Daredevil #7
"Enter… Spider-Man!" delivers a sharp, character-driven clash in Daredevil #7 (1980), a standout moment in the series' early run. Written by Stan Lee and Denny O'Neil, with dynamic art by John Romita and Frank Giacoia, the story sees Foggy Nelson donning a Daredevil costume for a staged showdown—only for a real threat to emerge in the form of the newly arrived Gladiator. In the fog-laden streets, the line between performance and peril blurs, leaving Matt Murdock to step in before the truth is lost in the shadows. The cover by Romita and Giacoia captures the tension perfectly, a 60-cent comic in 1980 that remains a fan-favorite for its clever mix of humor, suspense, and the ever-present mystery of the masked hero.
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A burly costume store owner decides it is really the clothes that make the man and begins his career as the Gladiator. Foggy gets a Daredevil costume from Melvin who talks the tubby lawyer into setting up a staged super fight to impress Karen. Thinking his fight with Foggy will draw out the real DD, Gladiator goes after him for real and Matt has to take a hand in rescuing his friend. In the night and the fog, everyone assumes it is Foggy as Daredevil that beat the Gladiator back.
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