Note: For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters, Daredevil and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.
Theirs Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil, referred to as Matt Murdock or Daredevil on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
Elektra Natchios, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Elektra" from Daredevil #168 (January 1981) by writer/artist Frank Miller.
Bullseye, whose real name is unknown. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Watch Out For Bullseye He Never Misses!" from Daredevil #131 (March 1976). Although created by Marv Wolfman and artist John Romita Sr., the book features art by Bob Brown and Klaus Janson.
Wilson Grant Fisk/The Kingpin, referred to as Wilson Fisk or Kingpin on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man No More!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (July 1967) by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..
Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson, referred to as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
Karen Page, who made her first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
Benjamin "Ben" Urich, referred to as Ben Urich on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Betrayal" from Daredevil #153 (July 1978) by writer Roger McKenzie and artist Gene Colan.
The character of Wesley Owen Welch, is loosely based on the comic book character of James Wesley, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Apocalypse" from Daredevil #227 (February 1986) by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli.
Detective Nicholas "Nick" Manolis, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Mauler!" from Daredevil #167 by writer David Michelinie and artist Frank Miller.
Nikolas Natchios, renamed from the comic book character Hugo Natchios. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Elektra" from Daredevil #168 (January 1981) by writer/artist Frank Miller.
Jonathan 'Battlin Jack' Murdock, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
and Eddie Fallon/The Fixer, who is based on Roscoe Sweeney/The Fixer. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
All other characters were created just for the film by the film's writers.
Theirs Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock/Daredevil, referred to as Matt Murdock or Daredevil on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
Elektra Natchios, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Elektra" from Daredevil #168 (January 1981) by writer/artist Frank Miller.
Bullseye, whose real name is unknown. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Watch Out For Bullseye He Never Misses!" from Daredevil #131 (March 1976). Although created by Marv Wolfman and artist John Romita Sr., the book features art by Bob Brown and Klaus Janson.
Wilson Grant Fisk/The Kingpin, referred to as Wilson Fisk or Kingpin on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Spider-Man No More!" from The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (July 1967) by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita Sr..
Franklin Percy "Foggy" Nelson, referred to as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
Karen Page, who made her first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
Benjamin "Ben" Urich, referred to as Ben Urich on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Betrayal" from Daredevil #153 (July 1978) by writer Roger McKenzie and artist Gene Colan.
The character of Wesley Owen Welch, is loosely based on the comic book character of James Wesley, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Apocalypse" from Daredevil #227 (February 1986) by writer Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli.
Detective Nicholas "Nick" Manolis, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Mauler!" from Daredevil #167 by writer David Michelinie and artist Frank Miller.
Nikolas Natchios, renamed from the comic book character Hugo Natchios. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Elektra" from Daredevil #168 (January 1981) by writer/artist Frank Miller.
Jonathan 'Battlin Jack' Murdock, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
and Eddie Fallon/The Fixer, who is based on Roscoe Sweeney/The Fixer. He made his first appearance in the comic story "The Origin of Daredevil" from Daredevil #1 (April 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett.
All other characters were created just for the film by the film's writers.
Stan Lee appears as a pedestrian that Matt Murdock prevents from walking into traffic. Frank Miller appears as one of Bullseye's victims ("Man With Pen in Head"). Former Daredevil writer and filmmaker Kevin Smith appears as a forensics assistant.
One of the boxers faced by Matt Murdock's father is named Romita; another is called Gene "The Machine" Colan, a reference to artist Gene Colan, the regular Daredevil artist from 1966 until 1973 and who drew the character periodically after that; Matt Murdock's priest is named Father Everett, referring to Bill Everett, the co-creator of Daredevil (with Stan Lee). Another was Jose Quesada who was trialed at court for rape, and was later tracked down by Daredevil; this character is referenced off from Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada. Another was Kevin Smith's as the forensic assistant Jack Kirby, which was artist Jack Kirby from the early Marvel comics in the 1960s.
The forensic assistant that gets paid by Urich (Joe Pantoliano) and then shows him Daredevil's stick is actually writer/director Kevin Smith. Interesting fact: Smith's character is named "Jack Kirby", a reference to comic book artist Jack Kirby. Also, Ben Affleck has actually appeared in many of Smith's movies. Smith has also written Daredevil comics for Marvel in the past.
Bullseye had a suit in the original comics. Interesting fact: In the director's cut, the line is changed to "I want a fucking costume".
According to the original comic, his sense of touch is so highly developed that he can differentiate between individual colours of thread and cloth. The rest depends upon his radar sense.
There is technically a sequel to Daredevil, in the form of an Elektra solo movie. However, there was a reboot in the form of a Netflix TV series with Charlie Cox playing Daredevil. There was also a Defenders show launched alongside that, again, with Cox as Daredevil.
In the audio commentary, the film's director Mark Steven Johnson expresses his dissatisfaction about the fact that he needed to provide a cinema-friendly (PG-13) version at the request of 20th Century Fox. One year later, the director's cut is finally available for the audience. The main changes in short are as follows. All violent scenes have been included again. The subplot with Coolio (who plays Dante Jackson) has been added. This scene shows how various characters, such as Matt, Franklin or Ben Ulrich bring down the Kingpin, not only through the Daredevil's actions, but also collect solid evidence with the help of investigatory work. Thereby the movie's depiction of vigilante justice is being reduced and the bond among the characters is strengthened. Ben and Matt are almost friends in the Director's Cut, while in the theatrical version, they hardly know each other. Instead of a carelessly compounded middle part without proper scene transitions the movie now appears more fluently and the scene succession finally makes sense. Without the bedroom scene, the relation between Matt Murdock and Elektra seems to be more aloof and a kind of tension among them can be felt.
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