Death-Defying Devil

Death-Defying Devil is a comic book character that first appeared in Silver Streak Comics #6



The original Daredevil from the Golden Age is now a major part of Dynamite's "Project Superpowers."

First Origin (Silver Streak #6)
As a child, Bart Hill was witness to his parents' brutal murder. The murderer also branded Bart with a hot iron, leaving a boomerang shaped scar of his left chest. This traumatic experience left the boy mute. He trained his entire life in the art of the boomerang, eventually becoming a master boomerang marksman. He then developed a costume and took to the streets as the vigilante crime-fighter Daredevil.

Second Origin (Daredevil Comics #18)
With Bart Hill/Daredevil speaking in his second appearance (Silver Streak Comics #7), his origin story needed to be ret-conned.  In the new origin Bart Hill's parents were killed while in Australia.  Bart was then raised by a tribe of aboriginies who taught him the art of using boomerangs.  As an adult he returned to the U.S. and fought crime as Daredevil.

Daredevil fought an epic war against The Claw in the 1940s.  Prior to the U.S. being involved in World War II, The Claw allied himself with Adolf Hitler. This prompted Daredevil to team up with the Silver Streak and other heroes to fight the combined forces of the Nazis and The Claw.  Later on, Daredevil found himself a group of sidekicks called the Little Wise Guys. 

AC Comics
AC Comics has used Daredevil in their FemForce Universe.  In that universe he is known as Reddevil.

Project Superpowers
After having been trapped in the Urn of Pandora by the Fighting Yank for 60 years, the Death-Defying 'Devil emerged in Paris, France where he rescued a french policewoman named Justine from a terrorist group dubbed "The Claw."  As an appearant after-effect of his time in the Urn, 'Devil seems now unable to speak.  After helping his fellow returning heroes fight off the F-Troop in the Middle East, 'Devil embarks on a mission to discover the terrorist group's ties to his old enemy, who he believes may still be alive.

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During Savage Dragon's battle with Solar Man, Dragon's allies learn that Solar Man's power is coming from heroes he trapped over the years.  Once these heroes were freed, Solar Man's power was vastly diminished and he was easily defeated.  Daredevil was one of the heroes who was trapped.  He has since decided to return to crimefighting, taking up residence in Chicago.


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Super Name: Death-Defying Devil
Real Name: Bart Hill
Aliases: Reddevil
Daredevil
Death-Defying 'Devil
Publisher: Lev Gleason
Gender: Male
Character Type: Human
1st Appearance: Silver Streak Comics #6
Appears in: 95 issues
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