Ben Urich
Ben Urich is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Benjamin Urich
He later came to investigate noted businessman Wilson Fisk over reports that he was the head of the New York mafia. It was then that he was approached by a woman named Elektra who served as the Kingpin's enforcer where she came to threaten Urich with her telling him to stop his investigation. Despite the threat, Urich refused to do so leading to him being impaled by the assassin who left him for dead. (Daredevil v1 #179)
Dark Reign
He took part in a news conference with Director Norman Osborn after a rogue Hulkbuster attack where he criticised the Dark Avengers role as it had caused more damage. Under the grounds of national security, Urich was escorted away from the news conference. (Dark Reign: Hawkeye v1 #1) Afterwards, he heard about the death of civilians along with a news crew where H.A.M.M.E.R. claimed that the incident was the result of a battle between the new Hawkeye and the supervillain killer Bullseye. Urich went to examine the body and noted some unusual circumstances to the events along with the disappearance of all the dead bodies which had been confiscated by H.A.M.M.E.R. (Dark Reign: Hawkeye v1 #2)
House of X
Later on, he came to meet the newly formed X-Men team that was based at the Treehouse in Manhattan. (X-Men v6 #1) During this time, he was met by the mysterious Doctor Stasis who revealed that Cyclops had previously died on a mission yet was still serving as leader of the X-Men. Thus, he concluded that the nation of Krakoa had uncovered the secrets of resurrection which they kept a closely guarded secret. Stasis then urged Ben Urich to investigate the matter and expose this secret to the world. (X-Men v6 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
He was known to have a nephew by the name of Phil Urich who was said to had been a good kid and a hard worker but seemed to lack direction and initiative. (Green Goblin v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Ben Urich was created by Roger McKenzie and Gene Colan where he made his first appearance in Daredevil v1 #153 (July, 1978).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Daredevil, Ben Urich appeared in the Netflix live-action television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where he was portrayed by actor Vondie Curtis-Hall. Working for the New York Bulletin, Ben Urich wrote a number of stories about various events in New York City, such as the Teachers Union scandal, a toxic runoff, Veteran Affairs kickbacks, a confrontation between the Hulk and Abomination in Harlem, and the Battle of New York. He took the most pride in exposing organized crime in Hell's Kitchen, through his stories he was able to bring several Italian Mob members to jail as well as destroying crime rings. One of these stories focused on the arrest of Silvio Manfredi, who upon his release ten years later, became an informant and friend to Urich. During his career he met Brigid O'Reilly, and he taught her how he uses playing cards to uncover conspiracies. His wife Doris was hospitalized with a debilitating chronic life-threatening illness with some occasional symptoms of idiosyncratic impaired cognition. Due to his wife's need for constant care, Urich dedicated much of his time and money ensuring she got the best treatment possible. Urich was often advised to consider moving her into a nursing home due to her depleting mental state. Urich met with his contact in the Mafia, Silvio Manfredi, to discuss the recent criminal activities in Hell's Kitchen. Manfredi claimed the Don Rigoletto had been murdered and there was a new criminal leader, only nobody knew who it was and what he was planning. Silvo made it clear that the reason he had given Urich the information was that when the newspapers wrote articles exposing his mob, Urich was the only one who did not mention Manfredi's family in his article.
Films
- In Daredevil, Ben Urich appeared in the setting of the 2003 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Joe Pantoliano.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Ben Urich appeared in the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by actor Tim Blaney.
Appearances
- Daredevil v1: (1978)
- Green Goblin v1:
- Dark Reign: Hawkeye v1:
- Spider-Woman v6:
- X-Men v6: (2021)
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