Daredevil Epic Collection #3

In "Nobody Laughs at the Jester!", the city’s newest menace, the Jester, swings into action with a twisted mission: eliminate the rising star candidate for District Attorney, Foggy Nelson. When the new Daredevil steps in to stop the chaos, he finds himself facing not just a madman, but the latest crown prince of crime, all in a game where laughter is the deadliest weapon.

In "I, Murderer!", Daredevil finds himself framed for murder when the Jester manipulates evidence to make it appear as though he killed Jonathan Powers, the crime clown whose identity Daredevil had exposed. With the law closing in and his reputation in ruins, Daredevil is captured by the Jester, who has orchestrated the entire scheme to break him.

In "The Final Jest!", Daredevil finds himself framed for murder and trapped in jail, forced to break free to prove his innocence. With the truth hidden behind a twisted scheme by the Jester, Matt Murdock dons the clown's guise and takes the stage on live television with Johnny Carson, turning the spotlight into a trap. As the Jester’s game reaches its peak, a final, explosive showdown unfolds under the eyes of the nation.

In "Brother, Take My Hand!", Daredevil’s mission takes him to Vietnam, where he connects with Willie Lincoln, a newly blinded soldier grappling with the aftermath of war. Back in New York, when Lincoln faces a corrupt legal battle rooted in his past, Matt Murdock steps in to defend him—only to find himself caught in a dangerous web where old debts demand blood.

In "Farewell to Foggy!", Matt Murdock races to protect his longtime friend Foggy from the deadly Stilt-Man, who sees Foggy as a threat to his own plans just before a crucial election. As Foggy’s political rise brings him into the spotlight, the tension between him and Matt deepens, testing their bond when a moment of misunderstanding threatens to end their partnership for good.

In "If in Battle I Fall---!", Daredevil faces off against the towering Plastoid in a brutal clash that pushes both combatants to their limits. When the robot goes rogue after a misfired attack, it's sent hurtling toward Biggie Benson—the man who hired it—setting off a chain of consequences neither fighter anticipated.

In "Run, Murdock, Run!", Daredevil is caught in a brutal fight with a deadly Plastoid robot when Starr Saxon breaks into his apartment and uncovers his secret identity. Now hunted by a relentless foe who knows his true self, Matt Murdock scrambles to reconcile with Foggy and Karen while grappling with a mysterious illness that leaves him weakened and fading. As the line between hero and man blurs, Matt must outrun both his enemies and his own failing body.

In "The Night of the Panther!", Daredevil, weakened by radiation poisoning, teams up with Black Panther in a desperate mission to rescue Karen from the clutches of Saxon. With both the Panther and Saxon aware of Daredevil’s secret identity, the stakes are higher than ever as the two heroes push through danger and deception in a fight that tests their limits.

In "...And Death Came Riding!", Daredevil tracks Karen to her family estate in Virginia, drawn not just by duty but by the growing weight of his feelings for her. But as they confront the past, they’re met with a haunting presence — a glowing horseman whose arrival seems to mark something far older and darker than either of them expected.

In the Midst of Life...! finds Daredevil racing against time to stop the deadly Death's-Head, a foe tied to a tragic past. With the help of Paxton Page’s loyal butler, he finally defeats the villain—only to uncover a shocking truth at the moment of death: Death's-Head is Karen’s father. At the funeral that follows, Daredevil makes a bold choice, revealing his true identity to Karen in a moment that will change everything.

In "Spin-Out on Fifth Avenue!", Matt faces a personal crossroads when Karen challenges him to choose between love and duty, pushing him to publicly renounce his life as Daredevil. Just as he prepares to make that decision, the chaotic arrival of Stunt-Master throws everything into disarray, testing Matt’s resolve in the most unexpected way.

In "The Girl--Or the Gladiator?", Daredevil is forced to choose between confronting his cunning adversary, the Gladiator, who's staged a dramatic prison escape, and stopping Karen from leaving for California. With Matt torn between duty and personal loss, the line between justice and loyalty blurs in a high-stakes showdown that tests his resolve.