Garner's appearance was in doubt last week after her publicist said Garner had sustained nerve damage during stunt work, possibly on the set of her ABC spy series.

Yet Garner popped out of a stretch limo at the Palms Hotel-Casino and glided along the red carpet. She showed no sign of the injury that prompted her to skip hosting Saturday Night Live on Jan. 15 and some Elektra-related promotional appearances.

She also seemed to have no problem reaching up to push a gigantic red button that caused a mammoth Elektra marquee to burst into fireworks.

"I'm all better. I took a little time off from work, and I'm ready to go back," said Garner, who was vague about what stunt caused the injury or what exactly the problem was.

In fact, Garner was vague about a lot. She ended several red-carpet interviews the moment the topic turned to her boyfriend and Daredevil co-star, Ben Affleck. Affleck did not walk the carpet, but actor Michael Clarke Duncan said the actor had slipped into a back entrance for the premiere. Affleck was spotted playing poker at the Palms much later that evening - without Garner.

Garner's publicist has denied reports suggesting the star, 32, is pregnant. At the premiere, Garner removed a regal floor-length black wrap to show off her sleek figure in a sleeveless black gown, despite the windy, 40-degree weather.

Several of Garner's film and TV co-stars declared that she's healthy. They also expressed their admiration for the actress, who insists on doing her own stunts, both as identity-changing Sydney Bristow in Alias and as the future-seeing Elektra.

"Of course we worry about her, but she believes it's important to do the stunts," said Duncan, who appeared in Daredevil. "This woman is just in incredible physical condition."

Garner attributes her physical skills to studying ballet as a child. .

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