congress. As a result, he was declared a traitor and had to resign from his post where he retired to his home in Vermont. (Daredevil v1 #56)
Nelson & Murdock
Karen was hired to work as a secretary for Matt Murdock and Foggy Nelson when they opened their law firm Nelson and Murdock together. She was at first concerned about Matt being a blind man in the big city. (Daredevil v1 #1) She originally met the Fantastic Four when they discovered they were going to need an attorney in order to settle some legal issues. The Fantastic Four sent the Thing to Nelson and Murdock's law office to hire them to handle those issues. (Daredevil v1 #2) Page was kidnapped quite often during Daredevil's battles, first by the Owl. (Daredevil v1 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
As a child, she suffered from a recurring nightmare of a man wearing an Aztec skull riding a skeletal horse. (Daredevil v1 #57)
Karen Page was the daughter of noted scientist Dr. Paxton Page. Her father was notable as the man who perfected the cobalt bomb but refused to divulge the secrets of his research. (Daredevil v1 #56) Exposure to cobalt radiation later drove him mad leading to him becoming the skeletal masked figure from his daughters nightmares where he adopted the name Death's Head. Despite his insanity, he still loved his daughter and came to protect her from death at the cost of his own life. (Daredevil v1 #57)
As a child in Vermont, she knew quite a few of the residents that lived there. Among them was Pop Arkham who once bounced the 5 year old Karen on his knee. (Daredevil v1 #56)
Powers and abilities
Her family home was the Page Place that located in Vermont by Fagan Corners. The family house where she was born was said to be the place where she had some of her happiest hours in her life. Karen was said to had once known the woods near her home. (Daredevil v1 #56)
Notes
- Karen Page was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett where she made her first appearance in Daredevil v1 #1 (April, 1962).
In other media
Television
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Karen Page made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Daredevil, Karen Page featured in the live-action Netflix television series where she was portrayed by actress Deborah Ann Woll. She was shown as being the daughter of Paxton Page and Penelope Page with Karen having a younger brother named Kevin Page. It was shown that her mother had died from cancer leading to Karen deferring her time in college in order to help her father run the family business which was Penny's Diner. During this time, she ran the book keeping but resented the life as she felt her father was desperately trying to maintain it in memory of his wife. Around this time, Karen began to start taking drugs in secret and started excessive drinking whilst going out with her boyfriend Todd. She began to resent the diner and became stressed at her fathers excessive purchases without any consideration of their finances. This led to a fight with her dad and going out with her boyfriend who her brother Todd saw as being a bad influence. Kevin set Todd's trailer on fire leading to the angry boyfriend violently beating him despite Karen's attempt to stop him. She shot Todd's shoulder to wound him whilst she got away with her brother where he said that he could not stand to lose his sister after losing their mother. Whilst driving, she became distracted due to the drugs and alcohol in her system leading to a crash which killed her younger brother. Her involvement was kept away from the official report to stop her from going to jail and her father severed ties with Karen as he told her to leave their home.
- In Defenders, Karen Page featured in the live-action Netflix television series where she was once again portrayed by actress Deborah Ann Woll.
- In The Punisher, Karen Page appeared in the live-action Netflix television series where she was portrayed by once more by actress Deborah Ann Woll.
Films
- In Daredevil, Karen Page appeared in a minor supporting role in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actress Ellen Pompeo.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Karen Page appeared as a background character the MMORPG video game.
Appearances
- Daredevil v1: (1962)
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