—Death-StalkerI'll be going now ... But I shall be back -- soon -- I promise you.
Appearing in "Death Stalks the City!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Death Stalker ⏵
- Milo
Other Characters:
- NYPD
- Gladiator (Only in recap)
- F.B.I. (Only in recap)
- Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) (Only in recap)
- ⏴ Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) ⏵
- ⏴ Ivan Petrovich ⏵
- Norman Osborn (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- California
- Florida (Only in recap)
- Everglades (Only in recap)
- New York
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
Synopsis for "Death Stalks the City!"
Daredevil has returned to New York City to find that Foggy and Candace Nelson are prisoners of Death-Stalker, who is hoping to lure Matt Murdock into a trap so he can kill everyone who knows about Operation: Sulfer. Daredevil attacks Death-Stalker, who then attempts to flee out the window. When Daredevil follows after the crook, he is incapacitated by the villain's "Touch of Death"; however, before its effects can turn fatal, a beat cop happens upon them. When Death-Stalker turns his attention to the police officer, Daredevil revives and tries to nab the villain with his Billy-Club; however, the villain dematerializes and appears on a rooftop, vowing that he will be back. Daredevil follows after Death-Stalker, only to find that he has lost all trace of the villain.
Deciding to revert back to his civilian identity of Matt Murdock, Daredevil pays a "visit" to Foggy and Candace. Untying them, he explains Daredevil's encounter with Death-Stalker, the Gladiator, and the Man-Thing in Florida and how he just barely managed to save himself, "Murdock" and Richard Rory from death before coming here after he was tipped off by Foggy's phone call that he might be walking into a trap. With the whole story, Foggy is insists that they get the authorities over the phone, but in the end he cannot bring himself to turn in his sister.
Meanwhile in San Francisco, Ivan and the Black Widow attempt fruitlessly to find a source of employment so that they can stop living out of Natasha's Rolls Royce after her inheritance had dried up.
Back in New York, Foggy has agreed to hide Candace at Matt's hotel room, as it would likely be a safer place for her to stay than a jail cell. While Foggy goes to explain the situation with the District Attorney, he leaves Matt to keep an eye on Candace. In discussing the situation with Candace, Matt realizes the potential value of Operation: Sulfur would bring: in creating monsters that are immune to pollutants, it could also make them immune to radiation and biological weapons - a boon for any enemy nation that might wish to purchase the notes.
Slipping out to try and track down Death-Stalker as Daredevil, the Man Without Fear deduces that Death-Stalker would be hiding out in a chemical plant so that he can prove the effects of the notes. Sure enough, upon searching through the local chemical plant, Daredevil does find Death-Stalker prepping the plant with his minion, Milo.
Attacking them, Daredevil leads Death-Stalker in a fight to the finish, which ends with Death-Stalker and Daredevil's Billy-Club being knocked into a vat of acid, the club destroyed and Death-Stalker seemingly killed. Daredevil then swoops down and knocks out Milo, knocking the crook's gun and Ted Sallis' notes into the acid as well, destroying notes to a weapon that Daredevil thinks that no country should possess, and destroying any evidence that the government can use to build a case against Candace Nelson.
Notes
- In this issue, Daredevil's Billy Club is destroyed. Ivan Petrovich will quickly construct a new one of similar design in Daredevil #117.
- This issue contains a letters page, Let's Level With Daredevil. Letters are published from Ernie Cormier, James Decker, Bob Rodi, Brad Oseland, and Bob Smith.
- This issue also contains a Marvel Value Stamp Vol 1 35, featuring Killraven.
See Also
Links and References
- The Unofficial Marvel Value Stamp Site [1]