Includes bibliographical references.

And a blind man shall lead them : a foreword -- A different Daredevil -- Grabbing the Devil by the horns : Daredevil and his early rogues gallery -- Being Mike Murdock -- Daredevil and the missing father : why fathers matter in super-hero origins -- There will be blood : Daredevil's violent tendencies -- Science fact! -- Daredevil : not ready for primetime? -- The life and times of Foggy Nelson -- Blind dates and broken hearts : the tragic loves of Matthew Murdock -- Daredevil and Spider-Man : dark alley's and bright lights -- Daredevil and Punisher : polar opposites? -- What fall from grace? Reappraising the Chichester years -- .22 caliber, a girl's gun : Vanessa Fisk and freedom of action -- When things fall apart in hell's kitchen : postcolonialism in Bendis's Daredevil -- Daredevil : intermediate super-hero filmmaking -- The only way is down : Brubaker's saga as '70s cinematic noir.

"For half a century, Daredevil has been an outsider and a paradox, a loner, a down-to-earth super-hero, a blind man with super-powers, and the star of some of Marvel's most celebrated stories. The Devil is in the Details examines both Daredevil and his alter ego, Matt Murdock, from a variety of critical perspectives. Whether it's explorations of Daredevil's troubled history with love, his relationship to Foggy Nelson or Spider-Man, or new takes on his classic runs, this is one book no Daredevil fan or scholar should be without." -- Back cover.