Eric Slaughter

Eric Slaughter is a criminal underworld figure who first crossed paths with Shang-Chi before becoming a recurring presence in the street-level crime networks of New York, where he operates among the shadowy contacts surrounding Daredevil's world.

Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy introduced Eric Slaughter to Marvel's Bronze Age in Master of Kung Fu #48 (1977), and this quietly persistent figure went on to haunt the darker corners of the Marvel universe for over four decades. Though born in the morally complex world of kung fu espionage, Slaughter found his most enduring home in the gritty streets of Daredevil, keeping company with the likes of Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, and Ben Urich — a rogues' gallery of lawyers, journalists, and the Man Without Fear himself. With two collector-recognized key issues to his name and appearances stretching all the way to 2019, he's a testament to how a well-crafted Bronze Age character can burrow deep into Marvel's street-level mythology. Seventeen appearances may sound modest, but for fans who love the shadowy, morally ambiguous underbelly of Marvel's New York, Eric Slaughter is exactly the kind of hidden gem worth tracking down.