Daredevil Fact — October 23, 2026

Today's Fact

Verified against three independent sources. Issues cited below.

MATT MURDOCK BECAME THE KINGPIN'S DEPUTY MAYOR — THEN TOOK THE KINGPIN'S JOB!

The Featured Fact

Daredevil's archenemy hired him. After Secret Empire, Wilson Fisk — the Kingpin of Crime — got himself elected Mayor of New York City (revealed in Daredevil #28, 2017, by Charles Soule and Ron Garney; the election was later shown to have been rigged, though Fisk would have won anyway). Then Fisk offered Matt Murdock the post of Deputy Mayor. Thanks to the Purple Children, the world had forgotten Murdock was Daredevil — Fisk thought he was hiring a respectable lawyer and burying him in paperwork.

Matt accepted — on purpose. From inside City Hall, the Man Without Fear could aim his super-hearing down the hall and eavesdrop on his archenemy's every meeting, hunting for proof of the crimes he knew were still happening. The "Mayor Fisk" arc ran through Daredevil #595–600 (2017–2018) as Marvel restored legacy numbering: Fisk pushed an anti-vigilante agenda while his own deputy mayor spied on him from inside the administration.

Then the Hand attacked New York, and a ninja assault left Mayor Fisk in a coma in Daredevil #600. Under the line of succession, Deputy Mayor Murdock became acting Mayor of New York — Daredevil ran the city, using the mayor's office and resources to organize its defense. When Fisk recovered, Matt traded the seat back for an end to the anti-vigilante campaign and resigned — the follow-up arc is literally titled "Mayor Murdock" (Daredevil #601–605).

Why It's Obscure

The Kingpin in the mayor's office gets remembered. The part people forget is who he put one door down the hall — and that for a brief stretch, the Devil of Hell's Kitchen was the acting Mayor of New York City.

#595

Legacy numbering, legacy enemy. The "Mayor Fisk" arc opened in Daredevil #595 (2017); Fisk's election had been revealed in #28 of the same Charles Soule run.

THE SPY

Worst hire in City Hall history. Fisk made Murdock deputy mayor to neutralize him. Instead he installed a man with radar sense and super-hearing inside his own administration.

#600

Succession is a funny thing. The Hand's assault in Daredevil #600 (2018) left Fisk comatose — and the law made his worst enemy Mayor of New York.

THE TRADE

He gave the job back — at a price. When Fisk recovered, Murdock surrendered the office in exchange for Fisk dropping his anti-vigilante push, then quit as deputy mayor.

Gallery

Art from the Mayor Fisk era of Charles Soule's Daredevil run — no AI imagery, nothing mislabeled.

Marvel art for Daredevil issue 595, the Mayor Fisk era — **Daredevil #595 Era Art**Official Marvel art from the launch of the Mayor Fisk arc in Daredevil #595 (2017) — the Kingpin in City Hall, and Matt Murdock about to accept the strangest job offer of his life.

Page from Daredevil issue 596 in which Daredevil reacts to the news that Kingpin is mayor of New York City — **"Kingpin Is the Mayor"**A page from Daredevil #596: Daredevil swings over the city processing the headline — "Kingpin is the mayor of New York City" — and realizes Fisk has found a way to upgrade his powers.

Panel art from Daredevil issue 598, part of the Mayor Fisk storyline — **Inside the Mayor Fisk Arc**Art from Daredevil #598, mid-arc: while Mayor Fisk governs by day, his deputy mayor spends the storyline listening at walls no ordinary lawyer could hear through.

Sources

Every claim above is verified against at least two of these independent sources.

Bullpen Bulletins

Daredevil: 'Mayor Fisk' Arc, Explained — CBRCBR's rundown: Fisk's election was revealed in Daredevil #28 (2017), the Mayor Fisk arc ran #595–600, Daredevil became Fisk's deputy mayor as Matt Murdock, and briefly became interim mayor after the Hand severely wounded Fisk in #600.
Daredevil Took Kingpin's Place As New York's Mayor — ScreenRantCorroborates the whole play: Fisk offered Murdock the deputy mayor job as a figurehead trap, Murdock used his senses to spy on him, and after the Hand attack left Fisk comatose, Murdock became interim mayor — then negotiated his exit.
How ECHO's Post-Credits Scene Sets Up Daredevil: Born Again — NerdistIndependent confirmation that Mayor Wilson Fisk's deputy mayor was his arch-enemy Matt Murdock, who spied on Fisk from inside City Hall and briefly served as Mayor Murdock himself.