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121May 1975
$0.25

Daredevil #121

Marvel · May 1975 · on sale 1975-02-04

First appearance: Silvio ManfrediFirst appearance: Katrina Luisa van HornFirst appearance: Man-Killer1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#121
Publication date
May 1975
Key date
1975-05-00
On-sale date
1975-02-04
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Katrina Luisa van Horn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Commander Kraken - 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
0Danger Is the Dreadnaught!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Danny CrespiDaredevil, Dreadnought, Matt Murdock
1Foggy Nelson, Agent of SHIELDcomic story18script: Tony Isabella, Bob Brown; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Don Warfield; letters: Karen Mantlo, Gaspar SaladinoBlack Widow, Daredevil, Nick Fury, Debbie Harris, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Ivan Petrovich, Natasha Romanoff, Blackwing First, Commander Kraken First, Ramon de Rico, Dreadnought, Norbert Ebersol, Fixer
2The Hydra Fileletters page0.8script: Tony Isabella
3Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.2letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Daredevil #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-4454-0		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #12
ISBN 978-1-302-90968-0		2018On eBay ›
Watch Out for Bullseye
ISBN 978-1-302-94867-2		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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