Daredevil (vol. 1) #129 (Jan. 1976):
“Man-Bull in a China-Town!”
by Marv Wolfman, Bob Brown, Klaus Janson

Daredevil (vol. 1) #129

Title: “Man-Bull in a China-Town!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Jan. 1976

Publisher:
Written by: Marv Wolfman
Art by: Bob Brown, Klaus Janson

14 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (lead character)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Foggy Nelson	Episcopalian	[law partner of Matt Murdock (Daredevil)]		488
Heather Glenn		[dated Daredevil, Iron Man; later killed herself]		51
Man-Bull (Bill Taurens)		Death Squad; The Frightful Four		35
Matador (Manuel Eloganto)		Emissaries of Evil (Electro)		6
Blake Tower		[District Attorney of New York City]		49
The Sky-Walker	alien	[prisoner]		3
Wally Tompkins		[based (name, appearance) on Walter Cronkite]		3
Phillip Diamond (flashback)		[fainted when he was robbed by Man-Bull]		1
John F. Kennedy (cameo)	Catholic	[U.S. President]		521
Robert Kennedy (cameo)	Catholic	[politician; activist...]		253
Helen (voice only)		[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #129 (Jan. 1976)]		1
Walter Cronkite (character based on)  Broadcaster Wally Tompkins, introduced in this issue, is based (in name and particularly in his physical appearance) on Walter Cronkite.	Episcopalian	[reporter; news anchor]		570
Jester (Jonathan Powers) (behind the scenes)  In Daredevil #133, the Jester was revealed to be the behind-the-scenes villain responsible for significant events in this issue (#129).	aestholatry	[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #42 (July 1968)]		27

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