Daredevil's Greatest Victory Became a Joke Thanks to One Tiny Art Error
Despite being one of Marvel's most stalwart heroes, Daredevil tends to avoid the cosmic adventures that frequently interrupt the lives of the Avengers. And yet on the occasion where he was called upon to save the entire planet, Matt Murdock came through… or at least he would have done, if a tiny art error hadn't turned his cosmic triumph into a joke.
In Giant-Size Defenders #3 — from Steve Gerber, Jim Starlin, and Len Wein — the team are swept up in a cliched but pulse-pounding story, as the Elder of the Universe known as the Grandmaster (who MCU fans will know as Thor: Ragnarok's Jeff Goldblum) pits them against a team of aliens with Earth as the prize. Recruited by blowhard villain-turned-hero Nighthawk, Daredevil becomes the sixth member of the Grandmaster's team as he competes against the advanced computer known as the Prime Mover and its own group of minions. In a series of 'kill or be killed' battles, the Defenders fight to keep the Prime Mover from claiming Earth and are ultimately victorious. Sadly, their performance is so impressive, the Grandmaster decides to claim Earth himself so he can breed superhumans to use in future games.
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While the rest of the team charge the godlike being, Daredevil hangs back. Matt Murdock doesn't have the power to take on the Grandmaster, but he does know the villain can't resist games of chance. Snagging a coin-like disc from the now destroyed Prime Mover, Matt marks one side, challenging the Grandmaster to a simple coin flip. The «cosmic gambling addict» can't resist, and chooses tails (the side of the coin Daredevil hasn't marked with a cross.) Using his advanced sense of touch, Daredevil tosses the coin to land
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