—The OwlYou're a far more dangerous foe than I suspected, Daredevil... But I'm still your master! I'm heavier... more powerful... more cunning! And remember... we're fighting on my home grounds!
Appearing in "The Owl, Ominous Overlord of Crime!"
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Antagonists:
- The Owl (First appearance)
- "Ape" Horgon (First appearance) (Thug)
- "Sad Sam" Simms (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- George Grey (First appearance; dies)
- Judge Lewis (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- NYPD officers
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Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Palisades (First appearance)
- The Aerie (First appearance)
- New Jersey Palisades (First appearance)
- New York State
- New Jersey
- United States of America
- North America
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Synopsis for "The Owl, Ominous Overlord of Crime!"
Meanwhile, the Owl has recruited two powerful (but not superhuman) thugs and nearly kills them to prove his own power (including low-level flight capability). The Owl decides to set Matt Murdock up to be his fall guy.
Later, leaving the office as Daredevil, Matt suddenly notices that there are people in the next office and realizes it’s the Owl and some of his thugs. Daredevil battles them until Karen shows up to retrieve her purse’ the Owl’s men grab Karen and hold her hostage. Surrendering, Daredevil and Karen are taken to the Owl’s aerie base, where Daredevil frees himself and Karen, and sends her away in a car, as he fights the Owl personally (the Owl’s henchmen have gone to contact other mob bosses whom the Owl hopes to impress by killing Daredevil). Daredevilis fed through a trap door into the river below, but then, chased out of his own base by the approaching police, the Owl tries to escape in a boat. Daredevil manages to upend it and knock him overboard, after which point he loses track of him.
Returning to shore, Daredevil switches to Matt Murdock and waits for the police to round up the crooks. Karen is surprised to see Matt there and suspects a similarity between the two men.Appearing in "Killgrave, the Unbelievable Purple Man!"
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Antagonists:
- Purple Man (Killgrave) (First appearance)
- Fixer (Only in recap)
Other Characters:
- NYPD officers
- Mrs. Perkins (First appearance)
- Punchy (First appearance)
- Mr. Smathers (First appearance)
- US soldiers (Only in flashback)
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- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- North America
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Synopsis for "Killgrave, the Unbelievable Purple Man!"
When Murdock visits Killgrave in his jail cell, Killgrave tells Murdock that he doesn't need a lawyer. He demonstrates by asking the guard to let him go, then asking Karen Page to accompany him. The both comply. Although Matt isn't affected, he waits until everyone else snaps out of Killgrave's control, then follows him in his guise of Daredevil. Killgrave orders bystanders to attack Daredevil, forcing him to retreat.
Killgrave amasses a small army of strong men from a local gym and takes over the Ritz Plaza hotel. Meanwhile, Daredevil prepares his miniature tape recorder and other gadgets built into his billy club.
Later, Daredevil chases Killgrave up to the hotel roof, where the Purple Man orders Karen to stand on the ledge of the building and forces Daredevil to comply by holding him at gunpoint. Killgrave explains how he got his uncanny powers. While spying on a lab for a communist country, he was accidentally doused with a chemical. When he was caught by the plant guards, he found that he was able to bend their will, and soon decided it would be best to become a criminal.
Daredevil jumps off the side of the building with Karen and swings her to safety, then returns to fight Killgrave. He subdues the villain with the special cape that he built into his billy club to retard his abilities. He then turns the Purple Man over to the police with a tape of Killgrave's confessions.
After removing his costume, he returns to the Nelson & Murdock law offices, where he finds that Karen is okay; however, they both keep their feelings for each other to themselves.