Foggy Nelson

Foggy Nelson
Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson, as he appeared on the cover of Daredevil #27 (June 2013). Art by Chris Samnee
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Daredevil #1 (April 1964)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Bill Everett (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Franklin Percy Nelson
Team affiliations	Nelson & Murdock Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz Jeryn Hogarth & Associates Nelson, Murdock & Page (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Partnerships	Deborah Harris, Marci Stahl
Supporting character of	Daredevil, Spider-Man

Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Foggy is Matt's best friend and, for most of the series, his law partner. The character was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett.

Initially, Foggy was portrayed as a deeply conflicted character, continuously caught between his strong vocational disagreements with Matt, their rivalry for the affections of Karen Page, and his loyalty to his friend. Despite being a highly successful lawyer, he is also tormented by feelings of inferiority to his law partner. However, since the early 1980s he has often been reduced to comic relief, and his down-to-earth, everyman lifestyle acts as a contrast to his grim superhero colleague.

For the first couple years of Daredevil, Foggy's appearance greatly varied from issue to issue, though he was most commonly drawn as a trim, handsome, and neatly groomed young man. Since his first portrayal by Gene Colan, in Daredevil #20, he has consistently been drawn as a short, slightly pudgy man with a generally relaxed appearance.

He has been portrayed by Jon Favreau in the 2003 film adaptation. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is portrayed by Elden Henson, and is a series regular in Daredevil and The Defenders, with guest appearances in the second seasons of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.^[1] He will return in Marvel Studios Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again.