History
Daredevil has been known to wield a multi-purpose weapon that has many different modes.
In his youth Matt Murdock stole a nightstick from a police officer and hid it in a locker at Fogwell's Gym.[1] Years later he retrieved it and used it to rescue a group of children kidnapped by the Kingpin.[2]
It's initial form is two billy clubs held together by an extendable cable. It can shift from a nunchaku- like weapon to a manrikigusari (a long rope/chain weapon with two weights on its ends), dual billy clubs which can be wielded in an Eskrima-like fashion, staff, or a cable with a grappling hook. The weapon can also be adjusted to combine both sticks into an Eskrima stick. Most notably, the billy club can be disguised as a blind man's cane, for use by DD's alter ego, Matthew Murdock. The weapon is held by a holster on the side of Daredevil's Suit on his left leg.
In early canon, the Billy Club had a retractable microphone, a miniature tape recorder, chamber for firing projectiles. The Billy Club has always been depicted with a wire cable which allows the club to be used as a grappling hook and it can also be used as a baton.
It appears a police radio was installed into the Billy Club.[3]
Alternate Reality Versions
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In Earth-7642, one of Daredevil's billy clubs was blessed by Magdalena, making it a powerful weapon against demons. | Magdalena/Daredevil #1 |
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In Earth-199999, Daredevil's billy club is disguised as a walking cane which he uses while in his publlic persona. | Marvel's Daredevil S1E07 |
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In Earth-TRN664, a brainwashed Deadpool beat Daredevil to death with his own billy club. | Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe Again #4 |
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In Earth-TRN883, Daredevil's billy clubs could combine to form a bo staff. | Marvel Future Revolution |
Notes
- Daredevil's Billy Club has been lost or destroyed on more than one occasion:
- Daredevil #80 lost in New York Harbor and never found.
- Daredevil #116 destroyed battling Death Stalker
- Daredevil #122 broken battling Blackwing.
- Daredevil (Vol. 3) #6 broken fighting Bruiser
- Daredevil (Vol. 3) #25 broken fighting Ikari
- Daredevil's Billy Club has changed constantly in design throughout the years including being colored in both red and white colors.
- Ivan Petrovich also designed a Billy Club for Daredevil in Daredevil #117.
Trivia
- In the Guardian Devil story-line, Bullseye used one of the clubs to kill Karen Page while fighting Daredevil.
- When she became Daredevil, Elektra Natchios converted her twin sai into a weapon similar to Matt's billy clubs. The monouchi was turned into a blunt weapon that could split to release a grappling hook.[4]
See Also
- 976 appearance(s) of Daredevil's Billy Club
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Daredevil's Billy Club
- 74 minor appearance(s) of Daredevil's Billy Club
- 8 mention(s) of Daredevil's Billy Club
- 837 image(s) of Daredevil's Billy Club
