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Publishers / Marvel / Daredevil (1964) / #1
1April 1964
$0.12

Daredevil #1

Marvel · April 1964 · on sale February 4, 1964

First appearance (cover): Foggy NelsonFirst appearance (cover): Karen PageFirst appearance: Jack Murdock1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
April 1964
Key date
April 1964
On-sale date
February 4, 1964
Indicia publisher
Olympia Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file First appearance of Daredevil, April 1964, in the original yellow and black costume, with Bill Everett on art. Foggy Nelson and Karen Page debut alongside him. The red suit does not arrive until #7.

First appearance (cover) of Foggy Nelson - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Karen Page - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Jack Murdock - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Roscoe Sweeney - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Fixer - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Slade - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Porky - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenDaredevil, Fixer First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson First, Karen Page First, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm
2The Origin of Daredevilcomic story23script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bill Everett, Jack Kirby; inks: Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekDaredevil, Fixer First, Jack Murdock First, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson First, Karen Page First, Porky First, Slade First, Roscoe Sweeney First
3Two More Triumphs for Marvel...!promo (ad from the publisher)1
10Two More Triumphs for Marvel...!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #221969On eBay ›
Son of Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0671221663		1975On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #17
ISBN 0-87135-806-9		1991On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #131986On eBay ›
Marvel Super Heroes #11966On eBay ›
Essential Daredevil #1
ISBN 0-7851-0949-8		2002On eBay ›
Wizard Ace Edition: Daredevil #12003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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