| The Daredevils | |
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 The Daredevils #1. Art byPaul Neary | |
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| Publisher | Marvel UK |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Anthology |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | January - November 1983 |
| No. of issues | 11 |
| Editor | Bernie Jaye |
The Daredevils was acomics magazine andanthology published byMarvel UK in1983. Aimed for a more sophisticated audience than typical light superhero adventures,The Daredevils featuredCaptain Britain stories byAlan Moore andAlan Davis paired with reprints ofFrank Miller'sDaredevil stories. It has been speculated this was in response toDez Skinn's new anthologyWarrior.[1]
EditorBernie Jaye gave writerAlan Moore and artistAlan Davis, rising stars in the comics industry at the time, considerable freedom in terms of the material they produced.Aside from the occasional pull-out posters, all contents were printed in black-and-white, not colour. The magazine had a circulation of around 25,000 copies, and lasted eleven issues before merging withThe Mighty World of Marvel.[2][3]
Always the first story in any issue,Captain Britain continued the "Jaspers' Warp" storyline fromMarvel Super-Heroes, whichAlan Moore had recently taken over writing withAlan Davis as artist. The strip would be continued inThe Mighty World of Marvel afterThe Daredevils was cancelled.
Issues fromFrank Miller'sDaredevil run were reprinted in black and white, giving the series its title. The stories were originally printed inDaredevil (Vol. 1) #159-170.
Black-and-white reprints ofStan Lee andJohn Romita material, continued from Marvel UK'sSpider-Man Pocketbook series. This feature was dropped after four issues.
Reprints of Moore'sDoctor Who Monthly strips that introduced theSpecial Executive, running in #5-7.
One-offDaredevil spoof by Moore andMike Collins featured in #8.[4] It was Collins' first professional work.[1]
One-off humour strip by Davis andPaul Neary featured in #9. Originally printed in Hulk reprint titleRampage Monthly #41 in 1981, this was Davis' first published professional work.[2]
An occasional three-panel humour strip by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett.[3]
New stories featuring the masked vigilante introduced inHulk Comic, written by Moore and illustrated by Davis, ran from #6-11.
The comic won 'Favourite U.K. Comic' at the 1984Eagle Awards.[6]
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