2. DD vs. Doctor Doom/DD 37-38 and FF 73 For me, this was Stan Lee's DD masterpiece. It begins with DD, injured from his fight against the Trapster, getting slugged by Doctor Doom. Doom is so confident he doesn't consider DD to be worth the effort of using his sophisticated armored devices. Doom toys with DD till his plan is unveiled -- using a device to switch bodies so Doom can exact revenge against the FF. DD now can see for the first time since he was blinded. Eventually he forces Doom to un-do the switch when DD (in Doom's body) has Doom's country declare war on all its neighbors. This leads to a big slugfest in FF 73, where Doom manipulates the FF to attack DD. Spider-Man and Thor help out Big Red. There are occasional continuity lapses and plot holes, but hey, this is Stan Lee.

3. DD vs. Hyde and Cobra /DD 30-32 DD decides to go after Mr. Hyde and the Cobra. He disguises himself as Thor. The Thunder God doesn't like a fake running around. Eventually the BBG (Big Blonde Guy) gives DD his blessing, just don't dress up like me again (in flowery Asgardian language, of course). Anyway, Cobra and Hyde do try and get DD. Hyde splashes our hero with a potion that will blind him. But since DD's already blind, it dampens his super senses. In 31 and 32, he faces the villains with no super senses. I previously described what makes 32 special. Another Lee/Colan classic.

4. Born Again This time, Miller clearly did have a distinct epic mapped out from the start. We watch Matt get dragged down and be "reborn." Lots of Christ analogies. Don't remember the specific number, but on one splash page, Matt lays like Jesus on the cross. During the arc, we learn that Matt's mother is alive and a nun (sort of reminding us of the Immaculate Conception). Wonderful art.

5. The Fall of the Kingpin. DD 297-300. In a way, a sequel to Born Again. This storyline made me think D.G. Chichester would be the new Miller. That didn't happen, but Dan forced the DD/Kingpin relationship to move after being stuck. Lee Weeks provided very nice art. The ending in 300 was particuarly satisifying.

Honorable Mentions:

DD 39-41: DD vs. the Ani-Men and the Exterminator, leading to the "death" of Mike Murdock in 41.

DD 49-52: DD vs. Starr Saxon. Stan Lee's final issue occurs midway through the arc (in the middle of a cliffhanger, yet) and Barry Windsor-Smith makes his debut in issue 50.

2) Daredevil:The Man Without Fear #1-5
While it retconned everything, it was still good.

3) Fall of the Kingpin 297-300
Interviewing both Dan Chichester and Lee Weeks showed me the passion they had for the character, and this arc was their best work on DD.

4) "Journey Through Hell"
Okay, I'll admit I liked this arc by Ann Nocenti. Even though it wasn't a 'Daredevil' story, it was still something I enjoyed reading.

2. #297-300 ... "Rites of Passage". This is a classic story where the hero triumphs in the end. Spidey...couldn't take down the Kingpin...it takes a Man Without Fear!

3. #42-46 ...you may call 43 a filler but I feel it fits into the total story. 1st Jester story...where he is hired to derail Foggy's DA Campaign. Classic story and covers.

4. #368-370 ... "Widow's Kiss"...I loved these issues. Great stories involving Matt and Natasha. Who cares if what's his name was dead and Joe didn't mention how he was "resurrected".

I want to say #5 is a tie...but I'll explain further down.
5. #120-125 ... DD vs Hydra. Great stories....Natasha likes Foggy again. Foggy is invited to join SHIELD. All out action for 6 issues...nuff said.

6. #363-367, 371-375 ... The Mr. Fear Saga. I enjoyed this storyline. The reasons it was not in the top 5 is a) Joe had to rush the ending making it seem choppy and b) the artwork was really bad near the end detracting from the storyline.

2. DD #227-233 Miller's stories and images as brought to life by the talents of Mazzuchelli. Truly one of the more memorable arcs Marvel's put out in any of their titles.

3. DD #37-38, FF #73 One of my favorite confrontations in DD's colorful history: Dr. Doom! I'm a little disappointed that these two have never squared off again. If nothing else, I'd think Doom would want to settle the matter in his own mind once and for all that he could triumph over our blind barrister.

4. DD #42-46 The Jester could just be a silly villain, but over the years Lee and others have given him a real persona. For those who think the *idea* of this kind of villain is too silly, I offer up the Joker and Kurt Busiek's Jack-in-the-Box (who's a hero with these sorts of "powers"). And the story later on of DD "playing" the Jester, while the Jester gave the performance of his life has made the Jester a permanent favorite for me in DD's rogue's gallery.

5. DD #168-181 One of the longer storylines in DD's history (possibly Marvel's history), but I don't think anyone left this epic movie half way through. And while Miller was indeed great, I think Janson is extremely highly underrated. Paul Simon is incredible, but by himself, he's not Simon & Garfunkle. I think Miller and Janson made the kind of magic together that doesn't come along often.