Without Fear
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"Without Fear" is a six-issue Daredevil
story arc
written by Ed Brubaker
with art by Michael Lark
and published by Marvel Comics
. The arc appears in Daredevil #100-#105.
villain Mister Fear resurfaces, along with the Enforcers
at his side, providing the criminals of Hell's Kitchen a drug that causes the user to become psychotic and completely unafraid of death. In an attempt to make Daredevil's life miserable, Mister Fear also gives the drug to Milla Donovan
, Daredevil's wife. He is also approached by the Hood
and offered a place in his criminal empire which he rejects. Meanwhile, Daredevil hunts down Mister Fear to force him into giving him an antidote to the drug. After Daredevil tracks down and easily beats Mister Fear, the villain reveals that there is no antidote. Mister Fear surrenders to the police, confesses all his wrongdoings and was sent to Ryker's Island
. After his imprisonment, Mister Fear quickly rises to the top of the prison hierarchy, gaining respect and fear from prisoner and guard alike.
gave Daredevil #100-#105, respectively, 7.8, 8.3, 7.6, 8.1 and 9.0 out of 10. The first issue of the story arc, Daredevil #100, with the combined sales of two printings, sold 78,120 copies. Daredevil #105 sold 42,072 copies.
Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
written by Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker is an Eisner Award-winning comic book writer and cartoonist. Brubaker first early comics work was primarily in the crime fiction genre with works such as Lowlife, The Fall, Sandman Presents: Dead Boy Detectives and Scene of the Crime...
with art by Michael Lark
Michael Lark
Michael Lark is an American comics artist.Lark has provided pencils for DC Comics' Batman, Terminal City, Gotham Central and Legend of the Hawkman. His work for Marvel Comics includes The Pulse and Captain America...
and published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
. The arc appears in Daredevil #100-#105.
Plot summary
DaredevilDaredevil (Marvel Comics)
Daredevil is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Daredevil #1 .Living in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood...
villain Mister Fear resurfaces, along with the Enforcers
Enforcers (comics)
The Enforcers are a fictional team of villains in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Steve Ditko, the team's first appearance was in The Amazing Spider-Man #10 .-Publication history:...
at his side, providing the criminals of Hell's Kitchen a drug that causes the user to become psychotic and completely unafraid of death. In an attempt to make Daredevil's life miserable, Mister Fear also gives the drug to Milla Donovan
Milla Donovan
Milla Donovan is a supporting character in the Marvel Comics comic-book series Daredevil. She was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev and first appeared in Daredevil vol. 2 #41...
, Daredevil's wife. He is also approached by the Hood
Hood (comics)
The Hood is a fictional character, a supervillain, and a crime boss in the . Created by writer Brian K. Vaughan and artists Kyle Hotz and Eric Powell, the character first appeared in The Hood #1 .-Publication history:...
and offered a place in his criminal empire which he rejects. Meanwhile, Daredevil hunts down Mister Fear to force him into giving him an antidote to the drug. After Daredevil tracks down and easily beats Mister Fear, the villain reveals that there is no antidote. Mister Fear surrenders to the police, confesses all his wrongdoings and was sent to Ryker's Island
Ryker's Island
Ryker's Island is a fictional prison facility for both conventional criminals, and superhuman criminals in the Marvel Universe. It first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #4 called simply "Island Prison"....
. After his imprisonment, Mister Fear quickly rises to the top of the prison hierarchy, gaining respect and fear from prisoner and guard alike.
Collected editions
The story arc was collected in a trade paperback as Daredevil: Hell to Pay, Vol. 2 (ISBN 0785128158).Reception
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gave Daredevil #100-#105, respectively, 7.8, 8.3, 7.6, 8.1 and 9.0 out of 10. The first issue of the story arc, Daredevil #100, with the combined sales of two printings, sold 78,120 copies. Daredevil #105 sold 42,072 copies.