Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 8

Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil #8

by Gerry Conway, Gary Friedrich, Mimi Gold

One of the greatest eras in the history of the Man Without Fear begins here! In 1971, DD's new writer, Gerry Conway, and master artist Gene Colan were joined by Tom Palmer to form a creative team that captivated readers. Meanwhile, the Black Widow, fresh off of her own solo adventures - all of which are presented in this volume in stunning Masterworks quality - joined Daredevil, and one of Marvel's greatest duos was born! The action includes revolutionaries, a battle against Spider-Man and the Sub-Mariner, the Man-Bull, the Owl, the Scorpion, the conclusion of the Mr. Kline saga, and the trial of the Black Widow. But the drama isn't all action: With the Black Widow in Daredevil's life, what will become of Matt Murdock's relationship with the lovely Karen Page? COLLECTING: Daredevil (1964) 75-84; Amazing Adventures (1970) 1-8

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Superheroes

294 pages, Hardcover

First published May 20, 2014

About the author

Gerard Francis Conway (Gerard F. Conway) was an American writer of comic books and television shows. He was known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. At DC Comics, he was known for co-creating the superhero Firestorm and others, and for writing the Justice League of America for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

On April 27, 2026, Marvel Comics announced on its website and social media accounts that Conway had died at the age of 73.

News of Conway's death from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I always enjoy these collected editions of the comics I read as a kid. I can go back to the stories i loved without having to take a 2nd mortgage to acquire them. It seemed to me Daredevil was the forgotten hero in the Marvel universe of comics. Good read. Recommended

[Elliot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solidly entertaining!

[Keegan Schueler · Rating 3 out of 5]

The final issues in this are good the rest are kind of alright and all over the place. Black widow is a solid inclusion for the daredevil run and she’s added some good moments to the story.

[Scott · Rating 3.5 out of 5]

It seems like Gary Friedrich did a better job of portraying a liberated woman than Conway gives credit for in his introduction, but maybe that was more of a self-criticism. The Young Warriors are a thinly veiled version of the Young Lords, and treated with a very conservative skepticism.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lesenotizen

Als Fan von Gene Colan war es eine Frage der Zeit, bis ich mir diesen DD Masterworks-Band ins Regal stellen würde. Hinzu kommt, dass es zugleich ein wunderbarer Band über die Black Widow ist, die seit den Iron Man- und Avengers-Filmen wieder Hochkonjunktur hat.
Bleiben wir kurz bei dieser streitbaren Dame. Gerry Conway weist im Vorwort kurz auf die zeitgeschichtlichen Hintergründe und die Vorbilder hin, auf Emma Peel und Modesty Blaise; mir würde spontan noch Black Canary einfallen, die hier zu nennen wäre.
Da im hier gesammelten DD-Run Matt Murdocks Liaison mit Natascha Romanoff beginnt (arme Karen Page), hat sich der Herausgeber entschieden, auch die jeweilige Hälfte der Amazing Adventures Nrn. 1-8 abzudrucken, die sich Black Widow mit den Inhumans geteilt hat. In diesen frühen Solo-Abenteuern wird noch ein weiteres Vorbild deutlich: Spider Man. Beim Ganavonverprügeln kann auch Natascha nicht den Mund halten und bringt Sprüche a la Spidey an, die in den frühen 70ern als "flott" durchgingen; sei es ihr gegönnt. Zusammen mit ihrem aus dem Handgelenk verschießbaren "Witwenseil" und den Antigravitationsschuhen, mit denen sie mühelos Häuserfronten erklimmt, ist die Ähnlichkeit unabweisbar.

Für die Witwe wie für DD gilt: überwiegend coole Artwork, leider aber auch überwiegend schwächere Plots.

[j_ay · Rating 2 out of 5]

Absolutely no reason to have included the EIGHT Black Widow stories from Amazing Adventures...

[Antonella · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.8/5

"Your name is Matt Murdock, and you're a blind man, but you're blind in a every special way. You don't see yourself for what you are, and because you don't, you blame yourself for being honest to your ideals."

Me gustó que en este caso las historias se tornaran un poco más serias de lo que venían siendo y sumó mucho la aparición de Black Widow. De Amazing Adventures solo leí la parte de Black Widow y me gustaron mucho.

Issue #75: 3/5
Issue #76: 3.5/5
Issue #77: 3.5/5
Issue #78: 4/5
Issue #79: 4/5
Issue #80: 4.5/5
Issue #81: 4/5
Issue #82: 4/5
Issue #83: 4/5
Issue #84: 4/5
Amazing Adventures #1: 3.5/5
Amazing Adventures #2: 4/5
Amazing Adventures #3: 4/5
Amazing Adventures #4: 4.5/5
Amazing Adventures #5: 5/5
Amazing Adventures #6: 3/5
Amazing Adventures #7: 3/5
Amazing Adventures #8: 3/5

"In a world as confused as this time-worn globe, are any values left objective? Is life as easily stolen as a handful of glittering jewels?"