Cover: Gil Kane & Tom Palmer

Daredevil #93

Nov 1972 · Marvel · 0.20 USD

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“A Power Corrupt!”

About this Issue

Daredevil #93 marks the first time Damon Dran — introduced one issue earlier as a scheming munitions magnate — fully transforms into the Indestructible Man, making this the debut of that powered villain identity and cementing him as a recurring threat to both Daredevil and Black Widow across decades of Marvel continuity. The issue also dramatizes the central tension of the early 1970s run: the push-and-pull of Matt Murdock and Natasha Romanoff's partnership, literalized here when a mind-controlled Black Widow is weaponized against her own partner. As the second chapter in the three-part #92–94 arc, it represents writer Gerry Conway and artist Gene Colan working at the height of their Bronze Age collaboration on the newly retitled series, blending Cold War paranoia with street-level superhero drama. The issue sits inside a genuinely significant editorial moment — the sixteen-issue stretch (#92–107) when the book carried the shared co-starring title 'Daredevil and the Black Widow,' one of Marvel's earliest sustained experiments in co-headlining a female character alongside an established male hero.

In "A Power Corrupt!", Daredevil faces a chilling twist when the Black Widow, under mysterious control, launches a fierce assault on him. Meanwhile, Damon Dran harnesses the power of Project Four, transforming himself into the seemingly unstoppable Indestructible Man. Written by Gerry Conway and brought to life with moody precision by Gene Colan, with Tom Palmer handling inks and colors, and John Costanza on letters, this 1972 issue delivers a tense clash of wills. The cover by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer captures the intensity of the moment, a 20-cent comic that remains a standout in the series.

writer Gerry Conway · artist Gene Colan · inker, colorist Tom Palmer · letterer John Costanza · cover Gil Kane, Tom Palmer

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History

By mid-1972, the Daredevil series was struggling commercially, and writer Gerry Conway — working under editor Roy Thomas — responded by relocating Matt Murdock from New York to San Francisco and formally elevating Natasha Romanoff to co-star status, a move reflected in the cover-title change that debuted on issue #92. Issue #93, on sale August 1, 1972 (cover-dated November 1972), was penciled by Gene Colan with inks by Tom Palmer — the same core creative team that had been shaping the book throughout this period — and carried a cover painted by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer. Conway's stated motivation for the title and cast shake-up was to boost readership by bringing in a less superhero-saturated setting and a more prominent female protagonist.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of the Indestructible Man as a powered, armored identity: Damon Dran dons a battle suit and absorbs the energy of the 'Project Four' sphere in this issue, debuting the Indestructible Man alter ego for the first time (Dran himself first appeared one issue earlier in #92).
Written by Gerry Conway, penciled by Gene Colan, inked by Tom Palmer; cover penciled by Gil Kane and inked by Tom Palmer; edited by Roy Thomas.
Interior story title: 'A Power Corrupt!'; cover title on the issue: 'The Indestructible Man!'
The issue is the second chapter of a three-part Damon Dran arc spanning Daredevil #92–94 (October–December 1972).
Published during the run (#92–107) when the series carried the co-starring cover title 'Daredevil and the Black Widow,' one of Marvel's earliest sustained co-headlining experiments featuring a female character.
Damon Dran, created by Conway and Colan, went on to become a recurring villain against both Daredevil and Black Widow, reappearing in Marvel Fanfare #11–13 (1983–84), Captain America #429–430 (1994), and Black Widow Vol. 5 #4–6.
The issue has been reprinted in Essential Daredevil Vol. 4 (2007), Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 9 (2015), and Daredevil Epic Collection #5 – Going Out West (2021).
A British edition variant (with a 6p cover price) was published simultaneously, identical in interior content to the US edition.