Daredevil #165 p. 8 by Miller and Janson
Artists: Frank Miller (Penciller) , Klaus Janson (Inker) , Roger McKenzie (Writer)
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DescriptionI first met Shelton Drum at one of the comic book mini-cons he put on in Charlotte, NC back in the day. Some time later, he opened Heroes Aren't Hard to Find and I started buying my comics there. I did not visit his shop every week, as I lived outside the city, but, nevertheless, I became a regular customer as the years went by.One day, I walked into his store, and after he greeted me by name, I asked for the books on my pull list. As he was looking them over before he handed them to me, he asked me if I was reading Daredevil. I read it off and on back in the Gene Colan days but, having limited funds, I had to choose my books carefully, and so I told him Daredevil was one of the books I weeded out for subscription purposes. He said there's this new artist drawing it named Frank Miller and I should give it a try. (It's funny how I can remember stuff like this) Anyway, I took him up on his recommendation. While my memory isn't good enough to remember the exact issue, I do remember that Shelton had not steered me wrong. Daredevil quickly rose up to the top of my reading pile, and Frank Miller became one of my all-time favorite artists. So, how did I end up with a great page like this one from one of the seminal American comic books of the 1980s? Well, one day, back in 1990, I left America and comics behind to teach English in Japan. I thought this would be a brief respite as I tried to figure out what I was going to do with my life after giving up a position as a reporter for a not so large and not so metropolitan newspaper, but, as fate would have it, I ended up getting married to a wonderful lady from Japan and staying here. The thing was, I had a whole bunch of comic books that I had collected over practically my entire lifetime located in my childhood home back in the States, and there was no way to bring them back to Japan with me and store them in the small places I was living in back in those days. What to do? I didn't have much time to sell them individually, so, on a trip back to NC, I called up Shelton and asked if he'd be interested in buying my collection. He was, and we got to a certain point in the negotiations that he did not want to go beyond but that I thought was not far enough, so, first, he offered to include comic books as part of a cash and trade deal. This did not make sense to me as I was selling my collection so, unless we were talking about Action Comics Number 1, why would I take comic books. At some point in the negotiations, however, original art was mentioned as a possible substitute for the comics. One of the pages offered was this action page from Daredevil 165. I looked at it and thought, "What a page!" These are full Miller pencils (as opposed to the breakdowns he would do later), and at this point in his run, he was starting to get a real handle on the style he was developing. Further, Janson's inks were meshing with it perfectly. It quickly became part of the deal. I love the Kubertesque silhouettes in the first panel and how the action just flows from one panel to the next. If that weren't enough, one of the titular "Arms of the Octopus" shows up in the last two panels. It's the kind of quality page a collector like me is, quite frankly, lucky to own. Thanks, Shelton! Social/Sharing |
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Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 3/16/2007
What a prize page! You don't see pages from this issue very often. Thanks for sharing!
Danny Tran
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 3/19/2007
This is a wonderful page(it was worth the trade).Thanks for sharing.
COL (Ret) Churchill 
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 3/22/2007
Very nice acquisition. I believe that there is a CAF gallery member who will be after you for this page.....
P T
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 4/21/2007
wow!!! wish i could trade my comic book collection for something like this, great page. congratulation.
Rick Snow
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 4/25/2007
MILLER DD DONT KNOW WHAT TO SAY GREAT PG KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK....NICE....................................!
The Comic Coffin™
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 6/17/2007
Just an absolutely incredible page. Thanks for sharing...
Ross T. L.
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 10/8/2007
Timothy, what great action this has. Very nice art!
Doctor Feelgood
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 10/14/2007
A stunning page by a phenomenal artist. You have also such a beautiful collection. Thanks from France to sharing.
J L
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/25/2008
What a page. That first panel where DD is leaping down is my favorite. The rest of the page is great too. I'm so jealous. 8 )
Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 4/28/2008
A superb page from the early Miller DD days. They don´t come better than this!
Guillermo Bauza
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 6/22/2008
Thanks for your kind comment! Here you have some excellent examples of superb storytelling... Congratulations!!
Adam Beechen
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 7/6/2008
Serious case of page envy here...Great get, Timothy...
JEff G
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 3/7/2009
What a wonderful action page this is, some of the best I've seen from Frank Miller!
Sam Hughes
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 4/17/2009
Beautiful page! I have the following 2 pg spread. Thanks for telling me about yours!
Lorenzo Fratini
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 8/3/2009
What a page! And what an incredible collection!
L. F. Antelo
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/21/2009
Beautiful art of a great artist. Congratulations on acquiring such an impossible to find piece.
Yoshi M. (REP. Japan Comic Art Expo)
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/9/2010
I just have no idea why I didn't see this page for this long. I was blind!!! Great page sir!!
Max C
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 9/15/2010
Wow! I never get tired to look at your amazing collection
Mark N.
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 11/23/2010
What a beaut! I can't imagine a better Miller-Janson DD page.
Dimitrios Z
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 7/14/2012
Very nice battle page. So many great issues on this run including this issues rare battle vs Doc. Congrats!!!
Timothy Guerrero
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/20/2012
You sure milked your comic book collection! I wish I could find someone to take my collection in for pieces like these!
Dietmar Krueger
Member Since 2010
1 - Posted on 10/9/2013
Miller is just the definitive Daredevil artist for me. And this is a great example of his work.
Alex B
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 10/12/2013
That first panel is incredible and the rest is "just" a perfect choreography of a fight as only Miller can do. I love it !!! Congrats and thanks for sharing this beauty. If you ever wonder about letting it go, please contact me !
Sean Clarke
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 2/2/2014
A killer page from the period where Miller got better month to month, and panel to panel. Better choreography you'll seldom see!
Daniel C.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 5/3/2015
Forgive my lateness commenting on this awesome piece. I too have been a huge fan of Miller's work on this title. And this is a fine example of it. Daredevil in battle. That, and the arms of Octopus to boot. This rocks!
Eric Callen
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/24/2015
My word is this awesome!! Some of my best memories of buying/reading art is from this era. Still have them all, too! HUGE congrats and thanx for sharing.
Tommy Kohlmaier
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 11/17/2015
What a really lame page, you should sell it ! To me !
Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 11/3/2021
Tommy Kohlmaier wrote:
What a really lame page, you should sell it ! To me !I say its even lamer. I will give you some comics for it. Completing the circle. Lol.
G. C.
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 4/20/2017
One of the best page i have seen from Miller. Great story by the way !
Maicol Senzacqua
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 11/5/2017
I LOVE THIS PAGE! ..SOONER OR LATER........:)
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 3/11/2020
Wow! What a great Miller Daredevil page! From that first panel to the last: Nonstop action!
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 11/19/2021
Love the story (yours) behind this seminal work. Happy trails!
alessandro gentili
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 12/9/2021
I come back here again, again , again..
Truly a dream..
John Espinoza
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 1/10/2022
I love it when a great page is paired with a great story behind it!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 9/24/2023
Gorgeous Timothy! A GEM in your collection of gems!
CJ Design
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 3/16/2025
I so love this Style by Miller...with Klaus inks to boot.
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