The Devil's Archive: A Podcast Dedicated to Daredevil, The Man Without Fear

16/12/2023

This episode, in which we discuss issue #36, the second part of the Paste Pot Pete . . . uh . . . we mean, The Trapster saga, will be our final episode for the year 2023. One of our cast is recovering from a shoulder surgery and this has prevented us from recording on the schedule that we're used to. We decided to take a few weeks off for the holidays.

We'll be back in 2024 for the second half of our season!

Except maybe not Kyle. You guys might want us to fire him after the controversial thing he says in this episode.

Happy holidays, friends!

Issue 36“The Name of the Game Is Mayhem” (January, 1968)Released: November 9, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by Frank Giacoia Lettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan The s…

08/12/2023

For Issue 35, Gene and Stan pull another obscure villain from the annals of Marvel Comics history for a (mildly) compelling saga. It's Paste Pot Pete . . . uh . . . we mean The Trapster!

It's really too bad that Kyle has such a dirty mind.

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Issue 35“Daredevil Dies First” (December, 1967)Released: October 10, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan Issue 35 pul…

01/12/2023

Around 3:00 pm last Friday, we realized that we had never posted a new episode. It was the day after Thanksgiving, a busy holiday that allowed us to justify missing a week. Not to mention that the episode we would have been posting takes place in Canada, and that would have been weird since Thanksgiving is a distinctly American holiday!

We're back this week, though, with a discussion of issue #34, the second part of The Beetle story arc. As mentioned, the issue takes place in Canada. The Beetle is up to something dastardly and nefarious. And, ultimately, we're all three oh so proud of Foggy.

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Issue 35“To Squash A Beetle” (November, 1967)Released: September 7, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan The Beetle ha…

17/11/2023

Does it really matter how cool a villain is if his design makes Kyle wants to lose his lunch?

Our discussion of issue 33 is now live!

Issue 33“Behold . . . the Beetle” (October, 1967)Released: August 8, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan Meet The Bee…

10/11/2023

All three of us agree: issue 32 is a solid entry into the "Daredevil" canon. Breathtaking art, break-neck plotting, and the best fight scene we've seen in this comic in a good, long while.

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Issue 32“To Fight The Impossible Fight ” (September, 1967)Released: July 11, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Sam RosenCover drawn by Gene Colan The fi…

03/11/2023

There's not much more irritating than following up a good issue with a stinky clunker. We should be used to this by now, but issue 30 was such a drastic improvement over the previous few issues that issue 31 being only so-so is a slap in our collective faces. Issue 31 isn't terrible, persay. It's uneventful.

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Issue 31“Blind Man’s Bluff” (August, 1967)Released: June 8, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan There’s n…

27/10/2023

Aaron's been telling his co-hosts for weeks that things start getting better around issue 30. Well, here we are at issue 30, which features a guest appearance by The Mighty Thor, two of his villains, and a ludicrous plot element that we liked better when J. J. Abrams included it in "Mission: Impossible 3". Are things actually improving around here?

Listen to the latest episode to find out!

Issue 30“If There Should Be A Thunder God” (July, 1967)Released: May 9, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan Matt Murd…

20/10/2023

Stan Lee's insistence on Mike Murdock shenanigans ruins what could have been a decent straightforward story yet again!

The discussion of issue 29 is now live!

Issue 29“Unmasked” (June, 1967)Released: April 11, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by John TartaglioneLettered by Sammy RosenCover drawn by Gene Colan None of us have fully recovere…

13/10/2023

It should be clear by now that the content and quality of "Daredevil" in the early days wasn't up to the standards of other Marvel comics being published at the time. Unfortunately, Stan Lee and Gene Colan sink to new levels of mediocrity with issue 28.

Why the hell is Daredevil fighting aliens?

Issue 28“Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Planet” (May, 1967)Released: March 14, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by Dick AyersLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Col…

07/10/2023

Stilt-Man!

Masked Marauder!

Spider-Man!

Mike Murdock!

Oh, brother . . .

Issue 27“Mike Murdock Must Die” (April, 1967)Released: February 14, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by Frank GiacoiaLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan Issue 27 feature…

29/09/2023

Aaron, Kyle, and Rodney are back!

Unfortunately, so are Leap-Frog and Stilt-Man.

The newest episode-- our first in five months-- is available now!

Issue 26“Stilt Man Strikes Again” (March, 1967)Released: January 10, 1967Written by Stan LeeDrawn by Gene ColanInked by Frank GiacoiaLettered by Artie SimekCover drawn by Gene Colan We’re bac…

22/09/2023

We know, we know, it’s been five months since we ended season 1. But we’ve been working diligently for the past several months to get our release schedule back on track.

Episode 27 . . . in which we discuss issue #26 of Daredevil, The Man Without Fear . . . will drop on Friday, September 29, 2023. One more week, friends!