COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 169 Modern
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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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Newsstand Edition
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Certification #:
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4246898001
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Owner:
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Professor Pecora
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Daredevil #169 features the 2nd appearance of Elektra + the 8th cover appearance of Bullseye!
Overstreet 2023 NM- 9.2 value = $70.
According to the CGC Census Report as of Tuesday, August 22, 2023, out of a total of 617 Universal copies graded, 150 copies were graded in 9.6 with only 53 copies graded higher in 9.8!
With these statistics in mind, this represents a rarity factor of 24.31% of the total population.
HOWEVER, this is the much RARER Newsstand Edition Variant, which means that you can estimate that ONLY about 2-4% of all 9.6s are Newsstand Edition copies!
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Published in March of 1981, the legendary Frank Miller (penciller) & Klaus Janson (inker) rendered another phenomenal Bullseye cover!
In just his 8th cover appearance (9th appearance overall), Bullseye is featured boldly in the center with a spotlight highlighting multiple victims laying on the ground wearing a Daredevil costume!
Similar to Frank Miller’s Daredevil #160 cover, Bullseye has a psychotic facial expression with his bulging eyes starring upwards towards the viewer, coupled with a radiant red halo around his head, to show the menacing and murderous nature of Daredevil’s archenemy!
To bring this scene to life, the caption on the lower right-hand corner reads:
HIS NAME IS BULLSEYE…AND HE’LL KEEP KILLING ‘EM TILL THEY’RE ALL DEAD!
Furthermore, the beautiful light blue background coordinates extremely well with the purple, pink, black and bright yellow colors—making this cover POP!
Moreover, although she is not featured on the front cover, within the pages of this classic Frank Miller issue is the historical 2nd appearance of Elektra!
On that note, Daredevil #169 is an absolute MUST-HAVE for any Daredevil, Elektra and Bullseye fan and/or collector!
In my opinion, Bullseye is one of the most psychotic and deranged villains ever created by Marvel! As a result, Bullseye’s early cover appearances are some of the most violent, brutal, and entertaining in comics and are HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE!
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First 20 Bullseye Cover Appearances:
01. Daredevil #131
02. Daredevil #132
03. Daredevil #141
04. Daredevil #146
05. Daredevil #159 (not in costume)
06. Daredevil #160
07. Daredevil #161
08. Daredevil #169
09. Daredevil #172
10. Daredevil #181
11. Daredevil #197
12. Daredevil #200
13. Captain America #373
14. Captain America #374
15. Captain America #376
16. Captain America #377
17. Daredevil #288
18. Daredevil #289 (in Daredevil’s costume)
19. Daredevil #290 (in Daredevil’s costume)
20. Punisher #102
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COOL FACT: I was the one who vetted the KEY comment—“2nd appearance of Elektra” to CGC President Matt Nelson and the team, which got approved on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, to be added to the CGC label!
In closing, I submitted this NEAR PERFECTLY WRAPPED & CENTERED Newsstand Edition Variant copy to CGC Comics in May of 2023! Although I was really hoping to land the coveted CGC 9.8 NM/M grade; I am grateful that I at least received the CGC 9.6 NM+ grade. Nevertheless, I am super proud to own this immaculate copy and look forward to watching it appreciate each year!
Happy Collecting & Enjoy the Hunt!
-Professor Pecora
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