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246September 1987
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

Daredevil #246

Marvel · September 1987 · on sale May 14, 1987

First appearance: ChanceFirst appearance: Nicholas Powell1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#246
Publication date
September 1987
Key date
September 1987
On-sale date
May 14, 1987
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Nicholas Powell - 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
0One Chance In Hell's Kitchen!cover1pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Dave HuntChance First, Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Nicholas Powell First
2Bad Guycomic story23script: Jim Owsley; pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: Max Scheele; letters: Joe RosenChance First, Daredevil, Matt Murdock, Nicholas Powell First
11-in-house column1letters: typesetTom DeFalco
12Cheaper by the Dozenpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetSpider-Man; Wolverine; She Hulk; Doctor Strange; Mister Fantastic; Captain America
14The Wedding of the Yearpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaPeter Parker [Spider-Man]; Mary Jane Watson Parker

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602459009

Where to read it

CollectionYear
It Comes with the Claws
ISBN 978-1-302-94594-7		2022On eBay ›
Daredevil by Nocenti & Romita Jr. Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-96372-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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