Cover: Steve Lightle

Daredevil #264

Mar 1989 · Marvel · 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.50 GBP

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“Baby Boom!”

In "Baby Boom!", Daredevil races against chaos as The Owl unleashes a gang of unstable mercenaries to hijack a cocaine shipment from the Cannibals, turning the streets of Hell's Kitchen into a powder keg. With explosions erupting and innocent lives at risk, Matt Murdock must navigate the fallout—and protect a vulnerable baby caught in the crossfire. Written by Ann Nocenti and drawn with stark intensity by Steve Ditko, with art by Mike Manley and inks by Williamson, this 1989 issue delivers a taut, high-stakes showdown, its cover by Steve Lightle capturing the city’s escalating tension.

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writer Ann Nocenti · artist Steve Ditko · artist, inker Mike Manley · inker Williamson · colorist Max Scheele · letterer Joe Rosen · cover Steve Lightle

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Cast · 3 characters

Daredevil Leland Owlsley The Owl

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writer Ann Nocenti

artist Steve Ditko

artist, inker Mike Manley

inker Williamson

colorist Max Scheele

letterer Joe Rosen

cover pencils, inks Steve Lightle

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The Owl tries to muscle in on the crack trade by using the Bombers, a gang of crazies, to steal cocaine from the Cannibals. With bags of coke exploding all over the city, Daredevil has to take on the Owl and save a little baby from becoming another statistic.

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