Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk #1
#1 of 5 · Cover B Frank Miller Variant · original first printing · Collect Forever Soft Slab
25 December 2024
Original first-print Frank Miller Cover B variant of Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk #1, opening Frank Tieri and Michael Sta. Maria's five-issue limited series set around a hidden chapter of Victor Creed's past in turn-of-the-century New York.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #1 (of 5)
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab
- Condition
- Near Mint appearance, provisional and ungraded inside Collect Forever Soft Slab.
- Completeness
- Complete under the standing TMR accession rule; no missing issued component has been reported. Interior remains enclosed and has not been page-by-page inspected.
- Rarity
- Not assessed
Catalogue note
Original first-print Frank Miller Cover B variant of Sabretooth: The Dead Don't Talk #1, opening Frank Tieri and Michael Sta. Maria's five-issue limited series set around a hidden chapter of Victor Creed's past in turn-of-the-century New York. The issue connects Sabretooth's violent early history to Wolverine in the present, while Miller's cover gives the object additional comparative value within TMR's growing record of his late-career Marvel variant work. The exact UPC distinguishes this regular $4.99 Miller variant from the separate 1:100 virgin edition.
Writer: Frank Tieri
Artist: Michael Sta. Maria (pencils/inks); Dono Sanchez-Almara (colors); VC's Joe Sabino (letters)
Cover: Frank Miller; Alex Sinclair (colors)
Edition: Cover B · Frank Miller Variant · original first printing
Why this object matters
The Miller/Sinclair cover records a late-career treatment of Sabretooth attached to a retrospective crime miniseries. Its strongest relevance is within the held artist group. Neither the first issue nor a familiar creator name establishes outstanding importance.
Evidence limits: Complete under the standing TMR accession rule; no missing issued component has been reported. Interior remains enclosed and has not been page-by-page inspected.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 7.5 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 2
- Frank TieriWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Frank Tieri Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Frank Miller; Alex Sinclair (colors) Original catalogue credit
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