COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 179 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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1324979011
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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 Issue.
Signed by Klaus Janson.
CENSUS: 117 in 9.8, 172 in 9.6 out of 647 graded copies.
56 SS copies, 13 in 9.8, this one, the highest grade as of April 2023.
Key Comments. Elektra appearance.
Art Comments. Frank Miller story, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson cover & art.
Published in February 1982.
Prior notes...
CENSUS: as of June 2016.
70 copies in 9.8. A few new copies per year since 2013.
98 more copies in 9.6 out of 299 graded copies.
9 SS copies. 2 graded at 9.8, mine, a Signature by Klaus Janson.
This cover had the bicycle advertising back again. And when I was a kid, a "Schwin" was the kings of bikes, not a "Columbia". The DAREDEVIL title font has now grown to the extra fat size. I don't get this...
At least the cover was set up wisely. But Elektra looks like Geena Davis...sorry Frank..from the "Last Kiss Goodby" movie. I must check and see if that movie was on the screen when this issue was being designed...LOL.
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 179 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.
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. I have seen a few Newstand Variants.
A 50 cent issue. Probably some UK variants too.
VALUE:
Expect to now 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”.
This is another nice comic to look at as an investment or for a SS attempt. With the Daredevil Netflix series adding new characters, this may be the choice for a cast "Elektra" SS.
I have seen no sketches on any SS copy.
CREATOR DETAILS:
Cover Artist, Frank Miller.
Writer, Frank Miller.
Penciler, Frank Miller.
Inker, Klaus Janson.
Colorist, Klaus Janson.
Letterer, Joe Rosen.
Editor, Denny O’Neil.
ISSUE TITLE "Spiked"
STORY LINE:
Ben is warned off of the Kingpin/Cherryh story by Elektra and Cherryh himself. When Ben and Daredevil continue to dig, Elektra shows up and beats DD stupid right before she throws a sai through Ben. Is he dead?
NOTES and TRIVIA:
Nope, Ben Urich is not dead. Being impaled by Elektra in a comic book is just a minor wound...He will return next issue.
Published every month now.
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