Silver Age Madness

January 5, 2015

What really happened when Daredevil met Hawkeye

Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2015 has been treating you well so far. One of the first things on my agenda this year, as […]

June 16, 2014

Female features and muddy shoes

Hey gang! Don't worry, I'll let you in on what's hiding behind that mysterious title in a little bit, but first I just wanted to […]

April 21, 2014

This time, it’s a cop!

As previously demonstrated, early Daredevil made a habit of assaulting innocent people. One reader even joked that this behavior is clearly still an issue after […]

March 27, 2014

Ivan the Terrible

Hey gang! I haven't been as lazy as it seems, I swear. I've been working on a massive essay-type post that isn't quite ready to […]

March 11, 2014

Oops, he did it again!

Today was one of those days I could have used some sweet Daredevil: Road Warrior #3 happening on my iPad. Sadly, it looks like Marvel […]

February 12, 2014

Never stop for an Orange Julius

I have to admit, I love it when the bad guys start bickering like an old married couple. The two fellows below have planned to […]

January 27, 2014

He did what, now?!

Every now and then, you read something in a Daredevil comic that shocks you for one reason or another. It could be something like a […]

January 6, 2014

The aliens first mention the nomameter, from Daredevil #28 by Stan Lee and Gene Colan

Still just a nomameter into the new year!

Daredevil #28 (vol 1), by Stan Lee and Gene Colan has already been a source of ridicule on this blog. In fact, we even saw […]

October 12, 2013

Daredevil takes a beating

I've alluded to a certain "secret project" of mine before. I won't divulge any more information here, except to say that it pretty much requires […]

August 16, 2013

Matt remembers his lecture at Carter College, from Daredevil #30 by Mark Waid and Chris Samnee

Matt Murdock on the legal status of aliens

So, Daredevil #30 comes out next week and the preview for the issue was posted just a few hours ago. While it doesn't give anything […]

August 6, 2013

Daredevil’s magically expanding plastic sheet!

Early Daredevil put all kinds of strange contraptions into his billy club. We saw a couple of the more bizarre examples of this in a […]

July 1, 2013

Daredevil’s goofiest billy club gadgets

I just finished a recording of the Fantasticast podcast with hosts Steve and Andy, in which we talked about Fantastic Four #39. I was invited […]

May 18, 2013

Karen in an odd pose, from Daredevil #55 by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan

“Page’s Anatomy”

As I mentioned previously, I'm going through old issues of Daredevil. This invariably means that you're bound to come across some pretty crazy stuff. Usually, […]

May 12, 2013

Matt fakes his own death, in Daredevil #54, by Roy Thomas and Gene Colan

Weird moments in Daredevil history

I'm working on a certain project I dare not speak of which entails going through a lot of old back issues of Daredevil. In doing […]

June 30, 2012

Sue trapped in paste, from Daredevil #35 by Stan Lee and Gene Colan

Trapped by the Trapster!

Daredevil #35 and #36 (vol 1), by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, in which Daredevil fights Fantastic Four villain Trapster (and saves Sue Richard's life!) […]

February 8, 2012

Matt touches Karen's photo, from Daredevil #44, by Stan Lee and Gene Colan

Everyone’s a jerk

It's been a while since we looked at something from the treasure trove of insanity that is Silver Age Daredevil, but here's a couple of […]

December 8, 2011

Daredevil saves the Avengers!

I'm sorry for the delay in getting this post up, but in my defense, I've been working almost sixty hours a week for the last […]

November 15, 2011

Find five faults (crazy 60’s Daredevil…)

Hot off the digital presses is this unlettered preview page from Daredevil #7 that Stephen Wacker just tweeted. About a month ago, he tweeted another […]

August 10, 2011

Daredevil spins a villain around with his legs while lying on his back, panel from Daredevil #3, by Stan Lee and Joe Orlando

Sculpting the perfect body, one villain at a time

While I doubt that Matt Murdock is a big fan of fast food, I do think he could most likely get away with eating massive […]

March 8, 2011

Daredevil and the Black Widow, from Daredevil #102

A Women’s Day tribute to the Black Widow

March 8 is International Women's Day which I thought I'd commemorate with a couple of panels from Daredevil #102 by Chris Claremont and Syd Shores. […]

March 9, 2010

“Daredevil trained a replacement!”

Hey there! Before getting to the next chapter in the history of the Hand later this week, I thought we'd take a little detour to […]

January 20, 2010

Meet the Amazing Spider-Man!

The first meeting between Spider-Man and Daredevil happened in Amazing Spider-Man #16, and it happened early in Daredevil's career. He is still in his yellow […]

December 1, 2009

“My costume has a boo boo!”

I admit, I'm a big fan of Daredevil's costume. It's simple and bold at the same time, and it gives our hero a distinctly sophisticated […]

November 15, 2009

“Because I can’t just kill him” – Part 7

I may be cheating a little with this installment of the "indecisive villain" series, since Doctor Doom isn't actually trying to kill Daredevil, but the […]