Episode Details

This year Marvel is all about the cash grab, and so we get Secret Wars II, a bunch of vaguely copyright-infringing kids books, and some fantastic Bill Sienkiewicz art that makes everything else worth it.  Let’s talk 1985 in comics, Marvel and Daredevil.

The Year in Comics 

Notable and Newsworthy

• Comics and Sequential Art: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33476.Comics_and_Sequential_Art

Industry Trends

Eagle/Kirby Awards

Dan's Favorite

The Year in Marvel

Events & Happenings

New Titles

New Characters

Series Ending

Who's in the Bullpen

• ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Peter David

Dan's Favorite

The Year in Daredevil 

Appearances: Daredevil #214-225, Fantastic Four #281, Marvel Tales #181, Spectacular Spider-Man #108-109, Marvel Fanfare #23  

Writing credits: Denny O’Neil (214-18, 220-222, 225), Frank Miller (219), O’Neil and Jim Shooter (223), Jim Owsley (224) 

Pencilers: David Mazzucchelli (214-17, 220-223, 225), Sal Buscema (218), John Buscema (219), Dan Jurgens and Geof Isherwood (224) 

Inks: David Mazzucchelli (214-17, 220-221, 225), Ian Akin and Brian Garvey (218), Gerry Talaoc (219), Kim DeMulder (222-223), Mel Candido and Bruce Patterson (224) 

• The year starts with the conclusion of the Micah Synn story that took most of 1984. Synn is weakened and running for his life. Daredevil saves Synn from Kingpin’s men and some homeless men before himself asking for help. 
• Next was an interesting if not confusing western inspired story taking place in two different places and times that seemed to have a connection to Daredevil 
• We learn in a story with the Gael that Glorianna works for the I.R.A. as the Old Woman of Beare 
• We get another story with the Jester who breaks out of prison just so he can kidnap a noted actor and take his place for a tv production of Cyranno De Bergerac. In that story we see Daredevil dress up as the Jester and lead police around as a distraction allowing the Jester to finish his flawless performance. 
• We got a really fascinating story from Frank Miller in which Matt Murdock doesn't appear as Daredevil at all nor does he even speak. 
• Next, we get a tragic end to a long-time character. This will be our spotlight for this week. 
• The follow-up to that story takes Daredevil/Murdock to Venice, Italy in which he succeeds in getting the patents back – but it doesn’t help his feelings of guilt. 
• The Mudd Brothers kidnap Glorianna and Daredevil and Black Widow come to her rescue. 
• We get a tie-in to Secret Wars with a character called the Beyonder that…in all honesty… Didn’t make much sense.  
• The year ends with Daredevil taking down a new villain, the Saturion, and returning a locket to a blind man and then taking on another Spider-Man villain – the Vulture. There is also an epilogue with Black Crow was never followed on. 

New Powers, Toys or Places

New Supporting Characters

New Villains

This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #220 July 1985 “Fog”

Recap

Why We Picked This Story

The Takeaway

Quality counts less than we’d like.

Questions or comments

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