COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 175 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1000644008
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Owner:
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RMI High Tech
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
A 9.8 WP SS Copy. A Direct Edition Issue.
Signed by Klaus Janson.
Currently worth 282 CGC points.
One copy at 9.9 worth 320 points the highest points for this issue. I have not ever seen it on the market or in a collection. Please sell it to me! LOL.
CENSUS: 1 in 9.9, 189 in 9.8, 210 in 9.6 out of 748 graded copies.
53 SS copies, 20 in 9.8, the highest SS graded copy as of April 2023.
Key Comments. Elektra appearance., Kingpin cameo.
Art Comments. Frank Miller story, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson cover & art.
Published in October 1981.
Prior notes...
CENSUS: 1 in 9.9, 180 in 9.8, 195 in 9.6 out of 668 graded copies. (Again, about 10 new 9.8 copies per year.)
45 SS copies, 17 in 9.8 as of July 2022. (More SS copies since Frank Miller began signing).
Prior notes...
CENSUS: as of June 2016.
135 copies in 9.8. (June 2012 had 96 graded 9.8, so about 10 new copies per year.
107more copies in 9.6 out of 411 graded copies.
8 SS copies. 4 graded at 9.8, Signatures by Klaus Janson and maybe Stan Lee too?
***I sort of wonder how dangerous it would be standing next to a blind guy with a sword without any radar sense?? Maybe this is why Elektra switched over to his left side?
Another Miller/Jansen cover, adding the sub-title "The Man without Fear" again.
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 175 and this pattern follows through the entire Daredevil Miller era run. I have been told the numbers of direct edition vs. newstand versions ranged proportionally 60-40 to 70-30 for each type, depending on the issue.
The newstand variants are much rarer in high grade, as they lived their life on a heavily fondled newstand, not in a direct edition mailer. This ratio also varies, with approximately one out of five (some issues one out of 20!) issues being graded 9.8 as the rarer Newstand Variant. Newstand Variants are hard to get.
Newstand variants have the price in a square box next to the issue number at the top of the letter box, the direct editions have the price and issue number in a diamond shape within the letter box.
A 50 cent issue. Probably some UK variants too.
VALUE:
Expect to now pay $100-150 for a basic 9.8WP Copy, easily more if excellent structure and more again if signed. And add a premium for the “Newstand variant”.
This is another nice comic to look at as an investment or for a SS attempt. The cover is bright and clean.
I have seen no sketches on any SS copy.
CREATOR DETAILS:
Cover Artists, Frank Miller and Klaus Janson.
Writer, Frank Miller.
Penciler, Frank Miller.
Inker, Klaus Janson.
Colorist, Christie Scheele and Bob Sharen.
Letterer, Joe Rosen.
Editors, Denny O’Neil and Ralph Macchio.
ISSUE TITLE "Gantlet"
STORY LINE:
Daredevil is without his radar sense and teamed-up with Elektra against the Hand and their master assassin, Kirigi. While Matt is off fighting the ninja, Foggy is defending the Gladiator in court.
NOTES and TRIVIA:
This is also a busy cover and I like it, and again love the yellow label to match the colors!
I am surprised at the larger 9.8 numbers with the prominent black spine!
Published every month now.
First published in October 1981.
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