Daredevil #25

Feb 1967 · Marvel · 0.12 USD

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“Enter: The Leap-Frog!”

★ 1st appearance — Leap-Frog

About this Issue

Daredevil #25 is a double-barreled Silver Age key: it delivers the debut of Leap-Frog (Vincent Patilio), a recurring corner of Daredevil's rogues' gallery who later spawned the hero Frog-Man and was adapted for the MCU's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and simultaneously introduces the 'Mike Murdock' fiction — Matt Murdock's invented twin brother, one of the most elaborately absurd secret-identity gambits in Marvel history. That triple-identity premise (Matt Murdock / Daredevil / Mike Murdock) drove the series' soap-opera plotting for nearly two years through issue #41. Decades later, the Mike Murdock concept was revived and literalized in Daredevil #606 (2018), proving that even throwaway Silver Age improvisation can reverberate through a character's mythology for half a century.

In "Enter: The Leap-Frog!", Matt Murdock spins a wild lie to shield his secret, claiming Daredevil is actually his long-lost twin brother Mike—prompting Foggy and Karen to eagerly meet the mysterious sibling. But just as they’re about to uncover the truth, the bizarre and acrobatic Leap-Frog crashes into town, turning the already tangled situation into something even more unpredictable. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated with moody precision by Gene Colan, with inks by Frank Giacoia and letters by Art Simek, this 1967 issue delivers a classic blend of personal drama and strange superhero antics, all capped by a striking cover by Colan and Giacoia.

writer Stan Lee · artist Gene Colan · inker Frank Giacoia · letterer Art Simek · cover Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia

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Raw (VG) $12

CGC 9.8 · 2 in census $2,337

CGC 9.6 · 22 in census $568

CGC 9.4 · 50 in census $222

CGC 9.2 · 60 in census $210

CGC 9.0 · 43 in census $165

CGC 8.5 · 66 in census $105

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CGC 8.0 · 45 in census $97

CGC 7.5 · 45 in census $69

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CGC 6.0 · 31 in census $38

CGC 5.5 · 17 in census $38

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CGC 4.5 · 22 in census $25*

CGC 4.0 · 13 in census $25

CGC 3.5 · 9 in census $22

CGC 3.0 $22

CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $20*

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CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $20*

CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $20*

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History

Written and edited by Stan Lee and pencilled by Gene Colan — the team that had taken over the book and was steadily sharpening its street-level, romantic-thriller tone — the issue was produced on the regular monthly schedule of 1960s Marvel, with Frank Giacoia inking, Artie Simek lettering, and the cover colored by Stan Goldberg (though no interior coloring credit appears, per the norm for the era). A self-deprecating editor's note from Lee inside the issue openly admits he could not remember which earlier issue featured Tri-Man, directing curious readers to check #21–23 — a candid glimpse at the seat-of-the-pants production pace of the Marvel Bullpen at its Silver Age peak.

Trivia · 9 facts

First appearance of Leap-Frog (Vincent Patilio), a failed novelty-toy inventor who built electrically powered coils into spring-loaded footwear to enable superhuman leaping; created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan.
First appearance of the 'Mike Murdock' identity: to deflect Foggy Nelson and Karen Page's growing suspicion that Matt is Daredevil, Matt improvises a fictional twin brother and then must physically impersonate him — giving the series a running three-identity comedic subplot sustained through Daredevil #41.
Notably, Leap-Frog's civilian identity ('Vincent Patilio') is never stated aloud in the story itself; it was established in later issues.
In his debut scene, the villain appears first in a plain green business suit with spring-loaded loafers, only donning his full frog costume partway through the issue during a jewelry-store robbery.
Story title: 'Enter: The Leap-Frog!' — 20 pages; cover date February 1967 (on-sale December 1966); cover price 12 cents.
Full creative credits: Writer/Editor Stan Lee; Pencils Gene Colan; Inks Frank Giacoia; Letters Artie Simek; Cover colors Stan Goldberg.
Tri-Man appears only in a cameo flashback; a Stan Lee editor's note inside the issue humorously admits he forgot which previous issue Tri-Man debuted in and tells readers to check #21–23.
The issue has been collected in multiple formats: Essential Daredevil Vol. 1 (2002, black-and-white), Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 3 (2005/2012), Daredevil Omnibus Vol. 1 (2017), Daredevil Epic Collection Vol. 2 — Mike Murdock Must Die! (2018), and Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 3 — Unmasked (2024).
A composite MCU character based on the Patilio family (combining Vincent and his son Eugene) appeared in the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode 'Ribbit and Rip It,' portrayed by Brandon Stanley, directly tracing its lineage back to this issue.