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174September 1981
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Daredevil #174

Marvel · September 1981 · on sale 1981-05-26

First appearance: JoninFirst appearance: KirigiFirst appearance: Genin2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#174
Publication date
September 1981
Key date
1981-09-00
On-sale date
1981-05-26
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Flint - 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
0Daredevil...Elektra & Gladiator...Fighting an Army of Assassins!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Michael Higgins, Ron ZalmeDaredevil, Gladiator, Matt Murdock, Elektra, Melvin Potter
1The Assassination of Matt Murdockcomic story20script: Miller; pencils: Miller; inks: Janson; colors: Janson, Wein; letters: RosenBetsy Beatty, Daredevil, Wilson Fisk, Flint First, Genin First, Gladiator, Heather Glenn, Jonin First, Kingpin, Kirigi First, Maxine Lavender, Matt Murdock, Elektra, Foggy Nelson
3-letters page1.33script: Frank Miller
4-text article0.67letters: typeset

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245909
Britishprice 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Elektra Saga #21984On eBay ›
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #2
ISBN 0-7851-0771-1		2001On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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