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188November 1982
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

Daredevil #188

Marvel · November 1982 · on sale 1982-07-27

First appearance: StoneFirst appearance: ShaftFirst appearance: Claw2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#188
Publication date
November 1982
Key date
1982-11-00
On-sale date
1982-07-27
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Claw - 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: Frank MillerBlack Widow, Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Natasha Romanoff
2The Widow's Bitecomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: Klaus Janson, Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Klaus Janson; letters: Joe RosenBlack Widow, Becky Blake, Claw First, Daredevil, Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, Kirigi, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Ivan Petrovich, Natasha Romanoff, Shaft First, Stick, Stone First
4Stan Lee's Old Job...in-house column1script: Jim Shooter
5Original Sketch for This Issue's Splash Pageillustration1pencils: Frank MillerBlack Widow [Natasha Romanova]

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860245911
Canadianprice 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860245911

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Elektra Saga #41984On eBay ›
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #3
ISBN 0-7851-0802-5		2001On eBay ›
Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2343-1		2007On eBay ›
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3475-6		2009On eBay ›
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #3
ISBN 0-936211-69-5		2001On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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