Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a Marvel Comics superhero.
Created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, he first appeared
in Daredevil #1 (1964). As a child, Murdock was doused
in radioactive material, which caused him to become blind
but raised his other four senses to superhuman levels
and gave him a sixth one, a sonar-like "radar sense".
He fights crime using his enhanced senses, his training
in acrobatics and martial arts, and his trademark billy
club, which splits into two segments connected by a sturdy
line, forming a snare and grappling hook. During the day,
Murdock is an attorney who attempts to defend the innocent
and punish the guilty through the American legal system.
Daredevil was not an overly popular or influential Marvel
hero until the late 1970s when writer/illustrator Frank
Miller made him a much darker character. Miller’s
Daredevil was a fierce guardian of inner city New York
who danced along the edge of sanity as he attempted to
uproot deep corruption and urban decay.
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