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165July 1980
$0.40

Daredevil #165

Marvel · July 1980

First appearance: Joseph PikeFirst appearance: Rico2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#165
Publication date
July 1980
Key date
1980-07-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Rico - 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-cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus JansonDaredevil, Doctor Octopus, Heather Glenn, Matt Murdock, Otto Octavius
2Arms of the Octopuscomic story17script: Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Joe RosenBlack Widow, Becky Blake, Daredevil, Doctor Octopus, Heather Glenn, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Otto Octavius, Joseph Pike First, Rico First, Natasha Romanoff
5Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: James Sherman; inks: James ShermanBruce Banner, Conan, Dracula, Howard the Duck, Hulk
10-letters page1script: Roger McKenzie, Frank Miller
11He Strikes from Outer Space...promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal BuscemaRom
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: ?; typesetBruce Banner, Hulk, Stan Lee, Peter Parker, Spider-Man
13What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle?promo (ad from the publisher)1Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Mister Fantastic, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Anton Miguel Rodriguez, Spider-Man, Tarantula
17-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245907
Britishprice 0.15 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #1
ISBN 0-7851-0757-6		2000On eBay ›
Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2343-1		2007On eBay ›
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-3473-2		2008On eBay ›
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #1
ISBN 0-936211-63-0		2000On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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