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Daredevil, #45

Published: October 1968

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Daredevil #45

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1 page superhero
Characters
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The Dismal Dregs of Defeat!
Story 1 20 pages superhero
Storyline

With the police thinking he is a murderer, DD tries to avoid the law but is captured by the Jester and sent to jail.

Characters
  • Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
  • Foggy Nelson
  • Debbie Harris
  • Jester [Jonathan Powers] (villain)
Credits
It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!

Featuring Marvel Comics Group

Story 2 1 page
Characters
  • Spider-Man
  • Thor
  • The Thing
  • Captain Marvel (cameo)
  • The Hulk (cameo)
Story Notes

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022.

Most Powerful Airplane
Story 3 1 page
Characters
  • Cheerios Kid
Story Notes

Illustrated ad for Cheerios breakfast cereal, featuring the XB-70A Valkyrie delta-winged experimental bomber. Incorporated into the drawing is the Cheerios Kid flying in a space suit.

Stop the Presses! Here's Some Scoops and Scuttlebutt to Knock You Outta Your Teepee!
Story 4 1 page
Characters
  • Daredevil
Credits
Story Notes

Stan's Soapbox prints a reply to the question "Should Marvel editorialize more?" from Archille D. DiBacco (Lake Worth, Fla.). Marvel is printing more letters on its letter pages. Roy Thomas is sporting a goatee and is wearing a Nehru jacket. Gary Friedrich is spending the next few months in Hollywood. John Romita bought a new automobile. Jack Kirby won three "Best Artist" awards from different fan groups in one week. Don Heck made his first visit to the Bullpen in months and didn't recognize Stan with his new beard. Also The Mighty Marvel Checklist with extended blurbs for each issue "on sale right now!" And a spot illustration of Daredevil taken from published art.

Story 5 2 pages

"Dear Stan, How do you let these guys take you in?"

Characters
  • Daredevil
  • Foggy Nelson
Credits
Story Notes

Letters of comment from Ted White (Brooklyn, N.Y), Harvey Sobel (Commack, N.Y.), Pearl Abraham (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Tim Eryasha (Alexandria, Va.), Tony Isabella (Cleveland, Ohio), Stephen Kurimai (Bridgeport, Conn.), Peter Sanderson (Milton, Mass.), and Jeff Schultz (Racine, Wis.). No editorial responses to the letters. Also three spot illustrations taken from previous issues.

Now in Full Color!
Story 6 1 page
Characters
  • Spider-Man
  • Green Goblin
Story Notes

Promo for The Spectacular Spider-Man #2, with a line-drawing of the published painted cover depicted. (Some minor changes from the published version.)