It's Daredevil #1 month, apparently.
I have no real info on the 9.8, other than what everyone else has. I will tell you it's on the $100,000 club list.
Failing a scan of the 9.8, here are scans of the three 9.6s for sale right now so we can all compare and contrast.
ComicLink
For my money, this is the best copy of the bunch. All three are nice, solid copies, but this one just looks like a jaw-dropper. Assuming there's been no slab damage (it is an old holder) this would be the one I'd be going for if I were bidding on one of these babies.
Heritage
The 9.8 is so new, this sentence from the Heritage listing is now wrong:
NM+ 9.6 is as good as it gets. Of the ten main Marvel superhero titles, only a single copy of Amazing Spider-Man #1 and two copies of X-Men #1 have earned grades higher than CGC NM+ 9.6 to date.
The off-white really shows on the edges. Still, it looks every bit a 9.6, even at the super-Heritage zoom.
Pedigree
I know it's sales copy, but Doug's comment about this book being a 9.7 isn't all that out of line. It just looks ridiculous. Still, it doesn't have the same perverse preservation as the Curator.
By Define999 November 11, 2010 - 11:39 am
My money is on the comiclink as well! A freakin pretty book, love to see a scan of that 9.8!
By Rob November 11, 2010 - 11:43 am
Yeah, I'm really curious to see what the 9.8 looks like.
By Andrew July 31, 2012 - 10:45 am
I'd like to buy that DD 1 9.8 to match my DD 2 white 9.8.!
Where's the scan?? What's the page quality of the DD 1 9.8?