The final two episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law had a huge guest star who wasn’t a secret to anyone, a villain we all expected, and a character who’s been rumored for a while. Let’s take a look to see how the market reacted.

Finally, Matt Murdock

Matt Murdock showed up in Episode 8 of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, as did his alter ego Daredevil. And he did it in style, wearing a version of his classic gold and red costume. There are 5,799 graded copies of Daredevil #1 in the CGC census, so it’s not uncommon to see sales of low-mid to low-grade copies, and often multiple copies in one day.

For example, September 27 – a Tuesday of all days – saw four copies sell between the grades of 5.5 and 0.5. We saw the same number of sales – four – on the day Daredevil made his MCU debut, October 6, with the exception that these were all low grades. Two CGC graded 2.5 copies sold – one for a slashed $3,900, the other for a slashed $3,000. There was a CGC-graded 1.8 copy selling for $2,600 and a CBCS 0.5-graded copy selling for $1,900. None were records in their grade.

So, no real market reaction to the first we see Daredevil in costume in the MCU. Which may lead some to perpetuate the idea that Daredevil #1 is an undervalued key.

This is an interesting Marvel Silver Age comic. There are more graded copies in the CGC census than there are for Fantastic Four #1 and Incredible Hulk #1 combined, or for that matter, any single early Marvel first issue or first appearance. In addition, copies graded 6.0 and higher represent a larger proportion of the total census for Daredevil #1 – 29.7% - than for any other early Marvel first appearances with the exception of Strange Tales #110, which squeaks ahead at 30.3%.

With higher-grade copies more plentiful than with earlier Marvel keys – both as a percentage of graded copies and in sheer overall numbers – prices are kept low. As a result, lower-graded copies reach affordable numbers for those who just want an early Marvel key.

You often hear that Daredevil #1 is an undervalued key comic, and somehow always sells for relatively low dollar amounts. However, prices are low due to the relatively bountiful supply, not because collectors are undervaluing it.

Ribbit and Rip It!

We also got our first appearance of old Daredevil foe, Leap Frog, in Episode 8. Or rather, it was his son, Eugene Patilio – Frog-Man in the comics – taking on his dad’s moniker. Three graded copies of Daredevil #25 sold on the date of Leap Frog’s MCU debut. To put that in perspective, that’s more than sold in the months of August and September combined. The high was a 9.0 selling for $331 on eBay, a record in that grade, beating out the old high of $175 by 47%.

By October 16, however, a 9.2 graded copy was selling for $251 in an eBay auction. Yet more proof – as if more was needed – that the debut of a character in the MCU is not the time to buy.

Brooding Hulk Jr.

And finally, we come to the conclusion of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Right there at the end of the final episode we are introduced to the long-rumored Skaar, showing up as an angsty sulky teen.

Skaar, like many Marvel characters, has a multitude of “first appearances.” There’s What If? Planet Hulk #1, the first time we see the character in a comic but in a non-canonical alternate reality. Next, we have World War Hulk #5 featuring a one-page cameo of Skaar. And finally, there’s Skaar: Son of Hulk #1, the first full canonical appearance of the character.

And the big winner was… What If? Planet Hulk #1 with 15 copies selling since October 13. The high sale was a 9.8 graded copy going for a slashed $937 on October 15. Which places it in third all-time for sales in that grade.

Number one and number two? That would be two best offer sales taking place on the same day – August 21, with one selling for an astronomical slashed $1,899 and the other for a more pedestrian slashed $1,250.

There were 11 sales of World War Hulk #5. The high among universal graded copies was a 9.8 selling for a more reasonable $316 on October 13, barely making it into the top 10 for sales in that grade. The all-time high was set on March 11 with a price of $400.

As for Skaar: Son of Hulk #1? It set a record when a 9.8 graded copy sold in an eBay fixed price sale on October 16 for $340. While only three graded copies have sold since Skaar’s MCU debut, that’s likely due more to the paltry 78 copies in the CGC census than lack of demand.

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