COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 7 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Pedigree:
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Pacific Coast
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Certification #:
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0705528012
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #7 features Daredevil battling Sub-Mariner. There are no 9.8s of this key issue, which marks the first appearance of DD’s new uniform. Our 9.6 comes from the Pacific Coast Collection, which is generally considered to be the greatest Silver Age collection to ever surface. It was brought to market by Robert Roter after he discovered portions of it for sale on eBay in 1999. The books were marketed through PCE over the next several years and contained over 7,000 comics and magazines that included Marvel, DC, and Gold Key among others, covering a time span between 1961 and 1977. Many of the highest graded Marvel and DC issues from the early '60s hail from this collection with exceptional page quality. The books do not exhibit any distinguishing markings.
The book is one of three highest graded topping the census as of 12/2019. It was also part of the Doug Schmell Collection, which was auctioned off by Heritage in July 2012. We acquired it in a CL auction on December 15, 2019.
Issue #7 has always demanded a premium over every other DD issue, except #1, probably because of the appearance of DD’s new uniform, along with the appearance by iconic hero/villain Sub-Mariner. We initially overpaid for our book in one of those crazy CL auctions when all of the serious bids were made in the final 10 seconds. However, the market has done us a favor in this case, as the last 9.6 to sell was a non-pedigree copy without white pages, which nonetheless still sold for a premium over what we paid for this one. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose....
2024 Update: I have not checked the census on these books in awhile and all I can say is that grade inflation has run rampant on these books, as there are now five 9.6s topping the census.
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