Cover: Gil Kane & John Romita & Frank Giacoia

Daredevil #126

Oct 1975 · Marvel · 0.25 USD

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“Flight of the Torpedo!”

★ 1st appearance — Torpedo★ 1st appearance — Heather Glenn

About this Issue

Daredevil #126 is a dense Bronze Age key that simultaneously plants three significant characters into the Marvel Universe in a single issue: Heather Glenn, who became Matt Murdock's primary romantic interest through the late 1970s and whose tragic arc under Frank Miller's editorial era and Denny O'Neil's pen culminated in one of the darkest character deaths in the title's run; the Torpedo armor itself, the battle-suit that defined a succession of characters across multiple titles for years; and the second Torpedo identity (Brock Jones), an unlikely everyman hero who carried his own storylines in Marvel Premiere and crossed over into Rom. The issue also carries weight as the first in-story appearance of district attorney Blake Tower, a legal-world supporting character who would go on to anchor courtroom plotlines across Daredevil, Spider-Man, and She-Hulk for decades. Heather Glenn's debut here gained renewed cultural relevance in 2025 when the character was adapted for the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again.

In "Flight of the Torpedo!", Daredevil faces off against the acrobatic villain known as the Torpedo, only to find his foe suddenly incapacitated when a wall collapses on him. With the Torpedo's last wish unfulfilled, former pro quarterback Brock Jones steps in, donning the fallen hero's costume to continue the fight—unaware that Daredevil can't tell the difference between them, since he can't see the color of his hair. Written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by Bob Brown, with inks by Klaus Janson and colors by Michele Wolfman, this 1975 classic features a cover by Gil Kane and John Romita, with inks by Frank Giacoia and John Romita.

writer Marv Wolfman · artist Bob Brown · inker, artist Klaus Janson · colorist Michele Wolfman · letterer Irv Watanabe · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Gil Kane, John Romita, Frank Giacoia

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History

Writer-editor Marv Wolfman scripted the issue during his prolific mid-1970s tenure on the title, with Bob Brown handling layouts and breakdowns and Klaus Janson — whose inks were already becoming the defining visual texture of the book — providing finished art over Brown's pencils. The cover was penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Frank Giacoia. Wolfman has acknowledged that the Torpedo's rocket-pack concept drew loose inspiration from the 1940s serial character Commando Cody from King of the Rocket Men, though the characters diverge sharply beyond that shared motif. Len Wein was editor-in-chief at Marvel at the time, with Wolfman serving as the issue's credited editor.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of Heather Glenn, daughter of industrialist Maxwell Glenn, who becomes Matt Murdock's primary love interest across the late 1970s and early 1980s.
First appearance and death of Michael Stivak, the original Torpedo — a scientist who built the advanced battle-suit to prevent it falling into his corrupt uncle's hands, dying in a building collapse during his fight with Daredevil.
First appearance of Brock Jones as the new Torpedo — a former professional football player and insurance salesman who inherits the Torpedo armor from the dying Stivak and goes on to star in Marvel Premiere #39–40 and later crossover into Rom.
First in-story (non-cameo) appearance of Blake Tower, the New York district attorney who becomes a recurring legal cornerstone across Daredevil, The Amazing Spider-Man, and She-Hulk.
First appearance of the Torpedo Armor itself, the battle-suit equipped with turbo-jets that would be passed through multiple characters in Marvel continuity.
Story title is 'Flight of the Torpedo!'; script by Marv Wolfman, pencils/layouts by Bob Brown, finished art and inks by Klaus Janson, colors by Michele Wolfman, cover by Gil Kane (pencils) and Frank Giacoia (inks).
The issue has been reprinted in multiple international editions (Italian, Swedish, Danish) and was collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 12 and Daredevil Epic Collection Vol. 6: Watch Out for Bullseye (2023).
Heather Glenn's comics history — originating here — was adapted for the 2025 Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again, where she is portrayed by Margarita Levieva.