Daredevil #45 - First Appearance of Jester, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series)
Issue: #45
Publication date: October 1968
Key date: October 1968
On-sale date: August 13, 1968
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 Jester - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jonathan Powers - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Marie Severin	Daredevil, Jester First, Matt Murdock, Jonathan Powers First
1	The Dismal Dregs of Defeat!	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Vinnie Colletta; letters: Artie Simek	Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Foggy Nelson; Debbie Harris; Jester [Jonathan Powers] (villain)
2	It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel (cameo); The Hulk (cameo)
4	Stop the Presses! Here's Some Scoops and Scuttlebutt to Knock You Outta Your Teepee!	in-house column	1	script: Smiley; pencils: Gene Colan	Daredevil
5	-	letters page	2	pencils: Gene Colan	Daredevil; Foggy Nelson
6	Now in Full Color!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Spider-Man; Green Goblin

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

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Daredevil #2 ISBN 0-7851-1462-9	2004	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #5 ISBN 978-0-7851-3042-0	2009	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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