Finding Footing
In this issue we meet the Purple Man. His strange skin gives him the power of suggestion over those who can see him.
This is probably the best of the Daredevil books up to this point. Stan writes an interesting villain, and almost uses him to full effect. There is a moment of the Purple Man doing something out of character because the script calls for it.
This gives the beginning of the book a false and forced feeling to the story. Yet as the book continues, the story becomes better. Joe Orlando does a decent job on the interiors, giving the Purple Man a very distinct look to his face. As art goes, I take the cover. An excellent shot of Daredevil saving Karen Page from The Purple Man.
Thankfully, the hood that was introduced to Daredevils already hideous costume was dropped this issue. It seems sometime that Stan Lee had no idea who Daredevil was supposed to be, and he is still trying to find his footing with the character.
A decent book, but there are miles to go before Daredevil becomes anything more than a Spiderman clone.