EXCLUSIVE: One’s a first-timer, the other’s a new printing of a Daredevil classic…
As we noted over here, Marvel in February is returning to a month-to-month release schedule for its Facsimile Editions, instead of yearlong runs, as we’ve seen the last couple years.
Coming in February? Civil War #7 (click here) and two classics starring the Punisher — the first issue of his original series (the miniseries that debuted in October 1985) and a new printing of 1982’s Daredevil #183, by Frank Miller, Roger McKenzie and Klaus Janson.
Dig the solicitations, which will be formally released by Marvel later this month:
THE PUNISHER #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STEVEN GRANT
Penciled by MIKE ZECK • Cover by MIKE ZECK
VARIANT COVER BY CARLO PAGULAYAN
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
After years making life complicated for Spider-Man, Daredevil and more, the Marvel Universe’s deadliest vigilante fires his way into his own series – beginning behind bars! Now the criminals have nowhere to run! His true identity revealed for the first time, the Punisher is locked away with New York’s most violent offenders – a fox trapped in the proverbial henhouse. But his rise to the top of the prison food chain is disrupted by Jigsaw, the man responsible for the Punisher’s incarceration in the first place! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting PUNISHER (1986) #1.
48 PGS./Rated T+… $6.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale 2/11
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DAREDEVIL #183 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
Written by FRANK MILLER
Penciled by FRANK MILLER
Cover by FRANK MILLER
VARIANT COVER BY PARTHA PRATIM SARKAR
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
A rivalry for the ages is born as the Man Without Fear meets the vigilante without remorse! Daredevil and the Punisher each have their own views on justice, and their clash of ideologies has seen them lock horns many times over the years – but it all began here! When a young girl dies, Daredevil and the Punisher both hunt down the drug dealer responsible for her death. Matt Murdock is determined to make the perpetrator pay for his crimes in accordance with the law, but Frank Castle has other ideas. Can the Punisher persuade Daredevil to join him in his endless war – or will they come to blows? With the legendary Frank Miller illustrating, you’d better hope it’s the latter! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting DAREDEVIL (1964) #183.
32 PGS./Rated T+… $4.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale 2/25
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Many thoughts:
— Why’s the Punisher getting the spotlight? For one thing, a new ongoing series by Benjamin Percy and Jose Luis Soares (with a main cover by David Marquez, above) begins Feb. 25. It picks up from the current mini The Punisher: Red Band.
— For another, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 — which will include Frank Castle — is set to premiere on Disney+ on March 26, and a Punisher TV special is expected to run on the streamer around the same time.
— That 198os Punisher mini was actually a five-parter.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #1: An unslabbed, high-grade original The Punisher #1 recently sold on eBay for $177.50.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #2: An unslabbed, NM original Daredevil #183 recently went for $100. You can still find the 2023 Facsimile for its $3.99 cover price.
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MORE
— MARVEL Ditches Yearlong FACSIMILE EDITION Runs in Favor of Month-To-Month — At Least for Now. Click here.
— MARVEL Sets Dates for Two More FACSIMILE EDITIONS in January. Click here.
November 13, 2025
There is so much Golden, Silver and Bronze Age that hasn’t been touched why are we going to the dark ages of the ‘80s? So many great books that deserve a reprint. At least I’m saving $$$. (Just the opinion of this old comic fan and his jaded taste in what makes a good comic.)