Daredevil #108

Mar 1974 · Marvel · 0.20 USD

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“Cry... Beetle!”

★ 1st appearance — Candace Nelson

About this Issue

Daredevil #108 marks a genuine editorial turning point for the series: beginning with this issue, the title reverts from the sixteen-issue co-billing of 'Daredevil and Black Widow' (issues #92–107) back to simply 'Daredevil,' signaling Matt Murdock's narrative independence and the formal end of his San Francisco partnership with Natasha Romanoff. The issue introduces two debut characters who will drive the book for the next several arcs—Candace Nelson, Foggy's previously unmentioned sister and a future Matt Murdock love interest, and the terrorist organization Black Spectre, the all-female pheromone-controlled army whose off-panel leader, the Mandrill, becomes the central antagonist of the subsequent arc. Steve Gerber also provides Moondragon her farewell scene in Daredevil's corner of the Marvel Universe, closing out the cosmic subplot that had stretched back to #105 and sending her off toward the Captain Marvel titles where her story would continue. Taken together, the issue functions as both a clean break and a deliberate relaunch, repositioning Daredevil in New York for the politically charged, socially provocative story engine Gerber was building.

In "Cry... Beetle!", Matt Murdock returns to New York after learning Foggy has been shot, picking up the pieces of a fractured life as Moondragon departs for the stars. With Foggy recovering and the trail leading to a mysterious plot known as Black Spectre, Daredevil confronts the Beetle in a high-stakes clash over stolen government printing plates—only to be met by the real threat lurking in the shadows. Written by Steve Gerber and brought to life by Bob Brown’s art with inks by Paul Gulacy and John Romita, this 1974 issue features a cover by John Romita and a tense, grounded story that pushes Matt to his limits.

writer Steve Gerber · artist Bob Brown · inker Paul Gulacy · inker John Romita · colorist P. Goldberg · letterer John Costanza · cover John Romita

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History

Steve Gerber was brought onto Daredevil under editor Roy Thomas, who had originally sent Gerber the standard Marvel writing test—dialoguing Daredevil art—after Gerber noticed Thomas working at Marvel and expressed interest. By the time #108 shipped with a March 1974 cover date (released November 20, 1973), Gerber had already established an idiosyncratic, literary voice on the title and was using Daredevil deliberately as a vehicle to seed new characters into the broader Marvel Universe. Interior art was by Bronze Age workhorse Bob Brown with inks by Paul Gulacy in his early Marvel work, while the cover is conventionally credited to John Romita, though George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index attributes it to Gil Kane—a dispute that remains unresolved, with the Grand Comics Database noting Olshevsky's attribution is considered erroneous.

Trivia · 8 facts

First issue to carry the title 'Daredevil' alone since issue #91; issues #92–107 had been published as 'Daredevil and Black Widow.'
First appearance of Candace Nelson, Foggy Nelson's sister, who goes on to become a supporting character and brief Matt Murdock romantic interest.
First appearance of Black Spectre, the all-female terrorist organization led off-panel by the Mandrill, which serves as the central antagonistic force through issue #111.
Moondragon's farewell to Daredevil appears in this issue; she departs for outer space and her next appearance is in Captain Marvel #31.
Written by Steve Gerber with interior pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Paul Gulacy, colors by Petra Goldberg, letters by John Costanza, and editing by Roy Thomas.
The letters column includes a letter from J.M. DeMatteis (Brooklyn, NY), who would himself become a prominent Marvel and DC writer in subsequent decades.
The issue contains Marvel Value Stamp Series A #22: Man-Thing.
Reprinted in Essential Daredevil Vol. 5, Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Omnibus, Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 11, Daredevil Epic Collection Vol. 6, and Daredevil Omnibus Vol. 3.