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5December 1964
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Daredevil #5

Marvel · December 1964 · on sale 1964-10-01

First appearance: Manuel ElogantoFirst appearance: MatadorOrigin: Manuel Eloganto
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
December 1964
Key date
1964-12-00
On-sale date
1964-10-01
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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Manuel Eloganto, Matador.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mysterious Masked Matadorcover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenDaredevil, Manuel Eloganto First, Matador First, Matt Murdock, Karen Page
1The Mysterious Masked Matador!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Wallace Wood; inks: Wallace Wood; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenDaredevil, Manuel Eloganto First, Matador First, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page
24 More Marvel Masterpiecespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Chic Stone, Steve Ditko; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scorpion [Mac Gargan]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sumo; Jim Baker; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dy
34 More Marvel Masterpiecespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic Stone, Sol Brodsky; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekThor; Mr. Hyde; Cobra; Balder; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Dr. Strange; The Demon; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Serge
4-letters page2script: Stan Lee
5A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Upillustration1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Wally Wood, Jack Kirby; inks: Wally Wood, Jack Kirby; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekDaredevil, Matt Murdock

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #251970On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #17
ISBN 0-87135-806-9		1991On eBay ›
Essential Daredevil #1
ISBN 0-7851-0949-8		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #1
ISBN 0-7851-1257-X		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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