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As a child, Murdock was doused in radioactive material, which caused him to become blind but raised his other four senses to superhuman levels and gave him a sixth one, a sonar-like "radar sense". He fights crime using his enhanced senses, his training in acrobatics and martial arts, and his trademark billy club, which splits into two segments connected by a sturdy line, forming a snare and grappling hook. A superhuman is something exceeding normal human standards. ... The F70 type frigates (here, Motte-Picquet) are fitted with VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) type DUBV43 or DUBV43C tugged sonars Sonar (sound navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation under water to navigate or to detect other watercraft. ... Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...

During the day, Murdock is an attorney who attempts to defend the innocent and punish the guilty through the American legal system.

Daredevil was not an overly popular or influential Marvel hero until the late 1970s when writer/illustrator Frank Miller made him a much darker character. Miller’s Daredevil was a fierce guardian of inner city New York who danced along the edge of sanity as he attempted to uproot deep corruption and urban decay. Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... This article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...

Miller's noir-like style has been imitated by most subsequent writers to author Daredevil’s comic book series and the makers of the 2003 film adaptation of the character. Film noir is a stylistic approach to genre films forged in depression-era detective and gangster movies and hard-boiled detective stories which were a staple of pulp fiction. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of the entertainment industry. ... Promotional poster for Daredevil Daredevil is a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the screenplay. ...

Origin

Cover to Daredevil v2 #66. Art by Alex Maleev. Daredevil's first costume.

Matt Murdock was a boy who grew up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, the son of Battling Jack Murdock, a fading boxer and occasional hired muscleman. Jack was insistent that his son be well-schooled so he would not follow in his father's footsteps. Matt followed his father's wishes, but worked out in secret in order to defend himself from bullies. His schoolmates taunted the apparent bookworm with the nickname "Daredevil". Download high resolution version (550x906, 169 KB)Cover to Daredevil v2 #66. ... Download high resolution version (550x906, 169 KB)Cover to Daredevil v2 #66. ... History Hells Kitchen (also known as Clinton) is a neighborhood of New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ...

Matt's life dramatically changed when he saved an old blind man who was crossing the street and was about to be hit by an oncoming truck by pushing him out of way. The truck swerved and crashed, and its cargo of a radioactive waste container was released and opened with a portion of the content striking Matt in the face, permanently blinding him.

After a difficult recovery, the blinded youth soon learned to cope with his disability, only to secretly learn of the boons the radioactive exposure granted him. Namely, his remaining senses had been raised to superhuman sharpness. He can hear any sound regardless of volume or pitch, his sense of smell is more sensitive than a bloodhound, his sense of taste allows him to identify individual ingredients of prepared foods, his sense of touch is so acute he can read regular print as if it is braille. The improvements to his ear also granted him a radar sense which allows him to detect physical objects' positions and their general shape (similar to echolocation), giving him a valuable advantage, especially in the dark where the odds are in his favour. A Czech braille calendar There is also an asteroid 9969 Braille Braille is a tactile writing system used by blind people. ... See: Animal echolocation: animals emitting sound waves and listening to the echo in order to locate objects or navigate. ...

Although Matt excelled in his classes in law school, his father was still struggling to help support him. To that end, he approached the one fight promoter willing to book him, a small time crook nicknamed the Fixer. The Fixer agreed, and arranged a series of matches with opponents instructed to lose on purpose in order to create the image of the aging boxer being a real contender. This all was to lead to one big fight in which the Fixer instructed Murdock to take a dive. At the fight, Jack realized too late that his son was watching. He did not have the heart to disappoint his son, and so he fought with all his heart and won by a knockout. After the fight, he was murdered by the Fixer's men for breaking their deal.

Distraught, Matt Murdock investigated the crime and learned of the Fixer's involvement. Hungry to bring the criminal to justice, but still mindful of his childhood promise not to resort to violence, Matt decided to don another identity as a loophole in his oath. Fashioning a yellow and black suit, he decided to use to the old school taunt name, Daredevil, and adjusted the cowl to have two small hornlike points and put a large double letter D on the chest. Armed only with a billy club, he confronted the Fixer and his gang. With his superb physical skill, he sent them reeling. Panicked, the Fixer flew the scene with Daredevil in close pursuit until he keeled over from a fatal heart attack.

Matt Murdock continued his war of crime while he ran his law firm with his partner, Franklin "Foggy" Nelson and their secretary, Karen Page. Along the way, he racked up his own eclectic rogue's gallery like the Owl, the Stiltman, and the Gladiator. 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. ...

Frank Miller

Cover to Daredevil #168. Art by Frank Miller.

This character was an undistinguished second stringer character that came off as a Spider-Man knock-off with a similar flair for acrobatics and swinging among the towers of New York City. The title did benefit from noteworthy artists such as comics legend Wally Wood whose short run left the mark of not only among the best written early stories but also changing Daredevil's costume to the distinctive all red uniform. In addition, the series enjoyed a long run by artist Gene Colan whose talented artwork helped keep the title vital through much of the 1960s and '70s. However, the title's sales declined by the late seventies until it was speculated that they should fold the title into the Iron Man title. Download high resolution version (662x1022, 1126 KB)Cover to Daredevil #168. ... Download high resolution version (662x1022, 1126 KB)Cover to Daredevil #168. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... 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. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926) is an American comic book illustrator, who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... This article is about Iron Man, the Marvel Comics superhero. ...

That all changed when a new artist came on to the title, Frank Miller. His art brought a new dynamism to the comic; his writing even more so. What he did was change the whole tone of the title to a dark noir setting where evil seems all present, corruption is rife throughout the seats of power. The comic's hero became a tortured man dancing on the edge of sanity and his principles while dealing with the inner rage that proved to be the real reason he chose to become Daredevil. This article is about Frank Miller, the comic book writer and artist. ... Film noir is a stylistic approach to genre films forged in depression-era detective and gangster movies and hard-boiled detective stories which were a staple of pulp fiction. ... Sanity is a legal term denoting that an individual is of sound mind and therefore can bear legal responsibility for his or her actions. ...

In Miller's first issue as a writer an old flame was revealed from Daredevil's past, Elektra Natchios. A college girlfriend at Columbia University and a daughter of a Greek diplomat, she had an amorally wild violent streak that led her to become a deadly ninja assassin, eventually even entering the employ of the Kingpin. Elektra Natchios, usually simply called Elektra, is a fictional character in Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Morality is a complex of principles based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. ... Ninja or Shinobi (literally, One who is concealed, or one that endures) were agents of espionage and assassins. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ...

Cover to Daredevil #181. Art by Frank Miller.

Many of the regular antagonists were dropped as Miller set up the principals who have become definitive with the modern Daredevil. The Kingpin, originally a run of the mill Spider-Man villain, became the truly king-like master of New York's organized crime. He would share a complex relationship with the hero who would become his greatest enemy. Bullseye, formerly just a hit man with unerring aim and the ability to use any object that he can shoot or throw as a weapon, became a cold-blooded pathological murderer who is Daredevil's physical nemesis on the street level. Daredevil also gained a mentor, the mysterious Stick, a sensei who trained the young Matt to control his senses and taught him the acrobatic martial arts that would make him so formidable. Download high resolution version (662x1022, 1157 KB)Cover to Daredevil #181. ... Download high resolution version (662x1022, 1157 KB)Cover to Daredevil #181. ... The antagonist is the character (or group of characters) of a story who represents the opposition against which the heroes and/or protagonists must contend. ... The Kingpin is a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe who is an enemy of Spider-Man, Daredevil and the Punisher. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... Bullseye Real name Lester (full name unknown) Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Daredevil #131 Created by Marv Wolfman Bob Brown Bullseye (full real name unknown; an alias he has used is Poindexter; his first name is known from Daredevil v2 #49 (September 2003) to be Lester) is a fictional character... A hitman (alternately, hit man) is a hired assassin, often by organized crime. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... Sensei in Japanese Sensei (先生) is a generic Japanese term for master, teacher or doctor. It can be used to refer to any authority figure, such as schoolteacher, professor, priest, lawyer, or politician. ...

Taken together, Frank Miller created a sensation that established a new take on superheroes with a dark tone that would influence the whole genre. Daredevil became a popular title and Frank Miller's influence would be felt ever since; his 1986 Born Again storyline in particular gathered critical acclaim and popularity. Other notable writers would include Kevin Smith and Brian Michael Bendis who would make superb stories, but they would use the essential world that was Miller's creation. This page is about the American film maker; for the New Zealand actor see Kevin Smith (actor). ... Brian Michael Bendis (he often signs his artwork with a simple BENDIS! and is also known as BMB) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. ...

Other Daredevils

Other comic book Daredevils include:

• The Golden Age Daredevil, a character published by Lev Gleason Publications who wore a red and blue suit and fought crime with boomerangs. (Alternate universe versions of Matt Murdock have occasionally been shown wearing this character's outfit, as an homage/in-joke).
• Daredevil 2099, who made one appearance in 2099 Apocalypse. Although not given an origin, a proposed DD2099 title would have revealed he was a descendent of Foggy Nelson.
• Ultimate Daredevil, essentially unchanged from the Marvel Universe version.
• Matthew Murdoch, the blind balladeer, an alternate version of Matt Murdock in 1602.
• Marvel Knights Daredevil 2099, a descendent of Wilson Fisk.
• The Devil Hunter, a version of Daredevil from the Marvel Mangaverse. His costume is patterned after an oni or Japanese demon.

Daredevil movie poster, featuring Ben Affleck as Daredevil, with Jennifer Garner as Elektra, Colin Farrell as Bullseye, and Michael Clarke Duncan as the Kingpin.

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Other media adaptations

As for other media, Daredevil was the original late bloomer for Marvel with no major appearances until the 1980s. There was Trial of the Incredible Hulk, a TV movie that was essentially a pilot for Daredevil, played by Rex Smith. The character would also appear as a guest in the various Marvel superhero animated series from that time. He also had a small appearance in the Spider-Man video game released for Sony PlayStation, Nintendo N64, Sega Dreamcast and PC. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... A computer game is a game composed of a computer-controlled virtual universe that players interact with in order to achieve a defined goal or set of goals. ... Sony Corporation (Japanese katakana: ソニー) (NYSE: SNE) is a consumer electronics corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. ... The PlayStation (Japanese: プレイステーション) is a video game console of the 32-bit era, first produced by Sony Computer Entertainment in the 1990s. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (Japanese: 任天堂; Ninten is roughly translated as leave luck to heaven or in heavens hands, do is a common suffix for names of shops or laboratories. ... An N64 (with Super Smash Bros. ... This article is about the video game company. ... 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. ...

Finally, in 2003, a big budget feature film starring Ben Affleck in the title role was released and proved to be a moderate success. As expected by the character's fans, it is Frank Miller's take on the character that was the guide for the filmmakers. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Promotional poster for Daredevil Daredevil is a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the screenplay. ... Ben Affleck Benjamin Geza Affleck (born August 15, 1972), is an American actor. ...

Bibliography of Daredevil titles

• Daredevil (1964 series) #1-380 (April 1964 - October 1998)
• Daredevil Annual #1 (1967)
• Daredevil Annual #2 (1971) (reprints only)
• Daredevil Annual #3 (1972) (aka Daredevil Special #3; reprints only)
• Giant-Size Daredevil (1975) #1
• The Daredevils #1-11 (1982 (Marvel UK reprint series)
• Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5 (1993)
• Daredevil/Batman #1 (1997)
• Daredevil/Deadpool Annual '97 (1997)
• Shi/Daredevil #1 (1997)
• Daredevil (1998 series) #1-present (November 1998 - present) (Marvel Knights series)
• Daredevil: Ninja #1-3 (2000)
• Daredevil and the Punisher (2000)
• Daredevil: Yellow #1-6 (2001)
• Spider-Man/Daredevil #1-4 (2002)
• Daredevil/Bullseye: The Target #1 (2003)
• Daredevil: Father #1 (2004)
• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Daredevil/Elektra 2004 (2004)

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External links

• Official webpage at Marvel.com (http://www.marvel.com/publishing/showcomic.htm?id=5)
• manwithoutfear.com - Fan site with extensive information (http://www.manwithoutfear.com/daredevil.shtml)