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4October 1964
$0.12

Daredevil #4

Marvel · October 1964 · on sale 1964-08-04

First appearance: Zebediah KillgraveFirst appearance: Purple ManOrigin: Purple Man
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Identification plate

Series
Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
October 1964
Key date
1964-10-00
On-sale date
1964-08-04
Indicia publisher
Olympia Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Origin story on record for: Purple Man, Zebediah Killgrave.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The World Calls Him "The Purple Man"cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenDaredevil, Zebediah Killgrave First, Matt Murdock, Karen Page, Purple Man First
1Killgrave, the Unbelievable Purple Man!comic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: S. RosenDaredevil, Fixer, Zebediah Killgrave First, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Purple Man First, Roscoe Sweeney
2-letters page2script: Stan Lee

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #241970On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #17
ISBN 0-87135-806-9		1991On eBay ›
Essential Daredevil #1
ISBN 0-7851-0949-8		2002On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #1
ISBN 0-7851-1257-X		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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