Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1
#1 of 3 · Cover C Frank Miller Variant · original first printing · followed by confirmed second and third printings · Collect Forever Soft Slab
2 April 2025
Original first-print Frank Miller Cover C of Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1, the opening chapter of Charles Soule and Steve McNiven's three-part prestige series about an ageing Matt Murdock in a devastated future. Miller's return to Daredevil as cover artist gives the object unusual historical resonance because his 1980s work fundamentally reshaped the character.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #1 of 3
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance, provisional and ungraded inside Collect Forever Soft Slab.
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR accession rule; no missing issued component is reported or visible. Interior page-by-page verification is not possible while the comic remains enclosed.
- Rarity
- Open-order variant; first-print state followed by second and third printings
Catalogue note
Original first-print Frank Miller Cover C of Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1, the opening chapter of Charles Soule and Steve McNiven's three-part prestige series about an ageing Matt Murdock in a devastated future. Miller's return to Daredevil as cover artist gives the object unusual historical resonance because his 1980s work fundamentally reshaped the character. The first issue proved sufficiently durable to receive both second and third printings in 2025, while the completed series later won the 2025 Dragon Award for Best Comic Book / Graphic Novel. This copy preserves the initial publication state rather than either reprint.
Writer: Charles Soule; Steve McNiven (story)
Artist: Steve McNiven; VC's Clayton Cowles (lettering)
Cover: Frank Miller; Alex Sinclair (colors)
Edition: Cover C · Frank Miller Variant · original first printing
Why this object matters
The Soule/McNiven opening with Miller’s cover is an outstanding modern Daredevil companion in TMR. Its reception and creator connections merit 8.5, but it is not equivalent to Miller’s original transformative run. Remove Gold without discounting the contemporary work.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR accession rule; no missing issued component is reported or visible. Interior page-by-page verification is not possible while the comic remains enclosed.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 3
- Charles SouleWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Charles Soule; Steve McNiven (story) Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Steve McNiven; VC's Clayton Cowles (lettering) Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Frank Miller; Alex Sinclair (colors) Original catalogue credit
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