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Captain America 373 |
| Item: |
Captain America 373 Modern |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
4190069022
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Owner Comments
Captain America #373 features the 13th cover appearance of Bullseye + his 1st crossover cover appearance!
Overstreet 2023 NM- 9.2 value = $8.
According to the CGC Census Report as of Tuesday, August 22, 2023, out of a total of 39 Universal copies graded, 17 copies were graded in 9.8 with 0 copies graded higher!
With these statistics in mind, this represents a rarity factor of 43.59% 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 9.8s (graded and ungraded) are Newsstand Edition copies—with this stunning example possibly being THE ONLY CGC GRADED 9.8 NEWSSTAND EDITION COPY!
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Published in July of 1990, artists Ron Lim (penciller) & Danny Bulanadi (inker) had the pleasure in depicting Bullseye’s 1st PARTIAL crossover cover appearance outside the Daredevil title!
Although Bullseye appeared in the previous issue—Captain America #372, he wasn’t featured on the front cover. In turn, his previous cover appearance was on Daredevil #200, published in November of 1983, nearly “7” years prior to Captain America #373!
Hence, the caption to the left of Bullseye’s facial profile states:
PLUS: THE RETURN OF BULLSEYE!
In the follow-up issue, Bullseye makes his 1st FULL crossover cover appearance outside the Daredevil title, in a stunning and dominant depiction of him choking Captain America over the ledge!
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: My purchase became the 1st recorded CGC 9.8 Newsstand Edition sale on GPAnalysis.
In closing, I purchased this PERFECTLY WRAPPED & CENTERED Newsstand Edition Variant copy from Reece’s Rare Comics in March of 2023! 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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