AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963-98; 2003-13) #16
CGC NM+: 9.6
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SOLD ON: Tuesday, 06/07/2022 9:39 PM
$19,000
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
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1st app of Daredevil outside title (sporting original yellow costume); Circus of Crime app.; 1st meeting of Spider-Man & Daredevil; Steve Ditko cover & art
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1st app of Daredevil outside title (sporting original yellow costume); Circus of Crime app.; 1st meeting of Spider-Man & Daredevil; Steve Ditko cover & art
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white pgs
1st app of Daredevil outside title (sporting original yellow costume); Circus of Crime app.; 1st meeting of Spider-Man & Daredevil; Steve Ditko cover & artSavvy Stan Lee was adept at the cross-promotion of his new hero comics to help build a following by leaning on his previous successes. Take, for instance, this cover to AMS #16, a comic published two short months after the release of Daredevil’s premiere, using the already smash hit Spider-Man to draw attention to Marvel’s newest hero was a stroke of genius. The awesome Steve Ditko cover illustration is filled with color and motion, a true classic of the Silver Age. Web-head and Hornhead were recently reunited in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” with Charlie Cox returning to his lauded TV role as Matt Murdock in the MCU. The future for this comic is bright, driven by the love for its two cover stars and their ever-growing fanbase.
There are only a handful of higher-graded copies of AMS #16 on the CGC boards, making this 9.6 copy extremely valuable and desirable to Spidey collectors and Daredevil fans alike. The book presents incredibly bright reds and yellows and deep moody greens and blues, set against a stark white background that shows no sign of the 58-year vintage of this comic. The book has survived the decades to arrive in amazing condition in our 50th Event Auction. The growing interest in investment comics and the continuing love for Spider-Man and Daredevil make this a recommended target at auction.
Overstreet Guide 2021 NM- (9.2) value = $2,200
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
Amazing Spider-Man #16 features the 1st Daredevil crossover + the 2nd appearance of the Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime!
Overstreet 2021 NM- 9.2 value = $2,200.
According to the CGC Census Report as of Tuesday, April 26, 2022, out of a total of 2,040 Universal copies graded, only a mere 16 copies were graded in 9.6 with only 7 copies graded higher in 9.8!
With these statistics in mind, this represents an impressive rarity factor of only 0.78% of the total population!
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It’s September of 1964, and the legendary duo of Stan “The Man” Lee and Steve Ditko made history once again, by featuring Daredevil’s 1st crossover appearance into another title! This historical landmark issue can easily get overlooked due to the plethora of major 1st appearances featured in the previous fifteen issues, but make no mistake that ASM #16 is definitely a legendary issue within the iconic Amazing Spider-Man Silver Age run!
For starters, the origin and 1st appearance of Daredevil (Matt Murdock) took place in April of 1964; merely five months prior to the release of ASM #16! You’ll notice that Daredevil is featured in a yellow and black suit, because he didn’t begin donning his modern red suit until April of 1965, when Daredevil #7 was published exactly one year later! It’s important to note that the Daredevil title was published bimonthly for the first 11 issues (1964-1965), and only started being published monthly with issue #12 in January of 1966. Therefore, this means that Amazing Spider-Man #16 features Daredevil’s “4th” overall appearance in the history of comics!
This is MAJOR! We’re talking about two perennial Marvel superheroes facing off against each other for the very first time! In my personal opinion, ASM #16 is one of Steve Ditko’s most striking and appealing battle covers within his 38 issue run! For example, if you scan through the first fifteen issues and view the front covers, the most close-up depiction of Spider-Man is on ASM #10, which features the 1st appearance of the Big Man (Fred Foswell) and the Enforcers. However, Spider-Man is not in battle mode, but rather shown hanging on a web with the Enforcers standing in the background. In turn, ASM #16 presents the 1st issue in which we are presented with another close-up view of Spider-Man, but in the midst of battling Daredevil, who would later become one of Spider-Man’s greatest allies in fighting crime throughout NYC!
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were also marketing geniuses of their time! To commemorate Spider-Man and Daredevil’s future alliance and partnership, in May of 1966, Spider-Man was featured in his first Daredevil crossover in Daredevil #16! How cool is that! These early crossover appearances laid the foundation for what would later become a cohesive and multidimensional Marvel Universe!
With the aforementioned information above, Amazing Spider-Man #16 is without a doubt a significant historical issue, and is definitely one of the top 25 most valuable ASM issues of the entire run!
On that note, this stunning copy is WORLD CLASS in every way! For a book published in September of 1964, the vibrant colors radiate brightly as if the book was printed yesterday! It’s definitely RARE to find copies this old that are not only PERFECTLY WRAPPED & CENTERED with RAZOR SHARP CORNERS, but also contain MILK WHITE PAGES!
Moreover, this book goes down in history as my very 1st Stan Lee/Steve Ditko ASM acquisition, and since I am also a huge Daredevil fan and absolutely LOVE the Marvel Daredevil Netflix TV Series (2015-2018), this was the perfect early ASM issue to add to the Professor Pecora Collection!
In closing, I’m confident that whoever has the pleasure of WINNING this immaculate piece of comic book history and views the book up close, will agree that they have just acquired THE BEST CGC 9.6 WP copy on the planet that presents like a 9.8!
Happy Collecting & Enjoy the Hunt!
-Professor Pecora
1st app of Daredevil outside title (sporting original yellow costume); Circus of Crime app.; 1st meeting of Spider-Man & Daredevil; Steve Ditko cover & artSavvy Stan Lee was adept at the cross-promotion of his new hero comics to help build a following by leaning on his previous successes. Take, for instance, this cover to AMS #16, a comic published two short months after the release of Daredevil’s premiere, using the already smash hit Spider-Man to draw attention to Marvel’s newest hero was a stroke of genius. The awesome Steve Ditko cover illustration is filled with color and motion, a true classic of the Silver Age. Web-head and Hornhead were recently reunited in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” with Charlie Cox returning to his lauded TV role as Matt Murdock in the MCU. The future for this comic is bright, driven by the love for its two cover stars and their ever-growing fanbase.
There are only a handful of higher-graded copies of AMS #16 on the CGC boards, making this 9.6 copy extremely valuable and desirable to Spidey collectors and Daredevil fans alike. The book presents incredibly bright reds and yellows and deep moody greens and blues, set against a stark white background that shows no sign of the 58-year vintage of this comic. The book has survived the decades to arrive in amazing condition in our 50th Event Auction. The growing interest in investment comics and the continuing love for Spider-Man and Daredevil make this a recommended target at auction.
Overstreet Guide 2021 NM- (9.2) value = $2,200
If you are a new customer planning to make a first-time purchase over $25,000, please contact us 24 hours in advance of the item closing at 212.895.3999 or support@comicconnect.com so that we may approve your account for bidding. (This policy was instituted to protect consignors and bidders against bids from fraudulent accounts, and to ensure the integrity of the bidding process.) Once approved, please log out of your account and then log in, for the approval to take effect.
Amazing Spider-Man #16 features the 1st Daredevil crossover + the 2nd appearance of the Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime!
Overstreet 2021 NM- 9.2 value = $2,200.
According to the CGC Census Report as of Tuesday, April 26, 2022, out of a total of 2,040 Universal copies graded, only a mere 16 copies were graded in 9.6 with only 7 copies graded higher in 9.8!
With these statistics in mind, this represents an impressive rarity factor of only 0.78% of the total population!
___________________________________________________________
It’s September of 1964, and the legendary duo of Stan “The Man” Lee and Steve Ditko made history once again, by featuring Daredevil’s 1st crossover appearance into another title! This historical landmark issue can easily get overlooked due to the plethora of major 1st appearances featured in the previous fifteen issues, but make no mistake that ASM #16 is definitely a legendary issue within the iconic Amazing Spider-Man Silver Age run!
For starters, the origin and 1st appearance of Daredevil (Matt Murdock) took place in April of 1964; merely five months prior to the release of ASM #16! You’ll notice that Daredevil is featured in a yellow and black suit, because he didn’t begin donning his modern red suit until April of 1965, when Daredevil #7 was published exactly one year later! It’s important to note that the Daredevil title was published bimonthly for the first 11 issues (1964-1965), and only started being published monthly with issue #12 in January of 1966. Therefore, this means that Amazing Spider-Man #16 features Daredevil’s “4th” overall appearance in the history of comics!
This is MAJOR! We’re talking about two perennial Marvel superheroes facing off against each other for the very first time! In my personal opinion, ASM #16 is one of Steve Ditko’s most striking and appealing battle covers within his 38 issue run! For example, if you scan through the first fifteen issues and view the front covers, the most close-up depiction of Spider-Man is on ASM #10, which features the 1st appearance of the Big Man (Fred Foswell) and the Enforcers. However, Spider-Man is not in battle mode, but rather shown hanging on a web with the Enforcers standing in the background. In turn, ASM #16 presents the 1st issue in which we are presented with another close-up view of Spider-Man, but in the midst of battling Daredevil, who would later become one of Spider-Man’s greatest allies in fighting crime throughout NYC!
Stan Lee and Steve Ditko were also marketing geniuses of their time! To commemorate Spider-Man and Daredevil’s future alliance and partnership, in May of 1966, Spider-Man was featured in his first Daredevil crossover in Daredevil #16! How cool is that! These early crossover appearances laid the foundation for what would later become a cohesive and multidimensional Marvel Universe!
With the aforementioned information above, Amazing Spider-Man #16 is without a doubt a significant historical issue, and is definitely one of the top 25 most valuable ASM issues of the entire run!
On that note, this stunning copy is WORLD CLASS in every way! For a book published in September of 1964, the vibrant colors radiate brightly as if the book was printed yesterday! It’s definitely RARE to find copies this old that are not only PERFECTLY WRAPPED & CENTERED with RAZOR SHARP CORNERS, but also contain MILK WHITE PAGES!
Moreover, this book goes down in history as my very 1st Stan Lee/Steve Ditko ASM acquisition, and since I am also a huge Daredevil fan and absolutely LOVE the Marvel Daredevil Netflix TV Series (2015-2018), this was the perfect early ASM issue to add to the Professor Pecora Collection!
In closing, I’m confident that whoever has the pleasure of WINNING this immaculate piece of comic book history and views the book up close, will agree that they have just acquired THE BEST CGC 9.6 WP copy on the planet that presents like a 9.8!
Happy Collecting & Enjoy the Hunt!
-Professor Pecora