Daredevil, #5

Published: December 1964

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Daredevil #5

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The Mysterious Masked Matador
1 page superhero
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Mark Evanier and J. David Spurlock (Director, The Wallace Wood Estate) both credit the pencils and inks solely to Wally Wood. They note that contrary to rumors, there is no input on this cover by either Jack Kirby or Vince Colletta.

The Mysterious Masked Matador!
Story 1 20 pages superhero
Storyline

A disgraced matador turns criminal to have his revenge on humanity. Daredevil stops the criminal's incessant cape waving. Foggy tells Matt he's planning on asking Karen to marry him, causing Matt to forget about telling Karen he loves her and instead deciding to live the life of a loner.

Characters
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Story Notes

Wally Wood makes small changes in Daredevil's costume.

4 More Marvel Masterpieces

Featuring Fantastic Four; Amazing Spider-Man; Tales of Suspense; Tales to Astonish

Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • the Thing [Ben Grimm]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
  • Scorpion [Mac Gargan]
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Sumo
  • Jim Baker
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Mandarin
  • Giant-Man [Henry Pym]
  • Wasp [Janet van Dyne]
  • Wrecker [Smith]
  • Hulk [Bruce Banner]
  • Humanoid
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House ad for Fantastic Four #34, Amazing Spider-Man #20, Tales of Suspense #61 and Tales to Astonish #63 with cover thumbnails, all "On Sale Now!" After page 4 of story.

4 More Marvel Masterpieces

Featuring Journey into Mystery; The Avengers; Strange Tales

Story 3 1 page
Characters
  • Thor
  • Mr. Hyde
  • Cobra
  • Balder
  • The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Giant-Man [Henry Pym]
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
  • Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
  • Thing [Ben Grimm]
  • Quicksilver
  • Scarlet Witch
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • Dr. Strange
  • The Demon
  • Bucky [Bucky Barnes]
  • Sergeant Nick Fury
  • the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan
  • Percival Pinkerton
  • Dino Manelli
  • Izzy Cohen
  • Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]
  • Gabe Jones]
Credits
Story Notes

House ad for Journey into Mystery #111, The Avengers #11, Strange Tales #128 and Sgt. Fury #13 with cover thumbnails, all "On Sale Now!" Second page after end of story.

Story 4 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from David Colton, Mike Robertson, Fred Azbell, Dennis Willits, Bob Malisani, Donald Galvanin, Steve McCarroll, and Dennis Millard. Includes Special Announcements Section and Marvel Checklist.

A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
Story 5 1 page superhero
Characters
Credits
Story Notes

Buildings in the background added by Jack Kirby. Info per Nick Caputo, October 2016.