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MARVEL COMICS · 7/90 · NEWSSTAND
UNIT ECA-003402
BLACK KNIGHT #2
Second issue of the 1990 Black Knight limited series by Roy Thomas and Rich Buckler, with Captain Britain, Iron Man, and the Arthurian villains Mordred and Morgan Le Fay
// Unit specification
| Publisher | Cover date | Era | Variant | Key attribute | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvel Comics | July 1990 | Copper | Newsstand | — | AVAILABLE |
// Run position
// Condition analysis
Cover shows strong color and gloss with sharp corners and square edges visible through the protective sleeve. No visible creases, tears, or spine stress lines; the spine appears tight with no color break. Minor handling wear can't be ruled out due to glare from the protective sleeve, and the back cover and interior pages were not assessed.
// Valuation — market reference
| Bracket | Grade | Est. market value | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOW_RAW | 0.5 – 1.5 | $1 | |
| MID_RAW | 4.0 – 6.0 | $4 | |
| HIGH_CERT | 9.8 SLAB | $100 |
// Archive commentary
Black Knight #2 continues Marvel's 1990 four-issue limited series revisiting Dane Whitman's Arthurian-inflected superhero mythos, scripted by veteran writer Roy Thomas and drawn by Rich Buckler with inks from Tony DeZuniga. The issue folds in Captain Britain and Iron Man alongside recurring Arthurian antagonists Mordred the Evil and Morgan Le Fay, along with Merlyn, tying the character's legend into the broader Marvel Universe rather than presenting a self-contained adventure. As a mid-series chapter rather than a debut or finale, it carries no first appearances or origin material of note.
Market data reflects a low-印刷 Copper Age limited series with a small but stable certified population and thin sales activity across all grades. Demand is essentially flat, concentrated among Black Knight and Captain Britain completists rather than broad speculative interest, and the FMV curve shows the familiar Copper Age pattern of near-cover-price value through mid grades with a pronounced jump only at the top of the census. Newsstand copies of this issue are not scarce enough to command a premium over direct-market printings.
This book trades as a bulk or fill-in item at raw grades, picked up mainly by longbox collectors completing the Black Knight limited series or gathering appearances of Captain Britain and Morgan Le Fay. High-grade certified copies see occasional interest from Copper Age type-collectors and CGC registry builders chasing the tight population at 9.8, but the ceiling remains modest and the book is unlikely to see meaningful appreciation absent a broader Black Knight media or comics revival.
// Copies in archive
| Unit | Grade | Variant | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECA-003402 | ~9.0 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
| ECA-006366 | ~9.0 | Newsstand | AVAILABLE |
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