Daredevil Vol 1 168

Daredevil #168
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Art by: Frank Miller and Klaus Janson
Release Date	October 7, 1980
Cover Date	January, 1981
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Jim Shooter

1. "Elektra"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Frank Miller
Penciler(s)	Frank Miller
Inker(s)	Klaus Janson
Colorist(s)	D. R. Martin
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen
Editor(s)	Denny O'Neil Mark Gruenwald

 Matt, it is you... 

—Elektra

Appearing in "Elektra"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Daredevil (Matt Murdock) ⏵ (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Elektra Natchios (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
• Foggy Nelson (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

• Turk Barrett
• Alarich Wallenquist (First appearance)
• Bilge (First appearance)
• Brutus (First appearance)
• Eric Slaughter
• Grotto (First appearance)
• Mickey (First appearance)
• Charles (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Hugo Natchios (First appearance) (Only in flashback) (Death)
• Athos (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Robert Goldman (First appearance) (Unnamed)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Dogs

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • North America (Main story and flashback)
    • United States of America (Main story and flashback)
      • New York (Main story and flashback)
        • New York City (Main story and flashback)
          • Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
            • Morningside Heights (Only in flashback)
              • Columbia University (Only in flashback)
            • Lower East Side
              • Houston Street
            • Greenwich Village
              • Village Cigars
          • Coney Island (Mentioned)
  • Europe (Mentioned)
    • Greece (Mentioned)

Items:

• Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club
• Elektra's Twin Sai (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Elektra"

This issue reveals that Matt Murdock loved Elektra before his accident and the murder of her parents. Seeking a different path from Murdock's loss of his father at a young age, for her solace, Elektra has turned to the bloody justice of the Hand.

Notes

• The cover art is homaged in Mighty Avengers #16.
• The colourist for this issue is credited as "Dr. Martin", an unknown pseudonym for at least two colourists.
• This issue contains a letters page, Let's Level With Daredevil. Letters are published from Ken Sterner, All Shroeder III and David L. Donovan. Responses to letters are from Frank Miller.

Trivia

• Elektra's name is misspelled as "Elecktra" on the cover.

See Also

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