Daredevil #86

(April 1972)

Once Upon a Time--the Ox! (Table of Contents: 1)

Daredevil / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Tom Palmer (credited)

Colors

Tom Palmer ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Job Number

824 Z

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; The Ox [Karl Stragg] (villain, death)

Synopsis

The Ox crashes in on a socialite party with Daredevil in attendance and the two battle. Karen leaves Matt and the Widow takes over as the love of his life.

Reprints

• in Diabólico (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1966 series) #86 (31 de agosto de 1973)
• in Durfal Classics (Classics/Williams, 1972 series) #29 (1974)
• in Dæmonen (Williams, 1973 series) #2/1974 (1974)
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #13 (1976) [20 pp.]
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #84 (5 décembre 1976)
• in Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #4 (2007)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil (Marvel, 2003 series) #9 (2015)
• in Daredevil Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #4 - A Woman Called Widow (2019)

Indexer Notes

This Ox has the brain of the original Ox, transferred into Dr. Karl Stragg's body. A test of pharmaceutical isotopes in prison causes him to have less than a month to live, but also transforms him into the Ox.

More Messages, Memos, and Memoranda from Your Mixed-Up Marvel Minions! (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed); ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan's Soapbox has an essay inspired by the Attica State Prison incident, discussing "right" and "wrong." In other news, Hero for Hire will be debuting soon and My Love and Our Love Story are featuring original stories again. There's a promotion for membership in The Academy of Comic Book Arts, now entering its second year with president Dick Giordano, vice-president Neal Adams, secretary Mimi Gold, and treasurer Sal Amendola. Herb Trimpe has returned from a vacation in Europe and John Buscema is a partner in a new steakhouse called the Sunset Inn, located in Sayville, Long Island, N.Y. Also the Mighty Marvel Checklist of Marvel comics "now on sale!"

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Let's Level with Daredevil / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Romita; Gene Colan (illustrations)

Inks

John Romita; Tom Palmer (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Daredevil; Man-Bull

Indexer Notes

Letters from Gary Nesmith (Johnstown, Pa.), Mike Wilson (Olympia, Wash.), and George Johnson & Roberta Liebreich (Eugene, Ore.) Also a spot illustration of a panel taken from an earlier issue.