Daredevil #270

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Synopsis

"Blackheart!" A brutal murder on a hill became the site of many crimes and atrocities. Eventually this hill became evil. One evening a boy and a girl friend came to the hill and he boy's unwanted advances on the girl brought the birth of Blackheart.  He killed the boy for his horrible ways and killed the girl as a sacrifice.Then Mephisto appears congratulating his son only to be attacked by Blackheart. Mephisto subdues him and tells him to be truly evil he should have gotten the good-hearted woman to kill him and also that he must hide his true form to human eyes for they will weaken his power. He should only show his true form to those worthy.Meanwhile, Daredevil is feeling like his old self again after all the ordeals he has been in recently. But in the old amusement park he senses movement. Blackheart immediately begins his attack. Daredevil realizes this is no ordinary opponent and pulls a weakened roller coaster on top of him which causes no damage. Luckily, Peter Parker happens to be riding a bus nearby.Spider-Man shows up just in time to save Daredevil from death and Daredevil quickly returns the favor. A crowd starts to gather. Daredevil seems possessed into trying to kill Blackheart but Spider-Man stops him. His plan to have the hero resort to murder foiled and realizing the crowds' eyes are draining his power causes Blackheart to retreat.Spider-Man goes to meet the fans and tells Daredevil to join him. All too late Daredevil senses something and makes the connection that the evil, seemingly lifeless creature they just faced is somehow linked to a man who was watching with the crowd......Mephisto. 1st appearance of Blackheart, son of Mephisto