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Daredevil #168

Marvel · Series began 1964 · January 1981

first Elektra

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first Elektra

Elektra (Marvel) — first appearance of Elektra, origin of Elektra Natchios' relationship with Matt Murdock; main story & flashback · origin
Grotto (Marvel) — first appearance of Grotto · origin

Dates

Cover date: January 1981
On sale: October 7, 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #168 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition50¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition50¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245901
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UK pence edition0.15 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.15 GBP.
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Frank Millerinks: Klaus Jansonscript: Frank Millerletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Elektra · 22 pages
Matt is after an international criminal being protected by Eric Slaughter when he runs across his college sweetheart turned bounty hunter.

Characters

Matt MurdockDaredevilElektraFoggy NelsonGrottoEric SlaughterAlarich Wallenquist

Reprinted in

The Daredevils (1982), The Elektra Saga (1984), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller (2000), Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller (2000), Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil (2003), Daredevil by Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Omnibus (2007), Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson (2008), Marvel 70th Anniversary (2009), Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades (2010), Daredevil Epic Collection (2014), Daredevil by Frank Miller (2019)