Daredevil (vol. 1) #296 (Sep. 1991):
“Balancing Act”
by D. G. Chichester, Ron Garney, Al Williamson

Daredevil (vol. 1) #296

Title: “Balancing Act”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Sep. 1991

Publisher:
Written by: D. G. Chichester
Art by: Ron Garney, Al Williamson

18 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (lead character)	Catholic	Marvel Knights; Weapon X (Exiles)		1,801
Karen Page		[was Daredevil's longtime girlfriend]		223
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA		619
The Hand	Ninjutsu	[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #174 (Sep. 1981)]		155
Flame	Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu	The Chaste		2
Spear	Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu	The Chaste		1
Star	Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu	The Chaste		1
Stone	Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu	The Chaste		8
Wing	Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu	The Chaste		1
Izanami (Naomi Chu)	Ninjutsu	The Hand		7
The Jonin	Ninjutsu	The Hand (leader)		12
Derek Tully		[1st app: Daredevil (vol. 1) #295 (Aug. 1991)]		2
Christine Harris		[Tombstone tried to kill her as part of contest w/Taskmaster]		4
Maltese		[was Kingpin's right-hand man for a time]		7
Pamela Sennet		[NYC deputy mayor]		2
The Whale (Jimmy Sabini)		[ran a business under Kingpin umbrella]		3
Stick (mentioned)  Stick's old students (the Chaste) show up to help Daredevil in his final showdown with the Hand.	Eastern mysticism; Ninjutsu	The Chaste [trained Daredevil]		27
The Beast (mentioned)  After the Hand lost a battle against Daredevil and the Chaste, the Jonin orders Izanami to kill him and absorb his essence as part of their ritual for The Beast.	demon	Snakeroot; The Hand [worshipped by Snakeroot and the Hand]		16

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