Issue Description

Matt Murdock captured by the Owl! Why is the Owl insisting on a mock trial for Judge Lewis? And will Matt Murdock be able to uphold justice in the face of villainy? Daredevil’s secret identity nearly revealed!

Daredevil interrupts a gang of men who are waiting, after dark, at Nelson Murdock, looking for the blind lawyer. Scaring them off, Daredevil races home, anticipating the gang's arrival at Matt's apartment. There, the thugs tell Matt that he is required to represent a client in court.

Matt is then flown to the Owl's Aerie where he learns that he is to represent the Judge that previously convicted the Owl (after Daredevil 3) in a trial, set up seemingly for the Owl's own amusement. The jury for this court is made up purely of ex-convicts.

Barely has Matt begun his defence, when the Owl, as judge, passes the sentence of death on the Judge. However, enjoying being in control of the trial, he rescinds and lets Matt mount a proper defence. Matt persuades the Owl to allow him to bring a witness forward for questioning, the Owl giving the proviso that Matt must find the witness on the island.

Matt takes the opportunity to leave the 'court room' and return as Daredevil. The villains gathered attack the man without fear and, despite a spirited fight, Daredevil is thwarted when the Owl releases a sack of pool balls at his feet and then traps him in one of his hanging cages. The Owl tells Daredevil that he is sentenced to death!

Daredevil (1964)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

He dwells in eternal night- but the blackness is filled with sounds and scents other men cannot perceive Though attorney MATT MURDOCK is blind, his other senses function with superhuman sharpness- his radar sense guides him over every obstacle! He stalks the streets by night, a red-garbed foe of evil! Stan Lee presents... Daredevil, The Man Without Fear!

The series that introduced Daredevil, the Man Without Fear! Daredevil's first ongoing solo series. Unlike many Marvel heroes launched during the Silver Age of Comics, Daredevil debuted in his own series without first being test launched in another title. The series started in 1964 and lasted 380 issues until being cancelled in 1998. Continues in Daredevil vol. 2.

Collected EditionsIssues #1-11 are collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 1Issues #12-21 are collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 2Issues #22-32 are collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 3Issues #33-41 are collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 4Issues #42-53 are collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 5Issues #54-63 are collected in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil, Vol. 6Avengers vs. Thanos (#105-107)Visionaries Frank Miller Vol. 1 (#158-161, #163-167), Vol. 2 (#168-182), Vol. 3 (#183-191) Gang War (#169-172, #180) Daredevil vs. Bullseye (#131-132, #146, #169, #181, #191) Love's Labor Lost (#215-217, #220-222, #225) Born Again (#226-233) Daredevil Legends vol. 2: Born Again (#227-233)Daredevil Epic Collection: A Touch of Typhoid (#253-270) Daredevil Legends vol. 4: Typhoid Mary (#254-257, #259-263) Lone Stranger (#265-273) Fall of Kingpin (#297-300) Fall From Grace (#319-325)Daredevil Epic Collection: Fall From Grace (#319-332)Daredevil Epic Collection: Widow's Kiss (#365-380 & -1)

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