An in-depth analysis of the psychology behind the popular character Daredevil.
In the early 1960s, Stan Lee and company revitalized the comic book market by imbuing new characters and their stories with human, emotional depth lacking in other superheroes. Among those creations was the character Daredevil. Now this superhero is the subject of 20 essays that explore different facets of his psychology, including:The risk-taking behavior that earned Daredevil his nameThe pathology of stalking, obsession, and mental manipulationThe process of dquo;othering dquo; in regards to disabilityThe question of justice versus revengetdash;with asides related to the assassin Elektra