Daredevil #12

Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- January 1966
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/19772
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents

Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil [Marvel]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Plunderer [Parnival Plunder]
Credits
- Art
- John Romita, line art
- Vince Colletta, inker (alterations)
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (October 2002) — Daredevil #12 (black and white)
- Printed in
- in Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (2002)
in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #11 - L'Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #11 (24 Settembre 1970)
- Ka-Zar (Marvel, 1970 series) #2 (December 1970)
- Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil (Marvel, 1999 series) #[2] (November 2001)
- Diabolico (Novedades, 1981 series) #12
- Diabólico (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1966 series) #12 (30 de junio de 1967)
- Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #14 (14. oktober 1967)
- Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #12 (5 décembre 1970)
- Daredevil Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 ([February] 2017)
- The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #87 (June 1, 1974)
- Daredevil : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1966 (janvier 2015)
Notes
Colletta alterations on Ka-Zar per Nick Caputo, confirmed in an interview by Romita. In John Romita..And All That Jazz! Romita stated: "If you look at my first Daredevil cover, I didn't do half of those pen lines in Ka-Zar's arms and legs. Most of them were done by Vinnie Colletta."
Franklin Colletta originally credited his father with inking the entire cover.

Featuring
- Feature
- Daredevil [Marvel]
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Ka-Zar [Kevin Plunder]; Zabu; Plunderer [Lord Parnival Plunder] (villain); Maa-Gor (villain); Foggy Nelson (cameo); Karen Page (cameo); Electro (cameo flashback); Sub-Mariner (cameo flashback); Ani-Men [Frog Man; Cat Man; Bird Man; Ape Man] (cameo flashback); Owl (cameo flashback); Matador (cameo flashback); Mr. Fear (cameo flashback); Stilt-Man (cameo flashback); Organier (cameo flashback); Swamp Men
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter [credited]
- Art
- John Romita, line art [credited]
- Jack Kirby, penciller [credited] (layouts pages 3-20)
- John Romita, penciller [credited]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer [credited]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Ka-Zar (Marvel, 1970 series) #2 (December 1970) — Sightless In a Savage Land
-
Daredevil Special (Newton, 197-? series) #1 ([January 1977])
-
Daredevil The Man Without Fear (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #4 (January 1979) — Sightless, in a Savage Land!
-
Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (October 2002) — Sightless, in a Savage Land! (black and white)
- Printed in
- Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil (Marvel, 1999 series) #[2] (November 2001)
- Diabólico (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1966 series) #12 (30 de junio de 1967)
- L'Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #11 (24 Settembre 1970)
- Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #14 (14. oktober 1967)
- Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1984 series) #1 ([oktober] 1984)
- Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #12 (5 décembre 1970)
- Daredevil Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 ([February] 2017)
- Devil Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1993 series) #4 (Maggio 1993)
- The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #86 (May 25, 1974)
- The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #87 (June 1, 1974)
- Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #30
- Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #31
- Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #32
- Demonen (Centerförlaget, 1966 series) #4/1967
- Daredevil : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1966 (janvier 2015)
Synopsis
Matt decides to take a cruise to get his mind off of Karen. After his cruise ship is boarded by pirates, Daredevil 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.
Notes
Ka-Zar’s most recent appearance was in X-Men (Marvel, 1964 series) #10.
According to interviews with Romita, he pencilled the first two pages on his own and Kirby provided breakdowns from page 3 on.

Featuring
- Feature
- Bullpen Bulletins
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Let's Be Serious Department; How About That! Department; Strictly Personal; Department of Utter Confusion; Didja Know? Department; Let's Meet 24 More M.M.M.S. Members; The Wrap-Up!; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Featuring
- Feature
- Let's Level with Daredevil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Wally Wood, penciller (illustration)
- , inker (illustration)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Daredevil Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 ([February] 2017)
Notes
Letters from: Dave Harrer, Ron Ronish, Raymond Ortiz, Nehemiah Thomas, Warren Marrata, Jr., Marty Ketchum, Jim Radebaugh, Richard Ransley, Mike Carter, Steven Russell; includes Special Bullpen Bulletin introducing John Romita.
Notes
On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.