Daredevil, #195 Newsstand
Published: June 1983
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Issue Contents:
Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
Credits
- Pencils: Klaus Janson
- Inks: Klaus Janson
- Colors: Klaus Janson (uncertain)
Betrayal
Storyline
Tarkington Brown, who works for the mayor, finds that he only has a few weeks to live. He recruits some cops to form a criminal-killing murder squad as his way of making a final contribution before he dies. While she is drunk at a party, Heather tells Tark that Matt is Daredevil, and Tarkington sends his squad to take down the Man Without Fear.
Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
- Foggy Nelson
- Heather Glenn
- Becky Blake
- Tarkington Brown (villain, first appearance)
- Murder Squad (villains)
Credits
- Script: Denny O'Neil
- Pencils: Klaus Janson
- Inks: Klaus Janson
- Colors: Jean-Marie Borbouse
- Letters: Joe Rosen
Story Notes
Credits include "Special Editor - Linda Grant. Special thanks to Alan Brennert."
Behind the Candy Counter
Story Notes
Comic ad for Bubble Yum gum.
Join the Galactic Legions
Featuring Star Frontiers; TSR
Credits
- Pencils: Bill Willingham
- Inks: Bill Willingham
Story Notes
Ad for Star Frontiers Role Playing Game from TSR.
Happy New Year! (1)
Characters
- Santa Claus (cameo)
Credits
- Script: Jim Shooter
- Pencils: Mike Carlin
- Inks: Mike Carlin
- Colors: Mike Carlin (uncertain)
Story Notes
Marvel's sales were up again in 1982. The Marvel Christmas party included about 150 people for food, drink, and dancing (including a live band: The Burning Sensations). The invite to the party by Mike Carlin is reproduced in small size. Jim Shooter and exec Jim Gation were interviewed by a reporter from the New York Times. The Hype Box features Ghost Rider #31, Rom #43, and What If #39. Also the Mighty Marvel Checklist of comics and magazines.
Characters
- The Watcher (cameo)
Story Notes
Letters from Thomas Long (Edwardsville, IL), Wallace Lee Hopkins (Glen Carbon, IL), Joseph Wiltz (Houston, TX), Julie Lynne Shalack (Englishtown, NJ), Don Schenk (Allentown, PA), J. Kenneth Riviere (Atlanta, GA), Jeremy Megraw (New York, NY), and Grant Seeley (Bremerton, WA). Also a cartoon promo for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.