Who Is Jillette? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jillette is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Arthur Jillette, with over 7 comic issue appearances. A dirty Cop on the take who was responsible for the murder of Frank Castle's family. Who is eventually killed by the Punisher.

Who is Jillette?

Jillette was a dirty cop who helped crime boss “The Owl” gain power by being a go between for the criminal and the police force. He made sure cops were paid off so they wouldn’t go after the owl. Eventually almost everyone on the police force was being paid off and Jillette was in charge of the dirty cops and did everything he could to make sure the owl and the corrupt police officers who worked for him didn’t get arrested. Jillette began to get worried when Frank Castle wouldn’t take any money. Not only wouldn’t he take money but he told other police officers who were on the take what he truly thought of them and that the city would be better off without them. This caused Jillette to become worried and he began to discuss with other paid off police officers about possibly needing to kill Frank Castle to prevent him from talking to internal affairs which could’ve very well lead to them being incarcerated. Frank Castle’s partner detective Bruce Greenwood informs Jillette that Castle has already talked to internal affairs about them all taking money. Jillette than along with others go after Frank to kill him so they don’t go to prison.

Key facts

Jillette is of human origin and first appeared in "Spider-Man & The Punisher". The character is published by Marvel. With 7 recorded issue appearances, Jillette ranks among the most featured characters in comics.