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Daredevil, #1

Published: April 1964

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Story Featuring Daredevil

"Remember when we introduced... Spider-Man. Now we continue the mighty Marvel tradition with Daredevil!!"

Characters
Fantastic Four
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Fantastic Four figures by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, taken from the title's corner cover box. Matt, Foggy and Karen faces are penciled and inked by Everett. FF and Spider-Man do not appear in the issue.

The Origin of Daredevil

Story Featuring Daredevil

"Remember this cover? If you are of the fortunate few who bought this first copy-- you probably wouldn't part with it for anything!"

Storyline

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." Daredevil tracks down the Fixer and the man who shot his father.

Characters
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Kirby pencils on splash. Image taken from cover. Cover of Amazing Spider-Man #1 is reprinted on the splash page - pencils by Kirby and inks by Ditko. Sol Brodsky and Steve Ditko provided inking assistance due to deadline problems.