—Wilson FiskThey have the men, the guns, the money. But I am the Kingpin.
Appearing in "The Kingpin Must Die!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Grotto
- ⏴ Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) ⏵ (Name revealed)
- Lynch ⏵ (First appearance)
- Vanessa Fisk
- Mr. Harrison (Attorney) (First appearance)
- Jocko ⏵ (First appearance)
- Hymie ⏵ (First appearance)
- Bruno (Killer) (First appearance; dies)
- Louie the String (First appearance; dies)
- Marty (Driver)
- Eric Slaughter (Mentioned)
- Gladiator (Melvin Potter) (Mentioned)
- Alarich Wallenquist (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- West Side Elevated Highway (First appearance)
- Canal Street Bridge (First appearance)
- Hell's Kitchen
- Lower East Side
- The Tombs
- World Trade Center (Mentioned)
- Staten Island
- Manhattan
- Dannemora (Mentioned)
- New York City
- New Jersey (Mentioned)
- New York
- United States of America
- Asia
- North America
Items:
Synopsis for "The Kingpin Must Die!"
Retired in Japan, Kingpin sends his wife, Vanessa, to New York to hire Nelson and Murdock. Kingpin's plan is to turn state's evidence against the East Coast crime bosses. Vanessa is captured by the mob so they can lure Kingpin back to New York and kill him. DD gets in the way and has a confrontation with Bullseye.
Notes
- In this issue, longtime Marvel villain the Kingpin has his name revealed as Wilson Fisk
- This issue contains a letters page, Let's Level With Daredevil. Letters are published from Verde, Valeria Beasley, Phil Latter, Sheldon A. Wiebe and Marty Powell. Letters responses from Frank Miller.