COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 167 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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1508061001
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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.
Triple SS by Stan Lee, Frank Miller and Klaus Janson. Worth 308 points.
CENSUS: 83 in 9.8, 105 in 9.6 out of 365 graded copies.
20 SS copies, 11 in 9.8, this is one of them, the highest grade as of April 2023.
Key Comments. Origin, 1st appearance & "death" of, the Mauler (Aaron Soames)., 5 page "Secrets of Daredevil" backup.
Art Comments. David Michelinie story, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson art, Frank Miller & Bob McLeod cover
Published in November 1980 on a 2 month schedule.
Prior notes...
Currently worth 280 CGC points.
The highest CGC points are 308 for one of the SS copies in 9.8, the highest points for this issue.
My 9.8 graded copy was dropped to 9.6 when SS by Stan Lee, oh well!
CENSUS: as of May 2016.
57 copies in 9.8. There were 36 three years ago.
65 more copies in 9.6 out of 213 graded copies.
4 SS copies. 2 graded at 9.8, with unknown autographs.
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 167 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 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. Possibly UK variants too.
VALUE:
A neat and clean cover, again, you would think a 9.9 would be out there.
It has a Frank Miller/ Bob McLeod cover, which is the first "picture frame" cover since the DD and Black Widow era. It is crafted almost as a sketch cover, and a bit weird even to me. At least it didn't have a bicycle ad...and also has a new writer in David Michelinie.
Expect to now pay $150 for a basic 9.8WP Copy, easily more if excellent structure ($200), and more again if signed. And an added premium for the “Newstand variant”.
CREATOR DETAILS:
Cover Artists, Frank Miller and Bob McLeod
Writer, David Michelinie
Penciler, Frank Miller.
Inker, Klaus Janson.
Colorist, Glynis Wein.
Letterer, Joe Rosen.
Editor, Denny O’Neil.
ISSUE TITLE "...The Mauler!"
STORY LINE:
Daredevil tries to figure out why the Mauler is after his old boss and battles away.
...and a special short segment about the DD Billy Club.
NOTES and TRIVIA:
This comic is a hybred as the original story failed the Comic Code test, maybe a bad start for writer David Michelinie, and why the story seems pretty bland. Enter Frank Miller to the rescue...in the next issue, 168.
Published every 2 months.
First published in November 1980.
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