Comics
- A running line is Matt summing up how crazy the "Man Without Fear" moniker is.Matt: If I could see what I was doing, I'd be terrified.
- One issue has Matt on a rooftop, leaping off to land on a flagpole, using it to bounce up and grab the underside of a passing helicopter all to hitch a ride to the courthouse. He muses that it saves time on the subway and "these days, riding the subway is just downright dangerous."
- Matt, after listening to arguments from Luke Cage, Spider-man and Reed Richards against his taking over Hell's Kitchen, asks the also present Doctor Strange what he thinks. The Doctor gets out "A wise proverb says..." before Matt simply walks away.
- The saga of
Mike Murdock, Daredevil's nonexistent twin brother. - During Miller's Gangwar story in the early 80s, DD throws mooks through the front window of Josie's Bar, shattering the glass and pissing off Josie. Three times.
- Drinking a glass of milk at the bar counts, too.
- Issue #185. All of it. Foggy Nelson playing private eye (and outwitting The Kingpin) really shouldn't work, but somehow, it does.
- DD taking on the Absorbing Man in issue #360:Matt's narration: Creel's one of the most powerful beings on Earth, but then I've fought the Hulk and Namor. I didn't really win those fights, but it's the thought that counts. And right now I'm thinking: I didn't really win those fights! What am I thinking?!?
- In an old issue, Hawkeye, who at this point is unaware of DD's handicap, is berating Black Widow, Daredevil sticks up for her and this exchange occurs:Daredevil: Cool it, William Tell. Can't you see you're upsetting the lady?
Hawkeye: My eyes are as good as yours, Fearless.
Daredevil: I'll just bet they are. - In another issue, back when his blindness was a secret, Hawkeye attempted to use a phosphorus arrow to blind him. Daredevil doesn't react until he notices Hawkeye's confusion, then he proceeds to overact the pain he's supposed to be in. Caption boxes notes that overacting is just a trait of his.
- At one point when teaming up with Spider-Man, Daredevil is grabbed by a villain called Blindside, who uses chemicals in his gloves to make his victims completely blind. After announcing that he has just used these chemicals on Daredevil to everyone in the vicinity, Spider-Man comments that this just isn't Blindside's day. The next panel is Blindside flying sideways out the window◊.
- Issues 317-318. Let's just say that it includes a preacher of poverty, Stiltman taken down cockroaches, a sushi tap dancer and 500 grand. Daredevil ends up complaining about the writers.Daredevil: Those EEE-DIOTS! They ruined my cover! Where are all the "gritty" writers when you REALLY need them?
- In the back-up story of the first issue of Mark Waid's run, Matt is disturbed by a loud "CRONCH" sound. He discovers that it's Foggy eating snack-food very, very loudly. The sound effect is even colored orange like the food. The subsequent "Foggy losing weight" subplot is also very funny.
- Matt explains Foggy's name: it's not because of any insult to his intelligence since Foggy is a legitimately smart lawyer, but because his snoring and poor hygiene was absolute hell on Matt's heightened senses. The full name is "Foghorn Nelson."
- There are many amusing interactions between Matt and assorted villains after the press "outs" him, but the one with Stilt-Man may take the cake. He arrives to give Matt his armor, and winds up giving a long rant and storming out as Matt calmly watches.Stilt-Man: ...You are all CRAZY and I am LEAVING!!!
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Matt: Hey Foggy...wanna be the new Stilt-Man?
Foggy: Pfft. I'd rather be the new Rocket Raccoon.... - This conversation:Spider-Man: I have a hot wife at home. I so don't need to be here.
Iron Fist: Does he have a hot wife?
Luke Cage: I thought he was gay.
Iron Fist: So did I.
Luke Cage: And you wear little yellow booties.
Iron Fist: They were a present.
Luke Cage: From a guy.
Iron Fist: I'm leaving. - No need for context, the quote does it:Matt: Oh, no! Six armed mercs with night-vision goggles! Whatever will I do? [Flips lightswitch]
- Also from the Waid run: Matt showing up for a Christmas party wearing devil horns and an "I'm not Daredevil" sweater.
- One from Chip Zdarsky's run: The Defenders catch up to Matt after reports of his reckless behavior, including rampaging around town wearing the Punisher's logo. Matt, who had just escaped from being captured by the Punisher, reveals that he just needed a shirt and stole one of Frank's. Obviously he had no way of knowing what was on it.
- From the 2019 series: after a one-night stand, Matt contemplates that if Foggy were in his place, he would immediately pack his things in a truck and leave town.
- The alias Foggy uses to save a fake Daredevil? Michael Nelson. Nobody's letting the whole "Mike" thing die anytime soon.
Meta
- THE TOP TEN REASONS WHY NO ONE IS SENDING LETTERS TO DAREDEVIL according to one Jim Krueger (that's issue #317):
- 10: Current readers are too scared to write letters. Since there's only one man without fear and this book's about him, you're expecting too much of us.
- 9: Readers bought off by pinhead competition.
- 8: Misbelief that letters must be written in braille.
- 7: New "ink rationing" movement is currently sweeping the country.
- 6: 1-900-psychic-hotlines are making writing obsolete.
- 5: Concerted effort of the "NO KAREN PAGE—NO LETTERS PAGE!" society (due to the recent break-up of Matt and Karen's relationship).
- 4: The "SAVE THE TREES" campaign is working.
- 3: Recent hoarding of new "ELVIS" stamps. note
- 2: Unfinished letters mistaken for homework by hungry domestic animals.
- And the number one reason why no one is sending letters to DAREDEVIL (drum roll, please!)… because no one really believes their letters will appear in letters page when space is always filled with my top ten lists!
- This◊ How To Draw variant cover. The artist gives instructions on drawing Daredevil from a reference picture of Matt Murdock... while slowly connecting the dots about Daredevil's secret identity.Step 6: oh my god
