Contents 1 History 2 Points of Interest 3 Residents 3.1 Sam Jutter (Earth-616) 3.2 Tom (Central Park) (Earth-616) 4 Notes 5 Trivia 6 See Also 7 Links and References

History

Central Park was the landing site of the Fantastic Four's rocket that Electro stole from the Baxter Building and sent Daredevil into space^[1].

At the edge of Central Park, the Ox ran amok, intoxicated by a never-before-experienced sense of unlimited strength, until his path of destruction was crossed by Daredevil^[2].

When Dr. Doom acquired Silver Surfer's cosmic powers, he attacked the Thing and slowed down to a standstill the vibration rate of his body, transforming him into a virtual living statue, until he was discovered by the Human Torch and freed by Wyatt Wingfoot using Mr. Fantastic's metabolism accelerator^[3].

Passing by a newsstand nearby Central Park, the Avengers learned about a possible betrayal by the Black Widow, having stolen a bunch of top-secret atomic plans^[4].

During a large celebration held in honor of the Avengers, where Hercules officially joined the team, the Super-Adaptoid attacked the group. After a long battle the Adaptoid was beaten when it tried to use all its different powers at once, effectively short-circuiting it^[5].

Looking for the Jester after his televised promise to capture him, Daredevil was guided by an insistent, high-pitched signal receiver to Central Park, where he was quickly defeated by the villain and surrounded by police^[6].
Framed for a murder wrap, Daredevil somehow avoided the gunshots and managed to escape^[7].

Some time later, the Warriors Three caused a big traffic jam in Central Park, until the situation was normalized by Thor^[8].

Hank Jurgens met in Central Park with Sam Jutter, who was blackmailing him. When he tried to threaten him with his gun, Daredevil disarmed him and beat him in front of his son Chuckie^[9].

Central Park was where the X-Men battled The Dark Phoenix.

After Rachel Summers attempted to murder Selene , Rachel fled to Central Park. While in "The Ramble" section of Central Park, she discovered the bodies bodies of a mugger, and the mugger's and intended victim, whom Selene had murdered to recover from Rachel assasination attempt.

During the original "Secret Wars", Central Park was where the Beyonder fashioned his construct that transported many of Earth's heroes to the Battleworld.

Central Park was also the site of a battle between The X-Men, and the original incarnation of Freedom Force.

During the "Invasion of the Spider-Slayers", Spider-Man fought a winged robot in the sky over Central Park. ^[10]

Central Park played a pivotal role during the "Secret Invasion" when Thor (as well as dozens of other heroes) initiated an all-out attack against the Skrull occupation. It was there that Janet van Dyne gave her life to stop the Skrulls and it was here that Norman Osborn shot and killed the Skrull Empress.

Following the "Secret Invasion", Central Park was renamed Restoration Park.

Juggernaut crashed in here after being defeated by Captain Universe.

Points of Interest

• Columbus Circle
  
  

Residents

Sam Jutter (Earth-616)

Sam Jutter accused Hank Jurgens of emblezzment and then tried to blackmail him. Jurgens threatened him with his gun, but he was disarmed and beaten by Daredevil^[9].

Tom (Central Park) (Earth-616)

Tom mistook the motionless Thing for a statue^[3].

Notes

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Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Appearances of Central Park
• Location Gallery: Central Park
• Images related to Central Park
• Fan Art Gallery: Central Park
• Marvel Staff members who were born in Central Park

Links and References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Park

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