A WORTHY COMPANION MAGAZINE TO SUCH AiL- TIME GREATS AS THE FABULOUS FANTASTIC FOUR atREMEMBER THIS COVER? IF YOU ARE ONE OF THE FORTUNATE FEW WHO BOUGHT THIS FIRST COPY-- YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T PART WITH IT FOR ANYTHINGS Now WE CONGRATULATE YOU FOR HAVING BOUGHT ANOTHER PRIZED FIRST- EDITION! THIS MAGAZINE 18 CERTAIN TO BE ONE OF YOUR MOST VALUED COMIC MAG POSSESSIONS. IN THE MONTHS TO COME!YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE ENTRANCE To FOGWELL'S: GYM ON NEW YORK'S LOWER WEST SIDE /1T IS HERE THAT Ou STORY BEGINS ..A STORY DIFFERENT FROM ANY YOU HAVE EVER READ BEFORE | [ IN A DINGY ROOM ABOVE THE GYM, FOUR MEN PLAY A GAME OF POKER, LITTLE DREAMING OF THE SHOCK WHICH AWAITS THEM / BAM /T DON'T RUSH FOR ANYONE / THINK YOU'RE: KNOW WHEN THE PS HIS FINGERS, WE E WANNA STAY FIXER Ace HOP UNTIL.-. SAMS RIGHT! ANYHOW, 1M BUSHED? LETS KNOCK OFF FOR'A WHILE Hey! wHars THAT NOISE F FOR THE LUWA PETE! WHAT 20 YA CALL THAT F.C GETUFS, BUT THAT ONE TAKES THE DON'T USE COSTUMED HANG AROUND, FELLA. MAYBE THE B/E CAN USE YOU! WHEN T/A THROUGH WITH THE FIXER, HE'LL NEVER BE ABLE TOUSE ANYONE EVER AGAIN’ y HEY. THAT GUY'S HERE LOOKIN’ FOR TROUBLES, THE FIXER WON'T LUE THAT.Vivi. ae A ) PLEASURE. / BOYS TT CAN “sé EXERCISE YOU “AT: SORRY, PLAYMATE THERE! NO SENSE W) LL HAVE TO MOVE S| | BULLETS ON,A NOI TS FASTER, z HAN THAT C de 5Yeu Pu) FIX INKS TLL BITE YOUR TONGUE, Porky! 17 $0 YOu THINK WHAT NEVE! A ALO! THAT WOULD BETO THE WORLD! SURROUND ‘Ws! HE CANT STAND ALL OF US OFF AT ONCE / ~ T you reuas ER SURE HAE A. = y FUNNY Way Fi OF MAKING A STRANGER FEEL AT HOME a a a TIP BEGIN TO SUSPECT iat 1” NOT REALLY WELCOME HERE AGOKY, MISTER... IT? Now WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT 00 YOU IT AIN'T POSS/BLE/ NOBODY CAN FIGHT LIKE THAT / HE MUST. OO FT WITH mieeoes!! NOW THAT PLAY TIMES OVER, TLL HANG AROUND UNTIL 1 FIND THE FIXER f AS FOR WHO 1 AM, OU DAREDEVIL ff ‘SUST CALL 7B... DAREDEVIL! 4A BRAND NEW NAME INTHE WORLD OF SUPER HEROES “Bur ONE WHICH IS BUT I DONIT WANT To STUDY NOW, DAD? WHY CAN'T 1 GOCUT AND PLAY BALL WITH THE KIDS? TCAN STUDY LATER ONS DAREDEVIL HAS A SPECIAL TYPE OF POWER. SUCK AS NO ACVENTURER HAS EVER HAD AN WHAT IT |S TOTHE ORIGIN “IKE WEAR IS 1950, AS THE PRIZEFIGHTER KNOWN AS BATTLING MURDOCK THES “TO WIG BIGHT- YEAR OLD SON MATTHEW... pA NO, MATT YOULL Do iT bt OW? YOULL STUDY EVERY CHANCE YOU GET, HEAR? 1 PROMISED YOUR MOTHER, BEFORE SHE OI WOULDN'T LET % “10 BE AN UNEDUCATED PUG YOURE GONG TO AMOUNT TO SOMETHING MATT BUT, I WANT To BE LIKE you, DAD! IM PROUD CF YOU! YOU'RE THE GREATEST Dont say ir Ber, zm \\[ PAST WY PRIME TIVE NC FUTURE «NOTHING 1 AN BO Bur BECOME APUNCHING BAG FoR YOUNGER MEN YOU! ¥Ou'RE GONNA STUDY. BECOME 4 LAWYER, OR A DOCTOR SOMEBODY..-THE Zomesooy THAT, I CAN NEVER BE YOUR ROOM, SON. AND GET BUSY wiTH Keun BooKs.” BUT 1 WON'T LET THAT HAPPEN TO NOULL BE NOW GO BACK TOUP To wis FATHER DREAM.” HE Becours Tor: ‘STUDENT IN HIS Class, FoR SAKING ALL SPORTS, ALL ATHLET ACTIVITIES ALTHOUGH 11g HEART ACHES: FORTHE THRILLS OFTHE BASEBALL DIAMOND ANC THE GRIDIRON, BUT F CANT Go AGAINST HIS WISHES / T CANT DEFY DAD, AFTER ALL HE'S PONE FOR ME...AFTER ALL HIS SACRIFICES 4... 'VE GOT TO He waNTs y TO BE THE TEAM! 11D BE AS Goop AS WY OF THEM. T JUST KNOW 7 woutD/ ANC SG,yOUNG MATT MURDOCK GOES HIS SPENDING EVERY MINUTE HE CAN SPARE W NEVER S ARING IN Tie GAMES OF THe OTHER TEEN-AGERS/| | THE NEIGHBORHOCD KIDS MAKE UP A NICKNAME ONELY WAY,| | No ONE CAN BE AS CRUEL AS AN UNTHINKING HHISBOOKS| | YOUTH! i 1G ONLY A MATTER GF TIME BEFORE FOR MATT... A NAME HE WILL LONG REMEMBER... ae WELL, WE! DAREEVIL/BE\ “THEY'RE IE IT AIN'T OL’! SURE YoU DONT | LauaMING DAREDEVIL / Tike YouRSELF | AT ME! THEY HIMSELF! f/ QUT TURNING ALL | “THINK T/A bs THOSE Heavy A SISSY! PAGES IN YOUR, SCHOOL BOOKS: ta [Tien WHEN He REACHES HIS ROOM... His ANGER BOILING WITHIN HIM, THE RESENTFUL YOUTH SHOW THEM? = \ OF THEM AS ANY OF THEM / AND J DAY TLL PROVE SOMEDAY LLL LM AS STRONG AS ANY 3 RUGGED PROVE \7/ SOME STRIKES OUT AT HIS'CADS PUNCHING BAG. WITH THE PENT-UP FURY OF A THUNDERCLAP. THE DAY WiLL COME WHEN NO ONE WILL EVER LAUGH AT ME AGAIN. WIKEN MEY! 1..0 KNOCKED THE BAG GLEAN OFFS“THEN , AFTER REPAIRING THE CLASP. IT 1S ONLY NATURAL THAT THE SON OF BATTLING MURDOCK SHOULD TAKE Ta VIGOROUS TRAINING THE WAY A DUCK TAKES TO WATER! AND| SO,INTHE MONTHS THAT FOLLOW, WHILE HIS: WHAT A MOMBSKLeL 3 Aan! J PAD IG OUT OF TOWN ON THE BCKING CIRCUIT. WHY DON'T T DOTHIS AVERY Day! JUST TO KEEP IN ROWING MACHINE [Bar no marten HOW HARD We TRANS, THe DETERMINED TEEN- MATT, I KNOW HOW TOUGH T'S BEEN FOR AGER NEVER FORGETS THE GOuL WE HAS SPT FOR NIASELF Jou whit me crue Kine ete OUT PLAN "ANO Havin GOOD TIMes BUT THe Day et HOW wee TwNGS A GUESS 99, DAD Coune Untem SOUL. THANKE NE BOY” Soho walle TWAS Te xU GALL SeURE GONNA AMINE So SOMETHING STRAIGHT ae | | Just Tie way YouR MOTHER WOOLDYE "ALL RIGHT,” WANTED YouTOS BUT THERE 15 ONE PROBLEM WHICH BATTLING MURDOCK KEEPS FROM HIS SON. TWAVEN'T BEEN ABLE ) IVE GOT TO TO LAND A FIGHT IN KEEP FIGHTIN WEEKS! TM GETTIN TOO ) UNTIL HE GETS OLD/NO MANAGER —/ THROUGH WILL TAKE MES BUT 5-“COLLEGE /1 OWE ICANT LET MATT J Wim THAT...PORTHE DOWN ! 77 WAY HE'S WORKED ALL TH FINALLY, IN DESPERATION, MURDOCK MAKES A FATAL DECISION... — es 1 WE A/XERST ALWAYS SWORE TO Look. MURDOCK, “MYSELF THAT 110 STEER CLEAR OF YOu'RE ALL waciiem \ 4 Guy WITH iS REPUTATION? UP, ANC YOU KNOW IT! | “BUT Now I'VE GOT NO CHOICE! T THE Oniy GUY wHo'Le HAVE TO Get AFIGHT! od MANAGE A HAS - BEEN LIKE YOU 1S THE Ve /WELL, WELLIF TANT EATING] ff SURE , TL GET YA SOME FIGHTS / ano You MURDOCK / "TEN YEARS AGO WON'T HAVE TO TAKE A DIVE, SITHER “JUST YOU KICKED ME OUT OF YOUR BECAUSE I’M REALLY A SOFT-HEARTED FOOL / DRESSING ROGM WHEN T b HERE, SIGN THIS CONTRACT / OFFERED YOU 4 DEAL’ BUT KNEW YOU'D COME AROUND, SCONER OR LATER / WITH TREMBLING “THIG 1S THE LUCKIEST DAY OF My LIFE! FINGERS , THE MMIODLE-AGED | | NOW T'LL SE ABLE TO SEND MATT TO / FIGHTER GRASPS THE COLLEGE / 1 DON'T RAVE 7 PEN, AS A DROWNING MAN | | A THING To woRRY ABOUT: WOULD CLUTCH ATA STRAW] EXCITEDLY, THE JOYFUL PRIZE - FIGHTER RUSHES TO HIS APARTMENT. ONLY 70 FIND... MATT! WAITLL T TELL YOU THE 7 MATT AG FATE WOULD HAVE IT, MATHEW MURDOCK , AT THAT VERY HE DIDN'T SEEM TO HEAR ME HE NOWENT, IS RETURNING FROM THE LIBRARY... TAKING THE MIGHT BE DEAK, TOO” SAY..THERE'S MOST IMPORTANT FEW STEPS OF HiS ENTIRE LIFE” A TRUCK TURNING THE CORNER. COMING TOWARDS HM GEE,YOU'D Think Someone } SAY, MISTER...CAN1 ae WOULD HELP THAT BLIND MAN GINE YOU A WAND? ACR THEt CANT SL SOMETHING'S WRONG? SHE WANK sim, Mime bance ;OMEONE' 20SSiN' [iv teowrorus’ "AL wes sroe? \ BO em, V4 BUT HE H FIGNOTSO im FORTUNATE Vie Saver WITHOUT & MOMENT'S HESITATION... HIS SUPPLE MUSCLES RESPONDING TO ThE EMERGENCY WITH [THE SPEED OF THOUGHT... MATT MURDOCK, HURTLES TOWARD THE SCENE HE WON'T ‘OF IMPENDING DISASTER HAVE A CHANCE: UNLESS most \\ BUT A CYLINDER FELL FROM ‘Hay Heroic | THe TRUCK... STRUCK HIS. MAN'S JAGTINE | FACE! 15...15 IT SOMETHING Lire! / ever RADIOACTIVE 7? —-\ seen! / pont ust, STANG THERE SOMEoNe OnLy AN \ AMBULANCE? 1 a a LATER , AT AUNICIPAL HOSPITAL... ] YOUR. SON 1S A VERY BRAVE LAPLMR. MURDOCK ? YOU MUST TRY TO BE EQUALLY AS BRAVE IN THE DAYS AHEAD/_/ iF_.IF ONLY IT HAD HAPPENED TO FR ME INSTEAD OF HIM! (F ONLY EMA eee BREN THERE” Tr cout 82 WORSE / EVEN IF 1 BO OSE MY SIGHT...ATLEAST TM ALI Ve! AN, OAYS LATER, AFTER THE INJURED BOY RETURNS HOME‘. —— OOP NEWS, MATT! THE POCTOR'S REPORT SAYS THAT AN OPERATION MAY RESTORE YOUR SIGHT IN A FEW YEARS, AFTER THE TISSUES HAVE HEALEO. h— ae THATS GREAT, CAD! AND “Titt THEN, DON'T worRy! TLL STILL KEEP UP My STUDIES USING BOOKS WRITTEN! NBRAWLED TILL GET MY PIPLOMA, YET’ J! yOuL SEE.” aBut Wu THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW MATT M.RDOCK STIPES MORE TWh THE WRITTEN WORD ’ HE BEGING A ST LA MORE NTENSIVE PROGRAM OF PHYS.CAL EXERCISE: 1 DONT GET T/ EVER SINCE AY ACCENT 1 SzEM ABLE TO DO EveRy- G 07S BETTER THAN BEFORE.. EVEN WITHOUT My df GET! IT'S AS TaOwGH NATURE ADE ALL ay 4 SENSES FAR BORE POWER- Fu. 70. COMPENSATE FOR My BUNONESS’ L wouper COL. THE RADIO. ACTIVE ELEMENTS | WHICK STRLOK AY EYES HAVE ANYTHING 70 DOW 7H MY NCREAGED owERS 7? STRANGER Th NGS WANE BEEN KNORN But. WHATEVER MATT YOu Ot’ I GUESS *y DAD AND, THE EXP-ANATION | HOUND DOG/HOW DESERVES THE CRED.T, Tah 00 YOu DIT? t FOGGY’ ME HAD ME SUPREMELY STUPY Le A DEMON \ STLD¥ SO KARD. CONFIDENT Seir- | But you jusT apscze | WHEN 1 WAS YOUNGER, ASS.RED MATT THROUGH THE COURSES / THAT TALL SEEMS TO MuRDOCK WHO WITH ALC THE TOP COME EASY 70 mE my Few’ GRADLATES GRADES’ FROM HIGH SEHCOL ANOS al EAGE RLY ACCEPTED BY THE D.RECTOR OF AOMISS ONS 2 State Coy EGE WHERE WE END HA SHARAN A GoRmiToRy Room WITH 1S. NEW BUPDY: GuRPR SED IF THAT RADIATION PA@SORBEO N THE ACC.DENT DOESNT HAE SOMETHNG TO DO Wh IT TOO EVERYTHING SEENS EASY FOR ME NOW.’ ALL oe ee | SES ARF RAZOR SnARP FRANK. N "FOGGY NELSON... "Ny REARING 15 30 ano § NEVER FORGET ACUTE THAT © CAN TELL AN O@OR ONCE I JE SOMEONE 5 iv A ROOM SMELL T!r coun WTH Aig JUST By ueaRs| | ZECOGH ZF ANY BRL THE HEARTBEAT ¢ BY WER DERE E OR any man By We “BVEN MY KINGERS Wave BECOME (INCREDIBLY SENSITIVE! ECan TEL. HOW MANY BULLETS ARENA GUN Jus? BY THE Meee oe Tee RSDOEL VWHiLe MY SENSE OF TASTE HAS BECOME 50 WGA DEVELOPED TBF FT CAA Tee. EXACT ROW Many GRANS OF 58.7 ARE Ds 4 BECE OF PRETZEL B “Nam Z“BUT My MOST IMPORTANT NEW ABLITY IS N THE FORM OF A BLT: R RADAR THAT T SEEM TO UAE DEVEOPED. T ENABLES ME TO WRK ANYWHERE GAEE.Y WTHOLT BUMPING HHT ANY TH hk TPE, A STRANGE TAGE NG SENGAT ON WHEN J APPROACH ANY GO. D OBSTACLE WARRING ME WHICH Way SAY SON RANT an HELP CROSSIN THE are No THAN! OMARE Th ‘ CITTLE pos. HE SLSPECTI CAN CROSS MORE SAF E> THe WE CAN DAGaL, oe tive creer TONE OF my Re MANNG SENSES: _ WORK NGAT BSO.UTE AEANWH LE THE CAREER GF BATTUNG MoRPOCK, TAKES 4 SURPR SING MERE'S TOUR, GoLGs MURDOCK’ MEE? T JP AND Ou MAY BE CHAMP SOnE 1 CANT. BELIEVE 7 Then AFTER MURDOCK LEAVES .. Wa TL THE OLO Foot F No: THAT ALL MIS FGHTIS ' Bu cD oP TO pRAw AEKE SETUPE SWE CROWDS’ BT You PAD MS CLEARS THE QPEONENTS 70) FACTS Gr WE INT EXT E GAT THATS WHERE 1 GET MAL TO SAKE THE COUNTS HEY MATT’ WAT JP 1 WANN psTAKCE BETWEEN, EACH SF GING DYNAMITE CAV. TOMORROW BACH OF US ReaD YO. THe aroRTs HEAD. | | wiGuT mM NEW =< BOUT YOUR YORK “Ow 1 READ THE Pao! Aout twat? | weap. NE BeroRe’ WANNA GO 77 4 - JUST BY RUNN NG IVE ALREADY GOT THE TICKETS FOGGY, OME FOR J J sag PRGER OVER Te PAGE ANE Peeene te 5 ‘mgeee oN on) THE NK ee __—Oge KD stunoock 70 7 Aes DAS Noe ON?Ano SO “THE NEXT NIGH AND INTHS CORNER] Ff ELT mY BOWS HERE MuezocK / THE MUDDLE -AGED ‘TOW GUT TO ROOT FOR HIS, WO. Foo. * WE FIXER SAD IHAVETO ) SENSATION - DAD! T VE AWAVS TRAINEC “Tae 1 Jere A ove wine Cnr LNG, Mia tvowaeest ae PG Seb gare eee so ay, Now HEAR? Bes HES WINNINE MATT! HOUR, IT'S IY ONE CHANCE / DADS Pu VERR/ZING WW! a. MAYBE MY LAST CHANCE Te CO SOMETHING TO MARE T KNOW IT! T CAN My SON PROUD OF MET FOLLOW THE FIGHT NOT GONNA FAIL HIM TM PERFECTLY BY HEARING GONKA W.N DO YA HEAR THE SOUND OF EACH TM GONNA BLOW, EACH FoCT. CALL ITA MIRACLE “CAL | (AND "THEN. INTHE DRESSING ROOM Sich ee | ce. 07 Vi aansee 2 Pee Mrs \ Tea, ee ome PROUD OF IMPOSS BLE < Tae WINWAH pAtan cas rae | ME MATT AEE COURAGE IFA DOCK = No fi AFRAIBIC ako wear Sno? HOM, WHAT since?(A FEW MINUTES -ATER AS MATT'S HAPPY FATHER LEAVES THE GYM. - No MATTER WHAT THE FIXER POES, T WON'T CARE My SON '5 PROUD ‘CF PE NOTHING Suspenivy, THe sHaRe EXPLOG VE SOUND OF A Gun SHOT DesTAOVS| ThE SILENCE OF NIGHT AN ENDS OVE MAN S REVERE, FOREVER “ ae | MAGE BEEN 1S BATTLIWG MURDOCK’) AAFL~ SORE HE WON THE BIG F1Gn™ / Aout eS, FeNGnt —"“, croRy "AND WE RE NOT GO NG TO REST Unt WE PNDOWT WITH, SECONDS NOTH AG I GAWD FOR MIM | PE TOG, WAS HEARD THE TRAGIC NEWS. SSN aR WE. BE GRADLATNG BOOK ANO MY, ADS SETTNG ME UP INA Aw OFFCE [WANT YOu 70 JOIN ane MATT “AS WY PARTNER ” LATER AFTER A GRIEVING MATT MURDOCK MATTHEW MURDOCK. I AM ESPECIA.Y PROUD TO CON- GRATULATE TOU FOR BENG CHOSEN LASS YALEDI YOu RANE PROVEN “THAT AN A. ERT TORIAN IN CONQUER MIND ANC A STRONG Wa ANY OBSTACLES 4 AND HE'S GOWNA MAY PARTNERS, BOY CANT, PCE EM! ‘RE AYSINESS, MATT WITH VOLE’ DY MAME 5 KAREN PAGE ME MURZOCK TL HOPE YOu 1. BE PLEASED [Eargecryar piso os EMISHES BOG WATE eurer nEae Tae yo ces LIKE US ") FROM THE SOND SHE'S FIVE-REET- / FOUR YOuNG ANG I KNOW, Sue LOVELY Les WEVER BE ABLE TD CONCENTRATE ON MY LAW WORK JNTIL DACs MURDERER SF NALLY BROUGHT To JUSTICE! BUT Years AGO t PROMISED DAS THAT TAT MURDOCK WOULD USE HS HEAD... EVER BECOME A FIGHTER NEJER DEPEND ON my STRENGTH THe WAY BADCANT BREAK THAT PROMISE f'Lb GEE T_T TWAT MATT [EMADE | AND YET wTH wy MURDOCK NEVER DOES AGLTY Ww EXTRA SHARP RESORT TO FORCE BUT SENSES THERE GSO MUCH | | SomeBODY BLSE Wi TCOuD 00° T CANT ETAL, Somepoos Toray IY POWERS GOTO was BIEFERENT FRO MATT MORDOCK | AL INEED ARE SOME OD F Soars Yi y RCH TD Can STTCH A rew HOURS LATER THERE! YMENEXER 1 DON TPs COSTIME Te. NO LONGER ME MATT MBDCCH “BT TLe NEED A MEW NAME ‘wuAT F ThE HOS IN THE OLD KE GEBORHOOD COULD 3EE ME NOW!) THE KIDS WHO TAUNTED ME. CALLED, ME “DAREDENA / WAIT! THATS TL “pAREDEVI.” THEY CALLED ME But THEY MEANT | (TAS By NSULT Weve THATS WHO Tet, BE Tae NAMES PERFECT! EVEN THOLG™ 1 00M T WEED IT CONT NUE TO CARRY A CANE AS MATT MURDOCK MMM THAT GES ME ANOTHER DEA THAT CANE WOULD MAKE A GREAT, WEAPON FOR, DAREOEVE / IM NO BETSY ROSS BET T SHOU BE ABLE TO HANDLE THS ‘uCKy w J pe TOLCH 5 50 SrNS TE J 1 CAM EVEN BLEND Tuk COLORS, FOR EACH CO-OSED FABRIC. wAS A DIFFERENT FEEL TONES “re cosraye, 3 ert excucn ro WEAR UNDER MS CLOTHES F NEED BE TLL JuST MAKE A FEW FW SHING TOUCHES ON THE HEADPIECE ' WHEN TM THROLGH DAREDEVIL, WL BE RECOGNIZED ANYWHERE ThROUGH THE LONG NIGHT ThE UNSEENG WAN WORKS FNGERS “ow MAN BAT RG HS CANE FAR WORE PREC GE.s THAN ANY NOR MAR CRAFTEMAN MW GHT Do T INTHE MIDDLE: DESIGN A SuEATH For T t.t BE THE PERFECT ALL, PURPOSE WEAPONuse Twa \ #INDREC ‘Ss ECT! TO JLST CE " TaMoRZOWS GATLRDAY / TRE OFF CE WhO BE CLOSED SOIL. AND WOW FORTHE JOB ATHAND/IvE TTS BRING MY FATHER WAROERER, ‘ START NW THE MOR = AND t < \ neat csr O(N diene, F een a PuAve A HUNCH HE NiceNANE 7 Awo DADS MANAGER WAS A MAN ey DESERVES THAT J wow —CoNn- FIOENTLY THAT BL NO YOuNG TAS wy UngR@ NG GUDED BY His ATOM- INDLCEO RADAR SENSE MuRDOCK. REACHES HIS DESTINATION MATT eh BE BAREDEVILIS FRET TEST’ Now 7D CnANGE C.OTRES NAN ALLEY ANO SEE IF IM AS GOOR AS IT THINK J AND SO WE RETURN To THE PRESENT AS OLR PAREDEY. SAGA CONT NGES: NOW, PO “OL TAKE ME TO THE FYKER Og 7 =a (OR NOTHING! WEE MAD IT FEA JUST WANG CNG. -HELLBE E ANY MOTE: ney BOSS 2G Tne GETUP ON THAT CLOWN / eG LOOKS . KE TROUBLE 70 iE FIKER WANT WE SHOULD LEAN ON iM A CTT? Wy "ASSOC ATES’. FROMTHE HEAVY TONE Gowr SEEM TO LKE \ CF HIS VOCE HES BEEFY NOUR .OOKS MISTER. | ROG “T HEAR BREAT UNG YOu BETTER TALK ON EACH SOF OF nM Fast * SO THE OTHER TWO MST BE FANE AG HM 3 at = CORRECTION, Be EKER * YOURE THE ONE WHO S GONGLwanr 70 P BETTLING HE MIST KNOW SOMETHING know weat VU muepoc (uusts| | Boss “FZ TAKE CARE CF him | HAT te yee 727 ARRANGEMENT AlN T HEALTHY ThE SOUND OF A YOu HAD WITH BATTLING ARENTION iM SUIT JACKET BENG DRAWN MsRBOCK / AROUND HERE / BG DEE NGERS TOICHING A = a METAL OBJECT MUST BEA GUN Bu7T.. NA SnOu.DER HOLSTER 7 THE SOUND OF HIS BREATHING . ThE TELATALE CLICK OF THE PSTOLS SAFETY RELEASE... ARE ALL T NEEO HEAR TO FINFO NT MY TARGET * ‘ 3 THROUGH THE A RIS KE A .OLD RADAR a BEEP TO My SUPER SENGIT VE EARS! SC ULTRA-KEEN THAT T CAN OG ANY. THING A MAN AITH RAPID FOOTSTEPS HLERYNG HOLD IT, SPEEDY “I wAVENT Away AES TRYING DISH SSE THE CuAss| Tih. SNEAK 27 ON arm how G You KNOW E .| FROM BEM ND ANO...MEY! ) WAS BEHIND YOU? HE SWING AROUND JUST th ME g HOW DOES AL FFLED FOT- STEPS GONDED b L Ke HEAVYNOW LET'S AL SETTLE Bows FORA NCE TALC WN.ees OL? LiKE z ANOTHER SESSION wiTH ME? THE SOLND OF A WAND RIGING uP A RECEIVER ‘ THS 1S ALMOST, TOO easy! i -_~ Se QUET STL | WANDS THIS / Bae THE MISTER WHOEVER YOU ARE. YOURE IN A MESS OF TROVBLE.! YO12E NOT GETTN AWAY Wo CONN HERE AND ROUGHING o& WP’ WE GOT LAWS TO PROTECT INNOCENT PEOPWE/ SAMA CALL THE COPS 27 EXER I SuGPECT YOu WERE RESPONS/BWE FOR THE DEATH OF BATT NG MURDOCK / WHY DONT YOU COKFESS NOW AND SAVE US ALL A LOT OF TROGBLE.7 Ss YOURE NUTSIE AO) LANE ANOTHER NOTHIN’ 70,00 POWER I WASN'T EVEN WTrIT'Y GOT A AWARE OF “1 CAN KEAR Pearncr aus!” ) MS PULSE RATE? TS SPEEOING UP, NUICATING HE'S LYING! my SuPER- SENSE OF HEARING 1S L KE { "a Bur in ae bh GETECTOR —_ 2. AMAYBE YOU 20 WAVE AN nolwo! Stay BACK ALIB “MAYBE YOURS: STOP HIM, xO. WASNT THEE NGER THAT Gus "pan WE ‘SQUEEZED ThE TR GGER CN GET ME BuT YOU GAVE THE ORDERKE Knows TOO MUCH /7 HE AUGHT , EVEN KNOW TM THE MURDERER CANT TAKE ANY CHANCES / ‘SO _NTENT 1S DAREDEVIL UPON LISTENING 70 THE FIXER 'S PULSE RATE 7G DETERMINE oF HE IS ThE Gu LTY MAN THAT NEVER BE ABLE ANYTWNG ABCUT 17 ARORA MAN WITH ALL HIS | | PRESSING THE HIDDEN NOW THEN GENTS. SENSES WIGHT BF DOOMED STUD WaCH RELEASES WHERE WERE WE 72 IN SJE A SITUATION * BUT HS CANE HANDLE AT - ThE MOMENT THe FEARLESS | |The Save SPLIT DAREGEVH. FEELS WinSELF | | SECONC AS HE HuETLNG INTO SPACE iS LUNGES OUT HE SUPER -KEEN EARS CATCH STOPS 1G FALL iN ThE RUSTLNG OFAFLAG,AS | | MIPAIR 7 WIS LIGHTS NG-FAST. REFLEXES GO NTO ACTION A BAGPOLE ALONGSIDE MME. ONLY ONE CHANCE * MS WEAN WHILE, AT THE OTHER GDB OF WEY LAZYBoNES 1 YL] [ Gose I WSHHE D CALLED Frown. TOUGHT Tp SEE MET HATE TO THINK OF POOR FUNNY MATT OOESNT 1 You NEED ANYTHING, | | MATT AAG AROUND TOWN ANSWER “MAYBE HES STL BND. LanATT 4P E'S ALL ALONE WITH ALL THEY Aeteer) On tHe BOOR'S Gone’ TRAFEC NEWYORK p— OPEN i eeuBur ENTERING THE NEW OFFICE FOGGY FINDS IT UNOCCuPED| DECIDED FO COME WERE AND GET FAMILAR, EXCEPT FOR THE MOST DECORATIVE ACCESSORY .. WITH THE PLACE BEFORE STARTING WORK Crt nana Fe STARTING We a ag TLt GO UP TOTHE OFF.CE .. MAYBE HE *) KAREN! IKNOW MZ NELSON’ BUT IM A STRANGER, AOPAY'S | in NEW YORK ANO HAD NC ONE TO vis T Your GAY } SOT THOUGHT 10 7T DY uP THE OFF CE a mie THADA CHANCE” & MA MURDOCK a a :) wy) { NO’ MATTER OF \ TL UNDERSTAND! WOW! T- GuRE . KE TO HEAR, THERE'S GOMETH.NG agouT Fact Tworeo , \ wat a ary sucu! [fT wer Tale ABouT MEN THAT 4M THAT MAKES A GIRL FEO BE WERE! | A WONDERFuL, ADORING TONE GF vorce / WANT TO TAKE HMA iN KER IpONT OME HM | HANDSOME MAN =o ARMS AND .. Ou, M WANDERING 15 SO HAND - GORRY, M2 NELSON “I ARQUND Tow, CAPPED’ DON'T LET HIS BLNONESS WAR NO RIGHT 70 SPEAK FOOL YOU KAREN HE'S STILL. THAT Way TIT S oust THAT THE SMARTEST MOST CAPABLE, HE SEEMS TO NEED SOME COWRAGEOUS FELLA T ONE 10 COOK APTER wih 7 WE DOESN'T EVEN = ‘hele th IT WOULD BE HARD 70 AGING KAREN PAGE'S FEELNGS: IE SHE COULD SETHE "HAND.CAPPED” MAN SHE S REFER- RING TO AT THIS MOMERT.. 4 \ COME Back, Our, ALL oF you! \ Boy you You ROTTEN TM OfLy MTERESTED } DONT nAvETA | cowaRTS’DaNT weeabe AND Hie a me rweee’) Census wate NOW YOu TWO, IVE -EARNED WHAT I WANTED ? S¢ AOE ACTUALLY oO THE SHOOTNG BLT YOU GAVE THE ORDER 7 GoOBte yeaa? pe Soares went ous CANT PROVE EVIDENCE 7?NOW FOR MY FINAL BLUFF! THEY'RE SO WORRIED NOW, THEY'LL BELIEVE AMY THING! BULLY CLUB? ITLL TELL THE POLICE ALL THEY NBEO TIO KNOW. MY ARIAL WRENCHED 1T/ LWAS A FOOL FOR BEING $0 OVERCONFIDENT! I GNOULD WAVE KNOWN THEY'D MAKE ONE FINAL TRY TO ESCAPE / THEY CAN'T RAVE GOTTEN FAR /TiLt GET THEI “TWEN , BEFORE DAREDEVIL CAN MAKE A MOVE THE FIXER TRIES ONE LAST, DESPERATE /MANELIVER..-. QUICK, SLADE... RUNS BEFORE HE CAN GET HIS BALANCE ¢ BUT, RACING AROUND THE CORNER, SLADE AND THE FIXER QUICKLY MINGLE WITH THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHOPPING CROWD.. HELL NEVER FIND US | JUST THE SAME, NOW, IN THE MIDOLE OF ) KEEP MOVING /THERE'S| THis caawn / NO TELLIN, WHAT c THAT GUY CAN BO/ MEANWHILE... | 1 CAN STILL SMELL THE TRACES OF THE FIXERS CIGAR SMOKE /T CAN FOLLOW THE SCENT LIKE A BLOODHOUND... BUT TUL BE ABLE TO GeT AROUND EASIER IN THE CROWD WITHOUT A COSTUME ANC SO BEGINS ONE OF THE STRANGEST PURSUITS ON RECORD, AS A MAN WITHOUT SIGHT UNERRINGLY MAKES HIS WAY THROUGH A CROWDED AVENUE, ON THE TRAN. OF TWO KILLERS. + IM GLAD HIS CIGAR IS A STRONG ONE / HE /AIGHT AS WELL BE TELLING ME WHERE HE {S ... BUT HE DOESN'T AWOW IT? |WITHIN MINUTES, THE GRACEFUL, SUPPLE FIGURE OF MATT MURDOCK’ HAS KNIFED THROUGH THE UNSUSPECT- ING CROWD LIKE A SHADOWY WRAITH, AND THEN... 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