Daredevil: Battlin' Jack Murdock #1

The man who made Matt Murdock is finally front and center — this 2007 Marvel Knights miniseries opener puts Battlin' Jack Murdock in the spotlight with a cover that pulls no punches. Carmine Di Giandomenico's artwork fills the frame with a bloodied, grimacing Jack absorbing a massive blow, sweat and crimson flying as a gloved fist connects in brutal close-up. Writer Zeb Wells and Di Giandomenico — who also handles the full art duties — make a compelling team to explore the hard-luck boxer whose legacy looms large over the entire Daredevil mythos.