Daredevil (Marvel Comics character)
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Promotional art for Daredevil vol. 2, #65 (Sept. 2004), by Greg Land.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daredevil #1 (April 1964) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee (writer) Bill Everett (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock |
| Species | Human Mutate |
| Team affiliations |
S.H.I.E.L.D. The Chaste Nelson & Murdock Defenders The Hand New Avengers |
| Partnerships |
Black Widow Elektra |
| Abilities |
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| Daredevil | |
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The first issue of Daredevil (April 1964) features the hero in his original costume. Splash-page art by Jack Kirby (penciler) and Bill Everett (inker). |
| Series publication information | |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) April 1964 – October 1998 (vol. 2) November 1998 – August 2009 (vol. 1 cont.) October 2009 – February 2011 (vol. 3) September 2011 – April 2014 (vol. 4) May 2014 – November 2015 (vol. 5) February 2016 |
| Number of issues |
(vol. 1): 381 (#1–380 plus #−1) and 10 Annuals (vol. 2): 119 (vol. 1 cont.): 13 (vol. 3): 37 (#1–36 plus #10.1) and 1 Annual (vol. 4): 21 (#1–18 plus #1.50, #0.1 and 15.1) |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(vol. 1) Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Steve Gerber, Marv Wolfman, Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller, Ann Nocenti (vol. 2) Kevin Smith, David Mack, Brian Michael Bendis, Ed Brubaker (vol. 1 cont.) Andy Diggle (vol. 3) Mark Waid |
| Penciller(s) |
(vol. 1) Bill Everett, Joe Orlando, Wally Wood, John Romita Sr., Gene Colan, Bob Brown, Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, David Mazzucchelli, Lee Weeks (vol. 2) Joe Quesada, Alex Maleev, Michael Lark (vol. 1 cont.) Roberto De la Torre, Marco Checchetto (vol. 3) Paolo Rivera, Marcos Martín, Chris Samnee |
| Inker(s) |
(vol. 1) Vince Colletta, Syd Shores, Klaus Janson (vol. 2) Jimmy Palmiotti, Danny Miki, Stefano Gaudiano |
| Colorist(s) |
(vol. 2) Brian Haberlin, Matt Hollingsworth (vol. 3) Javier Rodriguez |
Daredevil is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The character first appeared in Daredevil #1 (April 1964).
Daredevil's origin story relates that while living in the historically gritty or crime-ridden, working class Irish-American neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen in New York City, Matt Murdock is blinded by a radioactive substance that falls from an oncoming vehicle while pushing a man to safety from the oncoming truck. While he no longer can see, the radioactive exposure heightens his remaining senses beyond normal human ability and gives him a "radar sense". His father, a boxer named Jack Murdock, supports him as he grows up, though Jack is later killed by gangsters after refusing to throw a fight. After donning a yellow and dark red costume (later all dark red), Matt seeks out revenge against his father's killers as the superhero Daredevil, fighting against his many enemies, including Bullseye and Kingpin. He also becomes a lawyer. Daredevil is also commonly known by such epithets as the Man Without Fear and the Devil of Hell's Kitchen.
Frank Miller's influential tenure on the title in the early 1980s cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe. Daredevil has since appeared in various forms of media including several animated series, video games and merchandise, and the 2003 feature-length film Daredevil, where he was portrayed by Ben Affleck. Charlie Cox portrays Daredevil in Marvel's Daredevil, a live-action television series on Netflix that premiered on April 10, 2015, and is set to reprise his role in The Defenders, as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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