10 Things Everyone Always Gets Wrong About Daredevil

7. Spider-Man Still Has It Worse

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In terms of Marvel characters getting the short end of the stick and just having a thoroughly hard time of things, Daredevil and Spider-Man probably take the cake. Tony Stark is up there too, with Iron Man leaving behind a trail of dead love interests and internal demons throughout his escapades as Iron Man, but Peter Parker and Matthew Murdock are perennial misery merchants - they just never seem to be able to catch a break.

So, who has it worse? Well the only way to find out is to list off the worst things that have happened to either character, so here goes.

Since being created in 1962, Spider-Man has seen numerous relationships crumble, with the most notable being the death of Gwen Stacy; battled a condition where he sprouted several new appendages; been the victim of a cloning plot that terrorised readers in the mid-nineties; had his identity revealed in Civil War, leading to numerous assassination attempts against his loved-ones; had his marriage destroyed by making a deal with Mephisto; and lastly, having his mind swapped with Doc Ock and dying in his disease-ridden body.

Touch act to follow, right? Well not if you're Matt Murdock. Since 1964, Daredevil has had his entire life ripped from underneath his feet by Wilson Fisk, leaving him homeless after his former partner, Karen Page, sold his identity for a shot of heroin; was targeted by Mysterio, who tried to mentally destabilise Murdock by faking the rise of the Anti-Christ; witnessed the death of two of his biggest loves, Elektra and Karen Page; had his identity exposed to the public by Fisk, which led to him being incarcerated alongside all the villains he put away; had his wife, Milla Donovan, driven mad by Mr. Fear's drugs; and was eventually even made a fugitive when Fisk became mayor.

Still though, one of the best things about Daredevil has been seeing him overcome all these trials and tribulations, particularly in Mark Waid and Chris Samnee's run, where Matt vows to find happiness even when the whole world feels as though it's against him.

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