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Irish-American Matthew Murdock is raised by single father and fading boxer "Battling Jack" Murdock in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. In the hopes of giving his son a better life than the one he led, the elder Murdock instills in Matt the importance of education and non-violence. Matt, taunted by bullies who called the bookish youth "Daredevil" but unable to respond for fear of disappointing his father, vents his frustration and anger by working out in secret.
While saving a blind man from an oncoming truck, Matt is blinded by radioactive material. Though the act of heroism robs him of his sight, the radioactive exposure heightens his remaining senses beyond normal human thresholds, enabling him to detect the shape and location of objects around him. A mysterious man named Stick becomes the young Murdock's mentor, teaching him how to control his new abilities while honing the youth's natural aptitude in acrobatics and martial arts. After his accident and throughout his recovery, Matt honors his father's wishes by excelling in his studies, ultimately enrolling in the Columbia Law School. [3]
At university he rooms with Franklin "Foggy" Nelson, and the two develop a close friendship. Murdock also meets Elektra Natchios, in whom Matt finds a kindred spirit, and they quickly fall in love.
At the age of 20, Elektra and her father are kidnapped by terrorists. Matt wears a mask for the first time as both he and Elektra fight her captors. In the mayhem that follows, a terrorist falls out of a window and the police, assuming the terrorists are defenestrating their hostages, opens fire. Elektra's father is shot and killed in front of her. Elektra leaves life at Columbia behind, returning to the study of martial arts, which breaks Murdock's heart.
Back at home, Jack struggles and becomes an enforcer for the small-time crook and boxing manager, the Fixer. In exchange for Jack's services, the Fixer rigs a series of matches and provides 'Battling Jack' a late-life boxing renaissance, resulting in the once near-destitute fighter becoming a title contender. His son in the crowd of the title fight, Jack ignores the Fixer's demands to take a dive and wins by knockout. For his disobedience, the Fixer has him murdered.
Matt is devastated both by the loss of his father and the judicial system's failure to convict the men responsible. Mindful of the childhood promise Matt made to his father not to lead a violent life, he creates a new identity to provide justice himself. Adorned in a yellow and black costume made from his father's boxing robes, renamed with the moniker of his childhood derision, and using his superhuman abilities, Matt confronts the killers and avenges his father.
In spite of his grief, Matt continues his studies and graduates at the top of his class. With financial help from Foggy's parents, Matt and Foggy open their own law practice, Nelson & Murdock, representing an unusual procession of clients, the Fantastic Four and the Sub-Mariner being among the first.
This lot contains #41 Near Mint (5 Copies) which is bagged & boarded and in NM condition. Thanx for L@@KING.
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