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In 2015 Marvel released ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' exclusive to {{Creator/Netflix}}, as part of [[Series/TheDefenders2017 a multi-series deal]] including ''Series/LukeCage2016'', ''Series/IronFist2017'', and ''Series/JessicaJones2015''. The series is part of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and stars Creator/CharlieCox as Matt Murdock. So far it has garnered rave reviews, with many considering it to be among the best, if not ''the'' best, works in the MCU. The series was canceled after three seasons, as a result of Disney creating Disney+ as a competitor to Netflix, though Marvel Studios president Creator/KevinFeige confirmed the character would make future MCU appearance with Cox reprising the role. This came to pass in 2021 when Matt Murdock officially crossed into the films with a minor role in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.

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In 2015 Marvel released ''Series/{{Daredevil 2015}}'' exclusive to {{Creator/Netflix}}, as part of [[Series/TheDefenders2017 a multi-series deal]] including ''Series/LukeCage2016'', ''Series/IronFist2017'', and ''Series/JessicaJones2015''. The series is part of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and stars Creator/CharlieCox as Matt Murdock. So far it has Murdock, Creator/DeborahAnnWoll as Karen Page, Creator/EldenHenson as Foggy Nelson, and Creator/VincentDOnofrio as Wilson Fisk. The show garnered rave reviews, with many considering it to be among the best, if not ''the'' best, works in the MCU. The series was canceled after three seasons, as a result of Disney creating Disney+ as a competitor to Netflix, though Marvel Studios president Creator/KevinFeige confirmed the character would make future MCU appearance with Cox reprising the role. This came to pass in 2021 when Matt Murdock officially crossed into the films with a minor role in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.
''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', and eventually it was announced that the characters from the Netflix show would be appearing in a new series on Disney+, titled ''Series/DaredevilBornAgain''.
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* ''Daredevil'' Vol 1 (1964 - 1998) #1-380, 500-512, 595-612
* ''Daredevil'' Vol 2 (1998 - 2011) #1-119

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* ''Daredevil'' ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil|1964}}'' Vol 1 (1964 - 1998) #1-380, 500-512, 595-612
* ''Daredevil'' ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil|1998}}'' Vol 2 (1998 - 2011) #1-119
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* ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil|ChipZdarsky}}'' Vol 6 (2019 - 2021) #1-36

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In 2019, Creator/ChipZdarsky took over. His initial run also has [[ComicBook/DaredevilChipZdarsky its own page]]. That series ended with the ''ComicBook/DevilsReign'' event, but was followed by a SequelSeries with the same creative team, ''ComicBook/Daredevil2022''. The Zdarsky era will conclude in August 2023 and be followed by a [[ComicBook/Daredevil2023 September 2023 relaunch]] helmed by Creator/SaladinAhmed and Aaron Kuder.

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In 2019, Creator/ChipZdarsky took over. His initial run also has [[ComicBook/DaredevilChipZdarsky its own page]].over with ''ComicBook/Daredevil2019''. That series ended with the ''ComicBook/DevilsReign'' event, but was followed by a SequelSeries with the same creative team, ''ComicBook/Daredevil2022''. The Zdarsky era will conclude in August 2023 and be followed by a [[ComicBook/Daredevil2023 September 2023 relaunch]] helmed by Creator/SaladinAhmed and Aaron Kuder.



* '''Issues:''' ''Daredevil'' vol 3 #1-36, vol 4 #1-18, [[ComicBook/DaredevilCharlesSoule vol 5 #1-28, vol 1 #595-612]], ''Man Without Fear'' #1-5, * ''Daredevil'' [[ComicBook/DaredevilChipZdarsky vol 6 #1-present]], Annual vol 3 #1 (2012), Annual vol 4 #1 (2016), Annual vol 5 #1 (2018), Annual vol 6 #1 (2020)

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* '''Issues:''' ''Daredevil'' vol 3 #1-36, vol 4 #1-18, [[ComicBook/DaredevilCharlesSoule vol 5 #1-28, vol 1 #595-612]], ''Man Without Fear'' #1-5, * ''Daredevil'' [[ComicBook/DaredevilChipZdarsky [[ComicBook/Daredevil2019 vol 6 #1-present]], Annual vol 3 #1 (2012), Annual vol 4 #1 (2016), Annual vol 5 #1 (2018), Annual vol 6 #1 (2020)
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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Despite the protagonist being a lawyer, the portrayal of legal matters was often haphazard. As an example, an early issue has Matt conclude that [[CompellingVoice the Purple Man]] can't be prosecuted, because there is no law against him asking people for things. However, many of the things Killgrave has at that point asked people to do (give him money from a bank's register, beat up Daredevil) were themselves illegal, meaning it should have been possible to bring him up on charges for incitement or conspiracy.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Most of Daredevils foes during this time were pretty silly, but that's not to say they were all harmless.
** Yes, the Stilt-Man's shtick is ridiculous. He still gives Daredevil tremendous trouble every time they fight, since attacking his mechanical legs does nothing and swinging up to attack his actual body gives him a chance to take aim... and unlike a lot of gimicky supervillains, he tends to have a gun.
** The Jester is a failed actor in a clown getup and seems anything but threatening... except, he has worked hard to master a number of fields like fencing and acrobatics in preparation for the big roles, making him [[TheAce dangerously skilled]] in every area ''except'' acting.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Pretty much the TropeCodifier for superheroes.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The yellow-and-red costume. It also only had one D on the chest, instead of two. As soon as Wally Wood introduced the new, all-red one, the yellow costume never made another appearance (aside from ''ComicBook/DaredevilYellow'').
* FakeTwinGambit: It's fun to point out that Matt ''made up a fake twin'' in order to have someone to blame for Daredevil, but this actually had far-reaching consequences.
* FollowTheLeader: This was Lee and company's earnest attempt to copy the ComicBook/SpiderMan formula, with some added twists.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Parodied with the Jester. He wants to be an actor, but he thinks he's such a natural talent at acting that he doesn't need to study or practice. This makes him a ''terrible'' actor, something he refuses to admit. However, he ''has'' trained hard to make himself a master athlete so he could do his own stunts, making him an extremely skilled and dangerous thief and fighter and implying that he could have mastered acting too if he'd just learned the ropes. In other words, he's a Technician who ''thinks'' he's a Performer.[[/folder]]

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* ArtisticLicenseLaw: Despite the protagonist being a lawyer, the portrayal of legal matters was often haphazard. As an example, an early issue has Matt conclude that [[CompellingVoice the Purple Man]] can't be prosecuted, because there is no law against him asking people for things. However, many of the things Killgrave has at that point asked people to do (give him money from a bank's register, beat up Daredevil) were themselves illegal, meaning it should have been possible to bring him up on charges for incitement or conspiracy.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Most of Daredevils foes during this time were pretty silly, but that's not to say they were all harmless.
** Yes, the Stilt-Man's shtick is ridiculous. He still gives Daredevil tremendous trouble every time they fight, since attacking his mechanical legs does nothing and swinging up to attack his actual body gives him a chance to take aim... and unlike a lot of gimicky supervillains, he tends to have a gun.
** The Jester is a failed actor in a clown getup and seems anything but threatening... except, he has worked hard to master a number of fields like fencing and acrobatics in preparation for the big roles, making him [[TheAce dangerously skilled]] in every area ''except'' acting.
* DisabilitySuperpower: Pretty much the TropeCodifier for superheroes.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The yellow-and-red costume. It also only had one D on the chest, instead of two. As soon as Wally Wood introduced the new, all-red one, the yellow costume never made another appearance (aside from ''ComicBook/DaredevilYellow'').
* FakeTwinGambit: It's fun to point out that Matt ''made up a fake twin'' in order to have someone to blame for Daredevil, but this actually had far-reaching consequences.
* FollowTheLeader: This was Lee and company's earnest attempt to copy the ComicBook/SpiderMan formula, with some added twists.
* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Parodied with the Jester. He wants to be an actor, but he thinks he's such a natural talent at acting that he doesn't need to study or practice. This makes him a ''terrible'' actor, something he refuses to admit. However, he ''has'' trained hard to make himself a master athlete so he could do his own stunts, making him an extremely skilled and dangerous thief and fighter and implying that he could have mastered acting too if he'd just learned the ropes. In other words, he's a Technician who ''thinks'' he's a Performer.
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* GenreShift: Gerry Conway ''really'' leaned into the sci-fi aspects of the Marvel Universe.
* NameAndName: ''Daredevil and the Black Widow''.
* TakeOverTheCity: The plan of long-running BigBad [[spoiler: Kerwin J. Broderick]]. He was already wielding considerable clandestine influence over San Fransisco, but after getting his hands on some alien technology, he decided that he wanted to literally make himself king.

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\n* GenreShift: Gerry Conway ''really'' leaned into the sci-fi aspects of the Marvel Universe.\n* NameAndName: ''Daredevil and the Black Widow''.\n* TakeOverTheCity: The plan of long-running BigBad [[spoiler: Kerwin J. Broderick]]. He was already wielding considerable clandestine influence over San Fransisco, but after getting his hands on some alien technology, he decided that he wanted to literally make himself king.\n-> See ComicBook/Daredevil1964




* AbortedArc: Near the end of Miller's run, Stick revealed to Daredevil that his super senses were not unique. In the past, every one had the same senses he does, they just lost them over time. The radiation only unlocked his senses, it didn't create them. Their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a wounded Black Widow, and Stick dies soon afterwards. Sadly, no other writer picked up this thread.
* TheAlcoholic: Heather Glenn and, whenever he appears in the book, Tony Stark.
* AncientConspiracy: The Chaste vs the Hand. An ancient conspiracy of ''ninjas''.
* BadGuyBar: [=McKenzie=] and Miller introduced Josie's Bar.
* BigBad: Miller basically turns the Kingpin into the BigBad of the entire book. Even when Miller leaves, the Kingpin stays as Daredevil's ultimate nemesis.
* BrokenBird: Heather Glenn and she becomes more broken over time, until she eventually [[DrivenToSuicide kills herself]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: Daredevil was a grittier character even before Frank Miller took over in the 80s. Since then, he's been one of Marvel's grimmest (out-grimmed only by ComicBook/ThePunisher), to the point that Creator/MarkWaid's purpose statement for the new series is that he wants to read a ''Daredevil'' story that didn't [[DrowningMySorrows drive him to drink]].
* GratuitousNinja: A major part of Frank Miller's makeover of the series consisted of turning Matt into this trope, as well as using it as a reoccurring theme.
* MalevolentArchitecture: ''Daredevil'' #208 ("The Deadliest Night of My Life" by Creator/HarlanEllison, Arthur Byron Cover, and David Mazzucchelli) is all about Daredevil being tricked into a mansion ''filled'' with death traps. The entire issue is just him escaping one after the other until the entire mansion explodes, which he barely escapes. It is considered one of the best issues of ''Daredevil''.
* MobWar: "Gangwar!"
* {{Retcon}}: A pretty minor one, all things considered, but Frank Miller retconned what age Matt was when his father was killed. Originally, he was already in college. In Frank Miller's miniseries, ''Daredevil: The Man Without Fear'', Matt is younger, and is instead in 12th grade. So instead of his father pressuring him to be important and Matt studying and then enrolling in law right before his father died, Matt was pressured to study and picked law... but didn't necessarily ''have'' to follow through, since he had already acted as a vigilante at the time and his father was dead.
* TheRival: Frank Miller brought ComicBook/ThePunisher in for a story arc, highlighting the vast differences in the methods, personalities, and ideologies of the two vigilantes. The relationship stuck and they often show up in each other's series, usually as an antagonist but occasionally as an ally. In an aversion of the usual arc, at first Punisher took a liking to Daredevil and considered it an honor to meet him, but over time grew less and less tolerant of him, going from [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold tolerable ass]] to [[UngratefulBastard intolerable ass.]]
* RussianRoulette: Between Daredevil and Bullseye. Played with, however: the gun had no bullets, but Bullseye didn't know that.
* WhatTheHellHero: Matt got this a lot during the Miller era, particularly for things like making an alliance with the Kingpin and ruining his girlfriend's career.

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\n* AbortedArc: Near the end of Miller's run, Stick revealed to Daredevil that his super senses were not unique. In the past, every one had the same senses he does, they just lost them over time. The radiation only unlocked his senses, it didn't create them. Their conversation is interrupted by the arrival of a wounded Black Widow, and Stick dies soon afterwards. Sadly, no other writer picked up this thread.\n* TheAlcoholic: Heather Glenn and, whenever he appears in the book, Tony Stark.\n* AncientConspiracy: The Chaste vs the Hand. An ancient conspiracy of ''ninjas''.\n* BadGuyBar: [=McKenzie=] and Miller introduced Josie's Bar.\n* BigBad: Miller basically turns the Kingpin into the BigBad of the entire book. Even when Miller leaves, the Kingpin stays as Daredevil's ultimate nemesis.\n* BrokenBird: Heather Glenn and she becomes more broken over time, until she eventually [[DrivenToSuicide kills herself]].\n* DarkerAndEdgier: Daredevil was a grittier character even before Frank Miller took over in the 80s. Since then, he's been one of Marvel's grimmest (out-grimmed only by ComicBook/ThePunisher), to the point that Creator/MarkWaid's purpose statement for the new series is that he wants to read a ''Daredevil'' story that didn't [[DrowningMySorrows drive him to drink]].\n* GratuitousNinja: A major part of Frank Miller's makeover of the series consisted of turning Matt into this trope, as well as using it as a reoccurring theme.\n* MalevolentArchitecture: ''Daredevil'' #208 ("The Deadliest Night of My Life" by Creator/HarlanEllison, Arthur Byron Cover, and David Mazzucchelli) is all about Daredevil being tricked into a mansion ''filled'' with death traps. The entire issue is just him escaping one after the other until the entire mansion explodes, which he barely escapes. It is considered one of the best issues of ''Daredevil''.\n* MobWar: "Gangwar!"\n* {{Retcon}}: A pretty minor one, all things considered, but Frank Miller retconned what age Matt was when his father was killed. Originally, he was already in college. In Frank Miller's miniseries, ''Daredevil: The Man Without Fear'', Matt is younger, and is instead in 12th grade. So instead of his father pressuring him to be important and Matt studying and then enrolling in law right before his father died, Matt was pressured to study and picked law... but didn't necessarily ''have'' to follow through, since he had already acted as a vigilante at the time and his father was dead.\n* TheRival: Frank Miller brought ComicBook/ThePunisher in for a story arc, highlighting the vast differences in the methods, personalities, and ideologies of the two vigilantes. The relationship stuck and they often show up in each other's series, usually as an antagonist but occasionally as an ally. In an aversion of the usual arc, at first Punisher took a liking to Daredevil and considered it an honor to meet him, but over time grew less and less tolerant of him, going from [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold tolerable ass]] to [[UngratefulBastard intolerable ass.]]\n* RussianRoulette: Between Daredevil and Bullseye. Played with, however: the gun had no bullets, but Bullseye didn't know that.\n* WhatTheHellHero: Matt got this a lot during the Miller era, particularly for things like making an alliance with the Kingpin and ruining his girlfriend's career.-> See ComicBook/Daredevil1964




* CaptainGeographic: Number Nine wears a costume made from the stars and stripes.
* HealingFactor: Number Nine's power, which makes her pretty much indestructible.
* RunawayTrain: In the "Inferno" crossover, Matt is on a runaway train...to ''Hell''.
* WalkingTheEarth: More like "Walking Upstate New York," but this is what Matt does post-"Inferno."

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\n* CaptainGeographic: Number Nine wears a costume made from the stars and stripes.\n* HealingFactor: Number Nine's power, which makes her pretty much indestructible.\n* RunawayTrain: In the "Inferno" crossover, Matt is on a runaway train...to ''Hell''.\n* WalkingTheEarth: More like "Walking Upstate New York," but this is what Matt does post-"Inferno."\n-> See ComicBook/Daredevil1964



* DarkerAndEdgier: During the mid-1990s, the series became even edgier, since the title was placed under the "Marvel Edge" line of books, which included other antiheroes/urban heroes like Punisher and the Ghost Rider.
* FakingTheDead: Daredevil buries Matt Murdock in a grave and changes his costume to a black and red suit. He is not dead, of course.
* HeManWomanHater: During "Inferno", a one-shot villain named Sir was introduced. Sir worshipped "maleness" and loathed frailty and femaleness, so much so Sir killed women. [[spoiler:In "Purgatorio", it is revealed that Sir's real identity is a woman named Marsha, who wanted to get rid of any "female weakness" and underwent both a surgical and psychological process to mold her body into a powerful male form, because Marsha promised never to "become a victim" again. The process worked, but the resulting persona, "Sir", escaped before the operation was... complete.]]
* LazyAlias: Matt's father was "Battlin' Jack Murdock." So when Matt fakes his death and changes his name, he changes it to..."Jack Batlin." Real smooth, Matt.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In a 1996 issue, Martinique Jason (aka, the first female Mastermind) hires Foggy Nelson's firm, and later fights Daredevil with her psychic illusions.
* RuleOfSymbolism: J. M. [=DeMatteis=]'s three part arc ("Inferno", "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso") breaks Daredevil's psyche, only to reassemble it again by the end of the run.
* SecretKeeper: During Kesel's run, Matt is on a date with Karen Page when Peter Parker and Ben Urich (from the Daily Bugle) come to meet them. Suddenly, [[ComicBook/{{TheCloneSaga}} a Spider-Man]] swings overhead, and Matt says he has an appointment. Karen, Ben, and ''even'' Peter cover up for his absence, each other unaware that they ''all'' know Daredevil's identity.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Daredevil switches out his iconic red costume to an armored black-and-red one.
* WorkingWithTheEx:
** In 1997, Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss", while still dating Karen Page during this time.
** Also in 1997, in Elektra's solo title (1996-1997), he partnered up with Elektra, another ex, during the "American Samurai" arc.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: During the mid-1990s, the series became even edgier, since the title was placed under the "Marvel Edge" line of books, which included other antiheroes/urban heroes like Punisher and the Ghost Rider.
* FakingTheDead: Daredevil buries Matt Murdock in a grave and changes his costume to a black and red suit. He is not dead, of course.
* HeManWomanHater: During "Inferno", a one-shot villain named Sir was introduced. Sir worshipped "maleness" and loathed frailty and femaleness, so much so Sir killed women. [[spoiler:In "Purgatorio", it is revealed that Sir's real identity is a woman named Marsha, who wanted to get rid of any "female weakness" and underwent both a surgical and psychological process to mold her body into a powerful male form, because Marsha promised never to "become a victim" again. The process worked, but the resulting persona, "Sir", escaped before the operation was... complete.]]
* LazyAlias: Matt's father was "Battlin' Jack Murdock." So when Matt fakes his death and changes his name, he changes it to..."Jack Batlin." Real smooth, Matt.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In a 1996 issue, Martinique Jason (aka, the first female Mastermind) hires Foggy Nelson's firm, and later fights Daredevil with her psychic illusions.
* RuleOfSymbolism: J. M. [=DeMatteis=]'s three part arc ("Inferno", "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso") breaks Daredevil's psyche, only to reassemble it again by the end of the run.
* SecretKeeper: During Kesel's run, Matt is on a date with Karen Page when Peter Parker and Ben Urich (from the Daily Bugle) come to meet them. Suddenly, [[ComicBook/{{TheCloneSaga}} a Spider-Man]] swings overhead, and Matt says he has an appointment. Karen, Ben, and ''even'' Peter cover up for his absence, each other unaware that they ''all'' know Daredevil's identity.
* SignificantWardrobeShift: Daredevil switches out his iconic red costume to an armored black-and-red one.
* WorkingWithTheEx:
** In 1997, Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss", while still dating Karen Page during this time.
** Also in 1997, in Elektra's solo title (1996-1997), he partnered up with Elektra, another ex, during the "American Samurai" arc.
-> See ComicBook/Daredevil1964




* BackstoryHorror: Remember how Matt was blinded in a chemical accident saving an old man? The miniseries ''Daredevil: Father'' retconned that the old man was molesting his own daughter. In other words, Matt was blinded unknowingly saving a monster.
* BatmanGambit: Vanessa Fisk's plan to get her husband out of prison is, basically, get Daredevil to do it by weighing on his guilt.
* CerebusRetcon: The miniseries ''Father'' is famous for retconning that [[spoiler:the "helpless old man" Matt saved was really a monster molesting his own daughter]].
* DownerEnding: The end of one of Ed Brubaker's arcs has DD's wife being committed to a mental hospital, Mr. Fear in control of Ryker's (with nobody knowing) and the Hood having both his organisation and Mr. Fear's to use to control Hell's Kitchen.
* EmbarrassingHospitalGown: In issue #15, Matt is visiting Black Widow / Natasha in the hospital as she's about to check out, and she's still wearing a skimpy hospital gown. She rants to Matt about she hates these gowns as she takes it off in a hurry, while also giving him a joking NoPeekingRequest, which he responds with a dry "[[DisabledSnarker Very funny]]".
* FalseProphet: Not a deliberate version on the part of the individual in question, but Matt spends most of ''Guardian Devil'' trying to establish if a baby really is the second coming of Christ or the Antichrist, eventually turning to ComicBook/DoctorStrange for a definite answer.
%%* FourthDateMarriage: Matt and Milla.
* GambitPileup: The last story in Brubaker's run has the Kingpin's plans, the Hand's plans, and Daredevil's plans all collide at once.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In ''Guardian Devil'', [[spoiler:Karen Page is killed when Bullseye throws Daredevil's own club at him and Karen takes the blow herself]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Matt's reaction to learning in ''Father'' was the man he was blinded saving wasn't a helpless man, but a monster molesting his own daughter, who became a serial later went after those Matt helped as revenge for his unknowingly continuing her suffering.]]
* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:The old man Matt saved when he was blinded as a kid? Yeah, ''Father'' reveals that his was molesting his own daughter.]]
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:''Father'' retconned that the old man Matt saved in the accident that blinded him and gave him his powers was molesting his own daughter.]]
* TraumaCongaLine: Basically Brubaker's entire run is this to Matt, from him going to jail, to his wife going insane, to finally breaking down completely and deciding to lead an evil ninja cult.
* TheVillainKnowsMoment: During the Creator/KevinSmith run on Daredevil, Matt asks Doctor Strange to help him figure out who has been trying to mess with him and his friends. Strange summons Mephisto, and asks him what he knows. Mephisto is summoned in a position where he's bound and blindfolded, and Strange asks him if he knows anything about the returning of the Messiah as an infant. Mephisto points out that in ''Literature/TheBible'', Jesus will return as an adult, the way he left, then grins evilly, asking how the person who wants to know can be so ''blind''. It is at that moment that Matt knows Mephisto is aware of his presence.

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\n* BackstoryHorror: Remember how Matt was blinded in a chemical accident saving an old man? The miniseries ''Daredevil: Father'' retconned that the old man was molesting his own daughter. In other words, Matt was blinded unknowingly saving a monster.\n* BatmanGambit: Vanessa Fisk's plan to get her husband out of prison is, basically, get Daredevil to do it by weighing on his guilt.\n* CerebusRetcon: The miniseries ''Father'' is famous for retconning that [[spoiler:the "helpless old man" Matt saved was really a monster molesting his own daughter]].\n* DownerEnding: The end of one of Ed Brubaker's arcs has DD's wife being committed to a mental hospital, Mr. Fear in control of Ryker's (with nobody knowing) and the Hood having both his organisation and Mr. Fear's to use to control Hell's Kitchen.\n* EmbarrassingHospitalGown: In issue #15, Matt is visiting Black Widow / Natasha in the hospital as she's about to check out, and she's still wearing a skimpy hospital gown. She rants to Matt about she hates these gowns as she takes it off in a hurry, while also giving him a joking NoPeekingRequest, which he responds with a dry "[[DisabledSnarker Very funny]]".\n* FalseProphet: Not a deliberate version on the part of the individual in question, but Matt spends most of ''Guardian Devil'' trying to establish if a baby really is the second coming of Christ or the Antichrist, eventually turning to ComicBook/DoctorStrange for a definite answer. \n%%* FourthDateMarriage: Matt and Milla.\n* GambitPileup: The last story in Brubaker's run has the Kingpin's plans, the Hand's plans, and Daredevil's plans all collide at once.\n* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In ''Guardian Devil'', [[spoiler:Karen Page is killed when Bullseye throws Daredevil's own club at him and Karen takes the blow herself]].\n* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Matt's reaction to learning in ''Father'' was the man he was blinded saving wasn't a helpless man, but a monster molesting his own daughter, who became a serial later went after those Matt helped as revenge for his unknowingly continuing her suffering.]]\n* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:The old man Matt saved when he was blinded as a kid? Yeah, ''Father'' reveals that his was molesting his own daughter.]]\n* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:''Father'' retconned that the old man Matt saved in the accident that blinded him and gave him his powers was molesting his own daughter.]]\n* TraumaCongaLine: Basically Brubaker's entire run is this to Matt, from him going to jail, to his wife going insane, to finally breaking down completely and deciding to lead an evil ninja cult.\n* TheVillainKnowsMoment: During the Creator/KevinSmith run on Daredevil, Matt asks Doctor Strange to help him figure out who has been trying to mess with him and his friends. Strange summons Mephisto, and asks him what he knows. Mephisto is summoned in a position where he's bound and blindfolded, and Strange asks him if he knows anything about the returning of the Messiah as an infant. Mephisto points out that in ''Literature/TheBible'', Jesus will return as an adult, the way he left, then grins evilly, asking how the person who wants to know can be so ''blind''. It is at that moment that Matt knows Mephisto is aware of his presence. -> See ComicBook/Daredevil1998



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* TakeOverTheCity: The plan of long-running BigBad [[spoiler: Kerwin J. Broderick]]. He was already wielding considerable clandestine influence over San Fransisco, but after getting his hands on some alien technology, he decided that he wanted to literally make himself king.
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** In 1997,Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss", while still dating Karen Page during this time.

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[[caption-width-right:350:God... and the Devil.]]
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Daredevil was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, alongside Jack Kirby (who designed Daredevil's billy club). The first issue established his origin and status quo: the son of boxer "Battlin' Jack" Murdock, Matthew Murdock was blinded as a child when he saved the life of an old man from being hit by a truck containing radioactive material. The radioactive substance that blinded Matt, however, also enhanced all of his other senses as well as giving him a sixth "radar" sense. Growing up to become a lawyer, Matt was joined by his best friend Franklin "Froggy" Nelson and their secretary[=/=]Matt's love interest Karen Page. Lee grounded the book by setting it the small Manhattan district called Hell's Kitchen, although Matt would venture out to other parts of New York City. When Matt's father is killed by the Fixer for not throwing a fight (ironically because Matt is ''in the audience'' at the time), Matt decides to don a costume and fight crime as Daredevil.

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Daredevil was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, alongside Jack Kirby (who designed Daredevil's billy club). The first issue established his origin and status quo: the son of boxer "Battlin' Jack" Murdock, Matthew Murdock was blinded as a child when he saved the life of an old man from being hit by a truck containing radioactive material. The radioactive substance that blinded Matt, however, also enhanced all of his other senses as well as giving him a sixth "radar" sense. Growing up to become a lawyer, Matt was joined by his best friend Franklin "Froggy" "Foggy" Nelson and their secretary[=/=]Matt's love interest Karen Page. Lee grounded the book by setting it the small Manhattan district called Hell's Kitchen, although Matt would venture out to other parts of New York City. When Matt's father is killed by the Fixer for not throwing a fight (ironically because Matt is ''in the audience'' at the time), Matt decides to don a costume and fight crime as Daredevil.



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* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In a 1996 issue, Martinique Jason (aka, the first female Mastermind) hires Foggy Nelson's firm, and later fights Daredevil with her psychic illusions.
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* CerebusRetcon: The miniseries ''Father'' is famous for retconning that [[spoiler:the "helpless old man" Matt saved was really a monster molesting his own daughter]].


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* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:The old man Matt saved when he was blinded as a kid? Yeah, ''Father'' reveals that his was molesting his own daughter.]]
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:''Father'' retconned that the old man Matt saved in the accident that blinded him and gave him his powers was molesting his own daughter.]]
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Matt's reaction to learning in ''Father'' was the man he was blinded saving wasn't a helpless man, but a monster molesting his own daughter, who became a serial later went after those Matt helped as revenge for his unknowingly continuing her suffering.]]
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* BrainwashedBride: Zebediah Killgrave, better known as the Purple Man, was introduced as a villain with a CompellingVoice. It's revealed later that he brainwashed a woman into marrying him. He later relinquished his power over her, wondering if he could have a normal relationship, but naturally, she fled in horror when she realized who he really was and what he had done.
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* FakingTheDead: Daredevil buries Matt Murdock in a grave and changes his costume to a black and red suit. He is not dead, of course.
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** Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss", while still dating Karen Page during this time.
** Around the same time, in Elektra's solo title, he partnered up with Elektra, another ex, during the "American Samurai" arc.

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** Around the same time, Also in 1997, in Elektra's solo title, title (1996-1997), he partnered up with Elektra, another ex, during the "American Samurai" arc.

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* WorkingWithTheEx: Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss", while still dating Karen Page during this time.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: During the mid-1990s, the series became even edgier, since the title was placed under the "Marvel Edge" line of books, which included other antiheroes/urban heroes like Punisher and the Ghost Rider.
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%%* RuleOfDrama* RuleOfDrama: Matt Murdock's life is an infinite roller coaster of drama, losses, and tragedy, and this is even before he went on to become Daredevil.



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* WorkingWithTheEx: Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss".

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* WorkingWithTheEx: Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss".
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* HeManWomanHater: During "Inferno", a one-shot villain named Sir was introduced. Sir worshipped "maleness" and loathed frailty and femaleness, so mush so Sir killed women. [[spoiler:In "Purgatorio", it is revealed that Sir's real identity is a woman named Marsha, who wanted to get rid of any "female weakness" and underwent both a surgical and psychological process to mold her body into a powerful male form, because Marsha promised never to "become a victim" again. The process worked, but the resulting persona, "Sir", escaped before the operation was... complete.]]

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* HeManWomanHater: During "Inferno", a one-shot villain named Sir was introduced. Sir worshipped "maleness" and loathed frailty and femaleness, so mush much so Sir killed women. [[spoiler:In "Purgatorio", it is revealed that Sir's real identity is a woman named Marsha, who wanted to get rid of any "female weakness" and underwent both a surgical and psychological process to mold her body into a powerful male form, because Marsha promised never to "become a victim" again. The process worked, but the resulting persona, "Sir", escaped before the operation was... complete.]]
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* HandicappedBadass: Matt was not born blind, but a raffic accident caused his characteristic handicap. Since then, he used his other senses (particularly audition) in his crime-fighting and daily life.

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* HandicappedBadass: Matt was not born blind, but a raffic traffic accident caused his characteristic handicap. Since then, he used his other senses (particularly audition) hearing) in his crime-fighting and daily life.
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%%* HandicappedBadass* HandicappedBadass: Matt was not born blind, but a raffic accident caused his characteristic handicap. Since then, he used his other senses (particularly audition) in his crime-fighting and daily life.



* IntrepidReporter: Ben Urich
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%%* TheCowl: Just look at the page image.

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%%* * TheCowl: Just look at The man is called "Dare'''devil'''", wears a red costume with little horns (evocative of the page image.image of one), patrols a... difficult region of New York called '''Hell''''s Kitchen, and, being an attorney, is more aware of low-level crime than other New York heroes.



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%%* DarkActionGirl* DarkActionGirl: His former lover, Elektra, became a ninja in the Kingpin's service. Typhoid Mary, another of the Kingpin's female enforcers, also crossed paths with Daredevil.
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* WorkingWithTheEx: Daredevil goes to work with Natasha for a three-part arc titled "The Widow's Kiss".

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