*Marvel: After a little artistic floundering in his early issues, the Sightless Swashbuckler lucked out when the superlative Wally Wood took over illustrating his adventures. This is probably the finest Wood issue, marked not only by the premiere of the red Daredevil costume, (replacing his original outfit, which actually looked like it was designed by a blind man…) but also by a genuinely gripping battle in which Daredevil, overpowered by the vastly superior might of the Sub-Mariner, shows such courage and determination that even Namor’s scaly heart is moved to compassion. This is a nice, solid, pence stamped copy with good colour and no cover markings. The staples are tight and firm at spine and centrefold. There is some wear at top edge, with short, spidery colour-breaking creases at bottom edge and spine. Pages are a supple cream colour. We’ve graded it down a little from what it otherwise would be due to tanning at the inside cover edges, with no hint of brittleness.
PICTURED: DAREDEVIL #7 GD/VG p £185