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VOLUME 1 #151-175


thumbnail - DD #151 cover Daredevil #151
Mar 1978, 18 pgs., 35¢
"Crisis!"
Kane/Shooter/McKenzie, Kane, Janson, Patterson (cover: Cockrum, Austin[s])

Heather's disappeared; Matt wants to give up being DD, but then some hijackers run down a child
note: Kane/Shooter co-plotters, McKenzie scripts


thumbnail - DD #152 cover Daredevil #152
May 1978, 17 pgs., 35¢
"Prisoner!"
McKenzie, Infantino, Janson, Patterson (cover: Kane, Janson[s])

DD gets Foggy & Debbie back together; DD bumps into Paladin chasing one of Killgrave's men

thumbnail - DD #153 cover Daredevil #153
Jul 1978, 17 pgs., 35¢
"Betrayal"
McKenzie, Colan, DeZuniga, Wohl (cover: Colan, Janson[s])

Cobra & Hyde capture DD
note: Costanza lettered splash page, Janson signature cut off bottom most copies
Jim Shooter listed as only editor (Hall is credited) in Marvel Index 9B; Shooter is then listed as "co-"editing the rest of the issues (through #181) in the index.

thumbnail - DD #154 cover Daredevil #154
Sep 1978, 17 pgs., 35¢
"Arena!"
McKenzie, Colan, Leialoha, Novak (cover: Colan, Leialoha[s])

DD & Paladin defeat Jester, Cobra & Hyde, and Gladiator all under Killgrave's control; Killgrave falls into ocean while battling DD

thumbnail - DD #155 cover Daredevil #155
Nov 1978, 17 pgs., 35¢
"The Man Without Fear?"
McKenzie, Robbins, Springer, Wohl (cover: Colan, Springer)

Storefront hires Becky Blake; Foggy announces marriage to Debbie; Widow returns to Avengers in NY; DD plagued by headaches & finally attacks Avengers

thumbnail - DD #156 cover Daredevil #156
Jan 1979, 17 pgs., 35¢
"Ring of Death!"
McKenzie, Colan, Janson, Heinl (cover: Colan, Rubinstein[s])

After fighting the Avengers, DD slips into a coma; Death-Stalker appears at his bedside

thumbnail - DD #157 cover Daredevil #157
Mar 1979, 17 pgs., 35¢
"The Ungrateful Dead"
Mac/Duffy, Colan, Janson, Rosen (cover: Colan, Milgrom[s])

Ani-men come to Storefront to kidnap Matt Murdock; they defeat Widow & hurt Foggy badly

thumbnail - DD #158 cover Daredevil #158
May 1979, 17 pgs., 40¢
"A Grave Mistake!"
McKenzie(/Wolfman), Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Rubinstein[s])

Cat-Man & Ape-Man take Murdock to battle with Death-Stalker during which they die and Death-Stalker dies
note: Matt's middle name revealed in this story
Death-Stalker origin (p.7) plotted by Wolfman, all scripting & other plotting by McKenzie

thumbnail - DD #159 cover Daredevil #159
Jul 1979, 18 pgs., 40¢
"Marked for Murder!"
McKenzie, Miller, Janson, Novak (cover: Miller, Janson[s])

Bullseye puts contract out on DD just to study his fighting abilities

thumbnail - DD #160 cover Daredevil #160
Sep 1979, 17 pgs., 40¢
"In the Hands of Bullseye"
McKenzie, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson[s])

Bullseye captures Black Widow; DD goes hunting for Bullseye

thumbnail - DD #161 cover Daredevil #161
Nov 1979, 17 pgs., 40¢
"To Dare the Devil"
McKenzie, Miller, Janson, Albers (cover: Miller, Janson[s])

DD defeats Bullseye while the Black Widow breaks free and battles Slaughter's men
note: listed as signed in Marv. Index 9B -- can't find any signatures on my copy

thumbnail - DD #162 cover Daredevil #162
Jan 1980, 18 pgs., 40¢
"Requiem for a Pug!"
Fleisher, Ditko, Ditko, Novak (cover: Ditko)

filler issue: DD loses memory temporarily after stopping reactor accident & becomes boxer; regains his memory as his "promoter" tries to kill him for not taking a dive

thumbnail - DD #163 cover Daredevil #163
Mar 1980, 18 pgs., 40¢
"Blind Alley"
McKenzie, Miller, Rubinstein/Janson, Novak (cover: Miller, Rubinstein)

Matt/DD tries to help Bruce/Hulk get safely out of town; DD is battered by Hulk; Ben Urich puts last pieces together on Matt's ID
note: pp.1-3 Janson, pp.4-18 Rubinstein

thumbnail - DD #164 cover Daredevil #164
May 1980, 18 pgs., 40¢
"Exposé!"
McKenzie, Miller, Janson, Costanza (cover: Miller, Wood)

Urich tells DD he knows his ID; DD tells Urich whole story; Urich burns his report
plus: Miller/Janson pinup (alt. cover for #162)

thumbnail - DD #165 cover Daredevil #165
Jul 1980, 18 pgs., 40¢
"Arms of the Octopus"
McKenzie/Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson[s])

DD defeats Doc Octopus who was hijacking adamantium shipment to create indestructible arms
note: Marv.Index 9B says cover is signed - not on my copy

thumbnail - DD #166 cover Daredevil #166
Sep 1980, 17 pgs., 50¢
"Till Death Do Us Part!"
McKenzie/Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson[s])

DD defeats the Gladiator; Foggy gets married

thumbnail - DD #167 cover Daredevil #167
Nov 1980, 22 pgs., 50¢
"...the Mauler!" (pp.1-17)
Michelinie, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, McLeod[s])

Man seeks revenge after being fired and his record erased
"Dark Secrets" (pp.18-22)
???

Blueprints to Matt's brownstone
note: This issue was substituted for scheduled Punisher story which failed Comic Code approval. Punisher story (rewritten) later presented in issues #183-184.

thumbnail - DD #168 cover Daredevil #168
Jan 1981, 22 pgs., 50¢
"Elektra"
Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

Elektra, Matt's first love, and DD are both hunting the same man; DD for the man's testimony, Elektra for bounty

thumbnail - DD #169 cover Daredevil #169
Mar 1981, 22 pgs., 50¢
"Devils"
Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

Brain tumor-ridden Bullseye sees everyone as DD & goes on a killing spree until DD defeats him & takes him in
note: Reference on p.1 to "angel dust murders" refers to story which was scheduled to be #167-168 (see note in issue #167).

thumbnail - DD #170 cover Daredevil #170
May 1981, 22 pgs., 50¢
"The Kingpin Must Die"
Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

The Kingpin had retired to a legit life of spice trade in Japan; he returns to NY when his wife Vanessa is kidnapped; Bullseye defeats DD
note: Kingpin's name (Wilson Fisk) revealed in this story.

thumbnail - DD #171 cover Daredevil #171
Jun 1981, 22 pgs., 50¢
"In the Kingpin's clutches"
Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

Kingpin defeats DD; just as Kingpin is rescuing Vanessa, Lynch destroys the building & goads Kingpin into rebuilding his empire
title goes monthly again

thumbnail - DD #172 cover Daredevil #172
Jul 1981, 22 pgs., 50¢
"Gang War!"
Miller, Miller, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson [Roussos(color)])

DD defeats Bullseye; Kingpin retakes his position in the underworld; Vanessa is alive wandering in the sewers

thumbnail - DD #173 cover Daredevil #173
Aug 1981, 22 pgs., 50¢
"Lady Killer"
Miller, Miller/Janson, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

Gladiator look-alike wreaks havoc making it tough for Gladiator to go straight
note: Marvel Index 9B shows Miller & Janson for pencils from this point on (Index ends at #181)

thumbnail - DD #174 cover Daredevil #174
Sep 1981, 20 pgs., 50¢
"The Assassination of Matt Murdock"
Miller, Miller/Janson, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

Kingpin puts out contract with the Hand on the Gladiator and Daredevil

thumbnail - DD #175 cover Daredevil #175
Oct 1981, 21 pgs., 50¢
"Gantlet"
Miller, Miller/Janson, Janson, Rosen (cover: Miller, Janson)

Elektra & Daredevil defeat the Hand

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