Elektra Part 7: Daredevil #177 (December, 1981)

While technically not an appearance, I’m counting this issue as Elektra’s seventh because things start getting real interesting here…

I have this story in the Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller Vol. 2 trade.


Elektra shows up on the last page, in photos taken by someone in New York’s Finest Homicide Squad. Her activities from the last few issues are reviewed, and she is credited with eleven known kills – all ninja Hand members. Turns out the show-and-tell is for Kingpin, who’s looking for a new top assassin now that Bullseye is in lock-up. He’s intrigued, and tells his men to find her.

Notes of Interest:
1) It’s nice to see her character continue to develop outside of Daredevil’s immediate vicinity, but still within his world.

2) The one shot of her kill outside Duke’s Pool Hall was a nice touch.

3) Eleven kills…and that doesn’t include everyone from her time with The Hand, her activities after leaving the Hand, and the events from Bizarre Adventures #28.

WTF? Moment: I can’t believe that Elektra would let anyone snap a picture of her. Granted, the photographer could have used a telephoto lens from a safe distance, and it’s possible she let it happen, but still…