Issue Description

Is there a doctor who can restore Matt Murdock's sight? Before he can even process that decision, Daredevil leaps into action to prevent an assassination.

Karen Page who, the issue before had implored Matt to get eye surgery with Dr Van Eyck, informs her boss that the surgeon has moved to small European principality, Lichtenbad. As luck would have it, a former class mate of Matt and Foggy's, Klaus Kruger is the ruler of this country and he urges Matt to return with him to receive surgery.

An assassination attempt is made on Kruger as he and Matt land in Lichtenbad, alerting Matt to the fact that Kruger is a despot. Matt also senses fear in Dr Van Eyck when he meets him. Later, as Daredevil, Matt sees Kruger's ruthless, robotic Palace Guard arrest a group of would be dissenters.

When Daredevil confronts Kruger in his castle, Kruger thinks he is the leader of a revolt against him, seeing as he is a masked figure. When DD attackes Kruger, his palace guard strike back and arrest him. In the dungeons, Kruger reveals that he has deliberately brought the best brains in the world to his own nation - including Van Eyck and Matt Murdock - with the intention that they serve him. Kruger tells Daredevil that it is his hope that he will have the greatest men in every field serve him with the intention of building a robot army to conquer the world.

Daredevil soon escapes, setting free other prisoners, who have been unfairly arrested. The free people of Lichtenbad then storm Kruger's castle in open revolt. After going back to check on Van Eyck, Daredevil joins the fray, attacking Kruger in single combat.

Whilst the two fight, Van Eyck watches from a distance, making the connection between Matt Murdock and Daredevil. When Kruger sets off a radioactive cobalt cloud, Van Eyck races to stop the device being triggered but, in so doing, suffers a lethal dose of radiation.

Meanwhile Daredevil and Kruger's battle continues atop the castle until Kruger lunges at DD and Matt has no option but to use his billy club to knock Kruger off the top of the castle, the dictator seemingly falling to his 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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