Benaka, Lee :: Daredevil 86-90 (Gene Colan & Tom Palmer)

Daredevil 87, page 6

Artists: Gene Colan (Penciller) , Tom Palmer (Inker)

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Title:	Daredevil 87, page 6
Artist:	Gene Colan (Penciller)
Artist:	Tom Palmer (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	1,493
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	7/8/2005
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Description

This is the page of comic art that I have owned longer than any other piece in my collection. I bought a couple of pages before this one, but I sold them over time. This has been a keeper.

I have this page because during the mid-1990s I subscribed to the Graphic Collectibles catalogs for a few years. One catalog had a Daredevil page by Gene Colan that caught my eye. The catalog claimed there were more pages available, so I asked Mitch Itkowitz to fax a list to me at work.

I remember watching the fax machine closely because it was shared by the entire office and got a lot of use in the mid-1990s, compared to fax machines today. I received a long list of art, and I went for one of the cheaper pages available.

This page cost $75, and I think Gene and Tom's use of shadows in the top panels is lovely. I also like their take on Electro's costume. I had this page framed for many years but took it out of the cheap frame a few years ago so I could get a better scan of the page.

Thanks to Lars Teglbjaerg, who has a lot of other great pages from Daredevil #87, for prodding me to share these memories.

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	Lee Benaka ( 4 ) Premium Gallery Owner
Joined:	February 2004
Last Login:	September 2025
Website:	http://www.comicartads.com
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Craig Rogers
Member Since 2004

Posted on 8/1/2006

Who cares DD isn't on this page. Wow.

Stefan H
Member Since 2003

Posted on 9/6/2007

Never had Electro on my list of "favourite villains". But OH man, is that simple page looking awesome! When Electro steps out of the dark, I really get scared! He never looked more self-evident and terrifying. His pose, his look, ... sheer evil! Great!!!

Jerry C.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 1/12/2012

Superb

Lars Teglbjaerg
Member Since 2005

Posted on 4/11/2016

Very nice background story, Lee. $75 for such a suspenseful page seems like a steal today. I tip my hat to you for having the foresight to keep it.

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Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 4/24/2018

A keeper! Love Colan's use of extreme shadows and vantage points in each panel. The motion is so strong, even without wind lines or obvious action sequences. Colan's figures are never static

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