Publishers / Marvel / Daredevil (1964) / #170
170May 1981
$0.50

Daredevil #170

Marvel · May 1981

First appearance: LynchFirst appearance: HymieFirst appearance: Jocko2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#170
Publication date
May 1981
Key date
May 1981
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.50
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Kingpin Must Die!cover1pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; letters: Irv WatanabeDaredevil, Wilson Fisk, Kingpin, Matt Murdock
1The Kingpin Must Diecomic story22script: Frank Miller; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe RosenTurk Barrett, Bullseye, Daredevil, Vanessa Fisk, Wilson Fisk, Grotto, Hymie First, Jocko First, Kingpin, Lester, Lynch First, Nicholas Manolis, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson
3-letters page1script: Frank Miller

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245905
Britishprice 0.20 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller #2
ISBN 0-7851-0771-1		2001On eBay ›
Daredevil Gangwar #[nn]1992On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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