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Simply -fying

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Elektra made her debut in Unfortunately, Elektra was reduced to bil-part status Elektra's resurrecttion in #191 After years of being underutilised, Elektra made a Daredevil #174 back in 1981. over the years, including a supporting ad in was one of her most memorable comeback in the Fall From Grace story in . momentS- Daredevil Simply Elektra-fying

This week, we have on our mind as we revisit Elektra's four-decade-old career and analyse her highs and lows.

By KALEON RAHAN had Matt exhuming her grave to [email protected]. my WORLDS confirm that she actually died OF WONDER (not something we see nowadays IN the world of comics, where resurrections can even there are ninjas, even Spinjas... happen within the same issue). and then there's Elektra. TUI today Elektra's resurrection Created 40 years ago by Frank the , resulting in is one of those (including Bucky Miller during his writing debut the birth of a series of stories and Jason Todd) anomalies that I on Daredevil (Vol.1) #168, Elektra linking her, , the , accept and this is due to the twist Natchios is the perfect anti­ , and the Big in #190, where Matt and the heroine and arguably Daredevil's Apple,s Mayor electoral. Chaste succeeded in stopping the most interesting love interest... In order to tie her into Hand from resurrecting Elektra - no offense to , Natasha Daredevil's backstory, Elektra was only to continue the ritual them­ Romanov aka Black Widow, introduced as Matt Murdock's selves. Elektra did come back Heather Glenn. Maya Lopez aka college sweetheart. Apart from from the dead that issue, but . ... ah you gel sharing some wild adventures, Marvel, via a gentleman's agree­ the drift they separated after her father's ment, promised Miller carte My first encounter with Elektra assassination - resulting in blanche rights over the utilisation was through Daredevil (Vol.l> Elektra leaving to pursue a new of Elektra - which then saw her #174 and #175, which I was lucky life as an assassin/mercenary. limited to just a few appearances enough to buy at The same time over the next decade. from the newsstands. Until today Looks can thrill I find those issues mesmerising as Life after Miller we had her and a "radar-less" Obviously, to be able to Daredevil teaming up against the "enchant" your writer and read­ Obviously, you can't keep the Hand. ers in the space of a single issue, use of a popular character like The subsequent issues were a character would require some Elektra exclusive to just one man even better as the Kingpin and powerful concoction. Elektra is for long, even if he happens to be Bullseye came on board, which modelled after Lisa Lyon (a Greek her creator. In 1994, Marvel even­ eventually led to Elektra's death bodybuilder) and inspired by tually allowed D.G. Chichester (#181) and resurrection (#190). Sand Saref (from Will Eisner*s (Daredevil writer) and Ralph With a cumulative appearance The Spirit - which Miller directed Macchio (editor) to use Elektra in of only a dozen Daredevil issues, the 2008 movie). their Fall from Grace storyline Elektra gained instant popularity Over the decades, her looks (#319 to #327). and developed a cult following. remained unchanged from Personally, I remember being Had present-day standards been Miller's original template, with a ecstatic when news of Elektra's applied then, Elektra would have better version coming from return first broke. Alas, she just appeared in every Marvel book Michael Del Mundo in the 2014 didn't feel the same. Follow up and probably had an issue #1000 regular series- appearances as a supporting with 100 variant covers. character in Wolverine (Vol. 2) However, Miller chose to The Miller years #100 to #106, Elektra: Root ofE vil restrict her appearances to a mini series and a regular series mere handful (i e- Elektra The Miller-era was both forma­ (by and Mike Assassin, Man , What tive and definitive for Elektra. Deodato Jr) couldn't help Kresur- From Daredevil supporting character to actually becoming Daredevil, 丁# 35) and a The fusion of East-meets-West in rect" Elektra's glory days. Elektra has come a long way since her debut 40 years ago. - Photos: (Elektra Lives Again). What's even the Daredevil stories provided a Then there was the dismal more surprising is that Marvel (then) new dimension to the Man live-action films - the Ben Affleck- agreed to that…well at least for a Without Fear's escapades. Those starring Daredevil and the subse­ few years. were exciting times indeed, as quent Elektra spinoff starring Invasion. While this act allowed Cinematic Universe heroes. This week, we revisit Elektra's every Daredevil panel was action- - which failed to Marvel to re-reboot Elektra and There is a new hope though, in four-decade-old career and ana­ packed and even 's boost Elektra's popularity further. blame past flops on the departed the form of the ongoing Daredevil lyse her highs and lows. appearances were exciting. Personally, I feel that it was the , it was debatable whether comics (#2S to #31) attempt to As a character, Elektra wasn't poor plots that prevented anyone (besides Miller) had a carve a new niche for Elektra by Eleck-tive debut an open book, but every revela­ Elektra's elevation to the A list. solid plan to fix Elektra. casting her as (he new Daredevil! tion (history with Matt and her From portraying her family histo­ while this is in line with calls Did you know that Elektra's ties to the Hand) led to ground­ ry as a Greek tragedy to adding Recent developments for diversity, what makes this name was mispelled as “Elecktra” breaking tales and plot twists. her into every makeshift team idea appealing is the commonali­ on the cover of her first appear­ with the biggest one coming in possible (, Code Redemption for Elektra eventu­ ties between Elektra and ance? Perhaps it was Miller suf­ her showdown with longtime Red, and Savage ally came in the form of Ĕlodie Daredevil (same fering “writer's jitters" as that Daredevil foe, Bullseye. ), the nonsensical depar­ Yung's portrayal of the character training/trainer and their past). also happened io be his writing Unexpectedly; Miller pulled the ture from the Daredevil ecosys­ in 's Daredevil, which at the To commemorate this milestone, debut, but he did admit later that plug on his "greatest creation" tem didn't suit her or longtime veyr Least, exorcised some of the they even got the old band back, Elektra was supposed to be a one- 在ee #181) by having Bullseye fans Like myself. demons from the 2006 Elektra the Kingpin and Bullseye. off character. skewered her with her Sai. The final straw came when movie. With all these Miller ingredi­ Fortunately, the unexpected Fittingly Daredevil avenged her Elektra was revealed to be a Nevertheless, it was still not ents in place, let's hope we don't happened, as Elektra's allure death in the same issue. Skrull (New Avengers #31), which enough to raise her profile to to have to wait for another 40 years earned her a permanent in The following issue (#182) then opened the floodgates for Secret the level of the other Marvel for the next Elektra-revival.