REVIEW: Daredevil #298

“Last Rites pt.2” a.k.a. “The fall of the Kingpin”
Writer: D. G. Chichester
Pencils: Lee Weeks
Inks: Al Williamson
Colors: Max Scheele
Letters: M. Hands
Review: Art Bee

Not long ago I stated my kid picked out an old comic to review and, since she has a good eye for it, it only makes sense to keep letting her do that. This time around she picked out Daredevil #298. It would have been nice to get the first issue of  “Last Rites”. This story arc is one of the most popular in the Daredevil series and was later referred to as, “The Fall of the Kingpin”.
After reading this issue it is clear why it is so popular. This issue is jam packed with suspense.

At the start of this issue we are reminded Matt Murdock is being disbarred. While he is going over the information he and Foggy put together to fight the disbarring, a pair of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attack him. He tries to fight them off and they shoot him with some kind of green goo that expands and completely restrains Murdock.
When Daredevil is released, he is looking at Nick Fury, the cigar-smoking white version. He asks Daredevil to back off of Kingpin because Fury is working a plan to infiltrate Kingpin’s organization to figure out what other groups with which he is working. Fury lets Murdock know that Spider-Man and Punisher has already agreed to withdraw from engaging the Kingpin.   

Speaking of the Kingpin, he speaks of being worried about Typhoid Mary and, during this issue, there are quite a few name drops showing us how big an event this arc is.

The artwork in this issue is phenomenal. Most of the story is set in low-light scenes and the colors used depicts this well without being drab or boring. The level of detail in the drawing and inking is very high as well. On page 13 there is a full-page panel featuring Daredevil meeting Fury and it is my favorite scene, showing some of the best detail work I have seen from Marvel during this era.

It would be so wonderful to find the rest of  “Last Rites”. As I have said before, I really love older Marvel comics and this one is no exception. On top of that it was great to see a Dungeons & Dragons Dark Sun ad in this issue since I have been a big D&D player for most of my life. Nostalgia like this is nice.