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| Bernard O'Brien | |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Notability: | Minor character |
| Type: | Law enforcement |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Queens, New York City, New York |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Amazing Fantasy #15 |
Bernard O'Brien is a fictional police officer featured in comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. He made a single appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962, but has also appeared in numerous flashback sequences chronicling events from that issue.
Overview[]
Bernard O'Brien was an elderly police officer who worked for the New York City Police Department. He was based out of Queens. One evening, many years ago, the NYPD received a call about a break-in in the neighborhood of Forest Hills. O'Brien and several other officers responded to the call where they discovered that a burglar had shot and killed a man named Ben Parker in his home. Officer O'Brien was tasked with delivering the unfortunate news to Ben's fifteen-year-old nephew, Peter Parker. Parker overheard officers mention that they had tracked the criminal to the Acme warehouse. Parker donned his Spider-Man costume and made his way to the warehouse to apprehend him. [1]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Bernard O'Brien was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko.
- In the original story, Bernard O'Brien is not identified by name.