In 1989 Daredevil‘s “Inferno” storyline from Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr offered some pointed social commentary about NYC. It returns in Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto, and Mattia Iacono‘s current series made for some uncanny reading for New Yorkers today. 

Join Leslie Lee III of Struggle Sessions podcast and Scott Thorough of Zebras in America podcast as we swing into;

Classic Daredevil #260-266 

Current Daredevil issues #18-20

Also discussed: 

• Scott’s lived experience of Hells Kitchen in the 1980s
• Leslie on how the comics misunderstand the role cops play in gentrification
• “Matt Murdock’s superpower is Catholic guilt”- Scott
• Please tell your Fox watching Grandpa that New York is not on fire
• Typhoid Mary’s character design is still hot
• They made Stiltman scary
• and as always, Matt Murdock is the worst boyfriend in comics