Frank Miller Era (1979-1982) More to come.

IMAGE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	STATUS
Daredevil #158-161, 163-164: Roger McKenzie story
Daredevil #158-161, 163-172, 191: Frank Miller pencils
Daredevil #158-161, 164-190: Klaus Janson inks
	Daredevil (first series) #158	"A Grave Mistake!"; Daredevil battles Death-Stalker, who dies; Natasha (the Black Widow) figures out that Heather Glenn, Matt Murdock's girlfriend, knows that Murdock is Daredevil; Frank Miller & Joe Rubenstein cover; regular cover price rises to 40 cents; cover-dated May 1979	Needed
Daredevil #159-161, 163, 165-166, 168-190: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson cover
	Daredevil (first series) #159	"Market For Murder!"; Bullseye examines a film of Daredevil and hires Slaughter to kill Daredevil, knowing Daredevil will win and let Bullseye, in the process, make another such film; Ben Urich begins his investigation of the link between Matt Murdock and Daredevil; also features a one-page description of Daredevil's billy club; cover-dated July 1979	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #160	"In The Hands Of Bullseye!"; Bullseye captures the Black Widow to use her as bait for Daredevil, while Heather has a fight with Matt Murdock; cover-dated September 1979	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #161	"To Dare The Devil!"; Daredevil rescues Black Widow and defeats Bullseye, who goes mad; Ben Urich continues his investigation; cover-dated November 1979	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #162	"Requiem For A Pug!"; Michael Fleisher story; Steve Ditko art and cover; no Frank Miller involvement; cover-dated January 1980	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #163	"Blind Alley!"; Heather seen with another man; Daredevil fights the Hulk and lands in the hospital; Ben Urich comes to the certain conclusion that Murdock is Daredevil and writes a story on it; Klaus Janson & Joe Rubenstein inks; cover-dated March 1980	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #164	"Exposé"; Daredevil, after being visited by Black Widow and many heroes, tells his origin to Ben Urich in the hospital, followed by Urich burning his story; Frank Miller & Wally Wood cover; cover-dated May 1980	Needed
	Daredevil: Marked for Death	collects Daredevil (first series) #159-161 and 163-164; published in 1990 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
Daredevil #165-166, 183: story by Roger McKenzie and Frank Miller
	Daredevil (first series) #165	"Arms Of The Octopus"; Daredevil helps Heather and fights Doctor Octopus, leading to Black Widow, realizing Murdock's love for Hearther, returning to Russia; cover-dated July 1980	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil (first series) #166	"Till Death Do Us Part!"; Daredevil, now living with Heather, fights the Gladiator, while Foggy Nelson marries "Miss" Harris; ends by advertising an appearance of the Punisher in the next issue, a story which was postponed; regular cover price rises to 50 cents; cover-dated September 1980	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #167	"...The Mauler!"; David Michelinie story; Daredevil battles an old man denied a pension by his cruel employer, ending in the old man's death and Daredevil punching the employer; also features a short story telling of Daredevil's home, equipment, and powers over a silent narrative, a nice effect far superior to the dry relation of facts with illustrations; Frank Miller & Bob McLeod cover; cover-dated November 1980	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Volume 1	collects Daredevil (first series) (first series) #158-161 and 163-167; Frank Miller introduction; the Ben Day dots have been changed to solid colors, making for a much easier reading experience; 176 pages; published on Wednesday, 23 November 2000 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
Daredevil #168-182, 184-191: Frank Miller story
	Daredevil (first series) #168	"Elektra"; Elektra appears (for the first time) and Matt remembers his past with her (reveled here for the first time); check out the classic Will Eisner swipe / homage on page 15; cover-dated January 1981	Needed
	The Elektra Saga #1	collects, without a spine, modified portions of Daredevil (first series) #168, as well as other issues [READ JULIAN DARIUS'S ANNOTATIONS]	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #169	"Devils"; Bullseye, hallucinating, escapes and kills; Daredevil, after fighting Bullseye, saves his life before turning him back to the police, leaving a fantastic final page; Elektra visits Matt's apartment and learns of his relationship with Heather; note the conversation in the theatre about the detective genre, upon which Miller would come to focus in Sin City; cover-dated March 1981	1
	Daredevil (first series) #170	"The Kingpin Must Die"; The Kingpin's wife, Vanessa, is kidnapped while procuring Murdock's legal help in New York City, causing The Kingpin (who appears here for the first time in Daredevil) to return from his retirement in Japan; Bullseye is released due to his brain tumor and its possibility of having caused his crimes; note the Eisneresque cityscape, built of blocks, on page 18, when Bullseye throws Daredevil from a skyscraper; cover-dated May 1981	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #171	"In the Kingpin's Clutches"; Vanessa dies and The Kingpin returns to crime; page 20, showing the Kingpin's grief, is masterful; features the seldom-seen Heather (who won't be seen again until #174) in a one-page scene of relaxation and frolic; the first monthly issue, cover-dated June 1981	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil (first series) #172	"Gangwar"; The Kingpin regains control of New York City, giving Bullseye and the evidence long sought to Daredevil, making Daredevil knowingly take down his opposition for him; note the semi-Eisneresque title, the use of typed text as a counter-narrative, and the cleverness of having Daredevil hand newspapers to this police, thinking them the prised evidence because of his blindness; cover-dated July 1981	Needed
Daredevil #173-184: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson pencils
	Daredevil (first series) #173	"Lady Killer"; Matt's assistant, Becky Blake, must confront her anxiety over the man who crippled her; features Gladiator; cover-dated August 1981	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #174	"The Assassination of Matt Murdock"; Elektra defends Matt from the Hand (in their first appearance), who The Kingpin has hired to kill Murdock and Gladiator, his client, so as to draw Daredevil into conflict with the Hand; Heather makes a one-page appearance in the hospital after a missle of the Hand's hits the law offices of Murdock and Nelson, leaving Matt without his enhanced senses; cover-dated September 1981	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #175	"Gantlet"; Elektra and Daredevil fight the Hand and Kirigi, a large and apparently immortal ninja; Heather breaks up with Matt by note, then appears at court and wants to make up; The Kingpin is pleased at the Hand's defeat; note that page 4 is a slightly modified reprint, with new panels, of the last page of the previous issue; cover-dated October 1981	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #176	"Hunters"; Heather tries to keep Matt with her, but he leaves to find "my teacher, my mentor, who taught me how to live with my blindness before my radar fully developed"--"an old man named Stick" (never before mentioned), leading to a bit of humor as Daredevil, Heather, Elektra, Kirigi, and Turk all search for Stick; Daredevil finds Stick and defeats Turk; Elektra kills Kirigi; cover-dated November 1981	Needed
	The Elektra Saga #2	collects, without a spine, modified portions of Daredevil (first series) #174-176 [READ JULIAN DARIUS'S ANNOTATIONS]	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #177	"Where Angels Fear to Fread"; Daredevil confronts his inner demon (literally) with Stick, who proves he's recovered his radar by firing an arrow at him; Heather goes out on the town with other men, but leaves when Matt is insulted; The Daily Bugle breaks a story about Mayoral candidate, and Kingpin stooge, Cherryh's corruption; The Kingpin order Elektra summoned; cover-dated December 1981	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #178	"Paper Chase"; Elektra becomes The Kingpin's head assassin as he continues to ensure Cherryh's election as mayor; Power Man and Iron Fist guest-star; regular cover price rises to 60 cents; cover-dated January 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #179	"Spiked!"; told from Ben Urich's perspective, we see him investigate Cherryh, get threatened by Elektra, work with Daredevil, photograph the missing and now vagabond Vanessa, and watch as Elektra traps Daredevil's foot in a bear trap before she flings her sai through his (Urich's) body; cover-dated February 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #180	"The Damned"; Daredevil, with wounded foot, and Urich rescue Vanessa from an underground cult; Cherryh elected, then forced by The Kingpin to resign in exchange for Vanessa; The Kingpin orders Elektra to kill Foggy Nelson; cover-dated March 1982	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil: Gang War	collects Daredevil (first series) #169-172 and 180; published in 1992 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
Larger Version Available	Daredevil (first series) #181	"Last Hand", an extra-sized issue; Bullseye escapes and kills Elektra, who could not kill Foggy Nelson because he recognized her as Matt's old girlfriend and who then wanders to Murdock's home and dies in his arms; Bullseye comes to believe that Matt Murdock is Daredevil, then changes his mind due to a trick Daredevil plays; Bullseye becomes crippled; Foggy Nelson and Matt Murdock identifies Elektra's corpse and visits her grave; The Punisher appears in prison prior to Bullseye's breakout; $1.00 cover price; cover-dated April 1982	Needed
	The Elektra Saga #3	collects, without a spine, modified portions of Daredevil (first series) #177-181 [READ JULIAN DARIUS'S ANNOTATIONS]	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil (first series) #182	"She's Alive"; Matt Murdock, believing Elektra alive, beats up scores of criminals for information, visits The Kingpin spouting insanity, and finally digs Elektra up herself and feels her face before he is certain; The Punisher escapes from prison; cover-dated May 1982	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Volume 2	collects Daredevil (first series) #168-182; Diana Schutz introduction; the Ben Day dots have been changed to solid colors, making for a much easier reading experience; 360 pages; published on Wednesday, 11 April 2000 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
Larger Version Available	Daredevil (first series) #183	"Child's Play"; cover-dated June 1982	1
Larger Version Available	Daredevil (first series) #184	"Good Guys Wear Red!"; cover-dated July 1982	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil / Punisher: Child's Play	collects pages 4-6, 12-13, and 18-20 of Daredevil (first series) #182, all of #183, and all but the last page of #184; forwards by Ralph Macchio and Mike Baron; afterward by Ann Nocenti; published in 1988	Much Needed
Daredevil #185-190: Klaus Janson pencils
	Daredevil (first series) #185	"Guts"; cover-dated August 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #186	"Stilts"; cover-dated September 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #187	"Overkill"; cover-dated October 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #188	"Widow's Bite"; cover-dated November 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #189	"Siege"; cover-dated December 1982	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #190	"Resurrection"; cover-dated January 1983	Needed
	The Elektra Saga #4	collects, without a spine, modified portions of Daredevil (first series) #182 and 190, as well as other issues [READ JULIAN DARIUS'S ANNOTATIONS]	Needed
	The Elektra Saga	collects The Elektra Saga #1-4 [READ JULIAN DARIUS'S ANNOTATIONS]	B
	Daredevil (first series) #191	"Roulette"; Terry Austin inks; Frank Miller cover; cover-dated February 1983	Needed
Larger Version Available	Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Volume 3	collects Daredevil (first series) #183-191 plus other stories; introduction?; the Ben Day dots have been changed to solid colors, making for a much easier reading experience; published on Wednesday, 14 November 2001 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B

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