<Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Td> Human Mutate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Abilities </Th> <Td> Skilled manipulator High - level intellect Mind control Regenerative healing factor </Td> </Tr> <P> The Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Joe Orlando, he first appeared in Daredevil #4 (October 1964). His body produces pheromones which allow him to verbally control the actions of others . Initially a recurring enemy of Daredevil, in the 2000s he emerged as the archenemy of Jessica Jones and her husband Luke Cage . </P> <P> A modified version of the character was portrayed by David Tennant in season 1 of Jessica Jones, for which Tennant received critical praise, and for which the character was included in Rolling Stone's list of the "40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time". </P>

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