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Daredevil #170

Marvel · Series began 1964 · May 1981

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Lynch (Kingpin henchmen) — first appearance
Hymie (Marvel, bodyguard) — first appearance
Jocko (Marvel, bodyguard) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: May 1981
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #170 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 0714860245905
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UK pence edition0.20 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.20 GBP.
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Frank Millerinks: Klaus Janson, Chic Stoneletters: Irv Watanabe, Joe Rosenscript: Frank Millercolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

The Kingpin Must Die · 22 pages
Kingpin, retired in Japan, sends his wife to New York to hire Nelson and Murdock, so he can turn states evidence against the East Coast crime bosses. Vanessa is captured by the mob, so they can lure Kingpin back to New York, so they can kill him. Daredevil gets in the way and has a confrontation with Bullseye.

Characters

Matt MurdockDaredevilWilson FiskKingpinLesterFoggy NelsonBullseyeTurk BarrettVanessa FiskGrottoNicholas ManolisLynchHymieJocko

Reprinted in

The Daredevils (1982), Daredevil Gangwar (1992), Daredevil Gangwar (1992), 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), Daredevil Epic Collection (2014), Daredevil by Frank Miller (2019), Giant-Size Daredevil (2024)