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For the 1940s character popularized by Charles Biro, see Daredevil (Golden Age)

Daredevil is a fictional character, the alter ego of Matt Murdock and a Marvel Comics superhero created by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett¹. First appearing in Daredevil #1 (April 1964), he is historically notable as one of the first superheroes with a disability, something still rare. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... Bill Everett (May 18, 1917 – February 27, 1973) was a comic book writer/illustrator most famous for the creation of Namor the Sub-Mariner and co-creating Daredevil for Marvel Comics. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division, subsequently changed to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Milla Donovan is a character from Daredevil. ... A stunt performer is someone who performs dangerous stunts. ... Charles Biro is an American comic book writer, chiefly known for creating the wartime comic Airboy. ... The 1940s comic book character Daredevil, a separate and unrelated entity from Marvel Comics Daredevil, was the star of popular comics during the Golden Age of comic books. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Superman and Batman, two of the most recognizable and iconic superheroes. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... Bill Everett (May 18, 1917 – February 27, 1973) was a comic book writer/illustrator most famous for the creation of Namor the Sub-Mariner and co-creating Daredevil for Marvel Comics. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The term disability, as it is applied to humans, refers to any condition that impedes the completion of daily tasks using traditional methods. ...

As a comic book, Daredevil was not overly popular or influential, and was nearly canceled in the late 1970s/early 1980s until penciler Frank Miller began writing the book in addition to illustrating it.² He began a classic run that radically changed the book's style, setting a dark and gritty tone years before it became clichéd, while simultaneously giving the character of Matt Murdock much more depth and motivation. A later writer, Brian Michael Bendis, said the series' creative hallmark afterward was a paradigm of frequent change and drastic upheaval.³ In producing a comic book, the penciller (or penciler) draws the comic based on the script created by the writer. ... Frank Miller (born 27 January 1957 in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... Brian Michael Bendis. ...

Character overview

Daredevil's first costume, from Daredevil Vol. 1, #1 (April 1964). Splash-page art by Jack Kirby (penciler) and Bill Everett (inker).¹

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Origin

Irish-American Matthew Murdock was raised by single father and fading boxer "Battling Jack" Murdock in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhod of New York City. The elder Murdock instilled in Matt the virtues of education and non-violence in order to rise above the hard life they led. Matt, taunted by bullies who called the bookish youth "Daredevil", vented his frustration and anger by working out in secret. Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... A single parent is a parent with one or more children, who is neither married, nor living together with his or her partners. ... Boxing, nicknamed the sweet science and also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two participants of similar weight attack each other with their fists in a series of two to three-minute intervals called rounds. In both Amateur and Professional divisions, the combatants (called boxers or fighters) avoid... Hells Kitchen (also known as Clinton) is a neighborhood of New York City that includes the area between 35st Street and 56th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...

While saving an old man from an oncoming truck, Matt was blinded by radioactive material. Though no longer able to see, Murdock found the radioactive exposure had heightened his remaining senses beyond normal human thresholds, and had additionally given him a sixth "radar sense", as he termed it, that enabled him to detect the shape and location of objects around him. A mysterious man named Stick became the young Murdock's mentor, teaching him how to control his new abilities and honing the youth's natural aptitude in acrobatics and martial arts. Throughout his accident and recovery, Matt honored his father's wishes by continuing his law studies. Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. ... The mysterious Stick is a sensei who trained the young Matt Murdock (Daredevil) to control his senses and taught him the acrobatic martial arts that would make him so formidable. ... Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...

Jack struggled, however, and began working as an enforcer for small-time criminal the Fixer, who also served as fading boxers' manager-of-last-resort. After Jack refused to throw a title bout Matt was attending, the Fixer had Jack killed. Matt was devastated both by the loss of his father and the judicial system's failure to convict the men responsible. Mindful of his childhood promise not to lead a violent life, he created a new vigilante identity. Creating a yellow-black-and-red costume from his father's boxing robes, taking his derisive childhood nickname for the irony, and using his superhuman abilities, Matt confronted the killers. The Fixer died of a heart attack while running from the newly minted Daredevil. The Fixer is a name used by two villainous fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

With friend and law-school roommate Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, Murdock opened a practice and hired secretary-receptionist Karen Page. Realizing the judicial system was imperfect, he felt he could better serve society and work through his own personal torment with a dual career as attorney and costumed crime-fighter. Franklin Foggy Nelson is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock). ... A secretary is an office/administrative support position. ... A receptionist is an office/administrative support position. ... Karen Page is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Daredevil series. ...

Powers

Daredevil is completely blind but his remaining senses act with superhuman precision: He can feel the imprints of ink on newsprint, allowing him to read without the need for Braille; he can determine, to the same extent as a polygraph test, whether someone's heart rate, sweat secretions and other evidence suggest he or she is lying; he can follow a scent like a bloodhound; and he can taste the finest differences in food and drink. He can also determine the shape and location of objects around him by means of a 360-degree sonar-like sense (similar to echo location), and which he calls his "radar sense". PREMIER - first The braille system, named after Louis Braille, is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write. ... A polygraph or lie detector is a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked, in an attempt to detect lies. ... The F70 type frigates (here, La Motte-Picquet) are fitted with VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) type DUBV43 or DUBV43C tugged sonars SONAR (SOund Navigation And Ranging) â€” or sonar â€” is a technique that uses sound propagation under water to navigate or to detect other watercraft. ... See: Animal echolocation: animals emitting sound waves and listening to the echo in order to locate objects or navigate. ...

Daredevil uses a billy club as both transportation and a weapon. The nunchaku-like apparatus contains a length of cable which Daredevil can wrap around protuberances such as flagpoles, and swing, Tarzan-like, from place to place. The billy club was a weopan that is used by Daredevil. ... A nunchaku (Chinese: 雙節棍 shuāng jié gùn, 兩節棍 liǎng jié gùn, or 二節棍 èr jié gùn), also known in English by the plural nunchucks (variously rendered as nunchuks, nun-chucks, nun-chuks, nun chucks, nun chuks, nunchaku, or just chucks for short), is a martial arts weapon of... Tarzan, a character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, first appeared in the 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes, and then in twenty-three sequels. ...

Publication history

Volume 1: 1964 - 1998

Early Years

Stan Lee's vision for the character found inspiration in such larger-than-life heroes as those of Alexandre Dumas, as evidenced by one of Daredevil's earliest nicknames, the "Scarlet Swashbuckler". The characterization, however, over time lost its roots and Daredevil devolved into a second-rate Spider-Man given their shared proclivity for acrobatics and banter. Alexandre Dumas redirects here. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...

Daredevil #7 (April 1964): Wally Wood introduces Daredevil's modern red costume.

Much like in The Amazing Spider-Man — and in what was already an established hallmark of Marvel Comics storytelling — interpersonal drama was as central to the series as action and adventure. A triangle of unrequited love developed between Nelson, Page and Murdock, with Foggy unable to win over Karen, and Matt unable to admit that Karen loved anyone other than Daredevil. When eventually Karen learned of Murdock's dual identity, the revelation proved too much for her and she left the firm and the comic, not to be seen again until the 1980s when she reappeared as a woman struggling through a heroin addiction. Page throughout the 1960s Silver Age of comic books was an underwritten character that was little defined beyond her love for Matt. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x614, 74 KB) Summary Cover of Daredevil vol. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x614, 74 KB) Summary Cover of Daredevil vol. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ... Cover by Steve Ditko for The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (Volume 1), March 1964. ... Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ... Addiction is a compulsion to repeat a behaviour regardless of its consequences. ... Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ...

Daredevil's original costume as created by Everett — with input from Jack Kirby — was a combination of black, yellow, and red, and went through minor revisions in issues #2 through #4 by EC Comics artist Joe Orlando. Fellow acclaimed EC verteran Wally Wood penciled #5-8, introducing the modern red costume in issue #7. Golden Age great Bob Powell (Sheena, Queen of the Jungle) penciled two issues over Wood layouts, with the exception of #11, which Wood inked over Powell's pencils. The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous co-creations. ... Entertaining Comics was headed by William Gaines but is better known by its publishing name of EC Comics. ... Joe Orlando was an illustrator, writer, editor and cartoonist who was born April 4, 1927, in Bari, Italy, and died December 23, 1998, in Manhattan. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ... Superman, the catalyst of the Golden Age, from Superman #14, January-February 1942. ... Bob Powell (born Stanley Pawlowski or Stanley Pulowski [sources differ], 1917; died 1967) is an American comic book artist known for his work during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books, including the features Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and Mr. ... Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #18 (Winter 1952-53). ...

The procession of comic-book art legends continued, as issue #12 began a brief run by Kirby (layouts) and John Romita Sr.. It was Romita's return to superhero penciling after a decade of working exclusively as a romance-comic artist for DC. Romita had felt he no longer wanted to pencil in favor of simply being an inker⁴, but his brief stint on Daredevil proved to be a stepping-stone for what would be a significant pencilling-run on The Amazing Spider-Man. As the artist recalled, "What Stan Lee wanted was for me to do a two-part Daredevil story [#16-17, May-June 1966] with Spider-Man as a guest star, to see how I handled the character". [1] John Romita, Sr. ... This article refers to the wide variety of writing called romantic. For literature from the European Romantic movement of the 18th and 19th centuries, see Romanticism: Art and Literature. ... Cover by Steve Ditko for The Amazing Spider-Man #10 (Volume 1), March 1964. ...

Daredevil #47 (Dec. 1968): Art by Gene Colan (pencils) and George Klein (inks).

When Romita left to take over Amazing Spider-Man, Lee gave Daredevil to the character's first signature artist, Gene Colan, who, with issue #21 (Sept. 1966), began the pencilling stint for which he is best known. Among the notable plot developments during this period was Matt Murdock's panicky creation of a "twin brother", the "sighted" and devil-may-care Mike Murdock, in #25 (Feb. 1967). Mike, whom Karen Page and Foggy Nelson were led to believe as Daredevil, was "killed" in #41 (June 1968). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x608, 67 KB) Summary Cover, Daredevil #47 (Dec. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x608, 67 KB) Summary Cover, Daredevil #47 (Dec. ... George Klein (died 1969) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist whose career stretched to the 1940s Golden Age of comic books. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926) is an American comic book illustrator who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ...

Black Widow and the Bay Area

Though it is hard to imagine a character who has become so tied to a particular geographical location moving anywhere else, Daredevil moved to San Francisco in the early 1970s. The series now featured a double billing with Daredevil's girlfriend, the Black Widow, co-starring. The move did not last long: the Widow ended their relationship fearing that playing sidekick to Daredevil was causing her to lose her identity as a superheroine, and Murdock returned to Hell's Kitchen. The two remain intimate friends and occasional lovers. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This entry is for the Marvel Comics characters called Black Widow. ...

Frank Miller, the Kingpin and Ninjas

The modern definition of Daredevil began in 1979 with Frank Miller's entrance on the title. Miller's first contributions were as artist, where he imbued a new dynamism and a drastically different visual style. The series' tone became that of noir with Hell's Kitchen itself becoming a character. Frank Miller (born 27 January 1957 in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... Hells Kitchen (also known as Clinton) is a neighborhood of New York City that includes the area between 35st Street and 56th Street, from 8th Avenue to the Hudson River. ...

With issue #168, Miller additionally became the series' writer, and the comic underwent a drastic metamorphosis. The most significant change was the introduction of Spider-Man villain Kingpin as Daredevil's new archnemesis. Until that point, Daredevil's enemies were primarily, though not exclusively, costumed villains. The Kingpin was a departure in that although he possessed extraordinary size, strength and fighting ability, his villainy came from his ruthless brilliance in running a criminal empire and not super-powers. The title still retained costumed antagonists — namely Bullseye and Elektra — but found its central theme to be one more grounded in reality — organized crime. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe who is an enemy of Spiderman, Daredevil, and the Punisher. ... Bullseye is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who is primarily an enemy of Daredevil. ... Elektra Natchios, usually simply called Elektra, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ...

Miller also introduced ninjas into the Daredevil canon, bringing a greater focus on the martial arts aspect of Daredevil's fighting skills, and introducing the characters Stick and the Hand. This was a drastic change to a character once considered a swashbuckler. The focus of a ninja's control of the inner self served as a counterbalance to the emerging themes of anger and torment. Shinobi or Ninja (忍者, literally, One who is concealed) were agents of espionage and assassination, trained in the Japanese art of ninjutsu (roughly the art of stealth). ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... The mysterious Stick is a sensei who trained the young Matt Murdock (Daredevil) to control his senses and taught him the acrobatic martial arts that would make him so formidable. ... The Hand is a group of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Elektra dies — temporarily — in Daredevil #181 (April 1982). Cover art by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson.

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Born Again

Miller's noir take on the character continued after he left. However, successor Denny O'Neil, who had made similar changes to Batman in the 1970s, did not find the commercial success of his predecessor. In 1986 Miller returned to write the classic "Born Again" storyline (#227-233, Feb.-Aug. 1986), with artist David Mazzuchelli. Dennis ONeil (A.K.A. Denny ONeil) is a comic book writer and editor, principally for Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s. ... The DC Comics superhero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as the Batman or the Bat-Man) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

In Born Again, Karen Page returned as a heroin-addicted star of adult films. Desperate for a fix, she sold Daredevil's secret identity for a hit. The information made it to the Kingpin, who used it to try to destroy Murdock piece by piece by blowing up his house, ruining his reputation as a lawyer, and menacing his personal life. With his life in shambles, Murdock nearly went insane. However, Miller ended the story on a positive note, with Murdock reuniting with the mother he had thought dead and picking up the pieces of a damaged but not unsalvageable life. Pornographic movies appeared shortly after the creation of the movie technology that made them possible. ...

Nocenti and Romita Jr.

A round-robin of creators contributed in the year that followed Born Again: writers Mark Gruenwald, Danny Fingeroth, Steve Englehart (under the pseudonym "John Harkness"), and Ann Nocenti, and pencilers Steve Ditko, Barry Windsor-Smith, Louis Williams, Sal Buscema, Todd McFarlane, Keith Pollard, and Chuck Patton. Longshot co-creator Nocenti, who'd written #236, became the regular writer for a four-and-a-quarter year run of all but two issues from #238-291 (Jan. 1987 - April 1991). John Romita Jr. joined as penciler from #270-289 (Sept. 1989 - Feb. 1991), and was generally inked by Al Williamson. The team specifically addressed societal issues, with Murdock, now running a non-profit urban legal center, confronting sexism, racism and nuclear proliferation while fighting supervillains. Nocenti's run is also of note for introducing the popular antagonist Typhoid Mary, a supporting character from #254-263. Mark Gruenwald (June 18, 1953-August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer and editor. ... Danny Fingeroth is a comic book writer and editor, better known for a long stint as editor of the Spider-Man books at Marvel Comics. ... Steve Englehart (April 22, 1947 - ) is an American comic book writer, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, particularly in the 1970s. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to his or her legal name. ... Ann Nocenti is an American journalist, writer and editor known for her work on comic books and magazines. ... The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964): Cover art by Ditko. ... Unity #0 for Valiant Comics cover by Barry Windsor-Smith // Biography Barry Windsor-Smith (formerly known as Barry Smith), born 1949 in Forest Gate, London, is a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter best known for his work in American comic books. ... Cover to Avengers Annual #17. ... Spawn #1 (1992), featuring one of McFarlanes most popular creations Todd McFarlane (born March 16, 1961 in Calgary, Alberta) is a cartoonist, comic book writer, artist, and media entrepreneur. ... Keith Pollard is an American comic book artist. ... Longshot is a Marvel Comics superhero, best known as a member of the X-Men. ... John Romita, Jr. ... Al Williamson (March 21, 1931 - ) is an American cartoonist of partly Venezuelan descent. ... The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all differentiations based on sex. ... It has been suggested that Scientific racism be merged into this article or section. ... World map with nuclear weapons development status represented by color. ... Typhoid Mary is the name of a comic book fictional character most commonly associated with Daredevil. ...

The Man Without Fear

Miller returned once more to the title with a retelling of Daredevil's origin in the five-issue miniseries Daredevil: The Man Without Fear (Oct. 1993 - Feb. 1994), titled after the Silver Age tagline of the series. Originally written as a screenplay for an optioned but unproduced Daredevil movie,^{[citation needed]}, The Man without Fear focused on Murdock's relationship with his father Jack, his mentor Stick, and his collegiate love Elektra. The art was provided by penciller Romita Jr. and inker Williamson. A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ...

The Nineties

Daredevil left the spotlight in the mid-1990s, and the writing-art team of Dan Chichester (a.k.a. D.G. Chichester) and Scott McDaniel was instructed to revamp the hero for the "grim and gritty" era. In the story arc "Fall from Grace", Daredevil's secret identity became public knowledge. Forced to fake his own death and change his uniform to an armored "razor costume", Murdock underwent one of his numerous breakdowns. The change did not take, and Daredevil soon returned to his traditional red costume, while Murdock found a way to convince the world that he was not, in fact, secretly Daredevil (courtesy of a deus ex machina doppelganger). Scott McDaniel is a comic artist who had drawn numerous Marvel Comic books including the Fall from Grace story line in Daredevil Comics. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses of the word Doppelgänger please see Doppelgänger (disambiguation). ...

Under writer Joe Kelly the book got a lighter tone, with Daredevil returning to the wisecracking, more lighthearted hero he had once been. Matt and Foggy (who now knew of Matt's identity as Daredevil) joined a law firm run by Rosalind Sharpe (who would be revealed to be Foggy's biological mother). Additionally, Karen Page returned to the title as a late-night talk radio host. Joe Kelly (1913 - 1993) was a Formula One driver from Ireland, born in Dublin, although he lived for much of his formative years in Gdansk, Poland, where he learned to drive. ... Franklin Foggy Nelson is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock). ... Karen Page is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Daredevil series. ... Talk radio is a radio format which features discussion of topical issues. ...

Volume 2: 1998 - Present

Marvel Knights and a Guardian Devil

Promotional art (cover minus trade dress), Daredevil Vol. 2, #1 (Nov. 1998). Art by Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti.

In 1998, Daredevil's numbering was rebooted, with the title "cancelled" and revived a month later as part of the Marvel Knights imprint. Editors Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti were tapped to run the imprint, for which they considered Daredevil the flagship title. Queseda drew the new series, written by filmmaker Kevin Smith. Image File history File links DD01_COV.jpg Summary Scanned in cover of Marvel Knights Daredevil #1 (1998) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links DD01_COV.jpg Summary Scanned in cover of Marvel Knights Daredevil #1 (1998) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Joseph Joe Quesada (born December 1, 1962 in New York City), colloquially known as Joey Q, is the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and a comic book writer and artist. ... James Jimmy Palmiotti is an Italian-American writer and artist of various comics. ... Joseph Joe Quesada (born December 1, 1962 in New York City), colloquially known as Joey Q, is the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and a comic book writer and artist. ... James Jimmy Palmiotti is an Italian-American writer and artist of various comics. ... Kevin Smith as Silent Bob Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, and the creator of View Askew Productions. ...

Its first eight-issue story arc, "Guardian Devil", depicted Daredevil struggling to protect a child whom he is told could either be the Messiah or the Anti-Christ. Murdock experienced a crisis of faith exacerbated by the discovery that Karen Page has AIDS (later revealed to be a hoax), and her subsequent death. "Guardian Devil" reintroduced religion as a driving force behind Murdock, an option instituted by Miller but rarely used thereafter. It also killed a supporting character extant since the title's 1964 premiere, sparking debate in the fan press about the effectiveness of killing a title's mainstay as a means of achieving literary gravitas.^{[citation needed]} Finally, Smith's example paved the way for other screenwriters and novelists, including J. Michael Straczynski, Joss Whedon, Greg Rucka, Orson Scott Card, and Stephen King, to write comic books. In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ anointed one, Standard Hebrew , Tiberian Hebrew Arabic ) initially meant any person who was anointed by a prophet of God. ... In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist is a person or other entity that is the embodiment of evil and utterly opposed to truth. ... Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (or acronym AIDS or Aids), is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... J. Michael Straczynski Joseph Michael Straczynski (born July 17, 1954) is an award-winning American writer/producer of television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. ... Joss Whedon Joss Hill Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is a writer, director, executive producer, and creator of several television series, most famously Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. ... Greg Rucka is an American writer of novels and comic books. ... Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is a prolific and best-selling author working in numerous genres. ... Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author best known for his highly successful horror novels. ...

Bendis and Maleev

Ben Urich. Art by Alex Maleev.

In an arc by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev, ambitious mobster Sammy Silke discovers that the Kingpin knows Daredevil is Matt Murdock yet has kept this secret. This anomaly enables Silke to enlist the Kingpin's captains and disgruntled son to stage a coup reminiscent of Julius Caesar. With the Kingpin thought dead, the group lays claim to the criminal empire of New York City. But then one by one, the co-conspirators are murdered on orders of Vanessa Fisk, the Kingpin’s wife. A terrified Silke strikes a plea with the FBI: His safety in exchange for Daredevil's identity. Within hours, Murdock's name is leaked to the press. Image File history File links BenUrich. ... Image File history File links BenUrich. ... Brian Michael Bendis. ... Alex Maleev is a comic book illustrator. ... Samuel Sammy Silke is a character from Daredevil. ... Julius Caesar is a tragedy by William Shakespeare probably written in 1599. ...

Maleev's harsh and grainy look is in contrast to Quesada's more cartoonish lines while establishing a distinctive style that reads like a marriage of Frank Miller's noir style and that of pulp-magazine art of the 1920s and '30s. This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... Pulp magazines (or pulp fiction; often referred to as the pulps ) were inexpensive fiction magazines. ...

The next arc introduced the blind Milla Donovan, with whom Murdock would have a relationship and eventually, off-screen, marry. As well, Murdock was, in quick succession, sued; taken into custody as a murder suspect; subjected to a new investigation by the FBI; attacked by Bullseye, the killer of two of his girlfriends; set on fire by Typhoid Mary; and compelled to contend with a new street drug created by the Owl. Milla Donovan is a character from Daredevil. ... Bullseye is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who is primarily an enemy of Daredevil. ... Typhoid Mary is the name of a comic book fictional character most commonly associated with Daredevil. ... The Owl, real name Leland Owlsley, is a supervillain who frequently menaces Daredevil and other heroes in Marvel Comics universe, notably Spider-Man and the Black Cat. ...

Additionally, he had to deal with a mostly healed and still Machiavellian Kingpin returning to New York. Snapping, Daredevil hunted the Kingpin down and beat him to the brink of death. Standing over the Kingpin's prostrate form in a bar full of witnesses and with his mask off, Daredevil declared himself the new Kingpin. Detail of the portrait of Machiavelli, ca 1500, in the robes of a Florentine public official Niccolò Machiavelli (May 3, 1469—June 21, 1527) was an Italian political philosopher during the Renaissance. ...

In the aftermath, Daredevil became increasingly violent, taking his new position to heart as he cleaned the streets with brutal efficiency. Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and other superhero friends attempted an intervention, to no avail. It was not until Murdock was nearly killed by the Yakuza that Ben Urich could confront his one-time friend, explaining that Daredevil's his new taste for violence, his shunning of friends, and his sudden marriage were the product of a nervous breakdown brought on by unresolved feelings over the death of Karen Page. Donovan, in response, annulled the marriage. There are a number of famous people or characters named Peter Parker: Peter Benjamin Parker is the alter ego of the fictional character Spider-Man. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it easier to understand, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ben Urich is a fictional character existing in Marvel Comics Marvel Universe, usually appearing in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man. ... Although not a medical term, the phrase nervous breakdown is often used outside medical circles to describe a sudden and acute attack of mental illness—for instance, clinical depression or anxiety disorder—in a previously outwardly healthy person. ...

Bendis and Maleev wrapped up their last story arc, "The Murdock Papers", in January 2006, with the Kingpin manipulating the FBI, Daredevil, the Black Widow, and Elektra over non-existent paper proof of the Murdock/Daredevil relationship. Despite help and entreaties by Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Daredevil, his mask off, turned himself in to the FBI, and as the arc ended, sat despondent in a cell. Luke Cage, a. ... Iron Fist (real name Daniel Rand or Daniel Thomas Rand-Kai) is a superhero in Marvel Comics. ...

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Characters

Love Interests

Elektra; art by Alex Maleev.

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Within Marvel Comics, few characters feature a love life as convoluted and tortured as Daredevil's. His girlfriends fall roughly into two groups: ordinary women who suffer great pain at his side; and superpowered, highly-dangerous love interests. Either way, most end up killed, maimed or traumatized. Arguably, Daredevil is a character plagued with Girlfriend-In-Refrigerator syndrome. It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

• Karen Page — prodigal love of Murdock's life. Overwhelmed by the discovery of Daredevil's secret identity, she quit her job as his law firm's secretary-receptionist and devolved into a strung-out adult film actress. When her drug habit nearly destroyed Murdock's life in "Born Again", she cleaned up and started their relationship anew. Shortly thereafter, she was killed by Bullseye when she jumped in front of an attack meant for Daredevil and died in his arms.

• Elektra — daughter of a Greek diplomat and college love of Murdock who became an assassin for the Kingpin. She was impaled on her own sais by Bullseye when conflicting emotions prevented her from carrying out the hit of Foggy Nelson, and bled to death in Murdock's arms on the steps of his brownstone. She was later brought back from death supernaturally by the Hand.

• Heather Glenn — became an alcoholic and committed suicide.

• Glorianna O'Breen — killed by Victor Krueller, a henchman of the Kingpin.

• Milla Donovan — Murdock's on-again / off-again wife in mid-2000s issues. She left him when she discovered their marriage might be a symptom of his nervous breakdown, and in late 2005 attempted to reconcile.

• Typhoid Mary — Kingpin assassin with a dissociative identity disorder, who Daredevil inadvertantly created in one of his first adventures, before he was even in costume. Was traumatized when Daredevil had sex with her and then, while she was sleeping, forged insane asylum entrance papers and notified the authorities of where she lived. Therapy having subdued her murderous personality, she was working as an actress on a daytime soap opera until the Kingpin violently reminded her of who she was.

• Echo — daughter of a trusted associate of the Kingpin. She was tricked into trying to kill Daredevil when told he had murdered her father. Though she later learned she was betrayed by the Kingpin, the ordeal kept her from maintaining a relationship with Daredevil. The character, created by David Mack is now a member of the Avengers.

• Black Widow — non-superpowered, costumed agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Daredevil and the Black Widow had a relatively normal relationship, one that saw Murdock briefly relocate from Hell's Kitchen to move in with her in San Francisco. Though no longer a couple, they have remained friends and occasional lovers.

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Recurring Characters

For a more complete list, see Daredevil supporting characters.

• Foggy Nelson — best friend, college roommate, sidekick, protector and law partner.

• Ben Urich — recently estranged close friend of Murdock who as a reporter for the Daily Bugle discovered his identity as Daredevil. Urich never published the article knowing how much damage such a revelation would cause, despite the fame and recognition it would have brought him.

• Spider-Man — Daredevil's closest professional friend and confidante.

• Jessica Jones — former superhero turned private investigator and significant other of Luke Cage. Has acted as bodyguard for Matt Murdock in his civilian life.

• Luke Cage — hero for hire with unbreakable skin, has become one of Daredevil's closest friends in recent years. Matt's public denial of his life as Daredevil has strained their relationship.

• Gladiator — former villain turned close friend and bodyguard. Was recently coerced into betraying Daredevil, the ramifications of which have not yet been seen.

• Stick — an old and blind martial arts master who served as Murdock's mentor following his childhood accident.

• The Punisher — Machiavellian vigilante whose methods often bring him at odds with Daredevil, especially in regards to their views towards the justice system.

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Enemies

Kingpin. Art by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.

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• Bullseye — Daredevil's deadliest nemesis, a frequent assassin for the Kingpin. He killed the first two loves of Murdock's life: Elektra and Karen Page.

• Kingpin— criminal mastermind and Daredevil's archnemesis. He has long known Daredevil's secret identity, and used this information to try to destroy Murdock's life.

• Electro — originally a Spider-Man foe. This was the first supervillain Daredevil faced (Daredevil Vol. 1, #2)

• Mysterio — originally a Spider-Man foe. He orchestrated the events behind Guardian Devil, and committed suicide before Daredevil could exact revenge.

• The Owl — the first supervillain created in Daredevil, introduced in Vol. 1, #3. In mid-2000s issues, he made a play for the Kingpin's territory by manufacturing the drug Mutant Growth Hormone.

• Purple Man — has the ability to make people do what he wants. Daredevil's willpower has always kept him outside of the Purple Man's influence.

• Stilt-Man — Armored villain who towers on gigantic, hydraulically operated "stilts" (actually telescoping leg armor). The original Stilt Man retired, with his successor having debuted in Marvel Team-Up #TK.

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Other Daredevils

• The Golden Age Daredevil, a character published by Lev Gleason Publications, who wore a red-and-blue costume and fought crime with boomerangs. The alternate universe version of Matt Murdock in the Mutant X series wore a similar costume as an homage.

• The Marvel 2099 version of Daredevil made an appearance in 2099 Apocalypse.

• Matthew Murdoch, a blind balladeer, was a character in writer Neil Gaiman's series 1602.

• Marvel Knights Daredevil 2099 is a descendent of Wilson Fisk.

• The Marvel Mangaverse features a version of Daredevil called the Devil Hunter. His costume is patterned after an oni, or Japanese demon.

• Keeper Murdock is Daredevil's counterpart in The Age of Apocalypse.

• In the parallel universe "House of M" crossover, Matt Murdock / Daredevil is romantically involved with She-Hulk

• In the Earth X series, a completely invulnerable stuntman goes by the name of Daredevil as well as donning a costume that looks somewhere between that of Daredevil and Evel Knievel. It is never stated who this Daredevil really is, but the list of potential candidates includes Deadpool, Mr. Immortal, Night Raven, Yi Yang, Madcap, or the resurrected Foggy Nelson.

• In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Daredevil is a law student at Columbia University. While little of his past has been revealed, he resembles the Marvel 616 Daredevil in both powers and looks.

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Analysis

Matt Murdock is one of the most complicated characters in comic books, mostly due to the additions made by Frank Miller:

Identity Crisis

Though never as splintered as a character like Moon Knight, Daredevil has often found himself adorning different identities. In issue #7 a move was made by Wallace Wood away from the yellow costume and into Daredevil's now classic red one. Stan Lee's early stories had Matt donning oversized sunglasses and a tweed jacket to portray his fictional brother Mike Murdock (the "true" identity of Daredevil, according to Matt). Miller's Born Again storyline had a devastated Murdock unsure of who he actually was. The nineties saw the introduction of the infamous razor costume as well as the symbolic burial of Murdock's past life. Issue #350 brought a similar breakdown and a brief reintroduction of the yellow costume. Moon Knight is an Egyptian-themed comic book superhero from Marvel Comics. ... Wallace Wally Wood (June 17, 1927–November 2, 1981), best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad magazine, was an imaginative and prolific writer-illustrator. ...

Issues with Women

Matt's first shown relationship was with Elektra after he had moved on to university (and out of his father's apartment). Though Elektra would later become a ninja-trained assassin, it should be noted that at this point she was nothing more than the exotic and aloof daughter of a Greek diplomat (albeit one who heard voices which urged her to beat up street punks). Their relationship was well within the boundaries of "normal" but it would not remain that way, as Elektra left everything and everyone behind following the murder of her father.

Matt was heartbroken, but it wasn't until the introduction of Karen Page that the first signs of a problem began to appear. Although Karen was clearly in love with Matt, and despite the fact that he clearly felt the same, he would not allow himself to reciprocate, instead inventing the notion that Karen harbored feelings for no one but Daredevil . When eventually, after a few years of an emotional stalemate, the barrier of the Daredevil identity was brought down by Karen's discovery of Matt's secret, Murdock's problems were only compounded: Karen felt betrayed and quit her job, proving to be the third woman in Matt's young life to leave.

A few years later Elektra returned as an assassin, nearly unrecognizable of the woman she had been. Elektra slowly bled to death in his arms.

Then Karen Page returned. The woman who had been the most "normal" of Murdock's early loves had become a porn star and junkie, and had in a moment of weakness sold away Murdock's most valued possesion: his identity. Matt forgave her and rebuilt a life and a trust with her, only to have her die in his arms as well.

But right before Karen's death came the discovery that his mother was still alive.

Catholicism

Cover to Daredevil #71, part 1 of Decalogue. Art by Alex Maleev, 2005.

Reflecting upon the character of Daredevil in the special features of the Daredevil 2-disc DVD, Frank Miller has said that a person so conflicted as to be both a lawyer and a vigilante must be a Catholic. Identifying a religious affiliation was uncommon in comics as it was often seen to alienate those who were not part of that religion, though also, perhaps, because many early comic creators were Jewish. Miller's addition of the character's Catholicism offered many opportunities to comment on the overwhelming "Catholic guilt" that would cause him to think of himself as a devil. Kevin Smith, a Catholic himself, also utilized this aspect of the character prominently in his run on the series. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (520x792, 50 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (520x792, 50 KB) Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Frank Miller (born 27 January 1957 in Olney, Maryland) is an American writer and artist best known for his film noir-style comic book stories. ... A lawyer is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and in other forms of dispute resolution. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Kevin Smith as Silent Bob Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, and the creator of View Askew Productions. ...

Tragedy

Matt Murdock's life is practically defined by tragedy and pain. Matt's blindness and the murder of his father led to his becoming a superhero. Most of Matt's girlfriends are dead, usually from Matt's double life. While many super heroes like Batman and Spider-Man deal with their fair share of loss, no other mainstream hero has had more than Daredevil. Frank Miller has said on the Daredevil 2-disc DVD that, with as much tragedy in Matt's life, he should be the ultimate villain. Yet, Murdock's sense of right and wrong has made him probably the most determined hero in the Marvel Universe. Often, these tragedies lead Murdock to brood by himself and isolate himself from others, save a small circle of friends. Eventually, the weight of this cracked Matt's psyche during Bendis's run. He developed a nervous breakdown, beat both Bullseye and the Kingpin nearly to death, took on the mantle of the Kingpin, and hastily married a woman he barely knew. While Matt has seemed to recover from the breakdown, tragedy still pushes Matt's life as Daredevil. The DC Comics superhero Batman (originally and still sometimes referred to as the Batman or the Bat-Man) is a fictional character who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Although not a medical term, the phrase nervous breakdown is often used outside medical circles to describe a sudden and acute attack of mental illness—for instance, clinical depression or anxiety disorder—in a previously outwardly healthy person. ...

Other Media Adaptations

Daredevil movie poster

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Film

In February 2003, 20th Century Fox released Daredevil, a feature film starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan, and directed by Mark Steven Johnson. While opening strongly and eventually surpassing $100 million in ticket sales, poor word-of-mouth and negative reviews curtailed its momentum. A director's cut DVD was released in November 2004 with nearly 30 minutes of additional footage. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 20th Century Fox logo Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Daredevil is a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) in Berkeley, California, is an American actor and Oscar-winning screenwriter. ... Jennifer Anne Garner (born on April 17, 1972 in Houston, Texas) is an American film and television actress. ... Colin Farrell Colin James Farrell (born May 31, 1976) is an Irish actor born in Castleknock, Dublin. ... Michael Clarke Duncan with Tom Hanks in Michael Clarke Duncan. ... A Directors cut is a specially edited version of a movie that is supposed to represent the directors own approved edit of the movie. ... DVD-R writing/reading side DVD-R with purple dye, 4. ...

Garner reprised her Daredevil movie role in the solo sequel Elektra (2005), co-starring Goran Visnjic and directed by Rob Bowman. Promotional poster for Elektra Elektra is a 2005 movie directed by Rob Bowman. ... Goran Višnjić (born on September 9, 1972) is a Croatian actor. ... Rob S. Bowman (Born: May 15, 1960 in Wichita County, Texas, USA) is an American prolific filmmaker most notable for his work on sci-fi series such as The X-Files and Star Trek. ...

Despite criticism of Daredevil, the character is rumored to feature in a Marvel Knights film alongside Elektra, Black Widow, Kingpin, Bullseye and the mutant Dazzler. Not a direct sequel, the film is said to be an original, darker tale. Marvel Knights is the latest in a long line of comic-based screenplays circulating studios. ... Elektra Natchios is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero. ... This entry is for the Marvel Comics characters called Black Widow. ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe who is an enemy of Spiderman, Daredevil, and the Punisher. ... Bullseye is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe who is primarily an enemy of Daredevil. ... This article is about the fictional character. ...

Television

Daredevil first appeared on television with the Trial of the Incredible Hulk (1989), a TV movie that was essentially a pilot for Daredevil, played by Rex Smith. The Kingpin was played by John Rhys Davies. The character would also appear as a guest in the various Marvel superhero animated series from that time, as well as on the Spider-Man and Fantastic Four series of the mid-1990s. Bill Smitrovich provided Daredevil's voice on the Fantastic Four animated series while Edward Albert provided Daredevil's voice on the Spider-Man animated series. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... Rex Smith (born September 19, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida) was the original Danny Zuko in the Broadway production of Grease. ... The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) is a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe who is an enemy of Spiderman, Daredevil, and the Punisher. ... John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh actor. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Bill Smitrovich (b. ... Edward Albert (also known as Edward Laurence Albert and occasionally Eddie Albert Jr. ...

Video Games

Daredevil had a small appearance in the Spider-Man video game (where Dee Bradley Baker provided his voice) released for Sony PlayStation, N64, Sega Dreamcast and PC. His Matt Murdock alias also makes a cameo as the lawyer of Frank Castle in the 2005 Punisher video game. He also stars as a character in the 2005 video game Marvel Nemesis:Rise of the Imperfects. Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... This article is about computer and video games. ... Dee Bradley Baker Dee Bradley Baker is a voice actor for animated series like The Fairly OddParents and American Dad!, and video games like Halo 2 and Final Fantasy X-2. ... The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey colour; the more recent PSOne redesign sports a smaller more rounded case. ... An N64 (with Super Smash Bros. ... Sega (セガ) (pronounced seh-gah (IPA: seɪ.gÉ™) in the U.S, see-gah (IPA: siː.gÉ™) elsewhere ** elsewhere = where? Japan = [sega]) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... Sega Dreamcast The Sega Dreamcast (Japanese: ドリームキャスト; code-named Katana during development) was Segas last video game console. ... One of the first PCs from IBM - the IBM PC model 5150. ... It has been suggested that History of the Punisher be merged into this article or section. ... Punisher is the title of a Sega Genesis video game based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. ...

Trivia

• According to Stan Lee, he was concerned that he would offend the visually impaired with this character being blind. However, Lee claims that he received enthusiastic letters from societies for the blind about how they were delighted to learn that there is a comic book character who is blind, but is also a hero and a successful professional despite his disability.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

Main

• Daredevil Vol. 1: #1-380 (April 1964 - Oct. 1998)
• Daredevil Vol. 2: #1- (Nov. 1998- ) Note: With #22, began official dual-numbering with original series, as #22 / 402, etc.
• Daredevil Special #1 (Sept. 1967)
• Daredevil Special #2 (Feb. 1971; reprints)
• Daredevil Special #3 (Jan. 1972; reprints)
• Daredevil Annual #4 (1976)
• Daredevil Annual #4 (1989) Note: mislabeled #4, rather than #5, both on cover and in indicia
• Daredevil Annual #6-10 (1990-1994)
• Daredevil / Deadpool '97 Annual (1997)

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One-shots and miniseries

• Giant-Size Daredevil #1 (1975)
• Daredevil / Black Widow: Abattoir (July 1993 graphic novel)
• Daredevil: The Man Without Fear 1-5 (Oct. 1993 - Feb. 1994)
• Daredevil # ½  (17-page comic published within Wizard #96, Aug. 1999)
• Daredevil: Ninja #1-3 (Dec. 2000 - May 2001)
• Daredevil: Yellow #1-6 (Aug. 2001 - Jan. 2002)
• Daredevil: The Target (per indicia) a.k.a. Daredevil / Bullseye: The Target (per cover) #1 (Jan. 2003)
• Daredevil: Father #1-5 (June 2004, Oct. 2005 - Jan. 2006)
• Daredevil: 2099 #1 (Nov. 2004)
• Daredevil: Redemption #1-6 (April-Aug. 2005; no cover dates; #1-2 both indicia-dated April 2005)
• Captain Universe / Daredevil #1 (Jan. 2006)

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Marvel teamups

• Spider-Man and Daredevil Special Edition #1 (March 1984; reprints)
• Daredevil and the Punisher: Child's Play #1 (1988; reprints)
• Daredevil and the Punisher (1994))
• Spider-Man / Daredevil #1 (Oct. 2002)
• Daredevil / Spider-Man #1-4 (Jan.-April 2001)
• Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends #1-6 (Sept. 2005 - Jan. 2006; no cover dates; #1-2 both indicia-dated Sept. 2005)

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Company crossovers

• Daredevil / Batman (per indicia) a.k.a. Daredevil and Batman (per cover) #1 (Jan. 1997)
• Shi / Daredevil #1 (Jan. 1997)
• Daredevil / Shi #1 (Feb. 1997)

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Other

• The Daredevils #1-11 (month n.a., 1982 - Nov. 1983) Marvel UK series, mostly reprint)
• Daredevil vs. Vapora #1 (1993)

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• Marvels Comics: Daredevil #1 (July 2000)

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Awards

Daredevil miniseries have received the following awards: A miniseries, in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ...

• Daredevil: The Man Without Fear: 1992 Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award — Favorite Limited Comic-Book Series
• Daredevil: Yellow: 2001 Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award — Favorite Limited Comic-Book Series

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Footnotes

• Note 1: Comics historian and former Kirby assistant Mark Evanier, investigating claims of Kirby's involvement in the creation of both Iron Man and Daredevil, interviewed Kirby and Everett on the subject, years before their deaths, and concluded [2] that, "in both cases, Jack had already drawn the covers of those issues and done some amount of design work. He ... seems to have participated in the design of Daredevil's first costume. ... Everett did tell me that Jack had come up with the idea of Daredevil's billy club. ... Jack, in effect, drew the first page of that first Daredevil story. In the rush to get that seriously late book to press, there wasn't time to complete Page One, so Stan had Sol Brodsky slap together a paste-up that employed Kirby's cover drawing. ... Everett volunteered to me that Jack had 'helped him' though he wouldn't — or more likely, couldn't — elaborate on that. He just plain didn't remember it well, and in later years apparently gave others who asked a wide range of answers". Mavel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada later noted that when the legendary but troubled Everett turned in his first-issue pencils extremely late, production manager Sol Brodsky and Spider-Man artist Steve Ditko inked "a lot of backgrounds and secondary figures on the fly [and] cobbled the cover and the splash page together from Kirby's original concept drawing" [3].

• Note 2: In an interview with Man Without Fear.com[4], Jim Shooter talks of Daredevil 's near-cancellation at the start of the Frank Miller era: "For a while, every day or so, the financial officer and/or the circulation VP would insist to me that the book, one of our lowest sellers, ought to be cancelled". Note: While the original run of Daredevil did end years later with issue #380 (Oct. 1998), the series continued the following month without a break, as Daredevil Vol. 2, #1 (Nov. 1998); this was a numbering change, but the series itself was not cancelled.

• Note 3: Bendis, in an interview with Comic Book Resources [5], talked of the paradigm of upheavel: "This is the book where the audience is built into expecting something unique. Every run on 'Daredevil' has been a unique statement from that person and a lot of chances were taken."

• Note 4: Romita, from Comic Book Artist #6 (Fall 1999) [6]: "I had inked an Avengers job for Stan, and I told him I just wanted to ink. I felt like I was burned out as a penciler after eight years of romance work. I didn't want to pencil any more; in fact, I couldn't work at home any more — I couldn't discipline myself to do it. He said, 'Okay,' but the first chance he had he shows me this Daredevil story somebody had started and he didn't like it, and he wanted somebody else to do it." Elaborating in Alter Ego #9 (July 2001) [7], he added, "Stan showed me Dick Ayers' splash page for a Daredevil. He asked me, "What would you do with this page?" I showed him on a tracing paper what I would do, and then he asked me to do a drawing of Daredevil the way I would do it. I did a big drawing of Daredevil ... just a big, tracing-paper drawing of Daredevil swinging. And Stan loved it."

Mark Evanier (born March 2, 1952 in Santa Monica, California) is an American writer. ... Iron Man (Tony Stark) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby in Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963). ... Sol Brodsky (born c. ... Joseph Joe Quesada (born December 1, 1962 in New York City), colloquially known as Joey Q, is the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics and a comic book writer and artist. ... Sol Brodsky (born c. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (1964): Cover art by Ditko. ... Cover image of Harbinger #1 from Valiant Comics Jim Shooter (born September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an United States writer, occasional fill-in artist, editor, and publisher for various comic books. ... Comic Book Artist is an American magazine primarily devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published between the 1960s and the present-day. ... Cover to Avengers #65. ... Richard Dick Ayers is a comic book artist and cartoonist, born April 28th, 1924, in Ossining, New York. ...

References

• Official webpage at Marvel.com
• Daredevil bio at MarvelDirectory
• Man Without Fear fan site
• The religion of Matt Murdock, Daredevil
• "Secrets, lies — and lawyers!", Douglas Wolk, Salon.com, January 5, 2006. Retrospective of the Bendis/Maleev run.