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- SECRETARIES - WOMEN OF THE LAW - FRIENDS/RELATIVES - REAL WOMEN - - LOVE INTERESTS - BAD GIRLS - |
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Editor's note: this page is an unfinished work; I will be adding pics as well as some more info as
soon as I can. I appreciate your patience with these "works in progress". Please check back from time
to time to see how things turn out. I'd also like to thank Loren Freid for his tremendous help in this
section. He's been contributing ideas & info all along, and continues to do so as this section develops. One of the Daredevil title's strongest assets is its supporting cast. Due to some exceptional writing and character development over the years, the cast of Daredevil has become a group of people that the readers feel they really know: old friends, old flames, annoying acquaintances, etc. As a reader, it's impossible to consider Daredevil's supporting cast (and occasional guest appearances) without considering the women who have weaved in and out of Daredevil's life. In fact, many a fan has noted over the years that Matt Murdock gives even playboy millionaire Tony Stark a good run for his money as far as the "eligible bachelor" with his various relationships. The following is an attempt to introduce the visitor to this site to some of the women who have influenced and been influenced by Matt Murdock/Daredevil over the years. The women are listed alphabetically within each category, and some women are listed in more than one category. You can click on the category or an individual's name to jump directly to that entry. |
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Blake, Becky Page, Karen |
Lavender, Maxine Malper, Kathy Sharpe, Rosalind "Razor" |
| Friends/Relatives | "Real" Women of DD |
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Murdock, Grace (aka Sister Maggie) Romanov, Natasha (aka Black Widow) O'Hara, Shanna (aka Shanna the She-Devil) |
Nocenti, Ann Scheele, Christie Severin, Marie |
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Glenn, Heather Moondragon Natchios, Elektra Nyla O'Breen, Glorianna Page, Karen Romanov, Natasha Typhoid Mary |
Tragic Love Unrequited Love First Love Dependent Love True Love Twisted Love |
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Echo Elektra Mistress Fear Typhoid Mary |
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Page, Karen First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #1 Hired: Daredevil #1 by Foggy as secretary for Nelson & Murdock Typing: ? wpm; Dictation & shorthand: ? ; Gets coffee: ? ; Left firm: Daredevil #?; Circumstances: to pursue career in acting; relationship problems with Matt |
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Karen was Matt & Foggy's very first secretary hired by Foggy as the two lawyers were just opening their practice. Karen
almost immediately fell in love with Matt. And, of course, Foggy fell in love with Karen. Amidst much soap opera, she
appeared to be a reasonably competent secretary, and kept things running fairly smoothly. As she & Matt had more & more
problems in the relationship department, and after Karen's father died, she decided to move to the west coast and pursue
a career in acting. Karen came in & out of Matt's life several times after leaving for the west coast, but as a friend
and/or lover, not as a secretary.
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Blake, Becky First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #155 Hired: Daredevil #155 by Matt as secretary for Storefront Legal Clinic Typing: ? wpm; Dictation & shorthand: ? ; Gets coffee: ? ; Left firm: Daredevil #?; Circumstances: |
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Becky Blake joined Nelson & Murdock at a turbulent time while Foggy & Matt
were running the free clinic. While their initial meeting was more of a
confrontation (Becky accused an overtired Matt of not wanting to hire her
because she was handicapped), they became friends & later it became apparent
that Becky had feelings for Matt. She never told Matt though as she felt she
couldn't compete with Heather Glenn, the Black Widow, and all the other women
that seemed to come in & out of Matt's life. Like Karen, she appears to have
been a very competent secretary.
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Lavender, Maxine First met Matt/Daredevil: ? Learned DD's secret identity: unaware of Matt/DD's dual identity Relationship history: professional; friends? (or at least allies) with DD Current relationship status: unknown, presumed friends/allies |
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Malper, Kathy First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #299 (DD tries to bring her incriminating material on Kingpin) Learned DD's secret identity: Malper deals with both Murdock & DD but is unaware of the dual identity Relationship history: professional; friends? (or at least allies) with DD Current relationship status: friends/allies |
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Kathy Malper first runs into DD in her own office when he tries to bring her incriminating evidence on the Kingpin.
Malper is the Federal District Attorney for the Manhattan District who constantly wears a Red Sox baseball cap and
jacket. She also has pictures & posters in her office of Red Sox players.
She initially shuns him, not liking costumed vigilantes, but agrees to look over the info after DD saves her from a
booby-trapped briefcase. After looking over the evidence, she agrees to help clean up DD's "friend" Matt Murdock's record
from the Kingpin's smear job. She clears Matt's license in issue #300 and even helps get some office space for Matt to use
with Foggy in the World Wide Plaza. One very puzzling item occurs in issue #367. A "Ms. Malpher" (Malper?), the mayor's liason to the organized crime task force, is investigating WFSK's radio station. This woman is wearing a NY Yankees hat. Even more surprising than her change in career, and the fact that she has middle-length brunette hair rather than red hair with a bob, is her change to the Yankees from the BoSox. One would have to assume that this must be a different person as such a complete personality change would indicate irreparable psychological damage under any other circumstances. |
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Sharpe, Rosalind "Razor" First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #353 - offered Matt a place in her firm Learned DD's secret identity: unaware of Matt/DD's dual identity Relationship history: strictly professional & oft times strained Current relationship status: none; formerly law partners |
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Murdock, Grace (Sister Maggie) Real Name: Grace Murdock First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #229 (as Sister Maggie) Learned DD's secret identity: Relationship history: mother; friend Current relationship status: friends; while she has still not explicitly said that she is Matt's mother, she admitted knowing Matt's father |
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Romanov, Natasha (Black Widow) Real Name: Natalia Alianovna Romanova First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #81 - saved DD from drowning Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #84 - never explicitly stated, but Widow knows identity by #85 Relationship history: allies; lovers; partners; friends/allies Current relationship status: friends/allies (although DD attacked BW recently while under the influence of a drug) |
| {Information yet to be added} Click here for a close-up look at the Black Widow's relationship with DD by Loren Freid. | |
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O'Hara, Shanna (Shanna the She-Devil) Real Name: Shanna O'Hara First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #109 - Shanna walks in on meeting between DA Nelson, Matt, & her uncle "Iron Guts" O'Hara Learned DD's secret identity: unknown Relationship history: allies; friends; lovers? Current relationship status: friends/allies (as DD); works as lawyer occasionally for Ka-Zar & Shanna (as Matt) |
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| While I mentioned above that many of the women who've appeared in Daredevil over the years have made DD what he is today, these women are some of the folks that REALLY made DD what he is today. |
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Nocenti, Ann Real Name: Ann Nocenti First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #236 - set DD up with the Widow to bring in a rogue agent Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #236 - never explained; seems like Ann always knew DD's identity Relationship history: working relationship Current relationship status: friends? |
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It's difficult to imagine someone being able to put Matt Murdock/Daredevil's ideals & ethics
through hell as he is one of the more ethical & moral characters in the Marvel Universe - but Nocenti did just that.
She then put his love life through hell. And to top it all off, she put him through hell - literally.
For more info on Ann Nocenti see: |
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Scheele, Christie Real Name: Christie Scheele First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #196 - was involved in teaming Wolverine up with DD to keep Dark Wind from taking Bullseye to Japan Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #196 - Christie seems to have known DD's identity from the beginning Relationship history: working relationship Current relationship status: friends? |
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Although Matt/DD is blind, Christie repeatedly tried to add a lot of color to Matt's life -- something
Matt probably could never fully appreciate.
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Severin, Marie Real Name: Marie Severin First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #61 - had DD attacked by the Trio of Doom (Cobra, Hyde, Jester) Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #61 - never explained, Marie seems to have always know his identity Relationship history: working relationship Current relationship status: friends? |
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During 1970 & '71, Marie was responsible for putting DD into a number of situations, most of them rather volatile.
While I don't think anyone's been able to prove that she had a grudge against DD/Matt Murdock, these circumstances
seemed to arise with a certain inevitable regularity due to their working relationship. In her defense, Gene Colan
(who also worked with DD/Matt for many years) stated that Marie Severin is the sweetest person he has ever known
in comics. She's outgoing, warm and funny as can be. She treats her peers and fans with humor and respect.
For more info on Marie Severin see: |
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Natchios, Elektra Real Name: Elektra Natchios First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #168 (flashback: met Matt at Columbia) Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #168 Relationship history: friends; lovers; enemies; friends/allies Current relationship status: killed in #181 (or wary allies - depending on which fans you talk to) Status of father: killed DD #168 (in a flashback to Elektra & Matt's college days) while Matt was trying to rescue him & Elektra from some terrorists |
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Elektra appealed to Matt in a big way when he met her. She was the first person he
let know about his extraordinary abilities. She lived on the edge: drove too fast, did
crazy stunts, etc. Something about all this appealed to Matt very much. He fell
head over heals for her. Foggy didn't like her too much however. After they'd had a very
steamy yet relatively short romance, Elektra's father was killed by accident while Matt & Elektra
were fighting some terrorists who had kidnapped Elektra & her father. Elektra left shortly after
that, and Matt didn't see her again until years later. She came back on the scene as an assassin. At one point, she spares Foggy Nelson's life when he recognizes her as "Matt's old girlfriend from college". She also protects Matt a number of times, and eventually she & DD both team up against the Hand. After defeating the Hand, Elektra finally dies at the hands of Bullseye. Later, when the hand tries to resurrect her, Matt cleanses her, and Stone, a member of the Chaste (the sworn enemies of the Hand), carries her off. Since that time Matt has run into her a number of times, but their relationship seems to have settled into that of allies & old friends. |
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Page, Karen Real Name: Karen Page First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #1 Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #57 - after Karen's father dies, Matt reveals his dual identity Relationship history: secretary; friends; lovers Current relationship status: Karen died (DD vol.2 #5) at the hands of Bullseye Status of father: Paxton Page (aka Death's Head) died saving Karen & DD after battling DD (DD #57) |
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Romanov, Natasha (Black Widow) Real Name: Natalia Alianovna Romanova First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #81 - saved DD from drowning Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #84 - never explicitly stated, but Widow knows identity by #85 Relationship history: allies; lovers; partners; friends/allies Current relationship status: friends/allies Status of father: the Widow was orphaned at a very early age as far as we know; at this time there is no evidence that the Widow's relationship with DD had any effect on her parents |
| {Information yet to be added} Click here for a close-up look at the Black Widow's relationship with DD by Loren Freid. | |
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Glenn, Heather Real Name: Heather Glenn First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #126 - lets herself in old boyfriend's apartment which is Matt's new apartment Learned DD's secret identity: DD #151 - Heather walks in on an unmasked Matt who is hearing about her dad's suicide over the phone Relationship history: secretary; lovers (even engaged) Current relationship status: suicide (DD #220) Status of father: Maxwell Glenn committed suicide (DD #150) after being under Killgrave's control and then prosecuted by Matt |
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Moondragon Real Name: First met Matt/Daredevil: Learned DD's secret identity: Relationship history: Current relationship status: |
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Typhoid Mary Real Name: Mary Walker First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #254* - in a story aptly named "Heart Attack!" Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #254 - Kingpin provided Mary with DD's alias Relationship history: lovers; enemies Current relationship status: enemies; Daredevil allowed Deadpool to carry Typhoid off to obtain mental/medical help. |
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{More information yet to be added} *Daredevil & Typhoid had met prior to this time as Mary Walker and Matt Murdock as chronicled in Man Without Fear #2 and Daredevil/Deadpool Annual '97. Click here for a close-up look at Typhoid Mary's relationship with DD by Loren Freid. |
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O'Breen, Glorianna Real Name: Glorianna O'Breen First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #205 - saved DD from drowning Learned DD's secret identity: unaware of DD's dual identity Relationship history: friends; lovers Current relationship status: killed (DD #340) by Kruel Status of father: killed by Gael (who later fought DD)? |
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Nyla Real Name: Nyla First met Matt/Daredevil: ? Learned DD's secret identity: ? Relationship history: Current relationship status: ? Status of father: unknown |
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Natchios, Elektra Real Name: Elektra Natchios First met Matt/Daredevil: Daredevil #168 (flashback: met Matt at Columbia) Learned DD's secret identity: Daredevil #168 Relationship history: friends; lovers; enemies; friends/allies Current relationship status: killed in #181 (or wary allies - depending on which fans you talk to) |
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Typhoid Mary Real Name: First met Matt/Daredevil: Learned DD's secret identity: Relationship history: Current relationship status: |
| {More information yet to be added} Click here for a close-up look at Typhoid Mary's relationship with DD by Loren Freid. | |
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