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Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 1 - While The City Sleeps
The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators - now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! When young Matt Murdock saved a man from being hit by a truck, he was blinded by a radioactive chemical. But the radiation enhanced his other four senses to superhuman levels - granting him an awareness of the world like no other! Now, after years of training, the fledgling attorney is ready to fight crime as Daredevil! In these formative stories, experience DD's earliest battles against Electro, the Owl, Stilt-Man, the Purple Man, Namor the Sub- Mariner and more; meet Matt's one true love, Karen Page; and get to know his law partner - and best friend - Foggy Nelson! Here comes The Man Without Fear! Collecting DAREDEVIL (1964) #1-11.
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248 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2022
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Stan Lee
7,563 books2,346 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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March 2, 2023
I really enjoyed reading the early issues of Daredevil. Like most of Stan Lee's early stuff, things change without much reason or explanation. In Issue 7 with his battle with Namor, there is one panel of him mentioning he worked on a new suit, but the tricks in his billy club were more like Spider-Man, than the Daredevil I remember. Even his witty banter was Spider-Man-esque. Other writers I believed understood better what Daredevil was an what he became, but these were great stories and really good art from Walley Wood, Bill Everett, and Joe Orlando.
Even that crackpot Stilt Man came off almost like a decent villain (who knew?) The Purple Man, Mr. Fear, The Owl, and Electro were all on hand in the first eleven issues to make Daredevil a success.
Even that crackpot Stilt Man came off almost like a decent villain (who knew?) The Purple Man, Mr. Fear, The Owl, and Electro were all on hand in the first eleven issues to make Daredevil a success.
November 9, 2023
"NOW THAT PLAYTIME'S OVER, I'LL HANG AROUND UNTIL I FIND THE FIXER! AS FOR WHO I AM, YOU CAN JUST CALL ME... DAREDEVIL!!"
- Daredevil's introduction after stomping the piss out of the Fixer's gang.
Not quite as awful as the Hulk, yet not nearly as cool as Spider-Man (or Doctor Strange). The constantly unfulfilled romantic sidestory is annoying. Matt and Foggy, both in love with Karen. Karen loves Matt but settles for Foggy, who asks Matt about how to propose to Karen. These poor examples of relationships must have confused young readers at the time because it confused my over-40-(married-for-20)-ass to no end. NObody acts like this. Not even is soap operas (maybe telenovellas). So, the romance kind of stunk it up.
The red suit (issue #7), however, made ALL the difference. What I mean is that the yellow suit issues were kind of lame, but as soon as the suit improved, the action improved. Redder is better.
Finally, I've got to talk about my favorite (laughable) villain. No, not the Matador. I'm talking about Stilt-Man! A one-trick-pony whose mortal enemy is a child's bedroom the day after Christmas. A handful of marbles could've ended this guy permanently. Mechanical stilts and a shop-vac are his gimmicks. Walk-over-the-cops-and-suck-loose-cash-out-of-penthouses is this guy's Modus Operandi. Wilbur Day is a seemingly meek, little tech nerd who's secretly a molting, rabid barracuda at a crowded nude beach. Do barracuda molt? Whatever. Imagine a (much) less intelligent Bill Gates. I always rooted for this guy because he sucked so magnanimously.
Rough start. Fun, two-part finish. Three stars.
- Daredevil's introduction after stomping the piss out of the Fixer's gang.
Not quite as awful as the Hulk, yet not nearly as cool as Spider-Man (or Doctor Strange). The constantly unfulfilled romantic sidestory is annoying. Matt and Foggy, both in love with Karen. Karen loves Matt but settles for Foggy, who asks Matt about how to propose to Karen. These poor examples of relationships must have confused young readers at the time because it confused my over-40-(married-for-20)-ass to no end. NObody acts like this. Not even is soap operas (maybe telenovellas). So, the romance kind of stunk it up.
The red suit (issue #7), however, made ALL the difference. What I mean is that the yellow suit issues were kind of lame, but as soon as the suit improved, the action improved. Redder is better.
Finally, I've got to talk about my favorite (laughable) villain. No, not the Matador. I'm talking about Stilt-Man! A one-trick-pony whose mortal enemy is a child's bedroom the day after Christmas. A handful of marbles could've ended this guy permanently. Mechanical stilts and a shop-vac are his gimmicks. Walk-over-the-cops-and-suck-loose-cash-out-of-penthouses is this guy's Modus Operandi. Wilbur Day is a seemingly meek, little tech nerd who's secretly a molting, rabid barracuda at a crowded nude beach. Do barracuda molt? Whatever. Imagine a (much) less intelligent Bill Gates. I always rooted for this guy because he sucked so magnanimously.
Rough start. Fun, two-part finish. Three stars.
August 31, 2025
The world's most famous blind lawyer turned vigilante is born!
As is often the case with these earliest issues of iconic heroes, it's interesting to see the character evolve from outing to outing. In Daredevil, more than in for example Spider-Man or the Fantastic Four, you can see the writers searching for the right direction, shifting between more outlandish supervillain stories and slightly more grounded crime-based thrillers. In my opinion, it's the latter stories in which Daredevil shines. From the moment Wallace Wood picks up the sightless swashbuckler's pencils, the magazine really starts to hit its stride, with the last two-part issue with writing credits for Wood being my favorite of this collection.
As is often the case with these earliest issues of iconic heroes, it's interesting to see the character evolve from outing to outing. In Daredevil, more than in for example Spider-Man or the Fantastic Four, you can see the writers searching for the right direction, shifting between more outlandish supervillain stories and slightly more grounded crime-based thrillers. In my opinion, it's the latter stories in which Daredevil shines. From the moment Wallace Wood picks up the sightless swashbuckler's pencils, the magazine really starts to hit its stride, with the last two-part issue with writing credits for Wood being my favorite of this collection.
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