Cover: John Buscema & Frank Giacoia

Daredevil #86

Apr 1972 · Marvel · 0.20 USD

📊 ~48,282 copies sold its debut month

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“Once Upon a Time--the Ox!”

In "Once Upon a Time--the Ox!", Daredevil finds himself in the middle of a high-society soirée when the mysterious and menacing Ox crashes the party, turning a night of elegance into a fight for survival. With Karen leaving Matt behind and a new romantic presence emerging, the stakes rise in this pivotal 1972 issue written by Gerry Conway and illustrated by Gene Colan, with inks by Tom Palmer and colors by Tom Palmer. The cover, by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia, captures the chaos in bold, dynamic lines.

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writer Gerry Conway · artist Gene Colan · inker, colorist Tom Palmer · letterer Artie Simek · cover John Buscema, Frank Giacoia

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Cast · 7 characters

Black Widow Daredevil Foggy Nelson Ivan Petrovich Bezukhov Karen Page Karl Stragg Ox

Full credits

writer Gerry Conway

artist Gene Colan

inker, colorist Tom Palmer

letterer Artie Simek

cover pencils John Buscema

cover inks Frank Giacoia

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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.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).