COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 174 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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1000644007
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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 Newsstand Variant.
Signed by Klaus Janson. A Rich Henn Signing Service, thanks Rich!
Currently worth 282 CGC points, the highest points for this issue.
CENSUS: 291 in 9.8, 261 in 9.6 out of 1069 graded copies.
102 SS copies, with 32 in 9.8, the highest grade as of September 2024.
prior notes...
CENSUS: 259 in 9.8, 226 in 9.6 out of 920 graded copies. Wowow. lots of copies...
79 SS copies, 27 in 9.8, I have one, the highest grade as of April 2023.
Key Comments. 1st appearance of the Hand., Elektra, Kingpin & Gladiator, appearance.
Art Comments. Frank Miller story, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson cover & art.
Published in September 1981.
Prior notes...
CENSUS: as of June 2016.
135 copies in 9.8. A few more copies only than last year, about 4 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?
You know at first I didn't like this cover much, as it is pretty bland, but it does portray a pretty classic DD and Elektra pose. But I did notice it looks alot better with the CGC yellow label!!
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 174 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 seem plentiful with this issue.
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 $150-200 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, Glynis Wein and Klaus Janson.
Letterer, Joe Rosen.
Editors, Denny O’Neil and Ralph Macchio.
ISSUE TITLE "The Assassination of Matt Murdock"
STORY LINE:
Kingpin secretly hires the Hand to take out Matt Murdock, but Elektra and Gladiator get in the way. The Hand does blow up Matt's law office and as a result DD loses his radar sense due to the blast.
NOTES and TRIVIA:
This is also a busy cover and I like it, and again love the yellow label to match the colors!
Published every month now.
First published in September 1981.
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