Daredevil # 297 1991 VF/NM

 October 1991 begins the "Last Rites" story arc, which serves as a spiritual sequel to the famous "Born Again" storyline. Written by D.G. Chichester with art by Lee Weeks and Al Williamson, this issue details Daredevil's calculated efforts to dismantle the Kingpin's empire. 

"Passion" 

The issue centers on Matt Murdock taking a proactive and ethically complex approach to neutralizing the Kingpin’s primary assets. 

• The Trap for Typhoid Mary: Matt manipulates Typhoid Mary by using her attraction to both his identities. He seduces her into a motel room where she eventually reverts to her peaceable "Mary" persona while asleep.
• Forced Commitment: Having anticipated this personality shift, Matt uses a forged court order to have the confused and non-violent Mary forcibly committed to a psychiatric facility.
• Moral Conflict: Despite the tactical success of removing Kingpin's top enforcer, the issue ends with Matt overcome by guilt, physically ill over the cruelty of his deception.
• Confronting Kingpin: Daredevil mocks Wilson Fisk in person, planting seeds of doubt about his allies (specifically HYDRA) and his past love, Vanessa, to destabilize him mentally. 
• Story Arc: "Last Rites" (Part 1 of 4), running through issue #300.
• Theme: The story flips the "Born Again" narrative; instead of Kingpin destroying Matt’s life, Daredevil systematically destroys Fisk’s reputation, home, and criminal resources.
• Artistic Style: The issue is noted for its "moody" and "trippy" visual style, capturing Matt's fractured psychological state as he seeks revenge.