Typhoid Mary (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)
Created by	Ann Nocenti (writer) John Romita, Jr. (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Mary Walker
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	The Initiative Hand Shadow Initiative Woman's Action Movement Sisterhood of Mutants
Partnerships	Kingpin
Notable aliases	Typhoid, Innocent Mary, Mary Mezinis, Virgin Mary, Bloody Mary, Walker, 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 Typhoid, Walker, 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.

In the pages of Avengers: The Initiative a mysterious character named Mutant Zero was shown. Writer Dan Slott stated that she 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.

She first appeared as Mutant Zero in Avengers: The Initiative #4 as a member of Henry Peter Gyrich's black ops team but it wasn't until issue #20 that she was finally revealed to be Typhoid Mary.

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 by a pre-Daredevil Matt Murdock. He had tracked a villain down to the brothel where Mary worked. He attacked the man, but to his surprise, the girls working there came at him. Panicking, he lashed out, knocking Mary out of the window. It was at this moment that Mary somehow became Typhoid Mary, vowing no man would ever hurt her again. In later appearances, however, she would imply that she was a victim of child abuse.