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Daredevil

Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer from Hell's Kitchen whose other senses were heightened by the accident that took his sight, and Stan Lee and Bill Everett introduced him in April 1964 in a yellow-and-red costume that did not last. Wally Wood redesigned him in 1965 into the all-red suit with the interlocking double-D on the chest, and that is the version that stuck.

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First appearance
Daredevil #1 (1964), Marvel Comics
Created by
Stan Lee, Bill Everett
Also known as
Matt Murdock, The Man Without Fear
Universe
Marvel Universe
Appears in
comics, television, film, animation, games

Who is Daredevil?

Matt Murdock is a blind lawyer from Hell's Kitchen whose other senses were heightened by the accident that took his sight, and Stan Lee and Bill Everett introduced him in April 1964 in a yellow-and-red costume that did not last. Wally Wood redesigned him in 1965 into the all-red suit with the interlocking double-D on the chest, and that is the version that stuck. The character's reputation, though, comes from Frank Miller, who took over the book around 1979 and turned it into a crime comic — grimy, violent and built around a lawyer who cannot fully separate his two jobs. That tone carried into the Netflix series that ran from 2015 to 2018 with Charlie Cox, widely regarded as one of the best superhero adaptations, and Cox returned for Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+ in 2025. The 2003 film with Ben Affleck is less fondly remembered. The double-D emblem is the design that sells.

Daredevil: the details

First appearance
Daredevil #1, April 1964
Created by
Stan Lee and Bill Everett
The red suit
Wally Wood's redesign replaced the original yellow costume in 1965
Frank Miller's run
From around 1979, Miller turned the series into a crime comic
Television
Netflix's Daredevil ran 2015–2018, and Daredevil: Born Again followed in 2025
Played by
Charlie Cox on television; Ben Affleck in the 2003 film
Hell's Kitchen
His Manhattan neighbourhood is central to almost every version

Why Daredevil endures

The Marvel hero who proved superhero comics could be crime stories, and whose television run set a standard for adaptations.

What Daredevil looks like on a shirt

Signature motif: Dark red suit, horned cowl, interlocking double-D emblem

The double-D emblem works in one colour and at small sizes, and it reads as a mark rather than a costume. Dark red on black is the usual combination.

Double-D emblem and horned-cowl silhouettes work in one or two colours on black and charcoal. Adult and teen sizing; the television series is rated for adults.

Daredevil T-shirts

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Sizes: kids to adult

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Who has played Daredevil

PerformerProductionYearType
Ben AffleckDaredevil2003Live action
Charlie CoxDaredevil2015Live action

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Daredevil T-shirts: common questions

Who created Daredevil?

Daredevil was created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, first appearing in Daredevil #1 in 1964 (Marvel Comics).

What does a Daredevil T-shirt usually look like?

Dark red suit, horned cowl, interlocking double-D emblem. Double-D emblem and horned-cowl silhouettes work in one or two colours on black and charcoal. Adult and teen sizing; the television series is rated for adults.

Are Daredevil T-shirts made for children?

No. Daredevil comes from work made for older audiences, so we keep the character off our kids pages even where children's sizes are manufactured.

Who has played Daredevil?

Daredevil has been played on screen by Ben Affleck (Daredevil, 2003), Charlie Cox (Daredevil, 2015).

How much does a Daredevil T-shirt cost?

Daredevil shirts we currently track start from around $19.99 on amazon.com. Every price on this page is dated, because they move.

This profile was compiled from published reference material about Daredevil — first appearance, creator credits and production history — and is a secondary source rather than a substitute for the original publication. Where a detail could not be corroborated it has been left out. We do not physically test garments; see how we work for what that means and what it does not.

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