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Daredevil 1 1964 compare left to right published and drawing.
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DescriptionPublished in The Bill Everett Treasure Hunt Discovery Gets to the Heart of a Genius by Michael Kenyon in the CFA/APA #118.Behold. The pursuit is over. The journey complete. The ONLY Daredevil drawing to surface by the late, great Bill Everett. Bill's classic published pencil work on Daredevil 1 was limited to these pages. Other artists jumped in to finish (ink) some of the pages on the comic and kept the release date for Daredevil 1 on target. Bill had a heck of a time staying on Stan Lee's schedule. This is the crown jewel of three wonderful drawings done by Bill for his daughter Wendy's high school friend back in 1965. The young man preserved the art until it was turned up in a search for collectible Marvelmania materials a few years ago. I had made contact with the eventual seller based on a previous inquiry over a rare yellow 1970's Spider-Man poster. What gave me the leg up in negotiations for the art I think, was that I communicated my intentions to keep the three drawings together for historical purpose. That seemed to resonate with the seller, although negotiations went on for a week. He also wanted to keep the three drawings together because only one of the three had the artists signature on it. That’s understandable for some who worry art will be questioned if the artist didn’t sign it. For the very experienced collector the artist’s signature is the actual work itself. Does it stand up under scrutiny? In the end I lost out on one of three drawings. My contact let me know that he would sell one piece to a different collector and he would sell me the other two drawings. Despite being disappointed to not keep them all together, the two I got were the ones I had to have if I couldn’t get them all. Mark Levy has the Namora and Human Torch drawing from 1965 in his CAF gallery. I have The Submariner drawing which is now posted here on CAF. And today I introduce a very rare find indeed. A Daredevil and Matt Murdoch drawing by Bill. I've published additional pic so you can see the similarity to published pages in Daredevil 1. Remarkable and uncanny. Helping me along with this journey is Bill Everett's lovely daughter Wendy. We coresponded for over a year before I put the completed interview together to be published in the CFA/APA. She was able to verify the validity of the drawings as well as coroborate the provenance of her friend from high school obtaining the drawings. This drawing represents my Indiana Jones moment.The pursuit, obtaining, and spending over a year researching and learning about Wendy and her father was a labor of love. The ONLY drawing of Daredevil by Everett ever to surface, outside of the interior pages of DD 1. Social/Sharing |
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Michael McIsaac 
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
Congrats on landing this amazing piece of art. Everett is one of the founding fathers of Timely/Marvel, and his work going back to those original Namor stories was head and shoulders above the vast majority of his peers.
Steve N. Comic/Fantasy Art
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
At last, we have launch...! BOOM
Mitch Itkowitz
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
A great, important piece.
Everett did pencil all of Daredevil #1. However he did have help inking, including Ditko.
NorthBay Dan
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
How great is this! And the story-line leading to acquisition, even better! Thanks for sharing Michael, a home run to say the least! Congrats, wonderful and significant Everett/Daredevil history preserved!
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
Wow! What a historic find! Bill Everett's art will be forever intertwined with Daredevil. His work on issue #1 is extraordinary. How wonderful that you were able to acquire these drawings of DD by him. I loved reading the story behind your acquisition, it's like a detective story! Congrats on your epic and historic pick-up!
Mark Levy
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
A great prize - congrats on a successful quest - and I will keep the thrid piece safe for us!
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 8/26/2023
Mark Levy wrote:
A great prize - congrats on a successful quest - and I will keep the thrid piece safe for us!
I love your drawing on CAF. These 3 pieces are forever connected. if we ever put all 3 together, it would be too much power ha ha! Thanx for your support and participation in the article. I'm glad it was you that got the Human Torch-Namora by Everett.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 8/27/2023
Artful skill in negotiations and dedication to obtain this work by Everett, who's highly skilled artistry came from a lifetime of dedication to his craft.
Mark Howland
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/27/2023
A great story (hero's journey?)! I'll take the small missing piece in the upper right corner.
Al Simpleton
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 8/27/2023
Congrats for this unique piece! The search was worth it!
Daniel C.
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 8/28/2023
I'm totally embarrased. Here I am, a grown man, and I'm actually drooling. What a unique and historical find!
And the story behind this is almost as incredible as the art itself. All I can say, Michael, is this really took the wind out of my sails. Both Daredevil "and" Matt Murdock by his creator. Wow. If you ever decide to part with this gem, I'll be standing in line. "CONGRATS"!
John Espinoza
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 8/29/2023
What an incredible find! No better person to safeguard them than you, Mike. Thanks for sharing them!
gene o
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 9/3/2023
Woah! Talk about a piece of mighty Marvel history. Incredible piece by one of Marvel's original founding fathers. Truly unique.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 9/11/2023
Michael, this is so awesome. Wow, an Everett DD image! Both DD and Matt! Your excitement is clear in your description and not hard to see why. Big congrats!
Sean Rutan
Member Since 2012
1 - Posted on 10/16/2023
Significant piece. Glad you added it to your great collection. Congrats!
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