 silver samurai is the name of two fictional characters, superheroes in marvel comics. ==publication history== the first silver samurai is kenuichio harada. his first appearance was in daredevil #111 (july, 1974). in japan his name is harada kenichirÅ (åç°å£ä¸é), since 'kenuichio' is not an actual japanese name. the second silver samurai, shin harada, first appeared in wolverine #300 and was created by jason aaron. ==fictional character biography== ===kenuichio harada===  kenuichio harada is the illegitimate son of shingen yashida. he is a japanese mutant who uses his powers to charge his katana, which, in combination with his samurai-style armor made of a silvery metal, led to the moniker silver samurai. he became a professional criminal, and first appeared to clash with daredevil when he was hired by mandrill and black spectre.daredevil #111 harada was once the bodyguard for the international terrorist known as the viper and was subsequently an occasional mercenary. when working for viper, he fought spider-man and black widow.marvel team-up #57 after recovering viper's teleportation ring, he fought spider-man again on the set of saturday night live when spider-man appeared as a host for the show, and encountered the original (2nd season) not-ready-for-prime-time-players.marvel team-up #74 he joined viper and boomerang in fighting spider-man, nick fury, shang-chi, and black widow on the original s.h.i.e.l.d. helicarrier.marvel team-up #83-85 he and viper attempted to kidnap michael kramer, and fought the original spider-woman.spider-woman #42-43 alongsid
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