Daredevil (1964 1st Series) UK Edition comic books
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Tags: Daredevil$3,350.00
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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Bill Everett. First appearances of Daredevil, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson in The Origin of Daredevil, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett (splash page penciled by Jack Kirby); Matt Murdock saves a blind man from an oncoming truck but is struck blind himself by a radioactive canister during the rescue; The radioactivity heightens Matt's other senses and gives him an uncanny radar sense; Matt graduates college and begins practicing law with his college roommate Foggy; Matt's father, a boxer, is killed by the Fixer after he refuses to throw a fight; Matt designs a costume and a billy club (from his cane) and takes his derogatory childhood nickname "Daredevil"; DD tracks down the Fixer and the man who shot his father. Spider-Man and Fantastic Four appear on the cover but not in the story inside. 36 pgs.
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- Paper: Off white to white
- U.K. Price Variant.
- Label #4709332001
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Vince Colletta. Origin and first appearance of the Owl inThe Owl, Ominous Overlord of Crime!, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Joe Orlando, inks by Vince Colletta; A wealthy and ruthless financier is exposed as a criminal and begins his reign as the Owl; The Owl hires Matt Murdock to get him out of his legal troubles; The Owl gathers a gang, traps DD and Karen and begins his bid to rule the underworld; DD escapes and takes the Owl down. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.
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Tags: Daredevil$4.30
UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 6p cover price. Cover pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita Sr. Cry...Beetle!, script by Steve Gerber, pencils by Bob Brown, inks by John Romita (Daredevil figure on page 1) and Paul Gulacy; Matt learns that Foggy has been shot and returns to New York without the Black Widow; Moondragon breaks up with DD and leaves for the stars; Matt learns from the injured Foggy that he was investigating a plot called Black Spectre; DD stops the Beetle who is attempting to steal government plates but Black Spectre members interfere and make off with the plates. Letter to the editor from comics writer J.M. DeMatteis. The letters page also contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #22 (Man-Thing). 36 pages.
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Tags: Daredevil
- Paper: White
- U.K. Price Variant.
- Label #4306146002
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
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UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. Origin and first appearance of the new Bullseye in Watch Out For Bullseye--He Never Misses!, script by Marv Wolfman, pencils by Bob Brown (breakdowns) and Klaus Janson (finished art), inks by Klaus Janson; Matt finds out about a tenement slum owned by Glenn Industries; Bullseye kills with a ball point pen; DD gets the skinny on Bullseye from a Bugle reporter; When DD chases down Bullseye, he ends up in a circus ring where he is about to have a very public fight for his life. (See Nick Fury (1968-1971) #15 for the first Bullseye.) The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series B #47 (Thor by Jack Kirby). 32 pgs. Cover price $0.25.





