DAREDEVIL

One of the superheroes created by Stan’n’Jack during their burst of unparalleled creativity in the mid-1960s, Daredevil was one of the first down-and-dirty superheroes, choosing to base himself in New York’s less than salubrious Hell’s Kitchen.

A mess of contradictions – he’s a devout Catholic who dresses up as a devil, he’s a lawyer by day, while getting up to some pretty intense, and illegal, vigilantism by night – Daredevil has never enjoyed the following of a Hulk or a Spidey, but he’s a compelling, layered and visually striking character who’s attracted some of the best talent in the business. It was on Daredevil that Frank Miller came to prominence, while the likes of Brian Michael Bendis, Jeph Loeb/Tim Sale and Kevin Smith have taken a shot at the noble but tortured hero in recent years.