Fancy Dan Fancy Dan Fancy Dan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was one of the founding members of the Enforcers, a super villain group who was first pitted against Spider-Man in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #10 (March 1964). Fancy Dan first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #10 (March 1964), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Daniel Brito was born in Brooklyn, New York. Along with Montana and Ox (Raymond Bloch), he was a founding member of the Enforcers. He has great proficiency with judo and karate. Fancy Dan and the original
Judo were called ; and only those of 4th "dan" or higher were called "judoka". (The suffix , when added to a noun, means a person with expertise or special knowledge on that subject). A judo teacher is called . The word "sensei" comes from "sen" or "saki" (before) and "sei" (life) – i.e. one who has preceded you. In Western dojo, it is common to call an instructor of any "dan" grade "sensei". Traditionally, that title was reserved for instructors of 4th "dan" and above. Judo practitioners traditionally wear white uniforms called or . sometimes abbreviated in the west as