Issue(s): Daredevil #71
Cover Date: Dec 70
Title: "If an eye offend thee...!"
Credits:
Roy Thomas & Len Wein - Writer
Gene Colan - Penciler
Syd Shores - Inker

Review/plot:
The lettercol in issue #76 notes that they forgot to add Len Wein to the credits for this issue. Wein wrote pages 6-20 of this issue while Roy was on vacation. I'd guess that "wrote" means "scripted" but i don't know that for sure.

This issue continues the story from last issue, which had three innocent protestors framed for the bombing of a hotel in New York where the Vice President was giving a speech. The bombing was really done by an aging actor named Buck Ralston, who is also the super-villain called the Tribune. Tribune doesn't just sit back and let the kids get falsely prosecuted, thus smearing the anti-war movement, though. He comes to New York and takes over the trial.

Obviously Daredevil will take care of him. The only challenge is that Daredevil has been subpoenaed for the defense while he's also working as Matt Murdock with Foggy for the prosecution, but he handles that with his usual grace.

It also turns out that the Tribune's gavel is actually a "Dominator" device, and most of his followers are actually mind controlled.

As Tribune flees, he leaves behind a statue. Daredevil senses a funny vibe from it...

...and soon it starts "tickling" (having heightened senses results in some unusual pleasures, i guess).

In the end i guess Tribune really wasn't Buck Ralston? I dunno. Maybe he just survived the explosion.

And yes, that really does say that next issue will feature "The Leopard Man". We are really into the cream of Daredevil's run at this point.

Quality Rating: D+

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: This issue begins "weeks" after the end of last issue, with the "New York Three" about to go to trial. "Several days" pass at the end of the issue.

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A