Daredevil #1

(April 1964)

The Origin of Daredevil (Table of Contents: 1)

Daredevil / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited); Jack Kirby (see notes)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited); Steve Ditko (see notes); Sol Brodsky (see notes)

Colors

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Letters

Sam Rosen; Artie Simek (sourced) (page 1)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (origin) (featured) (introduction); Fixer [Roscoe Sweeney] (death) (villain) (introduction); Battlin' Jack Murdock (death) (introduction); Foggy Nelson (origin) (introduction); Karen Page (introduction); Porky (villain) (introduction); Slade (introduction); Hank; "Dynamite" Davis; Sam (villain)

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• in Komikai Micro Comics Ultimate Marvel (Spin Master, 2005 series) #[65] - Daredevil #1
• in Demonen (Centerförlaget, 1966 series) #1/1966 (1966)
• in Diabólico (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1966 series) #1 (31 de julio de 1966)
• in Marvel Super Heroes (Marvel, 1966 series) #1 (October 1966)
• in Daredevil (Lancer Books, 1967 series) #72-170 (1967) [first part of the original story]
• in Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #1 ([January] 1967)
• in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #1/1968 ([januar] 1968)
• in Fantastic Summer Special (IPC, 1968 series) #1 (Summer 1968)
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #1 (5 janvier 1970) [reworked]
• in L'Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #1 (6 Maggio 1970)
• in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1974 (1973)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #20 (February 17 1973) [panels 6 and 7 of page 11 are deleted and the rest of the story is shifted forward.], #21 (February 24, 1973) [pages 16-23 with panels 1 and 2 of page 16 deleted.]
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2, #1
• in Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1975 series) (1975)
• in Daredevil (Yaffa / Page, 1977 series) #1 (1977)
• in Atlanticserien (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #1/1978 ([januari] 1978), #1/1978 ([januari] 1978)
• in Atlantic-serien [Fantastiske Fire] (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #1/1978 ([januar] 1978)
• in Hulk pocket (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #1
• in Hulk Pocket [Hulk Superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in Daredevil l'homme sans peur (Editions Héritage, 1979 series) #1/2 (Juillet 1979)
• in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #1
• in Diabolico (Novedades, 1981 series) #1 (6 de febrero de 1981)
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #142 (5 octobre 1981)
• in Eks almanah (Dečje novine, 1975 series) #371 (1983-09-27)
• in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #13 (December 1986) [excerpt]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #17 ([September] 1991)
which is reprinted
• in Devil Classic (Edizioni Star Comics, 1993 series) #1 (Febbraio 1993)
• in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
• in Son of Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (November 1997)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (April 1999)
• in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1999 series) (1999)
• in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
• in Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 (October 2002)
• in Marvel Mini Comic Book Daredevil #1 (Marvel, 2003 series) (2003)
• in Wizard Ace Edition: Daredevil (Marvel; Wizard, 2003 series) #1 (April 2003)
• in Marvel Classic (Panini France, 2011 series) #9 (janvier 2013)
• in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: The 60s (January 2014)
• in Daredevil : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1964-1965 (juin 2014)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #1 - Marvel Origins: Die Sechzigerjahre (März 2015)
• in Daredevil Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The Man without Fear (2016)
• in Daredevil Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #91 - Классика Marvel: 60-е Годы
• in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #6 - Demolidor 1 (maio 2021)

Indexer 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.