Essential Daredevil #1
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- October 2002
- Page count
- 548
- Cover price
- 14.99 USD; 24.00 CAD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/239904
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
? (reprint editor)
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Daredevil)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- John Romita
- Colours
- Dan Kemp
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
? (reprint editor)
1Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
2Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Girl]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Fixer
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Bill Everett
3Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Jack "Battling" Murdock (in flashback); Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Fixer
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Bill Everett
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
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Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (April 1964) — The Origin of Daredevil
- Also printed
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Daredevil (Horwitz, 1965? series) #1 ([1965?])
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Daredevil (Horwitz, 1965? series) #1 ([1965?]) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Marvel Super Heroes Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1975 series) (1975) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Origins of Great Marvel Comics Heroes (Newton, 1975?) ([1975])
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Origins of Great Marvel Comics Heroes (Newton, 1975?) ([1975]) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Newton, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976)
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Newton, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 (1977) — Untitled [The Origin of Daredevil]
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Daredevil the Man Without Fear! (Federal, 1984 series) #1 (May 1984) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Uncanny Origins (Marvel, 1996 series) #13 (September 1997) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Son of Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (November 1997) — The Origin of Daredevil
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Wizard Ace Edition: Daredevil (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (April 2003) — The Origin of Daredevil
- Adapted
-
Daredevil (Horwitz, 1965? series) #1 ([1965?]) — Untitled
Synopsis
Matt Murdock saves a blind man from an oncoming truck but is struck blind himself by a radioactive canister during the rescue; The radioactivity heightens Matt's other senses and gives him an uncanny radar sense; Matt graduates college and begins practicing law with his college roommate Foggy; Matt's father, a boxer, is killed by the Fixer after he refuses to throw a fight; Matt designs a costume and a billy club (from his cane) and takes his derogatory childhood nickname "Daredevil"; DD tracks down the Fixer and the man who shot his father.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (inset)
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #2 (June 1964) — Electro! (black & white reprint)
- Also printed
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Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #22 (September 1969) — Daredevil #2
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The Fantastic Four Giant Size 84 Page Annual (Newton, 1975 series) #1 (15 November 1975) — Electro!
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 (1977) — Battles the Super-Powerful Electro!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — Untitled
5Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Fantastic Four [Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #2 (June 1964) — The Evil Menace of Electro! (black & white reprint)
- Also printed
-
Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #22 (September 1969) — "The Evil Menace of Electro!"
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The Fantastic Four Giant Size 84 Page Annual (Newton, 1975 series) #1 (15 November 1975) — Untitled [The Evil Menace of Electro!]
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 (1977)
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 (1977) — The Evil Menace of Electro!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — The Evil Menace of Electro
Synopsis
The Thing and the F.F. hire Matt to look over the new lease on the Baxter Building; Matt goes to inspect the property but, unbeknownst to him, Electro has broken in to steal all of Reed Richard's secrets; Mayhem ensues.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Owl; Ape; Sad Sam; Karen Page
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
7Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Owl [Leland Owlsley]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Sad Sam ["Sad Sam" Simms]; Ape ["Ape" Horgon]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
Synopsis
A wealthy and ruthless financier is exposed as a criminal and begins his reign as the Owl; The Owl hires Matt Murdock to get him out of his legal troubles; The Owl gathers a gang, traps DD and Karen and begins his bid to rule the underworld; DD escapes and takes the Owl down.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Purple Man [Zebediah Killgrave]; Karen Page
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
9Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Purple Man [Zebediah Killgrave]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Fixer (in flashback)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Joe Orlando
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
Synopsis
DD runs up against a purple man who can make anyone do what he wants just by suggesting it.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Matador [Manuel Eloganto]; Karen Page
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Wally Wood
11Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Matador [Manuel Eloganto]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Sam Rosen?
Reprint history
Synopsis
A disgraced matador turns criminal to have his revenge on humanity; Daredevil stops the criminal's incessant cape waving.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Fellowship of Fear [Mr. Fear [Zoltan Drago]; Ox; Eel [Leopold Stryke]]
Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood
13Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Fellowship of Fear [Ox; Eel [Leopold Stryke]; Mr. Fear [Zoltan Drago]]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Synopsis
DD intrudes on a phony movie shoot where the Fellowship of Fear is robbing a bank and gets himself blasted by fear gas; Mr. Fear decides to flush DD out by creating a wax figure of Hornhead for his museum; DD and Foggy both get in a brawl with the Fellowship, and Foggy is injured; DD returns to the wax museum to put an end to the Fellowship.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood
Reprint history
15Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Warlord Krang; Lady Dorma; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #7 (April 1965) — In Mortal Combat with... Sub-Mariner!
- Also printed
-
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 (September 1978) — In Mortal Combat with... Sub-Mariner!
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Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) (1978) — Mortal Combat with Sub-Mariner!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — In Mortal Combat with Sub-Mariner
Synopsis
Namor hires Nelson and Murdock to sue the human race on his behalf; When this doesn't work, he gets himself arrested so he can have his day in court; Realizing humanity won't listen, the Sub-Mariner goes on a rampage which brings Daredevil into the (hopeless) fray; Namor returns to the sea out of respect for DD and to stop Krang from taking over Atlantis.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood
Reprint history
17Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Stilt-Man [Wilbur Day]
Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood
18Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Stilt-Man [Wilbur Day]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Carl Kaxton
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Art
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #8 (June 1965) — The Stiltman Cometh
- Also printed
-
Daredevil Special (Newton, 197-? series) #1 ([January 1977])
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Daredevil Special (Newton, 197-? series) #1 ([January 1977]) — The Stiltman Cometh
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 (September 1978) — The Stiltman Cometh!
Synopsis
Nelson and Murdock are hired by a disgruntled scientist who claims his boss stole his invention; The scientist turns out, not only to be the real thief, but also the new villain, Stilt-Man.
Notes
Issue includes cutaways of both DD's billy-club and Matt Murdock's apartment; Stilt-Man is called "Stiltman" throughout this story.
19Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Karen Page; Klaus Kruger
Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood
Reprint history
20Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Klaus Kruger; Dr. Van Eyck
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Wally Wood (layout)
Bob Powell - Inks
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #9 (August 1965) — That He May See!
- Also printed
-
Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #29 (January 1971) — That He May See
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Daredevil Special (Newton, 197-? series) #1 ([January 1977])
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 (September 1978)
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #3 (September 1978) — That He May See!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — That He May See
Synopsis
One of Matt's old college pals is a ruler of his own European country and invites the blind lawyer over to see a doctor about restoring his sight; Once in Lichtenbad, DD is needed as Kruger turns out to be a ruthless dictator; The only doctor who could restore Matt's vision dies in the revolt.
21Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Bird-Man [Henry Hawk]; Ape-Man [Monk Keefer]; Frog-Man [Frog LeBlanc]; Cat-Man [Horgan]
Credits
- Art
- Wally Wood
Reprint history
22Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Bird-Man [Henry Hawk]; Ape-Man [Monk Keefer]; Frog-Man [Frog LeBlanc]; Cat-Man [Horgan]; Organizer [Abner Jonas]; Karen Page; Foggy Nelson; Deborah Harris
Credits
- Script
- Wally Wood
- Pencils
- Bob Powell (layouts)
Wally Wood - Inks
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #10 (October 1965) — While the City Sleeps! Part One The Organization! (black and white)
- Also printed
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Daredevil Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #2 (February 1971) — While the City Sleeps
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #4 (January 1979)
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #4 (January 1979) — While the City Sleeps!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — While the City Sleeps
Synopsis
Foggy is recruited to run as District Attorney for the Reform Party, but something shady is going on as the Organizer and his Ani-Men are involved; DD tries to solve the mystery.
23Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Bird-Man [Henry Hawk]; Ape-Man [Monk Keefer]; Organizer [Abner Jonas]
Credits
- Pencils
- Bob Powell
- Inks
- Wally Wood
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #11 (December 1965) — A Time to Unmask! (black and white)
- Also printed
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — Untitled
24Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ape-Man [Monk Keefer]; Bird-Man [Henry Hawk]; Frog-Man [Frog LeBlanc]; Deborah; Foggy Nelson; Cat-Man [Horgan]; Bernard Harris; Milton Monroe; Organizer [Abner Jonas]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Bob Powell
- Inks
- Wally Wood
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #11 (December 1965) — A Time to Unmask! (black and white)
- Also printed
-
Daredevil Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #2 (February 1971) — A Time To Unmask
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #4 (January 1979) — A Time to Unmask!
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Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991) — A Time to Unmask
Synopsis
The case of the Organizer and the Reform Party is wrapped up as mysteries are all solved; Matt takes a leave of absence from the law firm.
Notes
"Agent of Shield" is mentioned as a TV show.
25Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
Jack Kirby (Ka-Zar figure) - Inks
- Vince Colletta
John Romita (retouches)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #12 (January 1966) — Sightless, In a Savage Land! (black and white)
Notes
Inks credits from the GCD index to the original publication.
26Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder]; Maa-Gor; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts)
John Romita - Inks
- John Romita
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #12 (January 1966) — Sightless, in a Savage Land! (black and white)
- Also printed
-
Ka-Zar (Marvel, 1970 series) #2 (December 1970) — Sightless In a Savage Land
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Daredevil Special (Newton, 197-? series) #1 ([January 1977])
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #4 (January 1979) — Sightless, in a Savage Land!
Synopsis
Matt decides to take a cruise to get his mind off of Karen; After his cruise ship is boarded by pirates, DD is taken to the Savage Land by the Plunderer; Ka-Zar attacks the Plunderer for trespassing on his domain and saves Daredevil's life as his costume reminds the savage lord of his encounter with the X-Men.
27Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]
Credits
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
John Romita (heavy re-touching)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #13 (February 1966) — How Close Can You Come to Guessing... The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin! (black and white)
- Also printed
-
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #5 (May 1979) — The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin!
Notes
Inking credits revised by Mark Evanier via the GCD Errors list, August 2009. Original indexer had John Romita as solo inker.
28Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Lord Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; The Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder]; Maa-Gor; Feepers
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts, pp. 1-4)
John Romita - Inks
- John Romita
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #13 (February 1966) — The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin! (black and white)
- Also printed
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Ka-Zar (Marvel, 1970 series) #2 (December 1970) — The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #5 (May 1979) — The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin!
Synopsis
DD and Ka-Zar battle the Plunderer as the villain regales them with his origin and the origin of his savage brother; The Plunderer is after half of a neclace that his father gave the two brothers that will open a vault to a substance that destroys all weaponry; Everybody gets greedy and even the pirates and the butler (Feepers) vie for the halves of the medallion.
Notes
Kirby pencilling credit revised by Mark Evanier via the GCD Errors list, August 2009. Original indexer had Kirby laying out the whole story.
29Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #14 (March 1966) — If This Be Justice! (black and white)
30Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Feepers; Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder]; Boswell; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia [as Frankie Ray]
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #14 (March 1966) — If This Be Justice...! (black and white)
- Also printed
-
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #5 (May 1979) — If This Be Justice...!
Synopsis
The Plunderer gets his hands on Ka-Zar's half of their father's medallion and uses the mytical Plunder-Stone to start taking over the world; DD gets in the way and helps take the would be world conquorer down; Foggy and Karen show up in England to defend Ka-Zar against trumped up charges his brother brought against him.
31Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ox
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #15 (April 1966) — ..And Men Shall Call Him... Ox! (black and white)
32Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Ox; Ox [Dr. Karl Stragg] (death)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia [as Frankie Ray]
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #15 (April 1966) — --And Men Shall Call Him...Ox ! (black and white)
- Also printed
-
The X-Men Here Comes... Daredevil The Mighty Thor (Newton, 1970?) ([1975?]) — And Men Shall Call Him...Ox!
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Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #30 (April 1971) — And Men Shall Call Him Ox
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #5 (May 1979) — --And Men Shall Call Him...Ox !
Synopsis
The Ox is convinced by his cellmate, Dr. Karl Stragg, that if the two can escape, the good doctor will make Ox smarter; Stragg double-crosses the Ox and switches bodies with the brute; DD tracks down the new and improved Ox only to defeat him permanently.
33Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
34Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia [as Frankie Ray née Giacoia]
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #16 (May 1966) — Enter... Spider-Man
- Also printed
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #7 (January 1980) — Untitled [Enter… Spider-Man!]
Synopsis
The Masked Marauder comes up with a plan to pit Spidey and DD against each other while he makes off with an experimental engine.
35Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
36Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Aunt May Parker; J. Jonah Jameson; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia [as Frankie Ray]
Synopsis
Spidey, thinking he has discovered Daredevil's secret, accuses Foggy of being DD; Foggy kind of plays along to impress Karen; DD and Spidey stop fighting long enough to take down the Masked Marauder.
37Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
38Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee (Plot
Script pages 1-7)
Denny O'Neil (Script pages 8-20) - Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Reprint history
- First print
-
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #18 (July 1966) — There Shall Come a Gladiator
- Also printed
-
The X-Men Here Comes... Daredevil The Mighty Thor (Newton, 1970?) ([1975?]) — There Shall Come a Gladiator!
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Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #7 (January 1980) — There Shall Come a Gladiator!
Synopsis
A burly costume store owner decides it is really the clothes that make the man and begins his career as the Gladiator; Foggy gets a Daredevil costume from Melvin who talks the tubby lawyer into setting up a staged super fight to impress Karen; Thinking his fight with Foggy will draw out the real DD, Gladiator goes after him for real and Matt has to take a hand in rescuing his friend; In the night and the fog, everyone assumes it is Foggy as Daredevil that beat the Gladiator back.
39Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
40Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Synopsis
The Masked Marauder busts Gladiator out of jail and the two fight over the privilege of taking Foggy Nelson, a.k.a. Daredevil, down; Everything is going as planned until the real DD shows up to save Foggy's chubby butt.
41Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Owl [Leland Owlsley]
Credits
- Pencils
- John Romita
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
42Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Judge Lewis; Owl [Leland Owlsley]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Mike Esposito [as Mickey Demeo]
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Synopsis
The Owl kidnaps Matt Murdock to be the defense attorney in a mock trial the fowlish fiend has set up for the judge who sent him to prison.
43Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Owl [Leland Owlsley]
Credits
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
44Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Judge Lewis; Owl [Leland Owlsley]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
Dick Ayers
Bill Everett - Letters
- Artie Simek
Synopsis
DD has to rescue himself and Judge Lewis from the Owl's giant mechanical owl.
45Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]; Tri-Android
Credits
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
46Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Judge Lewis; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]; Tri-Man (aka Tri-Android); The Mangler (intro); The Dancer (intro); The Brain (intro); Maggia; Owl [Leland Owlsley]
Credits
Reprint history
Synopsis
The Masked Marauder and Gladiator create the Tri-Android and power him up with the combined skills of three master criminals; The dastardly duo send their android after DD in a bid to win leadership of the Maggia.
47Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]
Credits
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
48Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Masked Marauder [Frank Farnum]; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]; Tri-Man; The Dancer; The Mangler; The Brain; Maggia
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Synopsis
The Marauder transports DD and Gladiator back to his base in hopes of using Hornhead to help power his Tri-Man; When this plan fails, he transports them both to a movie set of the Roman Coliseum in Europe where all the Maggia heads are meeting; DD and Gladiator fight it out in the arena until a caged lion gets loose and DD ends up saving his foe's life; Gladiator refuses to fight after this and gets a job with the Maggia; DD walks away.
49Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]
Credits
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
50Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
Synopsis
DD makes his way to England where he finds that Ka-Zar is accused of being the Midnight Stalker; DD realizes that The Plunderer is trying to frame his brother, and the dynamic duo track him down; In a last panel shocker, Karen opens a letter to Matt from Spider-Man stating that the Web-Slinger knows that he and DD are one and the same.
51Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Leap-Frog
Credits
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
52Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock, also as Mike Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Leap-Frog; Tri-Man (in flashback)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Synopsis
In a moment of panic to protect his secret identity, Matt tells Foggy and Karen that DD is really his twin brother, Mike; So of course they want to meet him; And they do; Oh, and Leap-Frog hops into town as well.
53Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Gladiator [Melvin Potter]
Credits
- Pencils
- Gene Colan
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colours
- Dan Kemp
- Letters
- typeset
Indicia
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