The Hand

The Hand is the name of a fictional organization featured in comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. They are largely associated with the superhero known as Daredevil and first appeared in 1981 in Daredevil, Volume 1 #174. Other comic book characters who have either fought or had dealings with the Hand include Elektra and Wolverine. The Hand were also featured in the 2005 feature film Elekra.

Notes & Trivia

 * The concept of the Hand was originally developed by writer/artist Frank Miller.


 * The Hand played a major role in the "Shadowland" storyline, which ran through issues of Daredevil. The structure of the organization underwent a major change during that story-arc.


 * The origin of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shares a tongue-in-cheek relationship with that of Daredevil. The toxic "ooze" responsible for rendering Matt Murdock blind is the same goop that evolved four common turtles into pizza-eating butt-kicking adventurers. The main enemies of the Turtles are a ninja clan called The Foot - an obvious nod to the Hand.