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Who Is Murphy Twins? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Murphy Twins (Marvel): Two twins who work as hitmen, who only speak in idioms. One always smiles and the other always frowns.

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Murphy Twins is a Marvel comic book character, with over 8 comic issue appearances. Two twins who work as hitmen, who only speak in idioms. One always smiles and the other always frowns.

Who is Murphy Twins?

The Murphy Twins are twin hitmen. They only wear white and one always smiles and other always frowns. They only speak in idioms to communicate or when during a relevant circumstance. When reporting to Wilson Fisk that their job was complete, the smiling twin said "dead as a doornail", and his way of suggesting of killing a few witnesses, he said "stitch in time saves nine." While it was never specified if they each had their own specialty, the frowning twin used a rifle and the smiling twin used hand guns. They have average strength and no super abilities or gadgets, but they have an increased durability. The smiling one took several direct hits from Daredevil and kept coming back. The frowning one took a hit from Daredevil's billy club which drew blood, and he barely flinched. It took a fire-escape ladder stricking him from above to knock him unconscious.

Key facts

Murphy Twins is of human origin and first appeared in "Parts of a Hole Part 1: Murdock's Law". The character is published by Marvel. With 8 recorded issue appearances, Murphy Twins ranks among the most featured characters in comics.

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Who is Murphy Twins?

Two twins who work as hitmen, who only speak in idioms. One always smiles and the other always frowns.

When did Murphy Twins first appear?

Murphy Twins first appeared in "Parts of a Hole Part 1: Murdock's Law".

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