Description
Daredevil Comics was a Golden Age anthology from Lev Gleason Publications, running from 1941 to 1956 across 134 issues. The title launched with Daredevil Battles Hitler as its first issue, featuring Bart Hill, a young man who becomes a costumed adventurer of extraordinary athleticism. The series leaned into patriotic wartime themes, pitting Daredevil against Axis villains and a recurring antagonist known as The Claw. As the 1940s wore on, the book shifted away from its title hero and increasingly spotlighted the Little Wise Guys, a street gang of scrappy young characters whose comedic antics gradually took over the covers and much of the interior content. This shift mirrored broader postwar trends as superhero readership declined. Despite the reduced role of its title character, the series maintained consistent readership through the Little Wise Guys' popularity and remained one of Lev Gleason's flagship publications to the end of its run. The debut issue holds historical note for its direct wartime propaganda framing, a relatively rare example of a superhero launch built around a specific real-world conflict.
Series Details
Creators
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A.W. Nugent
Writer, Penciller, Inker
Basil Wolverton
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker
Carl Hubbell
Penciller, Inker
Charles Biro
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Cover Artist, Other
Dick Briefer
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Inker
Fred Kida
Artist
George Roussos
Penciller, Inker
Jack Cole
Penciller, Inker
Jerry Fasano
Artist
Jerry Robinson
Writer, Penciller, Inker, Colorist, Letterer
Lev Gleason
Other
Reed Crandall
Penciller, Inker
Teams
Issues
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"Daredevil Battles Hitler"
Daredevil Comics (1941)
The Kiss of Death
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #3
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #4
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #5
Daredevil Comics (1941)
The Human Beast
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #7
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #8
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #9
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #11
Daredevil Comics (1941)
Issue #12
Daredevil Comics (1941)
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Dark Horse Comics
Collected Edition
2 issues
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