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One of the strongest Loeb/Sale collaborations, this is another one I keep going back to. With all the gritty, street-level shenanigans that happened recently to Matt Murdock/Daredevil, this book offers a comforting look at a bygone era, where no one really got hurt, and the mood was much lighter.

As with the other "colour" books of Loeb & Sale (the others being Spider-Man: Blue, Hulk: Gray, and [the aborted] Captain America: White), the structure of the story is a letter written by the hero to his lost love. In this instance, Matt Murdock is writing a letter to Karen Page, who was killed by Bullseye in Daredevil, Vol. 1: Guardian Devil. The letter takes us, the readers, back in time to Daredevil's beginnings, when he wore the yellow & red costume.

He goes up against the Owl and the Purple Man and rescues Karen Page (twice!) somewhere along the way. Jeph Loeb wrote a scene which, for long-time fans of Daredevil, will have them smile, but at the same time cringe, for it foreshadows Karen's betrayal of Matt, which will happen years hence in Frank Miller's Daredevil Legends, Vol. 2: Born Again. In chapter 5, as Karen is kept prisoner in a giant bird cage, she asks an unnamed woman to help her get out. The latter ends their conversation by telling her that "Someday. Someday you'll have a secret and you'll see how much it's worth to you." Even after multiple readings, I can't help but get creeped out by this line.

The Fanstastic Four and Electro also make an appearance in this charming retro tale. I urge you to read this book. It is refreshing story about a simpler time, a breath of fresh air a world away from today's "realistic" & "gritty" comics.