Auctions: Daredevil comic books graded by CGC

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 5 CGC 8.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4320088004

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Wally Wood. First appearance of the Matador in The Mysterious Masked Matador!, script by Stan Lee, art by Wally Wood [as Wallace Wood]; A disgraced matador turns criminal to have his revenge on humanity; Daredevil stops the criminal's incessant cape waving. Daredevil's costume now has "DD" instead of just a "D." Daredevil pin-up (Wood art, though the buildings look like they were penciled by Jack Kirby). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 9 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4457582007

Cover art by Wally Wood. First appearance of Klaus Kruger in That He May See!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Bob Powell, breakdowns and finished art by Wally Wood; One of Matt's old college pals is a ruler of his own European country and invites the blind lawyer over to see a doctor about restoring his sight; Once in Lichtenbad, DD is needed as Kruger turns out to be a ruthless dictator; The only doctor who could restore Matt's vision dies in the revolt. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 10 CGC 7.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4457582008

Cover art by Wally Wood. First appearance of the Organizer, Cat Man, Ape Man, Frog Man, and Bird Man in While the City Sleeps!, script and finished art by Wally Wood, breakdowns by Bob Powell; Foggy is recruited to run as District Attorney for the Reform Party, but something shady is going on as the Organizer and his Ani-Men are involved; DD tries to solve the mystery. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 10 CGC 7.5 Restored

Trimmed

Paper: Off white to white

Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s)

Top edge of front cover trimmed.

Label #4461664004

Cover art by Wally Wood. First appearance of the Organizer, Cat Man, Ape Man, Frog Man, and Bird Man in While the City Sleeps!, script and finished art by Wally Wood, breakdowns by Bob Powell; Foggy is recruited to run as District Attorney for the Reform Party, but something shady is going on as the Organizer and his Ani-Men are involved; DD tries to solve the mystery. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 41 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4457582010

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Death of Mike Murdock, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by John Tartaglione; Daredevil returns from the time displacement limbo just in time to save Foggy from the Exterminator and the Unholy Three while killing off his Mike Murdock alter-ego in the process; appearances by the Ape Man, Bird Man, and Cat Man. Letter to the editor from writer Peter Sanderson. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 52 CGC 9.8

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4507175001

Cover pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith, inks by Johnny Craig. The Night of the Panther, script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith [as Barry Smith], inks by Johnny Craig; DD is dying of radiation poisoning and Black Panther helps him rescue Karen from Saxon; Both the Panther and Saxon know DD's secret identity; appearances by the Vision and Yellowjacket. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 107 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4448687003

Cover pencils by Jim Starlin, inks by Al Milgrom. Blind Man's Bluff!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by Sal Buscema; Broderick merges with the monster Terrex and orders the city of San Francisco to surrender to him or he will kill everyone; Captain Marvel joins the battle and our heroes formulate a plan to stop Terrex but the whole shebang hinges on the work of blind attorney Matthew Murdock and the psychotic Angar the Screamer; Thanos War tie-in. Next issue begins a bi-monthly schedule and drops the Black Widow name from the masthead. 36 pages. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 168D CGC 6.5 Direct Variant

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4473182009

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. First appearance of Elektra in Elektra, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Matt is after an international criminal being protected by Eric Slaughter when he runs across his college sweetheart turned bounty hunter; this story, by the way, is a reworking of a couple of classic Spirit stories by Will Eisner, Sand Serif and Bring in Sand Serif (1950). 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 170 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4489519001

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. The Kingpin Must Die, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; Kingpin, retired in Japan, sends his wife to New York to hire Nelson and Murdock so he can turn states evidence against the East Coast crime bosses; Vanessa is captured by the mob so they can lure Kingpin back to New York so they can kill him; Daredevil gets in the way and has a confrontation with Bullseye. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 175 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4489519002

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Gantlet, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; DD is without his radar sense and teamed-up with Elektra against the Hand and their master assassin, Kirigi; While Matt is off fighting ninja, Foggy is defending the Gladiator in court. Full page pin-up ad for Spider-Woman, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Al Milgrom. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.50. Cover price $0.50.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 179 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4512264004

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Spiked!, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Ben is warned off of the Kingpin/Cherryh story by Elektra and Cherryh himself; When Ben and DD continue to dig, Elektra shows up and beats DD right before she throws a sai through Ben Urich; Story is narrated by Urich. Letter to the editor from comics editor Diana Schutz. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 179 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4489519003

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Spiked!, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Ben is warned off of the Kingpin/Cherryh story by Elektra and Cherryh himself; When Ben and DD continue to dig, Elektra shows up and beats DD right before she throws a sai through Ben Urich; Story is narrated by Urich. Letter to the editor from comics editor Diana Schutz. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 181D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4441376012

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Last Hand, script by Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Bullseye breaks out of prison; Elektra hunts down Foggy and is about to kill him until she recognizes him as Matt's buddy from college; Bullseye fights Elektra and kills her with her own sai; DD goes after Bullseye and ends up dropping him from a great height, breaking every bone in his body; Kingpin appearance; story narrated by Bullseye; story dedicated to the memory of Wally Wood 1927-1981. Full page pin-up ad for Marvel Fanfare, art by Michael Golden. Statement of Ownership average # of copies in preceding 12 months: 276,812 Cover price $1.00.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 183D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4489519004

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Child's Play, script by Roger McKenzie and Frank Miller, pencils by Frank Miller (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; A young girl on drugs takes a dive out of her school window and dies, and her brother, DD and the Punisher are all trying to track down the dealer responsible; Matt proposes to Heather; Hogman [Peter Grunter] is the guest villain. The last few pages are probably penciled by Janson from Miller breakdowns. This story was originally scheduled for issue 167 but delayed because the Comics Code did not approve it in its original form. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 184D CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4473637006

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Good Guys Wear Red!, script by Frank Miller and Roger McKenzie (uncredited), pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson; DD and the Punisher hunt down Hogman for selling drugs to kids, but the two heroes clash over their methods; DD ends up shooting the Punisher with his own gun; 2nd part of Angel Dust story originally rejected by the CCA. Letter to the editor from comics editor Diana Schutz. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 227 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4497678001

First 75-cent cover price. Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. Apocalypse, script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchel; Karen Page sells Daredevil's secret identity for a drug fix; Kingpin buys the name and proceeds to wreck Matt Murdock's life; part 1 of critically acclaimed Born Again storyline. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 230 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4497678002

"Born Again" Written by Frank Miller. Art by David Mazzucchelli. Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. Daredevil is nursed back to health by Sister Maggie. Karen makes It to New York looking for Matt. Ben tries to come to grips with his story on Murdock and Kingpin. Kingpin commissions a Daredevil costume from Melvin Potter. Matt finds out that Sister Maggie is his mother. Brief Kingpin appearance. J. Jonah Jameson cameo. Part 4 of critically acclaimed Born Again storyline. Cover price $0.75.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 231D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4497678003

Direct Edition. "Saved" Written by Frank Miller. Art by David Mazzucchelli. Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. Ben begins his expose on the Kingpin and his wife is almost killed for his efforts. Matt fights the Kingpin's goon in a Daredevil costume and takes the costume after the battle. Matt and Karen are re-united. Part 5 of critically acclaimed Born Again storyline. Cover price $0.75.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 232D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4497678004

Direct Edition. Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. God and Country starring Daredevil, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, Glorianna O'Breen, Ben Urich, Kingpin, and Nuke [Sgt. Simpson] (1st), script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli; Matt helps Karen kick her drug habit; Kingpin hires a deranged Super Soldier to go after DD; part 6 of critically acclaimed Born Again storyline. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Daredevil (1964 1st Series) 233 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4497678005

Cover art by David Mazzucchelli. Armageddon, script by Frank Miller, art by David Mazzucchelli; Captain America intervenes in Daredevil's battle with Nuke and finds out that the government has still been using the Super Soldier Program; Cap and DD link Kingpin with the Nuke fiasco and ruin his reputation; cameos by Thor and Iron Man; part 7 (conclusion) of critically acclaimed Born Again storyline. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75. Cover price $0.75.

Daredevil (1998 2nd Series) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: White

Label #4487112008

Cover pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Guardian Devil Part One: ...And A Child Shall Lead Them All, script by Kevin Smith, pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; Karen has been gone for 6 months and Matt is trying to move on with his life; A young girl brings a child to Matt that she claims is the new Messiah and leaves the kid in his care. 38 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Daredevil (1998 2nd Series) 5A CGC 9.6 Quesada Bullseye

Paper: White

Label #4487112009

Cover shows Daredevil carrying baby on his back. Cover has barcode number ends in 00511. Cover pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Guardian Devil Part 5: Devil's Despair, script by Kevin Smith, pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; Strange lets DD know that he has been duped in much that has gone on and he summons Mephisto to prove it; DD races to the church to save the child, his mother and Karen from the deadly Bullseye but isn't quite successful. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Daredevil (1998 2nd Series) 5B CGC 9.8 Quesada Variant

Paper: White

Variant Cover

Label #4487112010

Cover shows Daredevil on his knees. Cover has barcode number ending in 00521. Cover pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti. Guardian Devil Part 5: Devil's Despair, script by Kevin Smith, pencils by Joe Quesada, inks by Jimmy Palmiotti; Strange lets DD know that he has been duped in much that has gone on and he summons Mephisto to prove it; DD races to the church to save the child, his mother and Karen from the deadly Bullseye but isn't quite successful. 36 pgs. $2.50. Cover price $2.50.

Daredevil (2017 6th Series) 597SHATTERED CGC 9.8 SS Frank Miller DiMassi Shattered Variant

Paper: White

Signed By Frank Miller on 7/14/20. Shattered Comics Edition.

Label #2504922020

Shattered Comics variant by Matt DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Stefano Landini. MAYOR FISK Part 3 - When Mayor Fisk makes Matt Murdock an offer he can't refuse…the city's most famous lawyer joins up with the Fisk Administration?! But surely Daredevil would never give up on taking the Kingpin down… 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Daredevil (2017 6th Series) 597SHATTERED CGC 9.8 SS Frank Miller DiMassi Shattered Variant

Paper: White

Signed By Frank Miller on 7/14/20. Shattered Comics Edition.

Label #2504922018

Shattered Comics variant by Matt DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Stefano Landini. MAYOR FISK Part 3 - When Mayor Fisk makes Matt Murdock an offer he can't refuse…the city's most famous lawyer joins up with the Fisk Administration?! But surely Daredevil would never give up on taking the Kingpin down… 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Daredevil (2017 6th Series) 597SHATTERED CGC 9.8 SS Frank Miller DiMassi Shattered Variant

Paper: White

Signed By Frank Miller on 7/14/20. Shattered Comics Edition.

Label #2504922024

Shattered Comics variant by Matt DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Stefano Landini. MAYOR FISK Part 3 - When Mayor Fisk makes Matt Murdock an offer he can't refuse…the city's most famous lawyer joins up with the Fisk Administration?! But surely Daredevil would never give up on taking the Kingpin down… 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.

Daredevil (2017 6th Series) 597SHATTERED CGC 9.8 SS Frank Miller DiMassi Shattered Variant

Paper: White

Signed By Frank Miller on 7/14/20. Shattered Comics Edition.

Label #2504922023

Shattered Comics variant by Matt DiMasi. Written by Charles Soule. Art by Stefano Landini. MAYOR FISK Part 3 - When Mayor Fisk makes Matt Murdock an offer he can't refuse…the city's most famous lawyer joins up with the Fisk Administration?! But surely Daredevil would never give up on taking the Kingpin down… 28 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $3.99.