Cover: Gil Kane & Frank Giacoia

Daredevil #150

Jan 1978 · Marvel · 0.35 USD

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“Catastrophe!”

★ 1st appearance — Paladin

About this Issue

Daredevil #150 marks the debut of Paladin, a mercenary and private investigator whose moral ambiguity — working for pay rather than principle — carved out a distinct niche in the Bronze Age Marvel universe that neither hero nor villain cleanly occupied. His introduction expanded the genre's range of protagonists and proved durable: Paladin went on to join the Wild Pack, the Thunderbolts, and Heroes for Hire, becoming a recurring fixture across decades of Marvel storytelling. The issue also carries significant weight within the Daredevil series itself, deepening the Purple Man arc with the suicide of Maxwell Glenn and Matt Murdock's near-revelation of his secret identity to Heather — melodramatic stakes that Jim Shooter leaned into as he course-corrected the title toward more emotionally grounded Bronze Age storytelling. Its placement just before Shooter's ascent to Editor-in-Chief and the imminent arrival of Frank Miller makes it a genuine transitional artifact in Daredevil's publishing history.

In "Catastrophe!", Daredevil finds himself shadowed by Paladin, who's been hired to eliminate the Purple Man—though his methods put the masked hero directly in the crosshairs. With Maxwell Glenn's tragic end weighing on the streets of Hell's Kitchen, the stakes rise as old enemies and new threats collide in a story that pushes Daredevil to his limits. Written by Jim Shooter and brought to life by Carmine Infantino’s dynamic art, with inks by Klaus Janson and colors by the same, this pivotal issue features a cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia.

writer Jim Shooter · artist Carmine Infantino · inker, colorist Klaus Janson · letterer Denise Wohl · cover Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia

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History

The story, titled 'Catastrophe!', was written by Jim Shooter, who had taken over the Daredevil writing duties with issue #144 after Marv Wolfman departed abruptly; Shooter had re-joined Marvel in 1976 and was rapidly ascending the editorial ranks, becoming Editor-in-Chief on the first working day of January 1978 — the very month this issue carried as its cover date. Interior art was handled by Carmine Infantino with inks and coloring by Klaus Janson, lettering by Denise Wohl, and editing by Archie Goodwin, Shooter's immediate predecessor as EIC. The cover was penciled by Gil Kane with inks by Frank Giacoia, and a Mark Jeweler's insert variant of the issue also exists. The issue was physically released in October 1977 despite its January 1978 cover date, a standard Marvel practice of the era.

Trivia · 10 facts

First appearance of Paladin (Earth-616), a mercenary and private investigator created by writer Jim Shooter and penciler Carmine Infantino; his real name remains unrevealed, though he uses the alias Paul Denning.
Interior credits: script by Jim Shooter, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks and colors by Klaus Janson, letters by Denise Wohl, edited by Archie Goodwin.
Cover credits: pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia.
The issue was released (on sale) in October 1977 despite carrying a January 1978 cover date, per Marvel's standard cover-dating practice.
A Mark Jeweler's insert variant edition of this issue exists, distinguishable from the standard newsstand copy.
Maxwell Glenn — father of Daredevil's girlfriend Heather Glenn — dies by suicide in prison in this issue, a major plot development in Shooter's ongoing Purple Man arc.
Paladin's design and concept were inspired by the 1950s Western television series Have Gun – Will Travel, whose protagonist was a roving mercenary-for-hire named Paladin.
The issue was reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 14 (published January 2020), which collected Daredevil #144–158 and Marvel Premiere #43.
Paladin received follow-up appearances in Daredevil #152 and #154 as part of the same story arc, then his first solo feature in Marvel Premiere #43–44 (August–September 1978).
Actor Todd Stashwick is set to portray Paladin in the MCU miniseries VisionQuest (2026), marking the character's live-action debut roughly 48 years after his comic introduction.