# Is "Daredevil: The Man Without Fear" by Frank Miller & John Romita Jr. a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of Daredevil: The Man Without Fear by Frank Miller & John Romita Jr. (Marvel Comics, 1993) is identified by: True first appearance is the single issue Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 (October 1993), the first of a five-issue limited series running October 1993 to February 1994. True first is the single issue #1 (1993).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- True first appearance is the single issue Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 (October 1993), the first of a five-issue limited series running October 1993 to February 1994
- First-printing single issues carry no later-printing indicators
- The collected edition followed and is first-thus
- Correct publisher/imprint: Marvel Comics

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Frank Miller & John Romita Jr. |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Year | 1993 |
| True first | world edition |
| Format | Comic / graphic novel |
| Key point | True first appearance is the single issue Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 (October… |
| Book-club edition exists? | — |

## Points of issue
True first appearance is the single issue Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1 (October 1993), the first of a five-issue limited series running October 1993 to February 1994. First-printing single issues carry no later-printing indicators. The collected edition followed and is first-thus.

## Is this the true first?
True first is the single issue #1 (1993). Collected editions are first-thus, not the true first.

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
Later collected-edition printings are reprints and carry printing indicators.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *Daredevil: The Man Without Fear* by Frank Miller & John Romita Jr. a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/daredevil-the-man-without-fear
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.