CATALOG RECORD

Daredevil #500

Marvel · Series began 1998 · October 2009

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Dates

Cover date: October 2009
On sale: August 19, 2009
In stores: August 19, 2009
Pages: 110

Editions and covers (12)

Copies of #500 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

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

Barcode 75960604706250011 · shared with another edition
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Variant Edition - Alex Ross

Barcode 75960604706250011 · shared with another edition
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Marvel 70th Anniversary Border

Barcode 75960604706250021
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Variant Edition - Geof Darrow

Barcode 75960604706250051
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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

Barcode 75960604706250061 · shared with another edition
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Variant Edition - Gabriele Dell'Otto

Barcode 75960604706250041
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Dynamic Forces Variant Edition - Alex Ross Negative Art

Barcode 75960604706250061 · shared with another edition
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07480801406409
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Story arc: Dark Reign

This is part 56 of 99. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Marko Djurdjević, Michael Lark, Klaus Janson, Chris Samnee, Paul Azaceta, Billy Tan, David Aja, Alex Maleev, John Romita, Geof Darrow, David Mack, Joe Quesada, Brian Michael Bendis, Stefano Gaudiano, Patrick Zircher, Rafael Grampá, Frank Millerinks: Marko Djurdjević, Stefano Gaudiano, Klaus Janson, Chris Samnee, Paul Azaceta, Matt Banning, David Aja, Alex Maleev, John Romita, Geof Darrow, David Mack, Jimmy Palmiotti, Brian Michael Bendis, Patrick Zircher, Rafael Grampá, Frank Miller, Terry Austincolors: Marko Djurdjević, Matt Hollingsworth, Justin Ponsor, Alex Maleev, David Mack, Richard Isanove, Lynn Varleyscript: Ed Brubaker, Andy Diggle, Warren Simons, Ann Nocenti, Frank Millerletters: Virtual Calligraphy, Joe Caramagna, Chris Eliopoulos, Joe Rosen

Stories

The Return of the King Conclusion · 40 pages
With his marriage to Milla a failure and his life falling apart, Daredevil wraps up the loose ends of his affairs as Matt Murdock and battles through the Kingpin, the Owl and Lady Bullseye to become the new leader of the Hand, taking Black Tarantula and White Tiger along for the ride.
Dark Reign: The List - Daredevil Preview · 9 pages
With Daredevil confirmed as the new leader of the Hand, Norman sends Hawkeye out to kill him.
3 Jacks · 13 pages
A pair of street people help Daredevil recoup after a brutal battle with Bullseye.
Roulette · 22 pages
Daredevil plays a game of Russian roulette with a hospitalized Bullseye.

Publisher’s description

This is it! What is the Kingpin's true plan? What do he and Lady Bullseye have in common? What will Matt Murdock do to make things right again?

Characters

Matt MurdockDaredevilNatasha RomanoffBlack WidowLuke CageWilson FiskDanny RandKingpinIron FistElektraLesterFoggy NelsonBullseyeKaren PageLonnie LincolnTombstoneMaya LopezMary WalkerTyphoid MaryLeland OwlsleyEchoOwlTurk BarrettMelvin PotterGladiatorLady BullseyeMaki MatsumotoStickJack MurdockVanessa Fisk

Reprinted in

Daredevil: Return of the King (2009), Daredevil by Ed Brubaker & Michael Lark Omnibus (2009), Daredevil by Ed Brubaker and Michael Lark Ultimate Collection (2012), Punisher & Bullseye: Deadliest Hits (2017)