Ann Nocenti Era (1986-1991, 1996) When Ann Nocenti debuted on the title with #236, it was supposed to be a fill-in issue. Writer Steve Englehart had been offered the series, but he declined because he wanted to use Black Widow in a manner that conflicted, ironically, with Nocenti's fill-in issue. In 1998, Ann Nocenti had this to say on following Miller on the title: Miller's work on Daredevil was delicious and captivating and so yes, it was daunting to take over after him. I just assumed everyone would hate everything I did and they'd throw my ass right off the book, so that mindset actually liberated me to do whatever I wanted and have fun for the short party I thought it would be. I wrote with a "last meal on death row" mentality. Nocenti's well-written run featured the creation of Typhoid Mary, a feminist character not so bogged down in feminist theory as to be redundant and irrelevant. Nocenti was known for more off-beat stories that frequently featured social commentary. In 1998, Nocenti recalled: I remember after a Captain America story we got a letter that said, "Get the commie off the book." We had a big laugh about that one. Luckily, I had an enlightened editor, Ralph Macchio, so while we had lots of fun conversation about the issues, and he often disagreed with my politics, he let me do what I wanted. He was an extremely supportive and intelligent editor. I also remember once I wrote a New Mutants story about media conglomerates, and the higher powers at Marvel got wind of it before it went to press and cut the print run (uncomfortable with the fact that they were the very thing I was critiquing). So the story was suppressed and not seen by many, but I did get a wonderful letter from Noam Chomsky, the great writer and guru of media analysis, so I was thrilled. Indeed, Nocenti's work eschewed the typical pattern of super-hero battles. She admitted, "I don't like the tendency in super-hero comics for all conflict to be resolved thru fisticuffs." Qualifying herself, she pointed out both that "it's an action/adventure medium" and that "great action sequences are a blast." She continued: But do we always have to pound ourselves out of every disagreement? In other words: yes, I was conflicted about writing fight scenes. I saw them as tumors on the storyline, so it wasn't a strong point in my work. In hindsight[,] I can see that the better the reasons leading up to the fight, the better the fight, the more the fight makes sense... . In 2000, as the Punisher was suddenly intensely popular again, Marvel released a collection juxtaposing a two-part Miller story with a 1-part story by Nocenti. Both were graced with good artwork, and it is a testament to Nocenti's work that her story stood up as the equal, if not the superior, to Miller's.

IMAGE	TITLE	DESCRIPTION	STATUS
Larger Version Available	Daredevil: Predator's Smile	a novel written by Christopher Golden, accompanied by spot illustrations by Bill Reinhold; this novel states that it occurs in between #233 and #234; sees Daredevil battle Gary Wiezak, an arson-organizer and upcoming crime boss (in competition with the Kingpin) who uses Bullseye as an enforcer; leads to Daredevil forced to work with the Kingpin; features appearances by The Black Widow, Karen Page, Ben Urich, Turk, Sister Maggie, Foggy Nelson, and even the Gladiator; Matt Wagner cover; a 400-page paperback; carried a $5.99 cover price; published in 1996	Needed
Daredevil #234-235: Steve Ditko pencils; Klaus Janson cover
	Daredevil (first series) #234	"Madcasting"; Mark Gruenwald script; unknown inks; cover-dated September 1986	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #235	"A Safe Place"; Danny Fingeroth script; Danny Bulanadi inks	Needed
Daredevil #236, 238-245, 247-257, 259-265, 267-291: Ann Nocenti writing
	Daredevil (first series) #236	"American Dreamer"; Barry Windsor-Smith pencils; Barry Windsor-Smith & Bob Wiacek inks; Walt Simonson & Bill Sienkiewicz cover	Needed
Daredevil #237, 239-240, 243-244: Louis Williams pencils
	Daredevil (first series) #237	"Context!"; John Harkness writing; Al Williamson & Danny Bulanadi inks	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #238	"It Comes With The Claws"; participates in the Mutant Massacre crossover; Sal Buscema pencils; Steve Leialoha inks; Art Adams & Klaus Janson cover; cover-dated January 1987	1
	Daredevil (first series) #239	"Bad Plumbing"; Al Williamson & Geof Isherwood inks; Art Adams cover	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #240, 248-257, 259-263, 265-282, 284-285, 287: Al Williamson inks
Daredevil (first series) #240, 243-244: Louis Williams cover
	Daredevil (first series) #240	"The Face You Deserve"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #241	"Black Christmas"; Todd McFarlane pencils; Al Milgrom inks; Mike Zeck & Klaus Janson cover	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #242	"Caviar Killer"; Keith Pollard pencils and cover; Danny Bulanadi inks	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #243	"Don't Touch Me"; Al Williamson & Danny Bulanadi inks	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #244-246: Tony DeZuniga inks
	Daredevil (first series) #244	"Touch Me"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #245	"Born!"; Chuck Patton pencils; Al Milgrom cover	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #246	"Bad Guy"; Jim Owsley writing; Tom Morgan pencils; Tom Morgan & Dave Hunt cover	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #247	"The Backwards Man"; Keith Giffen pencils; Dave Hunt inks; Charles Vess cover	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #248-249, 277: Rick Leonardi pencils; Rick Leonardi & Al Williamson cover
	Daredevil (first series) #248	"A Cage In Search of A Bird..."	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #249	"Kiss and Kill!"	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #250-257, 259-263, 265-276, 278-282: John Romita, Jr. pencils
Daredevil (first series) #250-257, 259-263, 265-276, 278-282: John Romita, Jr. & Al Williamson cover
	Daredevil (first series) #250	"Boom"; cover-dated January 1988	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #251	"Save the Planet!"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #252	"Ground Zero"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #253	"Merry Christmas, Kingpin"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #254	"Typhoid!"; contains the first appearance of Typhoid Mary, who becomes the Kingpin's assassin	1
	Daredevil (first series) #255	"Temptation"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #256	"Blindspots"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #257	"The Bully"; Daredevil battles The Punisher; ties into The Punisher (second series) #10	Needed
Larger Version Available	Punisher Vs. Daredevil	reprints, without a spine, Daredevil (first series) #183-184 and 257; published to coincide with Daredevil's appearance in Punisher (fifth series) #3; cover-dated June 2000	1
	Daredevil (first series) #258	"I Heard the Jungle Breathe"; Fabian Nicieza writing; Ron Lim pencils; Jim Sanders III inks; Ron Lim & Jim Sanders III cover	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #259	"The Children Are Watching You"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #260	"Vital Signs"; 38 pages; Typhoid and her thugs kill Daredevil	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #261	"Meltdown!"; focuses on The Human Torch (from the Fantastic Four), who hangs out with Karen Page as Daredevil lies dead	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #262	"...I found me in a gloomy wood, astray..."; participates in Marvel's Inferno crossover; Daredevil revives; cover-dated January 1989	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #263	"In Bitterness Not Far From Death..."; participates in Marvel's Inferno crossover	Needed
	Daredevil Legends Vol. 4: Typhoid Mary	collects Daredevil (first series) #254-257, 259-263; published with the Marvel Legends trade dress; softcover; published in 2003 [REVIEW AND PURCHASE THIS BOOK]	B
	Daredevil (first series) #264	"Baby Boom!"; Steve Ditko pencils; Mike Manley & Al Williamson inks; Steve Lightle cover	1
	Daredevil (first series) #265	"We Again Beheld The Stars"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #266	"A Beer With The Devil"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #267	"Cremains"	1
	Daredevil (first series) #268	"Golden Rut"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #269	"Lone Stranger"	1
	Daredevil (first series) #270	"Blackheart"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #271	"Genetrix"	1
Daredevil (first series) #272-273: cover-dated November 1989
	Daredevil (first series) #272	"Liberation"	1
	Daredevil (first series) #273	"The Billion Dollar Ashtray"	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #274-275: cover-dated December 1989
	Daredevil (first series) #274	"Bombs and Lemonade"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #275	"False Man"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #276	"The Hundred Heads of Ultron"; Ann Nocenti & John Romita, Jr. writing; cover-dated January 1990	1
	Daredevil (first series) #277	"Of Crowns and Horns"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #278	"The Deadly Seven"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #279	"Before The Flame"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #280	"Twilight Of The Idols"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #281	"Heaven Is Knowing Who You Are"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #282	"Crooked Halos"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #283	"The American Nightmare"; Mark Bagley pencils; Al Williamson & Tom Morgan inks; Mark Bagley cover	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #284-285, 287-288, 291: Lee Weeks pencils
Daredevil (first series) #284-288: Lee Weeks & Al Williamson cover
	Daredevil (first series) #284	"The Outsider"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #285	"The Shadowman"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #286	"The Thief"; Greg Capullo pencils; Doug Hazlewood inks	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #287	"The Fighter"	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #288	"The Student"; Al Williamson & Lee Weeks inks; cover-dated January 1991	Needed
Daredevil (first series) #289-290: Kieron Dwyer pencils
	Daredevil (first series) #289	"The Hero"; Al Williamson & Fred Fredricks inks; Kieron Dwyer & Al Williamson cover	1
Daredevil (first series) #290-291: Fred Fredericks inks
	Daredevil (first series) #290	"Bullseye"; Kieron Dwyer & Fred Fredricks cover	Needed
	Daredevil (first series) #291	"All The News That Fits"; Lee Weeks cover; cover-dated April 1991	1
DAREDEVIL ANNUALS
	Daredevil Annual #5	cover misidentifies the issue as #4; participates in the "Atlantis Attacks" crossover; contains "A Friend In Need" (written by Gerry Conway, pencilled by Mark Bagley, and inked by Sam De La Rosa), "Role Reversal" (written by Gregory Wright, pencilled by Jim Lee, and inked by Kim DeMulder), "Super Senses Comparisons" (written by Peter Sanderson, pencilled by Mark Bagley, and inked by Vince Mielcarek), "The Rescue" (written by Gregory Wright, pencilled by John Romita, Jr., and inked by Klaus Janson), "The Redeemed and The Condemned" (written by Gregory Wright, pencilled by Whilce Portacio, and inked Al Milgrom), and "Saga of the Serpent Crown, Chapter VII: The Rebel" (written by Peter Sanderson, pencilled by Mark Bagley, and inked by Keith Williams); Ron Frenz & Joe Sinnott cover; published in 1989	Needed
	Daredevil Annual #6	contains "Predator" (written by Gregory Wright, with art by Cam Kennedy), "Truth Or Dare" (written by Gregory Wright, pencilled by Gary Hartle, and inked by Mike DeCarlo), "Innocent Bystander?" (written by Gregory Wright, with art by Tom Sutton), and "Two Schizos" (written by Gregory Wright, with art by Michael Bair); Cam Kennedy cover; published in 1990	Needed
ELEKTRA
	Elektra Lives Again	Frank Miller story and art; incredibly moving, very ambiguous, and almost certainly one of the very finest works of graphic fiction ever; softcover; published in 1996	Needed
	Elektra Lives Again [original hardcover edition]	hardcover; published in 1990	Needed
	Elektra Lives Again [limited hardcover edition]	magazine-size hardcover; published by Grapitti Designs	B
BLACK WIDOW
	Black Widow: The Coldest War	concerns the Widow's investigation of news that her Russian husband may still be alive and an attempt to get Natasha to steal a microchip from S.H.I.E.L.D.; Daredevil briefly appears but does not interact with Natasha, who chooses not to involve him; Gerry Conway script; George Freeman art; 64 pages; published in 1990	Needed

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