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'''''[[Daredevil]]: Born Again''''' was [[Frank Miller]]'s Feb. 1986 story arc on Daredevil. In it, Kingpin discovers Daredevil's real identity of Matt Murdock (This is, of course, thanks to Murdock's druggie ex girlfriend, Karen Page). Now that his identity is known by the Kingpin, he gets tormented.
Murdock loses his house, job, friends, and even sanity. But as Kingpin motions to kill Daredevil, he notices something. He won't quit. Kingpin finally has found the man he cannot break.
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The story is considered one of the best of the era and one of the three eminent [[Deconstructed Trope|superhero deconstructions]], right up there with ''[[Watchmen]]'' and ''[[The Dark Knight Returns]]'', though it is not as famous as either. Which is somewhat ironic in itself, given that of the three ''Born Again'' probably remains closest to the traditional superhero story, without going into [[Sociopathic Hero]] territory. More than the other two, Murdock is portrayed as a fundamentally decent guy with genuine heroic impulses, while still very much a human being, and the central story is an old fashioned battle between the hero and the villain. Notable for featuring perhaps the first time a superhero comic issue in which the hero is not once in his costume.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]: see [[Psycho for Hire]] below.
* [[Battleaxe Nurse]]: Lois.
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