Daredevil Returns (1998 – 2001) – The Kevin Smith & Marvel Knights period.

Daredevil by Ann Nocenti (1986 – 1991) – The Typhoid Mary period.

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Denny O’Neil (1979 – 1986) – The Kingpin / Bullseye / Elektra period.Omnibus Editions: Massive, collector-edition tomes with oversize pages.Epic Collections: Trade paperback gapless collections released in random order.Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Color digest-size paperback reprints.Marvel Masterworks: Premium-format color sequential collections.

Essentials: Affordable black & white sequential collections.

Lee was initially concerned that the idea of his new hero might be offensive to blind people, but was overwhelmed by the positive response from charities working with the blind! See The Men Without Fear documentary for more detail. The burden of Daredevil’s powers was an actual physical handicap that altered his life as a child for years before he ever donned a costume to avenge his father’s death! The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, The X-Men – these characters were compelled to be heroes by the curse of their abilities, and they were all as interesting out of costume as in.ĭaredevil took the “power as a burden” metaphor to a new level, with Matt Murdock’s origin story granting him enhanced senses but leaving him without the power of sight. Everett was the creator of one of Marvel’s first heroes – Namor, The Sub-Mariner!įor the past few years, Lee had created an indelible series of flawed, human heroes whose powers doubled as afflictions.

The debut of Daredevil in 1964 from Stan Lee and Bill Everett took the Marvel method of superheroes to a whole new level. Last updated April 2023 with titles scheduled for release through January 2024. A part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide and trade reading-order on collecting Daredevil comic books via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperback graphic novels.