Who Is D.W. Griffith? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

D.W. Griffith is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of David W. Griffith, with over 88 comic issue appearances. David Griffith was a long time associate and friend of Luke Cage when they shared the same apartment-building in a movie theater.

Who is D.W. Griffith?

Origin David Griffith, or "D.W." as he liked to call himself, was a film student whom moved to New York City and lived at the Gem Movie Theater . His uncle owned the theater, and David paid his rent by sweeping up the place, running the concession stand, making coffee and more choirs. Creation David W. Griffith was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska and first appeared in Hero for Hire issue 2 (1972). Major Story Arcs Meeting Luke Cage Besides that, he had a good friendship with another resident living in the GEM building, namely Luke Cage, better known as Power Man. The two often met inside the building and sometimes David helped Luke out with some troubles (as well as the other way around). A comical returning gag with the two friends was that the coffee-machine inside the GEM theater always seemed to have a life on it's own. No matter how they tried to repair the machine, it kept giving the wrong drinks, spilled coffee on people's clothes, or the coffee came out the machine without a cup.

Key facts

D.W. Griffith is of human origin and first appeared in "Vengeance is Mine!". The character is published by Marvel. With 88 recorded issue appearances, D.W. Griffith ranks among the most featured characters in comics.