“Because I can’t just kill him” – Part 6
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, and it’s not for lack of trying, but because villains seemed to be getting smarter after the first few issues. I had to keep browsing until Daredevil #32 (volume 1) before finding another solid example of a villain putting off killing Daredevil – due to...
“You wear a mask too?”
Daredevil #27, by Stan Lee and Gene Colan sees Daredevil have one of those awkward blind superhero moments that should probably be more common than is seen in the comic (for two other such moments, see “I’m feeling a headache coming on officer, gotta run!” and “Nice save, Daredevil!“). This scene takes place very early...
Wait, you have what in your glove?!
Silver Age Daredevil was something of a blind MacGyver in tights. He made his own stuff, whether it was sewing his own costume (by hand, no less) or inserting micro-circuitry into his billy club. However, the panel below, from Daredevil #19, by Stan Lee and John Romita, makes me worry for his safety. If he’s...
Before there was ninjutsu, there was yoga
Matt Murdock is nothing if not dedicated to his craft. Low-powered and forced to rely mostly on hard-earned fighting skills, he can’t afford not to learn from past battles and strive to constantly improve himself. In this panel below on the left, from Daredevil #18, decades before the ninja training with Stick and all the...
“Because I can’t just kill him” – Part 5
Rarely do I find myself actually laughing out loud when reading a Daredevil comic, and that includes most of the Silver Age goofiness. But Daredevil #9 really is that funny. And it knows it’s funny. Daredevil himself is written in that self-aware way where he’s found commenting on some of the more absurd parts of...
