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    Daredevil » Daredevil #13 - The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin! released by Marvel on February 1, 1966.

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    A Wholly Average Issue

    How close can you come to guessing the secret of Ka-Zar's origin? Pretty close if you read Edgar Rice Burroughs.
    How close can you come to guessing the secret of Ka-Zar's origin? Pretty close if you read Edgar Rice Burroughs.

    The Plunderer and his men rescue Daredevil from Maa-Gor, but once they have him back they recapture Ka-Zar as well and depart the Savage Land for The Plunderer's castle.

    The Plunderer then drugs his own men before revealing the secret of Ka-Zar and his own origin.

    All-in-all it's a pretty unremarkable issue, with Ka-Zar's origin being only a slight twist (or rip-off) of Tarzan; The Plunderer being a pretty generic adversary; and the artwork a blend of Kirby's layouts and Romita's finishing that comes out as functional, while exemplifying neither (they must've been behind schedule on this title to bring Jack back).

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      Daredevil #13 - The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin! by englentine on January 22, 2011

      Cover  This is an average cover with great colors.  I think the large banner below the title takes away from the image, but what we see, while it is represented in the book, it is not exactly popping.  Summary The book opens with Ka-zar being attacked by a giant man eating plant, and Daredevil being attacked by the last of the Ape Men. A creature named Maa Gor. Both of them fight hard to make their escape. In the mean time the Plunderer is searching for Daredevil. He comes across Hornhead in the...

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      Daredevil #13 - The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin! by dmstarz on October 22, 2008

      Location, location, location.  Having moved from New York to Antartica last month, this issue Daredevil and co are quickly transported from the Savage Land to England, DD still part of the Plunderer's crew, though discovered to be blind.  One peculiarity, typical of comics at this time, occurs early on - Plunder appears to have no interest in unmasking the seemingly defenseless Daredevil, which, one must feel, that he would at least be curious about.  Plunder is actually a Lord and, as we learn,...

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