Issue(s): Daredevil #112
Published Date: Aug 74
Title: "Death of a nation?"
Credits:
Steve Gerber - Writer
Gene Colan - Penciler
Frank Giacoia - Inker

Review/plot:
An underlying theme of this issue is that war is now fought in the Public Relations arena and not on the battlefield. Mandrill is depicted as someone who knows how to manipulate people and that's why he's successfull. The idea is a little underdeveloped since what we really have here is a monkey with the powers of hypnosis, and he gets defeated when Daredevil, Shanna the She-Devil, and an unhypnotized Black Widow beat the crap out of him and throw him out a window to his death..

Based on a conversation between Foggy and "Ironguts" O'Hara, the Avengers and the Fantastic Four couldn't act on the Mandrill's attack because the Mandrill claims to have planted an A-Bomb under Manhattan and says he'll detonate it if they get involved.

Quality Rating:C+

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References:

• Daredevil's appeal to a brainwashed Natasha gets a footnote to Daredevil #108, although i'm not quite sure what the reference is.
  

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: N/A