Who Is Frederick Foswell? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Frederick Foswell is a Marvel comic book character, with over 176 comic issue appearances. Frederick Foswell was a reporter for the Daily Bugle and was also known as the mobster, Big Man. He later died after he bravely sacrificed his life for J. Jonah Jameson. His daughter later took up his Big Man identity.

Who is Frederick Foswell?

Origin After serving time for his crimes as the Big Man, Foswell was given a job at the Daily Bugle . He was able to obtain information on underworld goings-on through the use of his fake identity, "Patch" the stoolie. Quick-witted and intuitive, Foswell, on more than one occasion, came close to discovering Spider-Man's secret identity. When Spider-Man temporarily hung up his tights, Foswell attempted to take control of the resulting conglomeration of the city's gangs, though to what end, it was unrevealed. Foswell was eventually killed by the Kingpin's henchmen when he took a bullet for J.Jonah Jameson . He said that Jonah was the only one who ever gave him a second chance, and was content to die having finally repaid his debt. The Big Man At one point, Foswell took up the identity of the Big Man, who lead a well-organized and powerful network of underworld mobs. In order to hide his identity, he wore special built-up shoes -- an over-sized padded jacket, and a small amplifier to disguise his voice.

Key facts

Frederick Foswell is of human origin and first appeared in "The Enforcers!". The character is published by Marvel. With 176 recorded issue appearances, Frederick Foswell ranks among the most featured characters in comics.