Daredevil the Man Without Fear! #1

Published
May 1984
Page count
68
Cover price
0.99 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Federal Comics Presents
 
Federal Comics Presents

Credits

Editing
?

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover And from the Darkness--Death! (Daredevil) Cover, 1 page

"The origin of Daredevil"

Featuring

Feature
Daredevil
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Daredevil; Brother Zed

Credits

Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colours
Michele Wolfman
Letters
Dan Crespi
Editing
Marv Wolfman

Reprint history

First print
United States
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #130 (February 1976)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. The Incredible Hulk [Federal comics presents] (The Hulk) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Available at Newsagents"

Details

Printed
1984? to 1985?
Genre
Superhero
More...
The Incredible Hulk [Federal comics presents]
Show/hide 2. The Origin of Daredevil (Daredevil) Comic story, 23 pages

Featuring

Feature
Daredevil
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matthew Michael Murdock, 1st appearance]; Battling Jack Murdock (1st appearance; DD's father; Death); Franklin "Foggy" Nelson (1st appearance); Karen Page (1st appearance); VILLAINS: The Fixer (1st appearance; Death); Slade

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Steve Ditko
Sol Brodsky
Letters
Sam Rosen
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

First print
United States
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (April 1964)
The Origin of Daredevil
Also printed
Australia
Daredevil (Horwitz, 1965? series) #1 ([1965?])
The Origin of Daredevil
 
United States
Marvel Super Heroes Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966)
The Origin of Daredevil
 
United States
Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1975 series) (1975)
The Origin of Daredevil
 
Australia
Origins of Great Marvel Comics Heroes (Newton, 1975?) ([1975])
 
Australia
Origins of Great Marvel Comics Heroes (Newton, 1975?) ([1975])
The Origin of Daredevil
 
Australia
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Newton, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976)
 
Australia
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Newton, 1976 series) #1 (January 1976)
The Origin of Daredevil
 
Australia
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #1 (1977)
Untitled [The Origin of Daredevil]
 
United States
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 (1991)
The Origin of Daredevil
 
United States
Uncanny Origins (Marvel, 1996 series) #13 (September 1997)
The Origin of Daredevil
 
United States
Son of Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (November 1997)
The Origin of Daredevil
 
United States
Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (October 2002)
The Origin of Daredevil!
 
United States
Wizard Ace Edition: Daredevil (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (April 2003)
The Origin of Daredevil
Adapted
Australia
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.

Notes

The cover of Amazing Spider-Man #1 is re-printed on the splash page.

Show/hide 3. Look Out, DD--Here Comes the Death-Man! (Daredevil) Comic story, 18 pages

Featuring

Feature
Daredevil
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Heather Glenn; Candice Nelson; Brother Zed (Introduction)

Credits

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Bob Brown (breakdowns)
Klaus Janson (finished art)
Inks
Klaus Janson
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Marv Wolfman

Reprint history

First print
United States
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #130 (February 1976)

Synopsis

Matt opens his storefront legal clinic; It's voo-doo central in Central Park, and DD has to stop a human sacrifice.

Show/hide 4. Spidey on Television (Spider-Man) Activity, 1 page

"Please do not adjust your set!"

Featuring

Feature
Spider-Man
Genre
Superhero

Reprint history

First print
Unknown
Printed in
Australia
X-Men (Federal, 1984 series) #2 ([January 1985])
Spidey on Television

Synopsis

The objective is to find which Spider-Man images iin the television sets are the same among eight images.

Notes

The source of this puzzle is unknown. It also appeared in Federal's X-Men #2. It's probably from one of the Marvel Fun and games titles.

Show/hide 5. She's Alive (Daredevil) Comic story, 20 pages

Featuring

Feature
Daredevil
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Daredevil; Elektra; Punisher; Heather Glenn; Foggy Nelson; Becky Blake; Debbie Harris; Kingpin; Turk; Grotto; Mr. Spindle (first appearance)

Credits

Script
Frank Miller
Pencils
Frank Miller (breakdowns)
Klaus Janson (finished art)
Inks
Klaus Janson
Letters
Joe Rosen
Editing
Denny O'Neil (Editor)
Ralph Macchio (Assistant Editor)
Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #182 (May 1982)
She's Alive
Also printed
Australia
Daredevil the Man Without Fear! (Federal, 1984 series) #11 ([February 1986?])

Synopsis

Severely distraught with grief, Matt begins to believe that Elektra is really alive and proceeds to dig her up; Punisher escapes from prison.

Show/hide 6. The Amazing Spider-Man [Federal comics presents] (The Amazing Spider-Man) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Available at newsagents"

Details

Printed
1984? to 1985?
More...
The Amazing Spider-Man [Federal comics presents]

Notes

Back cover is a house ad.

Status

This issue includes help from

  • Neil A Hansen

AusReprints ID

  • 47058

Entry created

  • 02/08/2010

Cover added

  • 09/10/2010

Index completed

  • 18/08/2014

Last updated

  • 21/08/2014