Bushwacker (comics)

Bushwacker
Cover to Daredevil #335 (December 1994). Art by Tom Grindberg.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil #248 (November 1987)
Created by	Ann Nocenti (writer) Rick Leonardi (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Carl Burbank
Abilities	Trained assassin, hand to hand combatant and infiltrator Familiarity with the workings of international intelligence agencies and their methods Ability to reshape cybernetic arms into various ballistic weapons and a flamethrower

Bushwacker (Carl Burbank) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Daredevil, he is also an enemy of the Punisher and Wolverine.

Created by Ann Nocenti and Rick Leonardi, the character made his first appearance in Daredevil #248 (November 1987).

Originally a priest, Carl Burbank abandoned his vows following the drug-related deaths of young parishioners. He joined the C.I.A., which outfitted him with a cybernetic arm and made him an assassin under the codename "Bushwacker", but ultimately he became a freelancer.

At some point, an event took place that compelled Bushwacker to begin a war against all mutants. Bushwacker began hunting and assassinating mutants, most often those mutants whose abilities Bushwacker perceived as making them especially talented in "the arts". Bushwacker also claimed that he was paid large sums of money to kill mutants, but this has yet to be verified. Wolverine learned of Bushwacker's activities and began to hunt the killer. At the same time, Bushwacker's wife Marilyn believed her husband was insane and needed to be placed in a hospital. She sought aid from lawyer Matt Murdock (secretly the hero Daredevil). Bushwacker was tracked down and defeated by the two heroes, which left the right side of his face horribly scarred, and he was placed in police custody.

Later, Bushwacker joined with Typhoid Mary and other enemies of Daredevil in a plan to kill their common foe. After the completion of the plan, Bushwacker was left to his own activities.

Entering the Kingpin's employ, Burbank attacked the Punisher, but was left for dead. It was during this time that his wife finally left him. He reappeared in the employ of drug lord Nick Lambert, who hired Bushwacker to kill reporter Ben Urich, who was about to run a story of his illegal activities. Instead, when Bushwacker learned the truth, he allowed Urich to live and to complete the exposé. However, the drug lord managed to bribe himself out of jail. Bushwacker then killed him. Bushwacker was later freed by Deathlok from captivity by Mecha Doom.