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Daredevil is a fictional superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Daredevil #1 (April 1964) and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby.^[1]

Growing up in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City, Matt Murdock is blinded by a radioactive substance that falls from an oncoming vehicle. Despite not being able to see anymore, the radioactive exposure heightens his remaining senses beyond normal human ability. His father, a boxer named Jack Murdock supports him as he grows up, though he is later killed by gangsters after refusing to throw a fight. After donning a dark red costume, Matt seeks out vengeance against his father's killers as the superhero Daredevil, fighting against his many enemies including Bullseye and the Kingpin.^[2] Daredevil's universal name has been since relegated to as "the Man Without Fear".

Although Daredevil had been home to the work of many legendary comic-book artists — Everett, Kirby, Wally Wood, John Romita, Sr., and Gene Colan, among others — Frank Miller's influential tenure on the title in the late 1970s and early 1980s is particularly remembered, having cemented the character as a popular and influential part of the Marvel Universe. Daredevil has since appeared in many various forms of media including several animated series, video games, merchandise and a 2003 feature-length film. Daredevil was named Empire's thirty-seventh greatest comic book character.^[3]