Bloody Mary (Marvel Comics)

Typhoid Mary
Typhoid Mary on the cover for Daredevil vol. 2 #46. Art by Alex Maleev.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil #254 (May 1988) (Typhoid Mary) Avengers: The Initiative #5 (July 2007) (Mutant Zero)
Created by	Ann Nocenti (writer) John Romita, Jr. (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Mary Walker
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Hand The Initiative Shadow Initiative Woman's Action Movement Sisterhood of Mutants
Partnerships	Kingpin
Notable aliases	Innocent Mary, Mary Mezinis, Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Mutant Zero, Lyla Hughes, Siryn
Abilities	Highly skilled athlete Trained martial artist Exceptional swordswoman Excellent physical condition Peak-level agility and reflexes Pyrokinesis Telekinesis Limited mind control Via Mutant Zero armor: Enhanced strength Arsenal of bladed weapons

Typhoid Mary (Mary Walker), also known as Bloody Mary and Mutant Zero, is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an enemy of Daredevil and Deadpool.

Typhoid Mary first appeared in Daredevil #254, and was created by Ann Nocenti and John Romita, Jr. Her name comes from early 20th-century Irish-American cook and typhoid fever carrier "Typhoid Mary" Mallon.

She first appeared as Mutant Zero in Avengers: The Initiative #4 as a member of Henry Peter Gyrich's black ops team but she was eventually revealed to be this character. Prior to this, writer Dan Slott stated that the "mysterious character" was secretly a well-known character in disguise.

She's a mutant chick who's been cover-worthy many times... When that mask comes off, there will be a 'whoa' among those reading it. People who don't even follow comics regularly will know who it is.

Typhoid Mary is an enemy and former lover of Daredevil with low level psionic powers, including telekinesis. She has been a professional criminal employed by organized crime syndicates as an assassin in the past. She is also gravely mentally ill.

Her condition was accidentally caused when Matt Murdock had tracked a villain down to the brothel where Mary worked. Matt attacked the man, but surprisingly, the girls working there came towards. Panicking, Matt lashed out, knocking Mary out of the window. It was at this moment that she somehow became "Typhoid Mary" and vows no man would ever hurt her again. In later appearances, however, she would imply that she was a victim of child abuse.