Born Again (comics)

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"Born Again" is a 1986 story arc in the American comic book Daredevil, published by Marvel Comics. Written by Frank Miller and drawn by David Mazzucchelli, with colors by Christie "Max" Scheele and lettering by Joe Rosen, it was serialized in Daredevil #227–233 from February to August 1986. Widely regarded as one of the greatest superhero stories ever told, "Born Again" is considered a landmark of the Modern Age of Comic Books for its deconstruction of the superhero archetype through an attack on the hero's civilian identity rather than his physical abilities. Frank Miller had previously revitalized Daredevil during his tenure as writer and artist from 1979 to 1983, transforming the title from a struggling series on the verge of cancellation into one of Marvel's best-selling books. Following Miller's departure, Dennis O'Neil served as series writer before preparing to leave. Editor Ralph Macchio approached Miller about returning, and Miller agreed on the condition that artist David Mazzucchelli, with whom he had first collaborated on Daredevil #226, handle the illustrations. Their partnership on "Born Again" was their most celebrated work together; they subsequently reunited for Batman: Year One (1987). "Born Again" begins when Karen Page, the former secretary of the Nelson & Murdock law firm and ex-girlfriend of blind attorney Matt Murdock, sells his secret identity as Daredevil to a drug dealer in exchange for heroin. The information reaches crime lord Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin, who systematically dismantles Murdock's life by freezing his finances, foreclosing on his apartment, and engineering false criminal charges against him. Barred from practicing law and rendered homeless, a paranoid Murdock confronts the Kingpin directly and is beaten nearly to death before being discovered by a nun named Sister Maggie, his long-lost mother, who nurses him back to health. As Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich investigates the...