COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 169 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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1287655003
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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 NEWSSTAND Copy.
Signed by 3, Stan Lee, Frank Miller and Klaus Jansen.
CENSUS: 64 in 9.8, 153 in 9.6 out of 637 graded copies.
40 SS copies, 13 in 9.8, this is one, the highest grade as of April 2023.
Key Comments. 2nd appearance of Elektra., Bullseye appearance.
Art Comments. Frank Miller story, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson cover & art.
Published in March 1981.
Prior notes...
A 9.8 WP Copy. A Newsstand Variant.
Currently worth 640 CGC points.
The highest points for this issue is 708 points for one of the two 9.8 SS copies.
CENSUS: as of June 2016.
43 copies in 9.8. A few more copies only than last year.
78 more copies in 9.6 out of 307 graded copies.
5 SS copies. 2 graded at 9.8, with at least two of these signed by Stan Lee and possibly by Klaus Janson.
After issue 168, where do you go from here? Elektra was supposed to be a one-shot. But here we go Daredevil, the legend begins again...
There were separate Direct Issues and Newstand variants for issue number 169 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. I have seen a number of Newstand Variants, so they are not extremely rare.
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. Possibly UK variants too.
VALUE:
Expect to now pay $250-300 for a basic 9.8WP Copy, easily more if excellent structure and more again if signed. And an added premium for the “Newstand variant”, but they are not as rare as others. Not many signed copies.
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.
Letterer, Joe Rosen.
Editor, Denny O’Neil.
ISSUE TITLE "Devils"
STORY LINE:
Daredevil vs. Bullseye. Bullseye has a tumor in his brain that makes him insane and see every day people as Daredevil, and he starts to kill everyone.
NOTES and TRIVIA:
Another pretty cover attached to a fairly hard to get comic!!
Published every 2 months.
First published in March 1981.
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