COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Amazing Spider-Man 16 Universal
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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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1347088001
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Owner:
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Professor Pecora
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Amazing Spider-Man #16 features the 1st Daredevil crossover + the 2nd appearance of the Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime!
Overstreet 2023 NM- 9.2 value = $3,400.
According to the CGC Census Report as of Tuesday, August 22, 2023, out of a total of 2,582 Universal copies graded, ONLY a mere 7 copies were graded in 9.8 with 0 copies graded higher!
With these statistics in mind, this represents an impressive rarity factor of ONLY 0.27% of the total population!
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It’s September of 1964, and the legendary duo of Stan “The Man” Lee and Steve Ditko made history once again, by featuring Daredevil’s 1st crossover appearance into another title! This historical landmark issue can easily get overlooked due to the plethora of major 1st appearances featured in the previous fifteen issues, but make no mistake that ASM #16 is definitely a legendary issue within the iconic Amazing Spider-Man Silver Age run!
For starters, the origin and 1st appearance of Daredevil (Matt Murdock) took place in April of 1964; merely five months prior to the release of ASM #16! You’ll notice that Daredevil is featured in a yellow and black suit, because he didn’t begin donning his modern red suit until April of 1965, when Daredevil #7 was published exactly one year later! It’s important to note that the Daredevil title was published bimonthly for the first 11 issues (1964-1965), and only started being published monthly with issue #12 in January of 1966. Therefore, this means that Amazing Spider-Man #16 features Daredevil’s “4th” overall appearance in the history of comics!
This is MAJOR! We are talking about two perennial Marvel superheroes facing off against each other for the very first time! In my personal opinion, ASM #16 is one of Steve Ditko’s most striking and appealing battle covers within his 38-issue run! For example, if you scan through the first fifteen issues and view the front covers, the most close-up depiction of Spider-Man is on ASM #10, which features the 1st appearance of the Big Man (Fred Foswell) and the Enforcers. However, Spider-Man is not in battle mode, but rather shown hanging on a web with the Enforcers standing in the background. In turn, ASM #16 presents the 1st issue in which we are presented with another close-up view of Spider-Man, but in the midst of battling Daredevil, who would later become one of Spider-Man’s greatest allies in fighting crime throughout NYC!
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were also marketing geniuses of their time! To commemorate Spider-Man and Daredevil’s future alliance and partnership, in May of 1966, Spider-Man was featured in his first Daredevil crossover in Daredevil #16! How cool is that! These early crossover appearances laid the foundation for what would later become a cohesive and multidimensional Marvel Universe!
With the aforementioned information above, Amazing Spider-Man #16 is without a doubt a significant historical issue and is definitely one of the top 25 most valuable ASM issues of the entire run!
On that note, this stunning copy is WORLD CLASS in every way! For a book published in September of 1964, the vibrant colors radiate brightly as if the book was printed yesterday! It’s definitely RARE to find copies this old that are not only PERFECTLY WRAPPED & CENTERED with RAZOR SHARP CORNERS, but also contain MILK WHITE PAGES!
Moreover, this RARE GEM received the CVA Exceptional sticker, which certifies that it presents much better than your typical CGC 9.8! Therefore, this immaculate copy can be considered the BEST KNOWN COPY IN THE WORLD!
I won this pristine copy in Comic Link’s Focused Auction in May of 2022! This book goes down in history as my very 1st Stan Lee/Steve Ditko ASM acquisition, and since I am also a huge Daredevil fan and absolutely LOVE the Marvel Daredevil Netflix TV Series (2015-2018), this was the perfect early ASM issue to add to the Professor Pecora Collection!
I want to give a special shout-out to Spencer of the Comic Link Billing Department for his excellent customer service skills and for even taking the time to read my CGC Bio! THANK YOU for connecting with me!
Happy Collecting & Enjoy the Hunt!
-Professor Pecora
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