Daredevil's Secret Identity Makes Him Comics' Best Vigilante
Even though he doesn't have much superstrength or durability, one aspect about Daredevil and his Matthew Murdock identity actually makes him a better vigilante than heroes like Batman and Spider-Man. After the Man Without Fear's reintroduction to the MCU, more and more fans remain curious about where he ranks among other vigilantes in comics from Marvel and DC.
Matt is a blind, Catholic, lawyer, providing readers with some of the most multifaceted superhero stories. For instance, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli's Born Again story links his Catholic faith to his superhero origins. One issue in the Born Again arc, Daredevil #229, features Sister Maggie mourning over an exhausted Matt Murdock. Mazzucchelli's art blends the comic book medium with critically acclaimed religious iconography, mimicking Michaelangelo's The Pieta fromRenaissance art. While the Catholic element provides the most influential factors of morality to Daredevil's psyche, another aspect of his life behind the mask makes him an even better vigilante than Batman or Spider-Man.
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In Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Bill Everett's very first issue of Daredevil, alsomarking the character's first appearance, Matt Murdock earns his law degree from New York City's Columbia University. How does this day job make him a better vigilante than Batman or Spider-Man? Unlike Bruce Wayne or Peter Parker, Matt Murdock has the option to use an actual judge and jury to determine the accountability of his opponents. Due to the sensitive hearing stemming from the accident that blinded him, Matt also has the opportunity to tell if anyone in court is lying based on their heartbeat's pace. Even when criminal masterminds
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