Marvel Masterworks #17

In "The Evil Menace of Electro!", the Thing and the Fantastic Four enlist Matt to oversee the new lease on the Baxter Building, but their routine task quickly spirals when Electro infiltrates the building to steal Reed Richards’s most guarded secrets. With the building’s security compromised and chaos unfolding, Matt finds himself caught in the middle of a high-stakes showdown between the hero and a villain fueled by raw electrical fury.

In "The Owl, Ominous Overlord of Crime!", a cunning financier turned crime lord rises to power, assembling a gang to seize control of the underworld. When he hires Matt Murdock to clear his name, the gamble backfires as the Owl traps Daredevil and Karen Page, setting his sights on total domination. The story unfolds with sharp tension and relentless momentum, as Daredevil fights to escape and dismantle the Owl’s empire.

In "The Mysterious Masked Matador!", a once-celebrated bullfighter, now scorned by the world, dons a dramatic mask and wields a cape of vengeance, turning to crime in a bid to punish humanity for its cruelty. Daredevil must confront the flamboyant outlaw whose theatrical flair and relentless cape-waving threaten to overwhelm both city and vigilante alike. As the hero battles the masked man’s theatrical chaos, Matt faces a quiet personal storm—Foggy’s unexpected news about proposing to Karen leaves Matt frozen, his own feelings suddenly unspoken, and his future uncertain.

In "Trapped by...the Fellowship of Fear!" from Marvel Masterworks #17, Daredevil finds himself caught in a twisted game of terror when a fake movie shoot masks a bank heist by the Fellowship of Fear. After being doused in fear gas and forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, DD must confront the group’s chilling museum of terror—where a wax figure of Hornhead stands as a macabre trophy—before the Fellowship’s next victim is chosen.

In "In Mortal Combat with...Sub-Mariner!", Namor takes a radical stand against humanity, hiring Franklin and Murdock to sue the world on his behalf—only to escalate when diplomacy fails. When his plea for peace is ignored, the Sub-Mariner's fury erupts, forcing Daredevil into a battle he knows he can't win. The story ends with Namor retreating to the sea, not in defeat, but to defend Atlantis from a new threat.

When a disgruntled scientist hires Nelson and Murdock to expose a corporate theft, the case takes a bizarre turn—his boss isn’t the culprit, but the scientist himself is the real thief, and now he’s transformed into the towering, menacing Stilt-Man.

In "That He May See!" from Marvel Masterworks #17, blind lawyer Matt Murdock is invited to the European nation of Lichtenbad by an old college friend who now rules as its monarch. What begins as a hopeful journey to regain his sight quickly spirals into a dangerous mission when Matt discovers his host is a tyrant, and the only doctor capable of restoring his vision is lost in the uprising.

In "While the City Sleeps!", Foggy is thrust into a political whirlwind when he’s recruited to run as District Attorney for the Reform Party—only to uncover a web of corruption tied to the mysterious Organizer and his Ani-Men. As Daredevil digs into the conspiracy, the city’s hidden dangers begin to surface, testing his resolve and his sense of justice.