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124August 1975
$0.25

Daredevil #124

Marvel · August 1975 · on sale April 1, 1975

First appearance: ThorFirst appearance: Blake TowerFirst appearance: Lawrence Chesney1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#124
Publication date
August 1975
Key date
August 1975
On-sale date
April 1, 1975
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Armstrong Smith - 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
0In the Clutches of the Copperhead!cover1pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank Giacoia; letters: Danny CrespiLawrence Chesney First, Copperhead First, Daredevil, Matt Murdock
2In the Coils of the Copperhead!comic story18script: Len Wein, Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Michele W.; letters: J. RosenBlack Widow, Lawrence Chesney First, Copperhead First, Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Ivan Petrovich, Natasha Romanoff, Ben Grimm, Armstrong Smith First, The Thing, Blake Tower First
10-letters page1letters: typeset
16An Endearing Ensemble of Editorial Errata for your Enjoyment, Edification, and Enlightenment!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
18-promo (ad from the publisher)1Bruce Banner, Captain America, Hulk, Spider-Man, Thor First

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 16 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.09 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Daredevil #5
ISBN 978-0-7851-4454-0		2010On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #12
ISBN 978-1-302-90968-0		2018On eBay ›
Watch Out for Bullseye
ISBN 978-1-302-94867-2		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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