Daredevil: Born Again First Appearances Checklist
This collector checklist maps the central characters in Marvel Television's Daredevil: Born Again to their comic first appearances. The nine rows cover the Nelson, Murdock & Page circle, Fisk's side of Hell's Kitchen, and the vigilantes and killers who shape the first two Disney+ seasons. It is a screen-to-page list rather than a complete Daredevil key-issue guide. For the story that gave the series its title, read Daredevil #226-233 by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli. Those issues form the classic Born Again arc; the table below tracks character 1st appearances instead. Use the checkboxes to mark the debut issues already in a collection.
9 entries
| # | Character | Type | Issue | Date | First Appearances | Key | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daredevil (Matt Murdock) | First Appearance | Daredevil #1 | April 1964 | Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page | ★ | Stan Lee and Bill Everett introduce Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, and Karen Page in one issue. |
| 2 | Foggy Nelson | First Appearance | Daredevil #1 | April 1964 | Foggy Nelson | Foggy debuts in Daredevil #1 alongside Matt Murdock and Karen Page. | |
| 3 | Karen Page | First Appearance | Daredevil #1 | April 1964 | Karen Page | Karen arrives with the original Nelson & Murdock supporting cast. | |
| 4 | Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) | First Appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #50 | July 1967 | Kingpin | ★ | Wilson Fisk makes his first appearance in a Spider-Man comic before becoming central to Daredevil's world. |
| 5 | Punisher (Frank Castle) | First Appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #129 | February 1974 | Punisher | ★ | Gerry Conway and Ross Andru introduce Frank Castle in this issue. |
| 6 | White Tiger (Hector Ayala) | First Appearance and Origin | Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19 | December 1975 | White Tiger | ★ | Bill Mantlo, Chris Claremont, George Pérez, and Rudy Nebres introduce Marvel's original White Tiger. |
| 7 | Bullseye | First Appearance | Daredevil #131 | March 1976 | Bullseye | ★ | Bullseye makes his first appearance in Daredevil #131. |
| 8 | Jessica Jones | First Appearance | Alias #1 | 2001 | Jessica Jones | ★ | Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos introduce Jessica Jones. |
| 9 | Muse | First Appearance | Daredevil (2015) #11 | 2016 | Muse | ★ | Charles Soule and Ron Garney introduce Muse, who appears in Season 1. |
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About Daredevil: Born Again
Daredevil: Born Again connects more than sixty years of Marvel publishing history. Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, and Karen Page all arrived in Daredevil #1 in 1964, while Wilson Fisk began in The Amazing Spider-Man before becoming a major figure in Daredevil stories. The Punisher followed in another Spider-Man issue, and Bullseye entered directly through Daredevil's own title.
The show's name comes from Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's celebrated Born Again storyline. Marvel's event guide lists Daredevil #226-232, while its broader reading guidance carries the sequence through #233. This checklist takes a different collector angle: it tracks the debut issues of characters used across the Disney+ series rather than every chapter of that storyline. Later additions stretch the list into the modern era, from Jessica Jones in Alias #1 to Muse in Daredevil (2015) #11. Together, the entries show how the adaptation draws from several distinct creative periods rather than a single comic run.
Frequently asked questions
The questions readers and collectors ask most.
What comics make up the original Born Again story?
Marvel's event guide lists Daredevil #226-232. Broader Marvel reading guidance includes #233 as the concluding part of the reading sequence.
Is Daredevil #1 also Foggy Nelson and Karen Page's first appearance?
Yes. Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, and Karen Page all debut in Daredevil #1 from 1964.
What is Kingpin's first comic appearance?
Wilson Fisk first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #50 from 1967, before becoming central to Daredevil's world.
What is the Punisher's first appearance?
Frank Castle first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #129 from February 1974.
Which White Tiger is included in this checklist?
The entry is Hector Ayala, Marvel's original White Tiger, who debuts in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19.