COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 188 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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1241839005
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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.
Triple SS by Lee, Miller and Janson.
CENSUS: 1 in 9.9, 336 in 9.8, 310 in 9.6 out of 995 graded copies.
106 SS copies, 35 in 9.8, the highest SS grade as of September 2024.
The original artwork for this cover sold for over $100k.
prior notes...
CENSUS: 1 in 9.9, 310 in 9.8, 302 in 9.6 out of 925 graded copies.
92 SS copies with 30 in 9.8 as of August 2023.
Prior notes...
Signed by Stan Lee and Klaus Janson.
Currently worth 176 CGC points.
The solo 9.9 copy is worth 200 points, the highest points for this issue.
CENSUS: 1 in 9.9, 294 in 9.8, 289 at 9.6 out of 864 graded copies.
76 SS copies, 27 in 9.8 as of January 2023.
Prior notes...
CENSUS: as of June 2016.
1 copy at 9.9. I have not seen it for sale or in a collection.
171 copies in 9.8. About 4 new copies per year since 2013.
156 more copies in 9.6 out of 420 graded copies.
11 SS copies. 6 graded at 9.8. Most signed by Klaus Janson and or Stan Lee. A Prime candidate for a Frank Miller autograph, as the original cover Black Widow/Daredevil artwork was sold on Heritage Auctions for just over $100,000 a few years ago. Wow. This has become the Iconic Miller cover of late. Neat cover Frank.
And the "The Man Without Fear" sub-title and the larger Daredevil font seemingly are here to stay. In this case, with yellow letters on the primarily black cover.
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 188 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 are hard to get, but not impossible.
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.
Returns to a normal size comic with a new price of 60 cents. Probably some Canadian variants too.
VALUE:
A 9.9? Expect $500 to 2,000 dollars depending on your need and checkbook.
Expect to pay $100-150 for a basic 9.8WP Copy, easily more if excellent structure and more again if signed. And add a premium for the “Newstand Variant”, generally sold for around $200 now. The Newstands seem rare.
A good issue to have Klaus Janson autograph. So I did.
ALL the issues from 170 to 191 are generally available on EBay or the auction houses every month.
CREATOR DETAILS:
Cover Artist, Frank Miller.
Writers, Frank Miller.
Penciler, Klaus Janson.
Inker, Klaus Janson.
Colorist, Klaus Janson.
Letterer, Joe Rosen.
Editors, Denny O’Neil.
ISSUE TITLE "The Widow's Bite".
STORY LINE:
Black Widow has been poisoned by The Hand, and only Daredevil can save her. But Matt Murdock has been placed in isolation under strict orders from Stick; he must face his hyper sensitivity alone, and without distraction. The Black Widow needs Daredevil!
NOTES and TRIVIA:
This is the third issue of Daredevil penciled and inked solely by Klaus Janson.
Published every month now.
First published in November 1982.
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