American Comics Update: Mighty Marvel Firsts: Daredevil #5 & #6: Matador & Mr. Fear
*Marvel: Wally Wood took over the artistic reins on Daredevil with #5, bringing his style, dynamism, superb sense of layout and all-round excellence to the title. Two very different villains made their debuts: the Matador in #5 and Mr. Fear (with recycled side-kicks the Ox and the Eel) in #6, the last outings for DD in his original yellow and black costume.
PICTURED: DAREDEVIL
#5 VG- p £100 1st Matador. Great cover colour and gloss. Unmarked but for pence stamp. Some slight spine wear with colour-breaking stress marks, but looks great with tight, firm staples and supple off-white pages. Graded lower due to heavy tanning around the edges of the inside covers, but no brittleness. SOLD
#6 VG- p £70 1st Mr Fear. Great cover with vivid colour. Pence stamped. Very small amounts of spine wear. A couple of very soft creases down the centre which barely show and barely break colour. Tight staples and decent off-white to cream pages. Tiny chip out top cover edge. Graded lower due to heavy tanning around the edges of the inside covers, but no brittleness. A faint shadow of this just creeps on to the extremities of the outside covers. SOLD