Daredevil

Daredevil is a superhero with an unusual gimmick: he is blind. His other senses are so acute, however, that his affliction is hardly a handicap, although he initially possessed little of the special insight that popular fiction frequently attributes to the blind. In fact, as originally presented in 1964 by writer Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, Daredevil was a relatively carefree character who lived up to his name in a reckless secret existence that belied his day job as a responsible attorney. Even the death of his father which initially inspired his crime fighting activities, seemed to leave him more or less unscathed. At one point, Daredevil actually created a third identity for himself: he impersonated a nonexistent twin brother and then blithely killed him off when the ruse became inconvenient.

The man who wears Daredevil's mask has hidden depths, however. Over the years the blind lawyer Matt Murdock has sensed the world around him growing darker, and changing conditions have challenged his perception of himself. Committed to an ethical viewpoint and a respect for the law, Murdock could play the role of a vigilante only while serving a higher purpose than revenge. But when the colorfully costumed villains he once fought were replaced by brutal thugs who killed on a whim, Murdock was tempted to retaliate in kind. His beloved secretary became a drug addict, and his law partner an unwitting tool of organized crime. Torn by conflicting emotions and confused by the corruption around him, Murdock spiraled into a devastating depression, from which he emerged a humbler warier individual.

Perhaps remembering his father, an unsuccessful boxer who lost his life when he refused to throw a fight, Murdock has recently returned to his roots in the slums. The overachiever now serves the underprivileged - as both a lawyer and a super hero. And perhaps the once oblivious Daredevil is a least beginning to understand why, like him, Justice is blind.

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