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Issue Details

Issue #500
Published October 2009
Cover Price 4.99 USD
Pages 108
Editing Warren Simons; Alejandro Arbona (Assistant)
Notes Story continues from Daredevil (Marvel, 1998 series) #119; The #500th issue number is taken from adding the issue numbers from both the 1964 and the 1998 Daredevil series together.

Cover Details - "Djurdjevic Cover"

Characters Daredevil; Milla Donovan; Black Widow; Dakota North; Sister Maggie Murdock; Karen Page; Echo; Gladiator; Mr. Fear; Typhoid Mary; Elektra; Bullseye; Kingpin; Tombstone; Iron Fist; Luke Cage; Battling Jack Murdock; Lady Bullseye; The Owl; Black Tarantula; The Hand
Genre superhero
Pencils Marko Djurdjevic (Painted)
Inks Marko Djurdjevic (Painted)
Colors Marko Djurdjevic (Painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Of all five variant covers for this issue, the Djurdjevic cover is the only one with a front cover gatefold making the total page count for this version alone 110 pages; Djurdjevic cover was distributed 50:50 with the Ross cover.

Cover Details - "Ross Cover"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Ross (Painted)
Inks Alex Ross (Painted)
Colors Alex Ross (Painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Ross cover was distributed 50:50 with the Djurdjevic cover.

Cover Details - "Marvel 70th Anniversary Border"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Patrick Zircher; Jim Cheung
Inks Patrick Zircher; Jim Cheung
Colors June Chung
Letters Typeset
Notes Cover has a white background and a border of a number of Marvel characters that is a tribute to the Marvel 25th Anniversary border which appeared on most Marvel books from November 1986.

Cover Details - "Darrow Cover"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Geof Darrow
Inks Geof Darrow
Letters Typeset
Notes Darrow cover was distributed 1:15 with the regular covers.

Cover Details - "Dell'Otto Cover"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Gabriele Dell'Otto (Painted)
Inks Gabriele Dell'Otto (Painted)
Colors Gabriele Dell'Otto (Painted)
Letters Typeset
Notes Dell'Otto cover was distributed 1:25 with the regular covers.

Cover Details - "2nd Print Variant"

Characters Daredevil; Matt Murdock
Genre superhero
Pencils Patrick Zircher
Inks Patrick Zircher
Letters Typeset

2 page Daredevil recap "Credits and Recap"

Genre superhero
Pencils Michael Lark
Inks Stefano Gaudiano
Colors Matt Hollingsworth
Letters Typeset

40 page Daredevil story "The Return of the King Conclusion"

Characters FEATURE: Daredevil; GUESTS: Dakota North; Master Izo; Foggy Nelson; Vanessa Fisk (illusion); Black Tarantula; White Tiger [Angela Del Toro]; Milla Donovan; VILLAINS: Lady Bullseye; The Hand; Kingpin; The Owl; Turk; Lord Hirochi; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Battling Jack Murdock; Stick
Synopsis With his marriage to Milla a failure and his life falling apart, Daredevil wraps up the loose ends of his affairs as Matt Murdock and battles through the Kingpin, the Owl and Lady Bullseye to become the new leader of the Hand, taking Black Tarantula and White Tiger along for the ride.
Genre superhero
Script Ed Brubaker
Pencils Michael Lark; Klaus Janson; Chris Samnee; Paul Azaceta
Inks Stefano Gaudiano; Klaus Janson; Chris Samnee; Paul Azaceta
Colors Matt Hollingsworth
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna

9 page Daredevil story "Dark Reign: The List - Daredevil Preview"

Characters FEATURE: Daredevil; GUESTS: Norman Osborn; Hawkeye [Bullseye]
Synopsis With DD confirmed as the new leader of the Hand, Norman sends Hawkeye out to kill him.
Genre superhero
Script Andy Diggle
Pencils Billy Tan
Inks Matt Banning
Colors Justin Ponsor
Letters Virtual Calligraphy's Joe Caramagna

1 page Daredevil foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "3 Jacks Introduction"

Genre superhero
Script Warren Simons
Pencils David Aja
Inks David Aja
Colors Matt Hollingsworth
Letters Typeset

13 page Daredevil story "3 Jacks"

Characters FEATURE: Daredevil; GUESTS: Larry; Gina; VILLAIN: Bullseye
Synopsis A pair of street people help DD recoup after a brutal battle with Bullseye.
Genre superhero
Script Ann Nocenti
Pencils David Aja
Inks David Aja
Colors Matt Hollingsworth
Letters Chris Eliopoulos

1 page Daredevil credits "DD Pin-Up Gallery"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Maleev
Inks Alex Maleev
Colors Alex Maleev
Letters Typeset
Notes Credits page for the DD Pin-Up Gallery which contains the same art as the last pin-up.

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita

2 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Geof Darrow
Inks Geof Darrow

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils David Mack (Painted)
Inks David Mack (Painted)
Colors David Mack (Painted)

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Quesada
Inks Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors Richard Isanove

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil; Elektra; Black Widow; Typhoid Mary
Genre superhero
Pencils Brian Michael Bendis
Inks Brian Michael Bendis
Colors Justin Ponsor

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Matt Murdock [Daredevil]
Genre superhero
Pencils Stefano Gaudiano
Inks Stefano Gaudiano

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Patrick Zircher
Inks Patrick Zircher

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Rafael Grampa
Inks Rafael Grampa

1 page Daredevil illustration "Pin-Up"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Maleev
Inks Alex Maleev
Colors Alex Maleev

1 page Daredevil cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover to Daredevil #191"

Characters Daredevil
Genre superhero
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Frank Miller
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #191 [cover]

22 page Daredevil story "Roulette"

Characters FEATURE: Daredevil (Origin; details); GUESTS: Battling Jack Murdock (flashback); Stymie Schmidt (flashback); VILLAIN: Bullseye
Synopsis DD plays a game of Russian roulette with a hospitalized Bullseye.
Genre superhero
Script Frank Miller
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Terry Austin
Colors Lynn Varley
Letters Joe Rosen
Reprinted From Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #191

5 page Daredevil cover reprint (on interior page) "Daredevil 500 Cover Gallery"

Genre superhero
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various
Letters Typeset
Notes Presents very small cover images for all 500 previous issues of Daredevil.
Reprinted From Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1-380, Daredevil (Marvel, 1998 series) #1-119 and Daredevil (Marvel, 2009 series) #500 [covers in miniature]