The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Their name was taken from a panel in the Marvel Comics' Daredevil #77.[1] The band was formed by Julian Cope, who had previously been in the short-lived yet locally-renowned band Crucial Three along with Pete Wylie, who went on to form Wah!, and Ian McCulloch, later of Echo & the Bunnymen. The band's initial line-up consisted of singer/bassist Julian Cope, Mick Finkler on guitar, Gary Dwyer on drums and Paul Simpson on keyboards.