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97March 1973
$0.20

Daredevil #97

Marvel · March 1973 · on sale 1972-11-28

First appearance: Dark MessiahFirst appearance: Mordecai Jones1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
March 1973
Key date
1973-03-00
On-sale date
1972-11-28
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Mordecai Jones - 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: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Morrie KuramotoBlack Widow, Daredevil, Dark Messiah First, Mordecai Jones First, Matt Murdock, Natasha Romanoff
1He Who Savescomic story20script: Steve Gerber, Gerry Conway; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Ernie Chua; letters: John CostanzaBlack Widow, Daredevil, Dark Messiah First, Mordecai Jones First, Man-Bull, Matt Murdock, Ivan Petrovich, Natasha Romanoff, Bull Taurus, Paul Carson, Robert O'Hara
2-letters page0.75letters: typeset
3Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.25letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Daredevil #4
ISBN 0-7851-2762-3		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #10
ISBN 978-0-7851-9917-5		2016On eBay ›
Going Out West
ISBN 978-1-302-93355-5		2021On eBay ›
Daredevil Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-95518-2		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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