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Elektra is a kunoichi – female ninja
assassin – of Greek descent. She wields a pair of bladed sai as her
trademark weapon. She is a love interest of the superhero Daredevil,
but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two. She
is one of Frank Miller's best-loved creations, and subsequent
writers' use of her is controversial as Marvel had originally
promised to not resurrect the character without Miller's permission.
She has also appeared as a supporting character of the X-Men's
Wolverine.
In the 2003 film Daredevil and its 2005 spinoff, Elektra, the
character is portrayed by Jennifer Garner.
Although Elektra has received her
own comic series many times, *Elektra Saga, Elektra: Assassin, and
Elektra Lives Again are the only ones that were written and created
by Frank Miller.
Elektra Saga (1984) #1-4 (fix-up drawn from previously published
material)
Elektra: Assassin (1986) #1-8
Elektra Lives Again (1990) #1 (Epic Comics graphic novel)
Elektra: Root of Evil (1995) #1-4
Elektra Megazine (1996) #1-2 (reprint series)
Elektra (1996 series) #1-19 (Elektra defeats Bullseye and other
super villains)
Elektra (2001 series) #1-35 (Marvel Knights) (Elektra proves to be
the ultimate assassin in whole Marvel Knights Universe). Issue 3 was
recalled - see: Recalled comics for more details. This series
published under the Marvel Knights imprint; it was labeled
Mature/Violent for content, but despite that was never actually a
Max book.
Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer (2002) #1-3 (Illustrated by
Yoshitaka Amano...Elektra defeats Wolverine)
Elektra: Glimpse & Echo (2002) #1-4
Elektra: The Hand (2004) #1-5
Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra (2002) #1-4
Ultimate Elektra (2004) #1-5
Dark Reign: Elektra (2009) #1-5
Elektra was among the ten Marvel
characters utilized on a set of Marvel Comics Super Heroes
commemorative postage-stamps that were issued in 2007. |
