Bushwacker was later freed by Deathlok from captivity by Mechadoom, a rogue Doombot variant. However, the drug lord managed to bribe himself out of jail. Instead, when Bushwacker learned the truth, he allowed Urich to live and to complete the exposé. He reappeared in the employ of drug lord Nick Lambert, who hired Bushwacker to kill reporter Ben Urich, who was about to run a story of his illegal activities. It was during this time that his wife finally left him. Įntering the Kingpin's employ, Burbank attacked the Punisher, but was left for dead.
After the completion of the plan, Bushwacker was left to his own activities. Later, Bushwacker joined with Typhoid Mary and other enemies of Daredevil in a plan to kill their common foe. Bushwacker was tracked down and defeated by the two heroes, which left the right side of his face horribly scarred, and he was placed in police custody. She sought aid from lawyer Matt Murdock (secretly the hero Daredevil). At the same time, Bushwacker's wife Marilyn believed her husband was insane and needed to be placed in a hospital. Wolverine learned of Bushwacker's activities and began to hunt the killer. Bushwacker also claimed that he was paid large sums of money to kill mutants, but this has yet to be verified. Bushwacker began hunting and assassinating mutants, most often those mutants whose abilities Bushwacker perceived as making them especially talented in "the arts". He joined the C.I.A., which outfitted him with a cybernetic arm and made him an assassin under the codename "Bushwacker", but ultimately he became a freelancer.Īt some point, an event took place that compelled Bushwacker to begin a war against all mutants. Originally a priest, Carl Burbank abandoned his vows following the drug-related deaths of young parishioners. ( August 2016)Ĭreated by Ann Nocenti and Rick Leonardi, the character made his first appearance in Daredevil #248 (Nov.