Elektra Megazine 2 NM Classic Frank Miller Elektra Saga Reprints Daredevil

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Elektra Megazine (1996) #2

Published Nov 1996 by Marvel.

Frank Miller Daredevil reprints. 100-page issue re-presenting the origin of Elektra.

Elektra Natchios was once Matt Murdock’s first love. Then, her father was killed and something went cold inside her. She studied the deadly arts of ninjitsu under the Asian order of the Hand. Then, she betrayed them–and is now their prey. Elektra has become an assassin-fore-hire in New York City, and this has brought her into conflict with her former lover Matt Murdock a.k.a.–Daredevil, Man Without Fear. Will she have the strength to slay him should their paths cross–or will the Hand at last succeed in killing Elektra before that fateful encounter? The answers await…

As an introduction to its Elektra title, Marvel reprinted abridged stories that originally appeared in Daredevil #168 to #190. These Elektra stories helped build Frank Miller’s reputation and brought Daredevil previously unrealized popularity. Elektra’s story is a moving and tragic drama, though these stories suffer somewhat from the fact that any parts not featuring her have been excluded. Regardless, the power of the story of Daredevil’s first love and most tragic foe is indisputable.

Elektra Megazine #2

Elektra / cover / Pencils Claudio Castellini

Book Three: Last Hand(Table of Contents: 1)Elektra / comic story / 46 pages
Script Frank Miller
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Klaus Janson; Glynis Oliver

Characters Elektra; Daredevil; Ben Urich; Doris Urich; Foggy Nelson; Punisher; J. Jonah Jameson; Vanessa Fisk; Becky Blake; Bullseye (villain); Kingpin (villain); Turk (villain); Grotto (villain); The Hand (villains); Randolph Cherryh (villain); Eric Slaughter (villain)

Reprints from The Elektra Saga (Marvel, 1984 series) #3 (April 1984)
which is reprinted
US from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #177 (December 1981) [pgs. 7, 10, 21, reprinted as pgs. 1-3], #178 (January 1982) [pgs. 1-3, 20-21, reprinted as pgs. 4-8], #179 (February 1982) [pgs. 1-3, 13-22 with some panels removed, reprinted as pgs. 11-22 panels 1-8], #180 (March 1982) [pgs. 4-6, 8, 11, 21-22, reprinted as pgs. 23-25, 27-28, 34-35], #181 (April 1982) [pgs. 3-4, 6-13, 16-24, reprinted as pgs. 9-10, 26, 29-33, 36-46]

[Pin-Up] Elektra / illustration / 1 page
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Frank Miller

Reprints from The Elektra Saga (Marvel, 1984 series) #4 (May 1984)
[color of Elektra’s costume is changed]

Book Four: Resurrection(Table of Contents: 3)Elektra / comic story / 46 pages
Script Frank Miller
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Klaus Janson
Colors Klaus Janson

Characters Elektra; Daredevil; Black Widow; Stick (Death); Stone (Death); Claw (Death); Shaft (Death); Foggy Nelson; Heather Glenn; Becky Blake; Kingpin (villain); The Hand (villains); Kirigi (villain)

Reprints from The Elektra Saga (Marvel, 1984 series) #4 (May 1984)
which is reprinted
US from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #182 (May 1982) [pgs. 2-3, 8-10, 15, 21-22, reprinted as pgs. 1-8], #187 (October 1982) [pgs. 4-6, 10-11, 19, 21-22 with some panels removed, reprinted as pgs. 9-15], #188 (November 1982) [pgs. 8, 11, 18-22 with some panels removed, reprinted as pgs. 16-21], #189 (December 1982) [pgs. 2-3, 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 22 with some panels removed, reprinted as pgs. 22-28], #190 (January 1983) [pgs. 13-17, 21, 23-38 with some panels removed, here as pgs. 29-46]

[Pin-Up](Table of Contents: 4)Elektra / illustration
Pencils Frank Miller
Inks Frank Miller

Reprints from The Elektra Saga (Marvel, 1984 series) #2 (March 1984).

Near mint, 1st print. Bag&Board, Been sitting boxed for 20+ years, one owner!