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Daredevil #192
Issue(s): Daredevil #192
Cover Date: Mar 83
Title: "Promises"
Credits:
Alan Brennert - Writer
Klaus Janson - Penciler
Klaus Janson - Inker
Denny O'Neil - Editor
Review/plot:
This great issue, a fill in after Frank Miller's run, deals with Ben Urich very nearly accepting a bribe.
It's a very human story, very well written.
And Klaus Janson's art is great as always.
This is one of those rare little lost classics. I don't know anything about Alan Brennert but it's a shame Marvel couldn't find more work for him.
Quality Rating: A+
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A
References: N/A
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
Alan Brennert was previously a longtime letterhack for DC and Marvel, and eventually became one of the better writers on DC's Batman titles(though he never had a rather long run on anything). After this, he primarily wrote for TV.
How come you only scanned so few panels for what you describe as a 'classic'? BTW this is not a dig I'm genuinely interested.
It's a quiet story. Not very splashy or action oriented. I wanted to include a few scans to demonstrate Klaus Janson's art and layouting, but didn't want to include lots of scans of people just talking.
Fair enough. I'lls see if I can pick that one up sometime.
Alan Brennert wrote about 5 Batman stories, everyone of them is a Grade A classic and regularly features in Greatest Batman Stories collection and this is no different in quality.
Thanks to the recent post previewing Fall From Grace w/ commentary by the creators,
I also now know Brennert wrote teleplays for 'Simon & Simon' at the time. He's written the best-selling novels Moloka'i, Honolulu, and Palisades Park. There are several strong interviews on the site, but the Fall From Grace post was especially illuminating, in regards to making comics.
http://www.manwithoutfear.com/daredevil-interviews/Alan-Brennert
I'm sorry, but Kingpin looks exactly like Charlie Brown in that last scan.
