Daredevil Annual #4 [5] [Direct]
(1989)

Marvel, 1967 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Annual
Editing
Ralph Macchio (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Misnumbered #4 on cover and in indicia, it should have been #5.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Seven] (Table of Contents)

Daredevil / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed as Frenz)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as Sinnott)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tyrannus [Romulus Augustulus]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Atlantis Attacks Chapter Seven Daredevil (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (illustration)
Inks
Klaus Janson (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Contents and recap of the story so far.

A Friend in Need... (Table of Contents: 2)

Daredevil / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway (credited)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Sam de la Rosa (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Michael Heisler (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the milky depths of the mystic eye of Agamotto, the blind man...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Moon Knight [Marc Spector] (cameo flashback); Punisher [Frank Castle] (cameo flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Tyrannus [Romulus Augustulus] (villain, also as Dr. Tyrone, apparent death); Viper [Ophelia Sarkissian] (villain); Horace; Leo Baxter (also in flashback); serpent men; Wally Jordan (also in flashback); Clarissa Jordan (flashback); Serpent God
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Daredevil and Doc Strange try to keep Tyrannus from summoning the serpent god Set.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantis Attacks

Indexer Notes

Atlantis Attacks continued from The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1979 series) #9.
Atlantis Attacks continues in Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #18.

Role Reversal (Table of Contents: 3)

Wild Boys / Wildboys / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gregory Wright (credited)
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited)
Inks
Kim DeMulder (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So like Jet ma'man, ya ever like, you know, check out a match...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wildboys: Jet; Spit
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Eightball
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Wildboys accidentally bring a drug runner to justice.
Reprints

Super Senses Comparisons (Table of Contents: 4)

Daredevil / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Vince Mielcarek (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You wouldn't think that a blind man like myself could operate as Daredevil.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Heimdall; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Puma [Thomas Fireheart]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Stick; Alicia Masters Storm; The Watcher [Uatu]; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Daredevil compares his senses to other members of the Marvel Universe.
Reprints

The Rescue (Table of Contents: 5)

Fat Boys / Fatboys / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gregory Wright (credited)
Pencils
John Romita Jr. (credited)
Inks
Klaus Janson (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Awright. Evel Knievel, eat yer heart out.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fatboys: Butch; Darla; Eightball; Ralf
Wildboys: Jet (cameo); Spit
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Guice; Williams
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Some child snatchers grab Darla and the Fat Boys come to the rescue.
Reprints

The Redeemed and the Condemned (Table of Contents: 6)

Ben Urich / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gregory Wright (credited)
Pencils
Whilce Portacio (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Central Park, New York City. A miserable night in a city filled with misery.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fatboys: Butch (cameo); Darla (cameo); Eightball (cameo)
Bushwacker [Carl Burbank] (villain); J. Jonah Jameson; Matt Murdock; Ben Urich; Nick Lambert (villain, death); Reynolds; Amy Nidetz; Patrick Nidetz
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A drug dealer hires Bushwacker to take down Ben Urich.
Reprints

The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter Seven: The Rebel (Table of Contents: 7)

The Saga of the Serpent Crown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Mark Bagley (credited)
Inks
Keith Williams (credited)
Colors
Marc Siry (credited)
Letters
Jade Moede (credited)
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor); Gregory Wright (credited) (managing editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am the Watcher. Since time immemorial, it has been my duty to observe...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Emperor Naga (flashback); Set (flashback); Watcher [Uatu]; Aurwel (death in flashback); Pyscatos (death in flashback); Bekkit (death in flashback); Jhandark (flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Serpent Crown

Indexer Notes

Story continues from The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1979 series) #9 and continues in The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #18.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Seven]
    Daredevil
  2. 1. Atlantis Attacks Chapter Seven Daredevil
  3. 2. A Friend in Need...
    Daredevil
  4. 3. Role Reversal
    Wild Boys / Wildboys
  5. 4. Super Senses Comparisons
    Daredevil
  6. 5. The Rescue
    Fat Boys / Fatboys
  7. 6. The Redeemed and the Condemned
    Ben Urich
  8. 7. The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter Seven: The Rebel
    The Saga of the Serpent Crown
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Philip Rutledge
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore