Stiletto

Stiletto (Tom Stuart) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Stiletto first appeared in Hero for Hire #16 in Dec. 1973 and was created by Tony Isabella and Billy Graham. Fictional character biography The eldest son of Tyler Stuart, a warden at Seagate prison, Tom Stuart was an intelligent young man with a bright future ahead of him. When Tyler lost his job after Luke Cage escaped, Tom sought revenge. He obtained a costume and an arsenal from Justin Hammer and became the criminal vigilante Stiletto. Stiletto found Cage and used explosive flechettes to destroy the building he was in. Cage was able to save the civilians in the building and battled Stiletto. Using many different types of knives, including a cryogenic stiletto, he was able to hold Cage at bay, but the super-hero outmatched him. Stiletto fled and vowed to get his revenge another day.