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)
Karen looked after Foggy in hospital when he was injured by the Enforcers. (Daredevil v1 #6) She was present when Namor the Sub-Mariner came to the office looking for help. (Daredevil v1 #7) Even though she kept her love for Murdock a secret, she often looked for ways to cure his blindness. She told him about Dr. Van Eyck, a doctor from Boston who might be able to restore Matt's lost eyesight that had recently moved to the country of Lichtenbad. Matt refused, which angered her and she called him a coward. (Daredevil v1 #8) Coincidentally on that day, Matt met Foggy's old friend who was the Duke of Lichtenbad, Klaus Kruger. When asked about the doctor, Klaus verified Karen's claims, but Matt could sense that Klaus was lying about something, and he asked to go along on the trip back to Lichtenbad. During Matt's trip to Lichtenbad, the doctor Karen recommended ended up sacrificing himself to save the country's people, so Matt was unable to receive the surgery. Karen received a memo from Matt explaining that the surgery wasn't done, leaving Foggy who also had a crush on Karen to jealously assume that Matt backed out at the last moment, and that Karen would continue to pay more attention to Matt because of his blindness. (Daredevil v1 #9) Karen helped Foggy in his campaign to become the next District Attorney of New York City. (Daredevil v1 #10)
With Foggy assigned the D.A. job, Matt decided that he needed to get away from Karen and Foggy to reconcile his feelings and forget how he felt about Karen. So he closed Nelson and Murdock and commenced traveling abroad. (Daredevil v1 #12) Page was worried about Murdock, so she visited Foggy at the D.A.'s office to find out if he had heard anything. While there, they received a call saying Matt had been lost at sea. (Daredevil v1 #13) However, Karen and Foggy later received a letter from Matt informing them that he was indeed alive, and asking them for help in proving Ka-Zar's innocence. The two then planned to book a flight to England to meet him, and while there participated in a court trial against Ka-Zar. (Daredevil v1 #14) After returning to New York, Karen was kidnapped by a man who had switched bodies with Ox when she recognized him going on a rampage through the city, but after being brought back to his lab she quickly escaped with the help of the original Ox. (Daredevil v1 #15)
Shortly after, she, along with Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock, was kidnapped by the Masked Marauder and the Stilt-Man. While aboard the Masked Marauder's helicopter, believing Matt was falling to his death, she attacked the super-villain. Once it was revealed that he was in fact the landlord of the law firm that she worked for Nelson and Murdock he asked her to remove his mask. Daredevil then clipped the Marauder and he apparently fell to his death via his own device. (Daredevil v1 #27)
When Foggy started a romantic relationship with Deborah Harris but Matt failed to pursue one with Karen even though she had already expressed her feelings, she decided to leave her job. Matt pretended not to be interested in her so she would have a less difficult time. (Daredevil v1 #43)
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. Matt and Karen are back on speaking terms, although it is clear Karen is hesitant to resume a relationship due to her own secrets. Later, when Matt believes the Hand are targeting his loved ones, he visits Karen at her office to take her to the 29th precinct. Karen is angered when she finds out he has resumed Daredevil activities, but agrees to hide with Foggy in the 29th precinct until the Hand have been taken down. While there, she bonds with Trish Walker over their complicated relationships with Matt and Jessica Jones. When Matt is presumed killed in the destruction of Midland Circle, Karen refuses to believe Matt has died and holds out hope that he somehow survived the collapse.
- 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. Caught up in her grief over losing Matt, she agrees to help Frank when he approaches her for help identifying Micro, the hacker who has been shadowing him and knows about his past activities in Kandahar.
Films
- In Daredevil, Karen Page appeared in a minor supporting role in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actress Ellen Pompeo. She was shown as being attracted to Matt, as seen when she presented two invitations to a business party and demonstrated disappointment when Foggy promptly took the second invitation. When Matt was tracking the Kingpin's forces, Karen helped Foggy determine the meaning of a key piece of evidence in a case.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Karen Page appeared as a background character the MMORPG video game.
Appearances
- Daredevil v1: (1962)
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