Jigsaw | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #162 (November 1976) |
Created by |
Len Wein Ross Andru |
In-story information | |
Full name | Billy Russo |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Earth |
Team affiliations |
Maggia Hood's Crime Syndicate |
Partnerships |
Rev Stuart Clarke |
Notable aliases | The Beaut, The Heavy |
Abilities | Experienced street fighter Exceptional strategist and tactician Highly charismatic criminal organizer Wears a special exoskeleton |
Jigsaw (Billy Russo) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Len Wein and Ross Andru, the character made his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #162 (November 1976), and is the archenemy of the Punisher.
Jigsaw debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #162–163, returning in The Amazing Spider-Man #188, and The Punisher #1 and #4–5. Jigsaw then allied with the Rev in The Punisher Vol. 2, #35–40, and Gregario in #55–56. Following a cameo appearance in The Punisher War Journal #61, Jigsaw's origin was detailed in Issues #3–4 of the prequel limited series The Punisher: Year One, and he furthered bedeviled the Punisher in Punisher Vol. 3, #2–4 and #9–10.
Proceeding an encounter with the eponymous character in Daredevil Vol. 2, #61–64, Jigsaw appeared in The New Avengers #1–3, #35, #46, #50, #57, and The New Avengers Annual #2; concurrent to his appearances in that title, Jigsaw also starred in Punisher War Journal Vol. 2, #11, #18–20, and #22–23. He was then featured in the five-issue miniseries Punisher: In the Blood, and made a subsequent cameo in the Thunderbolts Vol. 2 Annual.