The TRUE Origins of Daredevil! | Daredevil: Man Without Fear

First, the first origin of Daredevil from Stan Lee and Bill Everett! Then, the origin of Daredevil is retold by legends Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.! What led Matt Murdock on the path to becoming the Man Without Fear? Never miss an episode by subscribing today! bit.ly/2WYvgkt #daredevil #marvel
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[@ReportDzBawlz]

Why is this comment saying it was posted one month ago? Haha

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

To explain it for Ethan, Stick can see everything that people with sight can see. Except he doesn't see like we do. He releases a sonic wave from his mouth. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaauuuugh! There. If I were Stick, I would've gotten a pretty good look at you. Especially if you were a target.

[@thegloriouswizard5270]

*heheh* Avatar Reference ☆

[@bensneb360]

At the hooker part, I was hoping for Tiffany to slide into frame and go “and then a hooker stabs him” and the Sal goes “no he actually kicks her out a window and she dies”. And then Tiffany looks all shocked and goes “oh”… And then slowly moves off screen

[@whateverwhatever4476]

What's the context to that joke?

[@nathanchaffin6380]

This is my favorite comic of all time. I've read this title cover to backflap more times then my Bible. Season one of the show is incredible. It does this mini series so much justice. The first time I saw episode 2 of the show, I was in tears. The way Matt lifts his mask to not scare the boy, the way he says "let's get you home to your dad." to let him know everything was gonna be OK and the emotions i got from it. It's the same comfort i feel from that single page splash of Matt standing in the rain. Listening in on those goons telling the parents that they may never see their daughter again after 72 hours. With almost no dialog Matt stands there thinking, "The police wont find that little girl, but I will..". No thought bubble, just a still image and a feeling of hope. Thats what this book does for me.

[@samshepelwich3631]

This is awesome! I don’t think non comic readers really appreciate how important these stories are to us and how much the mean. Thank you for sharing!

[@tgkafg]

Y'all Catholics gotta stick togetha, huh? Right on, cool book!

[@Sicod79]

The True Origin of Daredevil The Man Without Fashion Sense.

[@jarrodoakley6911]

Dude can’t see, take it easy on him

[@Maskedmenace8267]

​@jarrodoakley6911 actually he can tell what colors are from how much heat the absorbed

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Daredevil: my favorite superhero. Something about a guilt-ridden,romantically chaotic, self-hating Catholic is really relatable to me.

[@JoshMunroe]

Since I discovered ComicPop (then TV Little House) in 2015, I've fallen back into reading comics hard. I've got up update my records, but I'd say nearly 100 episodes of Back Issues feature floppies and trades I've picked up in that time. Daredevil: Man Without Fear is one of those trades.

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

Loved this episode. Daredevil is always a good time whenever he's on Back Issues. He's my favourite superhero but he's a such a pain in the butt. I always feel sorry for his friends.

[@rayfarr2115]

As a lawyer yourself, I'm sure you appreciate Matt's devotion to justice

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

@@rayfarr2115 😆

[@Insane-Howl-Cowl]

Back Issues on Wednesday make my week bearable. Especially since I get so little personal writing done during the week, the creativity you display both in your descriptions of stories and the works you review is inspiring. Thank you for that. It makes me glad to be a Patreon. One question on the Fall from Grace: Was that the book that had Kingpin working out when he realizes Daredevil was coming for him and through "a man without hope is a man without fear"? I've been looking for that issue for a long time. I distinctly recall Kingpin sitting and lifting weights, without a shirt because we ALL need to see WIlson's sweaty Fisk.

[@HateBeetle]

I could be wrong but that may have been DD Born Again by Frank

[@colinfitzgerald4131]

That Kingpin moment is from Born Again. I have the line under my DD tattoo.

[@adubs3851]

The Miller/JRJr run is THE series that made me a comics fan three decades ago. Great to see it get the Back Issues treatment.

[@TheBraveDessert]

It was the origin of Typhoid Mary. If you Read Daredevil/Deadpool they say straight up that it was Mary being kicked out that window.

[@loganthomas2421]

After quite a few weeks of being stressed for exams, a backissues on the origin of one of my favorite heroes couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. Godbless comic pop crew

[@jjh01harmon38]

I freaking relate

[@adamleopard9406]

Good luck, you'll kill it.

[@Codeman1930]

I feel yah I got three papers I'm working on today, so this made for an excellent break.

[@SpiralSine6]

“I’m not really an expert on what blind people can do, but-“ “Well neither was Stan!”

[@cameronf7566]

an hour and a half back issues on my favorite character! thank you!!

[@ChristopherZubin]

Daredevil beats up the Fixers goons, and says "I bet you're wondering how I got here...well, Let's go back..." That trope is older than I thought~!

[@cerebralcomics]

Back when JRJR still did amazing pencils. Love this story & art and a must-have for every (starting) Daredevil collector. 👍🏻

[@loganthomas2421]

Agreed. Also probably the last good thing that Frank Miller wrote for superhero comics before…well you know

[@mikhaelgribkov4117]

JRJE pencils are still great, but you need good colourist to not screw them up.

[@cerebralcomics]

@@mikhaelgribkov4117 looks to me like he played way too much Minecraft. There’s little fluidity in his pencils anymore. Just straight lines and 90 degrees angles with slight curvature. Not a fan of his recent/current work.

[@noahgambriel6556]

Love dd on back issues

[@velemamba260]

This comic sounds awesome. But wow, I had no idea Electra was so...crazy. I had always imagined her being more of a stoic assassin type like Wolverine, so this came as a huge shock to me.

[@Samael_Morningstar666]

One of my favorite Daredevil stories of all time!

[@MisterKetch]

Yellow suit daredevil is like white suit magneto. Objectively I like it, but when you've got a better option in the closet it feels like laundry day

[@Depthcharge2030]

Daredevil really is that one character that writers get to be wild and crazy with.

[@ujorge96]

Finally! Yes, I really like The Man Without Fear by Frank Miller

[@spoogtastic]

Anything Sal and the gang does, is an absolute banger. Love all the shows and the second I see a new video it is watched. Love Wednesdays.

[@hobbes6392]

Man I always forget how good Daredevil stories are, like I own this story and have read it but it’s just so good

[@tristanmaldonado670]

I read Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by Frank Miller and John Romita Jr and it's a really good book. Good to see this awesome series on Back Issues

[@ninja1man4u]

Sweet love some daredevil! Also yes Yellow as a costume is like the worst color for ANY SUPERHERO

[@capsjukebox]

This was the best combination of writer, artist and subject I had a chance to read when it originally came out. Thanks for covering it.

[@kourtneyr.scruggs0988]

Sal: “I hear what you’re saying, I really do… I hope you don’t get offended when I do the complete opposite.” 😂I’m gonna turn that line into a whole meme😂

[@Yeager970]

This is a FANTASTIC EPISODE!!!!! Solid explanation for the character and just an absolutely fun time!!! Great job y’all!!!!

[@barrybusan1294]

THE DAY HAS COME

[@KRSeriphem]

I am so happy that you guys are finally doing this story. This was the first complete story in floppies I ever owned growing up.

[@1337snake888]

Great episode! I like you guys doing the og issue as an intro for man without fear

[@ChristopherZubin]

45:58 Yes it is awesome. God bless comics

[@themilkman5004]

I am probably the only person who’s going to appreciate that the green screen changes to what book they are talking about

[@philharrison5210]

A pleasure as always fellas. Thanks.

[@afanofstuff9123]

11:35 ngl i really love the idea of Stan wondering if he's going to piss of blind people because would't the obvious answer be well they aren't reading your comics their blind lol. Now yeah they ended up making in in braille but like let's say for example 17:53 you can read this panel in braille but would the blind people get that he's jumped out a window because it doesn't mention it.

[@camsenses5140]

I loved this episode! Love any bit of DD we get on the couch. Speaking of Chichester, I’m currently doing a read-through of every DD comic from Miller to present day, and I found a perfect book for the couch. Daredevil: Last Rites. It’s Chichester’s Anti-Born Again, but for Kingpin. Also, anything Nocenti is just so great and has wonderful JRJR pencils!

[@doomerseth93]

This is such an amazing show to watch if you want recommendations or just want to know more about a comic/character. The group are all so fun to watch and it’s so entertaining

[@will_da_man_]

Not only a Daredevil episode, but it's also a Frank "goddamn" Miller episode too? And its 1 and a half hours?! I LOVE YOU GUYS. 🙌❤

[@dedbatt8869]

Great episode guys. Loved how you covered two-in-one. Hopefully we see this comparative aspect again

[@jjh01harmon38]

MY FAVORITE RUN, YES!!!!!

[@Martin_TheCollector]

I'll never forget reading Miller's story back in 8th grade. Must've been the first time I bothered with Daredevil comics. Before then, it was all about good ol' Batman and Spidey. DD is now my top favorite along with Logan/Wolvy and Moon Knight. At least from Marvel.

[@abrumtherealtor5030]

One of my favorite DD stories of all time. I really got into DD when Waid has his first run of the character & I bought the first three trades, this book, & Guardian Devil all at once. Question: are you guys going to cover DD run by Waid sometime soon?

[@flywheelshyster]

I love this show part 7, Wes Craven's New Back Issues. [Look I know it's past halloween season but how many film franchises you know that go up into 7 8 or 9 that aren't horror franchises!? The next few are gonna be Friday the 13th simply cause they're the only movies with that many sequels!]

[@samuelanderson1862]

I remember when Alex Maleev drew the yellow and red suit during Bendis run and that art made me squeal with excitement

[@dead0ntime]

Been behind on back issues and DD pulled me back in. The writing and art here is without peer. Quintessential Marvel imo

[@comicdevil1964]

Love this episode! I remember being a fan ever since you guys covered Chip’s run!💙💚💙💚

[@elm3072]

It’s comic pop day!!!!

[@lexofpower2822]

I read this for the first time a couple of months ago. I love this book!!! So glad you did it in back issues, what a fun episode! Truth be told I prefer Frank Millers Daredevil content over his Batman Content, there’s been more good from Daredevil than his Batman ( only exceptions are Dark Knight Returns and Batman Year One)

[@GTMQ8]

Loved this episode and I love this story! I collected them about 6 years ago and really enjoyed the story. The Billy Club bullet deflection banter is on point 😂

[@Omar-wq9dz]

You can see a lot of this story in season 1 of Daredevil

[@captaincomics3626]

This was an awesome episode. Now I gotta get it

[@SSScalz]

Amazing Work Guys, love your work and love another Daredevil classic from you!!

[@paulwhiston1836]

The interesting thing is the all black outfit is how daredevil appears in Trial of the Incredible Hulk and if that had spun off into a series as intended may have been how most people remember him

[@cosmicreader1312]

A back issues episode on my birthday? This is great!

[@cookie1157]

Please do more Daredevil!!

[@sergioruiz733]

Not gunna lie I am a sucker for Silver Age Daredevil lol and as a Bill Everett fan I do like the Yellow Suit.

[@Maskedmenace8267]

Daredevils suit out side of the universe was to slip past the comic code think about the time period it took place this was the 60s they took the safe route of having him test the waters of a ambiguous colors

[@jacksonmiller2826]

We al have to admit, daredevil is the goat😈

[@TenThirteen2014]

Why did they cut the rest of the early kingpin pitch? Lol I can't stop laughing about that

[@comixproviderftw_02]

There’s three types of Daredevil fans, those who like the classic yellow suit, those who like the iconic red suit, and those who like the black homemade suit.

[@MrDudoma]

I have this on my shelf for like 6 months, been on my „to read” list forever, since I’m a DD and Frank Miller fan, but somheow, I just put it away for another time. Maybe because in hindsight We know now where Miller’s writing is going from here and I feel like there's already a hint here for what's about to come. But now I have a motivation, to read it, cuz I wanna watch this epidode.

[@nikkowhite7732]

Read it ......its sooooooooo good it actually made me into a dd fan so much so that i bought 2 of the older omnibus of dd

[@tomtudorweaver1078]

Whilst I prefer Daredevil to not be a killer, to me this story rides a great line by showing things like the stuff Matt does as a child, then what he does to his father's killers, the whole Typhoid Mary bit and Foggy's bully, there's something very haunting and unsettling about Daredevil as a presence in this story. He really feels like an unstable character who just so happens to have some degree of morality. Someone like Spider-Man will obviously never go that far, and for the likes of Punisher it's the norm or even tame, I like the scary uncertainty to this iteration of Daredevil where you don't know how far he'll go, and he really does feel like this almost ghostly force at work in New York.

[@sweetchristmas92]

I like that younger Matt is reckless enough to get people like Typhoid Mary getting killed, and Stick leaving him behind right after his father gets killed. It shows the collateral damage of a rookie crime fighter, but he still has his morals. I just wish this version of Matt wasn’t so ok with leaving goons to drown during the pier fight against the traffickers. Matt had a lot of darkness in this series, and Elektra was a bit psychotic off the bat, when she should start off with a little bit of innocence. I do appreciate the edginess to Miller’s retelling. Very 80s comic vibe, with a touch of Batman year one, but for Daredevil.

[@tomtudorweaver1078]

@@sweetchristmas92 Yeah I think it's a hard line to ride. I prefer Daredevil to not be a killer at all, but I'm not against the idea that a younger him is reckless and gets people killed, but him actively getting a guy to shoot himself is a bit too far for me. Then again, taking this story in as its own thing, it works for that story.

[@sweetchristmas92]

@@tomtudorweaver1078 True, I really love the tone and artwork here, and I’m willing to look away at times, the deflecting the bullet scene, I can kinda forgive, because he begged him not to keep shooting, and was solely trying to protect Mickey. In Born Again, Matt blows up a helicopter in self defense when Nuke and his goons were spraying bullets and hell fire into the city. Moments like that are forgivable, and it is under Miller’s writing, it’s just hard to see him so messy in an origin story, but it is it’s own thing while being kind of canon.

[@tomtudorweaver1078]

@@sweetchristmas92 Its own thing whilst also being canon is a good way to put it, the details may vary but the basic story beats definitely carry over. As I said I like the balance with Daredevil here, he's not as dark as say, the Punisher, but he's no Spider-Man either, he feels like a good middle ground.

[@sweetchristmas92]

@@tomtudorweaver1078 True, a good comeback story during the 90s which was a weird time for Daredevil and other superhero characters. This was definitely intended to be a late 80s story.

[@robertmathews7971]

I'd say Mickey did a solid job at being both victimized and contributing to her own saving. Like, she's been knocked out and taken somewhere by bad people, they steal her clothes and redress her, all that stuff. And the whole time she's subtly leaving a trail for Matt to follow. Probably terrified the whole time, but still managing that little, critical bit. It's not really glamorous. There's no moment where she faces off with one of the sub-bosses and wins, or something like that. But still, she uses her brain and provides the means by which Matt can save her. I'd say that's a solid introduction to build on if you ever wanted to do something with an older iteration of her.

[@sebmunoz312]

I Love that comic daredevil is my favorite

[@donstewart2145]

Always an awesome day when Sal and crew drop a video always dropping knowledge

[@Revanxbone]

2 stories in one back issue episode 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@chaycewellings365]

Great fucking book and one of the best origins! Thank you guys for covering this

[@fearnloathingingeneral]

Dude! Double Daredevil!? Dope!

[@Beaze17]

I used to hate the yellow suit but now I like it. Seems to fit as a starter look lol. It also looked cool on She Hulk

[@elijahjihaad7554]

Lately I’ve been reading frank millers & klaus janson daredevil vol 1 and it’s great

[@mate1030]

This comic pop episode is like godfather part 2

[@matyG101]

YES! My first daredevil story and my favourite! 😊

[@nickyt.2157]

19:50- When the blind guy has more game than you. 😆

[@trevorghalt1881]

This story was great and I got the last issue of this and I thought I put it up already but I actually found it in a stack of comics to go through lol

[@scottmoney6523]

FUCK YEAH! I actually checked the backlog yesterday to see if you had done this.

[@gusfring9194]

1:02:11 Matthew "Sex" Murdock

[@ethanainsworth]

Oh, thank god. It's not another Batman episode. XD 'Man Without Fear' is one of those books I give to friends and family to read. It's such a great comic.

[@mr.pulpnoir3526]

I love that comic, the art is fantastic and Frank Miller does a really fantastic job with Daredevil's origin story. Frank Miller is by far the best Daredevil writer, next to Brian Michael Bendis and Kevin Smith.

[@sweetchristmas92]

I agree 100 percent, Kevin Smith only did good with Guardian Devil, Chip Zhadarsky is another top tier Daredevil writer that definitely stands to the quality that started with Miller and Bendis.

[@chadalpha7983]

I remember buying this whole thing monthly as it was realeased

[@valiantshadowproductions]

I’m so surprised they never brought Mickey back. Like… this is a kid who grew up knowing who Daredevil is. There’s a million stories you can tell with that.

[@alberto1583]

1:02:27 Never change Ben, never change XD

[@NoahWelday]

Really loved this episode, hope for more of the classic eps like Sal mentioned at the top

[@Lemon_Chicken_Yo]

Another excellent episode!

[@12380738]

I had a similar idea of making the red and yellow costume his dads old varsity jackets

[@rayfarr2115]

DAREDEVIL WOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[@andrewwestfall65]

Talking about how Spiderman doesn't actually put people in jail reminded me of a scene from Samurai Flamenco, where the main character had gotten good enough at stopping his villains that it wasn't considered an event when they showed up, so he's just sitting at the scene where they fought and playing in the dirt because he's waiting to make a statement to the police

[@user-ne4pm8cg3t]

Yesssss I was wondering when we’d get this one👌👌👌

[@Mr_ULTMT]

I honestly love how the higher ups at Marvel let the writers do whatever they want with DD. I wish the same could be said about Spidey. Oh boy

[@DaBlueJay2001]

GOOD OL AMERICAN HICKORY!!!!

[@pepsizerosurger5365]

I would love a flashback scene where deardevil has to explain to peter Parker that he has to WAIT for the cops to send these guys to jail

[@FrozenLavaDragonProd]

This is such a cool orgin story!

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

hey we get a two in one this episode. technically.

[@bZman]

I wonder if when Matt gets near Elektra if he still hears that “ping!”

[@paulmoore5392]

Man Without Fear is such a good book, it is THE definitive DD origin book. For as important as the og Stan Lee book is, Man Without Fear is up there with Born Again and Yellow imo as one of the essential DD stories

[@R.J.Godzilla81]

I wonder if part of why Frank loved Daredevil so much was because Daredevil was the closest thing to Batman Marvel has?

[@chrisdaily2077]

Frank Miler's gonna Frank Miller

[@fcm3d]

Oh I love this one.

[@niksimmons4448]

I'm waiting to see what they gotta say about the 2005 volume 2 run of She-Hulk.

[@mttylerdurden9]

IT'S MILLER TIME!!!!