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(One of 77) Can this issue live up to an unusual 2 months of hype? Let\u2019s find out! This one\u2019s written by 70s stalwart Gary Friedrich, creator of Ghost Rider, and features what I\u2019m told is the comics debut of long-time penciller Kerry Gammil. Inks by Don Perlin. Things kick off with Peter Parker trying to hire Matt Murdock. Now that\u2019s a new one! But he doesn\u2019t even get his name out before Matt senses The Owl\u2019s helicopter flying by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DD knowing who Spider-Man is but not knowing who Spider-Man is is a fun thing. The Owl himself is actually in New Jersey (Clearly where all supervillains live). He starts monologuing at literally no one about how he survived his last battle with Daredevil, but since that\u2019s outside the scope of this project, so is his explanation. He\u2019s not dead, though, that\u2019s what matters, and he still hates DD, like, a lot. So he\u2019s sent his goons to pull a diamond heist to lure DD into a trap. Meanwhile, a sullen Peter Parker is walking down the street. Having your lawyer walk out on you when you\u2019re trying to \u201cprovide for Aunt May incase something happens\u201d (So like life insurance? A will? Does Matt do that?) when he decides to swing around as Spider-Man to clear his head. Like he does all the time. And what should he swing into but the Owl\u2019s robbery? As he lays into the goons, we see DD has also shown up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That Daredevil charm! So Spidey starts being a jerk, too. They start competing to see who can chase the Owl\u2019s chopper better, even as DD thinks to himself that there\u2019s no one he\u2019d rather have at his side in a fight. Weird way of showing it. The Owl is pretty happy back in his base, watching DD run headlong into his trap, even if he wishes Spider-Man hadn\u2019t shown up. They eventually make it to the base, still being jerks to each other and everyone they meet\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spidey tries to get in the big doors, but the Owl electrifies them, and Spidey nearly falls to his death, but DD saves him. Then the Owl just opens the doors (this being a trap and all), and throws a 3D projection of giant owls at our heroes. DD can\u2019t see them, of course, so that doesn\u2019t really work\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Owl throws his goons at our heroes as planned, and it goes about as well as you’d expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So The Owl had his goons kidnap this scientist to save his life. Ok. This is\u2026 a terrible plan. Like, terrible! Also, there\u2019s 2 more lettering mistakes on the next page. They say lettering is one of those things you only notice when it\u2019s bad\u2026 I\u2019m noticing, Denise Wohl! Spider-Man, not knowing any of DD and Owl\u2019s history, just wants to get this over with. But it gets more challenging as all of Owl\u2019s goons return, and they eventually dogpile DD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Good grief, that\u2019s a rushed ending. I wonder how the Owl got out of brain death? I guess we\u2019ll all have to find a DD blog and find out. And that brings this period to a close. This is the first decade of Spider-Man comics I\u2019ve managed to completely close out. Gonna be awhile before another one. But next post we return to the overstuffed early 1990s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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