COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Daredevil 197 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3915614001
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Owner:
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Professor Pecora
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Daredevil #197 features the 1st appearance of Yuriko Oyama who later becomes Lady Deathstrike + the 11th cover appearance of Bullseye!
Signature Series: Signed by cover artist Bill Sienkiewicz on 9/9/2021
Overstreet 2023 NM- 9.2 value = $30.
According to the CGC Census Report as of Tuesday, August 22, 2023, out of a total of 44 Signature Series copies graded, only 15 copies were graded in 9.8 with 0 copies graded higher! With these statistics in mind, this represents a rarity factor of 34.09% of the total population.
For Universal copies: out of a total of 451 Universal copies graded, only 126 copies were graded in 9.8 with 0 copies graded higher! This represents a rarity factor of 27.94% of the total population.
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Published in August of 1983, Daredevil #197 features the 1st appearance of Yuriko Oyama, who later becomes Lady Deathstrike in Alpha Flight #33, which was published in April of 1986!
Led by the diabolical William Stryker, Lady Deathstrike was created in the same government experiment that Wolverine was involved in—Weapon X, in which she was brainwashed through mind control and her body partially modified into a cyborg! Unlike Wolverine’s three adamantium claws that retract through his knuckles; Lady Deathstrike has five adamantium claws that retract through her fingertips to attack her opponents with—making her a deadly Wolverine and X-Men villainess!
For example, in Wolverine #35-#37, published between January-March of 1991, Wolverine battled Lady Deathstrike in a classic 3-part story arch properly entitled, “BLOOD & CLAWS!”
Furthermore, Lady Deathstrike has been portrayed on the silver screen by actor Kelly Hu in the Marvel Enterprises film X2: X-Men United (2003)!
Unfortunately, this version of Lady Deathstrike was not featured as a cyborg and was never referred to by her name. Therefore, there is a ton of potential to reintroduce her character as Yuriko Oyama in a future Daredevil film, which could transition nicely over into a Wolverine or X-Men film within the MCU!
On another note, in just his 10th cover appearance in costume (16th appearance overall), Bullseye is featured prominently in the background staring down at Daredevil & Yuriko Oyama—courtesy of the exceptionally talented cover artist Bill Sienkiewicz!
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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In closing, I purchased this PERFECTLY WRAPPED & CENTERED copy with EXCELLENT SIGNATURE PLACEMENT from mg_comics (via eBay) in January of 2022! I am super proud to own this stunning copy and look forward to watching it appreciate each year!
Happy Collecting & Enjoy the Hunt!
-Professor Pecora
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