—Karl StraggNow I possess what I've always dreamed of! The brain of a genius, and the power of a titan!
Appearing in "--And Men Shall Call Him... Ox!"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Ox
- Karl Stragg (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- NYPD
- Sam (First appearance)
- The Fellowship of Fear (Mentioned)
- Mister Fear (Zoltan Drago) (Mentioned)
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Synopsis for "--And Men Shall Call Him... Ox!"
Meanwhile, in the state prison, the Ox himself has teamed with his cell mate Karl Stragg, who offers to use his scientific know-how to give Ox the intelligence he's always wanted in exchange for busting them out of prison. However, when they break out of prison and escape to Stragg's lab, the device Stragg uses instead switches their body -- Stragg's plot all along -- and the now super-strong Stragg goes on a rampage.
It's during this rampage that Stragg is spotted by Karen Page, who recognizes him as the Ox, when Daredevil happens to swing by and see the behemoth. Daredevil battles him, but Ox easily defeats the masked hero and places an extra Ox costume on Daredevil so that when the police arrive they think that Daredevil is masquerading as the Ox to get away with crime and lock him up.
Meanwhile, Stragg takes Karen back to his lab where the original Ox (now in Stragg's body) knocks Stragg out and helps Karen escape. Stragg then goes on another rampage, leading the police to realize they have the wrong person and set Daredevil free to deal with the menace. Their fight takes them to the top of a building where the fighting-mad Stragg in Ox's body accidentally runs off the edge of the building and plummets to his death.
After the battle, Daredevil returns to his civilian guise and meets with Karen and Foggy. He find that Foggy will be okay while Karen wonders what happened to the man who saved her from the Ox. The story closes with the original Ox, feeling better and a little smarter in his new body, as he decides to return to prison to finish his sentence.Appearing in "There Shall Come a Gladiator!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Nelson and Murdock
- Foggy Nelson (Impersonates Daredevil)
- Karen Page
Antagonists:
- Gladiator (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Mannequin)
- Thor (Odinson) (Mannequin)
- Captain America (Steven Rogers) (Mannequin)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Mannequin)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Mannequin)
- NYPD
- Mr. Dunn (First appearance)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Mentioned)
- Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Asgardians (Mannequin)
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Items:
- Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Mannequin)
- Mjolnir (Mannequin)
- Doctor Doom's Armor (Mannequin)
- Iron Man Armor Model 3 (Mannequin)
- Cloak of Levitation (Mannequin)
Synopsis for "There Shall Come a Gladiator!"
Meanwhile, after some exercise at home, Matt Murdock shows up for work to find that Foggy is still pretending to be Daredevil, which worries him. That night, Foggy picks up his costume, and the costume maker -- picking up on Foggy wanting to impress a woman -- offers to help him put on a mock battle in his Daredevil costume as a new costumed villain. Foggy eagerly agrees and then tries on his new costume at home, not knowing that the real Daredevil has been watching him the whole time.
As Foggy takes Karen out on a date (little knowing they're being followed by Daredevil) the costume maker has made his own costume in an attempt to be a real villain, dubbing himself the Gladiator, he goes out to the designated meeting place for their battle. When Foggy puts on his Daredevil costume and fights the Gladiator, he soon realizes that the Gladiator is playing for keeps. Realizing that Foggy was faking the whole time Karen flees to get help just as the real Daredevil arrives to fight off the Gladiator.
When Karen gets to their office, she faints in front of their landlord and is rushed to a hospital. While back at the pier, Daredevil leaves the scene after the foe is defeated, leaving Foggy to explain the situation to the police. When Foggy realizes that Karen isn't there, he realizes that maybe she figured out his whole story was a lie. Meanwhile, Matt finds out that Karen has been taken to a hospital where he goes to find that she's being treated for exhaustion.