Daredevil (1964 series) #211

The office of a local newspaper called the Revealer is interrupted by the arrival of the Kingpin, demanding to see a writer named Marco. Marco wrote a slanderous article insinuating Fisk is romantically attached to an actress he was seen with, and Fisk wants him to write a retraction. Not only that, guessing that Marco was put up to this by Micah Synn, Fisk wants Marco to in turn write a defaming article against Synn. Meanwhile, Daredevil stumbles through an alley after his battle with Synn and Crossbow last issue, still nursing his nasty arm wound, and decides to see Glorianna to get it patched up. Elsewhere, the media gets a load of the arrival of yet another of the Kingorge Tribe in America, the Vikah, a cross between a doctor and a wise man. Matt gets patched up by Glorianna, under the explanation that he was mugged.

Matt then decides to head back to his office to get some rest and as he approaches, he hears screaming. He discovers Becky getting abducted by some of Synn’s men and crashes through the window to try and rescue her. He takes out Synn’s men in his office but is unable to prevent others from driving away with Becky. Becky is then brought before Micah Synn and the Vikah to be used as a human sacrifice for their god Mow! Daredevil races back to his apartment to find more of Synn’s men inside. He then heads to Foggy’s place to find that his place is being watched too! He hears Debbie decry the article Marco published in the Revealer about Synn, once more regretting helping Foggy marry her. Daredevil realizes that Synn’s men seem to be stationed everywhere Matt Murdock might be and this, coupled with his stolen scarf and Synn’s acute senses, clues him in that Synn knows his secret!

Across town, at the offices of the Revealer, the janitor finds that Marco has been killed! Daredevil decides he has to swallow his pride and head to the Kingpin for help but as he approaches, he senses another abduction in progress! Daredevil takes out more of Synn’s men and jumps on their escaping van after a woman is forced into it! Just minutes after that, the Kingpin receives a call that his wife Vanessa was taken, as he mourns a necessary sacrifice! As the van approaches Synn’s building, Daredevil is halted by a police barricade to prevent him from entering due to the restraining order. Daredevil slips away from the police in order to figure out his next move as inside, the sacrificial ritual is ready to begin!

Matt gains entry to the building on the basis of being Synn’s attorney. Daredevil arrives just as Becky and Vanessa are about to be sacrificed, using a fire extinguisher to put out the sacrificial candles. He frees the women while holding off Synn’s men, and Vanessa tries to get Becky to safety. Synn himself enters the fray and just as Vanessa gets Becky to the elevator, she’s struck in the back by a spear and killed! Daredevil escapes out of the skylight, as down in the lobby, Becky alerts the police to the situation! Later, Daredevil heads to see the Kingpin to tell him what happened. Fisk plays a video revealing that the woman who was killed was an actress named Heidi Devoto that he had hired to impersonate Vanessa. Fisk admits his regret at her death and Daredevil can tell he means it. Knowing Synn is too dangerous, Daredevil decides to join Kingpin in taking him down! To be continued!