Episode 14 - Murdock and Marvel: 1976
Another year of Marvel and DC vying for minds and coins of comic book readers which is consolidating the industry despite some up and coming indie publishers. To that end, Marvel is now publishing over a 3rd of all comics in the U.S. But is it sustainable and at what cost? This week we'll look at all that, the return of Jack Kirby to Marvel and Daredevil's adventure with Uri Gellar in this week's spotlight.  
Preshow
Marvel Unlimited Show on a short break

The Year in Comics 
The Big Stories
Industry Trends
1976 Top 10 comics
The Year in Marvel
Marvel puts out over 1/3 of all comics published in America in 1976. 
New Titles (and lots of reprints)
Series Ending
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Bob Layton

The Year in Daredevil 
Appearances: Daredevil #129-140, Ghost Rider #20, Daredevil Annual #4
Marv Wolfman is the writer for most of the appearances in the Daredevil series. Bob Brown (art) and Klaus Janson (ink) start off the year on art. Jim Mooney is on inks when Klaus Janson isn’t (133-139). Bill Mantlo wrote issue 140. John Buscema (136-137), John Byrne (138), George Tuska (Annual #4) and Sal Buscema (139-140) get art credits the latter half of the year. 
1976 starts with an angry Man-Bull wreaking havoc after losing his court case (despite Matt Murdock representing him) and attempting to steal a heavy statue for the Matador before Daredevil can intervene. 
Matt opens his storefront legal clinic, Foggy loses his reelection campaign for D.A. to Blake Tower and Daredevil stops a human sacrifice in Central Park.  
Next Daredevil must deal with a new hero with impeccable aim in Bullseye, out in public and then under the big top of a circus.  
Daredevil and Uri Geller take down Mind-Wave during his attack on Wall Street. This will be the Spotlight story for this week. 
The Chameleon looking to make a quick buck becoming other people and ends up taking on Daredevil and Torpedo – whom Daredevil still doesn’t trust/believe. We also learn that Deborah Harris is missing but Foggy isn’t telling anyone.  
When been tested for several issue that the Jester is working on a plan to get Daredevil and now we find out what it is – Framing Daredevil for Murder of 3 NYPD. Daredevil tries to clear his name but the fake TV reports tell people to kill all super heroes and he almost gets hung. A final confrontation happens in Jesters deadly murder maze that ends up being more deadly for the Jester than Daredevil. 
Another kidnapping… This time Karen Page. Daredevil works with Johnny Blaze (aka Ghost Rider) to save Page from a new Death’s Head who turns out to be another old villain Death Stalker (who is seeking Paxton Page’s (Karen’s Dad) formulas to free himself). Ghost Rider burns him up with his hellfire. During the whole ordeal, Matt realizes he just wants to be friends with Karen and that he does love Heather. 
In Daredevil Annual #4, Daredevil and Black Panther try to stop a blackmail scheme while Namor wants the new technology to harness the ocean’s tides as power stopped. We get a new villain in Mind-Master, but his attempt to kill them both with mental energy shorts out his own mind in the process, reverting him back to normal. 
Next, Daredevil tries to find the junkie wife of a mad bomber who is devastating the city as well as a runaway boy with hemophilia. 
The year ends with Daredevil taking on Gladiator and Beetle at Grand Central Station after they escape from prison and hijack a train heading to New York. Daredevil saves some innocent bystanders. Gladiator seriously wounds Daredevil's back, but also wounds his partner the Beetle in his rage which takes him out of the action and allows DD to finish off the remaining foe 

New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #133 May 1976 " Mind-Wave and His Fearsome Think Tank" 
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
Falling apart from the inside
Questions or c