The Definitive Daredevil Collecting Guide and Reading Order

The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide and trade reading-order on collecting Daredevil comic books via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperback graphic novels. A part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated December 2017 with titles scheduled for release through August 2018.

Collecting Daredevil

DDv02 - 0100 promo The debut of Daredevil in 1964 from Stan Lee and Bill Everett took the Marvel method of superheroes to a whole new level. Everett was the creator of one of Marvel’s first heroes – Namor, The Sub-Mariner!

For the past few years, Lee had created an indelible series of flawed, human heroes whose powers doubled as afflictions. The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, The X-Men – these characters were compelled to be heroes by the curse of their abilities, and they were all as interesting out of costume as in.

Daredevil took the “power as a burden” metaphor to a new level, with Matt Murdock’s origin story granting him enhanced senses but leaving him without the power of sight. The burden of Daredevil’s powers was an actual physical handicap that altered his life as a child for years before he ever donned a costume to avenge his father’s death!

Lee was initially concerned that the idea of his new hero might be offensive to blind people, but was overwhelmed by the positive response from charities working with the blind! See The Men Without Fear documentary for more detail.

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First, to make things less confusing, this guide details three distinct formats of classic Daredevil collections:

Essentials: Affordable black & white sequential collections
Marvel Masterworks: Premium-format color sequential collections
Epic Collections: Trade paperback gapless collections released in random order
Omnibus Editions: Massive, collector-edition tomes with oversize pages

Then, the guide is organized in several eras through present day:

Silver Age Daredevil (1964 – 1979)
Daredevil by Frank Miller & Denny O’Neil (1979 – 1986) – The Kingpin / Bullseye / Elektra period
Daredevil by Ann Nocenti (1986 – 1991) – The Typhoid Mary period
Daredevil by D. G. Chichester (1991 – 1994)
Daredevil Winds Down (1994 – 1998)
Daredevil Returns (1998 – 2001) – The Kevin Smith & Marvel Knights period
Daredevil by Brian M. Bendis & Alex Maleev (2001 – 2006)
Daredevil by Ed Brubaker (2006 – 2009)
Daredevil in Shadowland by Andy Diggle (2009 – 2011)
Mark Waid’s Man Without Fear (2011 – 2014)

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Essential Daredevil

Marvel’s Essentials line packs tons of comics into each black and white, phone-book-sized edition with newsprint paper. If you don’t care about color and glossy paper, this is the best way to acquire your favorite classic stories quickly.

Essential Editions are not repeated below in their chronological placement, since B&W is not the original format of this series.

#1-25: Essential Daredevil, Vol. 1

#26-48 & Annual 1: Essential Daredevil, Vol. 2
Also includes Fantastic Four #73

#48-74: Essential Daredevil, Vol. 3
Also includes a crossover to Iron Man #35-36

#75-101: Essential Daredevil, Vol. 4
Also includes Avengers #111

#102-125: Essential Daredevil, Vol. 5
Also includes Marvel Two-in-One #3

#126-146 & Annual 4: Essential Daredevil, Vol. 6
Also includes Ghost Rider #19-20 and Iron Man #88-89

The Essentials line has been discontinued and will not extend past #146. Jump to that spot in the chronology.

Daredevil Masterworks

Marvel Masterworks editions are high quality, full color reproductions of original issues. The volumes were originally released as hardcovers, with many now out of print. Some of the earlier editions were also released in paperback. If you decide to buy hardcovers, the newest editions are from 2003 and, with silver dustjackets.

Masterworks are not listed below in their chronological placement, but they are referenced if they are the only means of obtaining an issue.

#1-11: Vol. 1
Hardcover (ISBN 078511257X) / Paperback / 2015 Hardcover (ISBN 978-0785191339)

#12-21: Vol. 2
Hardcover (ISBN 0785112650) / Paperback

#22-32 & Annual 1: Vol. 3
Hardcover (ISBN 0785116966) / Paperback

#33-41: Vol. 4
Hardcover (ISBN 0785120726) / Paperback – Also includes Fantastic Four #73

#42-53: Vol. 5
Hardcover (ISBN 078513042X) / Paperback – Also includes Not Brand Echh #4

#54-63: Vol. 6 Hardcover (ISBN 078515020X)

#64-74: Vol. 7 Hardcover (ISBN 0785166440)
Also includes Iron Man #35-36

#75-84: Vol. 8 Hardcover (ISBN 078518841X)
Also includes the Black Widow stories from Amazing Adventures #1-8!

#85-96: Vol. 9 Hardcover (ISBN 0785191526)

#97-107: Vol. 10 Hardcover
Also collects Avengers #111

#108-119: Vol. 11 Hardcover (ISBN 978-1-302-90346-6)
Also includes Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #4

#120-132: Vol. 12 (ISBN 9781302909680)

Jump to this spot in the chronology.

#108-380: Not yet announced in this format.

Daredevil Epic Collections

Marvel’s Epic Collections represent a consistent, affordable, full-color bookshelf format of issues in perfect continuity order without a single gap. The catch? Marvel is releasing them in a random order to focus on the biggest gaps first – since early issues are already well-covered by both Essentials and Masterworks.

Epic editions are also listed below in their chronological placement, as they are frequently the only coverage of a specific run.

#1-21: Vol. 1: The Man Without Fear

#22-41 & Annual 1: Vol. 2: Mike Murdock Must Die!
Also collects material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #4

#42-63: Vol. 3: Brother, Take My Hand

#63-252: Volumes 4-12, not yet announced

#253-270: Vol. 13: A Touch of Typhoid
Also collects Punisher (1987) #10.

#271-282 & Annual 5-6: Vol. 14: Heart of Darkness
Also collects material from Punisher Annual 3, Incredible Hulk Annual 16, and Silver Surfer Annual 3

#283-318: Volumes 15-17, not yet announced

#319-332 & Annual 10: Vol. 18: Fall From Grace
Annual 10 falls after #325. Collects both the Fall From Grace and Tree of Knowledge arcs. Includes extra pages from the 1994 graphic novel that collected #319-325.

#333-344: Vol. 19: Root Of Evil
Also collects Elektra: Root of Evil #1-4, with present day material following #337.

#345-364: Volumes 20, not yet announced

#365-380: Vol. 21: Widow’s Kiss
Also collects -1 and Daredevil /Deadpool Annual ’97

Daredevil Omnibuses

These massive tomes have larger pages and collect huge swaths of comics – between 25 and 50 issues a book. They look beautiful on a book-shelf!

Omnibus editions are also listed below in their chronological placement, as they are frequently the only coverage of a specific run. Other omnibuses not primarily centered on this material are also listed in this guide chronologically.

Omnibus, Vol. 1 oversize hardcover (ISBN 978-1-302-90427-2)
Collects Dardevil (1964) #1-41 & Annual 1. Also includes Fantastic Four #73 and material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #4

By Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus oversize hardcover (ISBN 0785185682) Includes Collects Daredevil (1964) #158-161 & 163-191 and What If? #28. A prior printing was ISBN 0785126694 and had a glued binding. Reprinted in 2016.

By Frank Miller Omnibus Companion oversize hardcover
Collects Daredevil (1964) #219 & 226-233. Also collects Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5, Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, and Daredevil: Love and War OGN. Reprinted in 2016.

Elektra by Frank Miller & Bill Sienkiewicz Omnibus oversize hardcover
Though not a Daredevil book by title, the Man Without Fear factors heavily into Elektra’s story. Collects Bizarre Adventures (1981) #28, Elektra: Assassin (1986) #1-8, Elektra Lives Again (1990) OGN, and What If? (1977) #35. 2016 Reprint.

By Bendis & Maleev Omnibus, Vol. 1 oversize hardcover
Daredevil (1998) #16-19, 26-50, & 56-60

By Bendis & Maleev Omnibus, Vol. 2 oversize hardcover
Daredevil (1998) #61-81. Also collects Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #6-8 and What If Karen Page Had Lived? (2005) #1

By Brubaker & Lark Omnibus, Vol. 1 oversize hardcover
Collects Daredevil (1998) #82-105. Reprinted in 2017 as 978-1302905088

By Brubaker & Lark Omnibus, Vol. 2 oversized hardcover
Collects Daredevil (1998) #106-119 & 500. Also collects Annual 1 and Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula. Reprinted in 2017 as ISBN 978-1302908591

Daredevil: Shadowland Omnibus
Collects Dark Reign: The List – Daredevil #1; Daredevil (1998) #501-512; Shadowland #1-5; Shadowland: Elektra, Bullseye, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man, After The Fall; Shadowland: Moon Knight #1-3; Shadowland: Blood On The Streets# 1-4; Shadowland: Daughters Of The Shadow #1-3; Shadowland: Power Man #1-4; Thunderbolts (1997) #148-149; Daredevil: Reborn #1-4

By Mark Waid Omnibus, Vol. 1 oversize hardcover (ISBN 978-1-302-90426-5)
Collects Daredevil (2011) #1-27 & 10.1, Amazing Spider-Man #677, Avenging Spider-Man #6, and The Punisher #10

By Mark Waid, Vol. 2 oversize hardcover (ISBN 9781302908980)
Collects Daredevil (2011) #28-36; Indestructible Hulk #9-10; and Daredevil (2014) #1-18, 1.50, 0.1, 15.1

Silver Age Daredevil (1964 – 1979)

Daredevil: Battlin’ Jack Murdock
This 2007 4-issue mini-series about Daredevil’s father fits in continuity with Daredevil’s earliest issues.

Daredevil: Man Without Fear #1-5
A 1993 Frank Miller retelling of Daredevil’s origins that is now accepted as canon. Previously printed in 2008 as hardcover and paperback. Also included in Frank Miller omnibus, below.

#1: Collected in various “Marvel firsts” books.

#1-21: Daredevil Epic Collection: The Man Without Fear (Epic Vol. 1)

#1-41 & Annual 1: Daredevil Omnibus, Vol. 1 oversize hardcover (ISBN 978-1-302-90427-2)
Also includes Fantastic Four #73 and material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #4

Daredevil: Yellow #1-4
Runs alongside Daredevil #1-4. Also available in hardcover, oversize hardcover (ISBN 0-7851-0840-8), and omnibus.

After #3: Amazing Spider-Man 16 & 18 After #4: Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual ’97 After #6: Uncanny X-Men #13

#7: Appears in various Sub-Mariner collections and in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee.

After #7: Journey Into Mystery #116, Fantastic Four #39-40

#16-17: John Romita, Sr. Visionaries

After #9: Fantastic Four Annual 3 After #19: Amazing Spider-Man Annual 3

#22-41 & Annual 1: Epic Collection: Mike Murdock Must Die! (Epic Vol. 2)
Annual 1 follows 34. Also collects material from Not Brand Echh (1967) #4

After #22: Amazing Spider-Man #43 After #27: Strange Tales #156

#42-63: Epic Collection: Brother, Take My Hand (Epic Vol. 3)

After #38: Fantastic Four #73 After #46: Avengers #60

#47: Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee

#64-73: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above) except for #73 in Essential Iron Man.

After #69: Avengers #82 After #72: Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #5, Fantastic Four: Worlds Greatest Comics Magazine #3, Iron Man #35 After #73: Iron Man #36

#74-83: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above)

#81: Collected below with Bendis’s run in The Widow and in King of Hell’s Kitchen and the Widow. Also include in “The Sting of the Widow” Marvel Premiere Classic.

#83-88: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above)

After #88: Hulk #152-153

#89-99: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above). #99 is collected with Avengers Masterworks and Essentials.

With #92, the title changes to Daredevil and the Black Widow.

After #99: Avengers #111

#100-107: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above)

After #100: Man-Thing #1

#105-107: Avengers vs. Thanos
Collects Iron Man (1968) 5#5; Captain Marvel (1968) #25-33; Marvel Feature (1971) #12; Daredevil (1964) #105-107; Avengers (1963) #125; Warlock (1972) #9-11, 15; Avengers Annual (1967) 7; Marvel Two -In-One Annual 2; material from Logan ‘s Run #6

The “and Black Widow” title ends with #107

#108-112: Women of Marvel Omnibus

After #109: Marvel Two-in-One #3 After #112: Marvel Team-Up #25

#113-130: Not collected (except Masterworks & Essentials, above)

After #117: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #8 After #118: Giant Size Defenders #3 After #119: Code of Honor #2, Thor #233 After #123: Defenders #24-25

#131-132: Daredevil vs. Bullseye
Also collects #146, 169, 181, 191

Masterworks editions currently end with #132

#133-138: Not collected. #138 is the middle portion of a crossover with Ghost Rider #20. Collected in Essential Ghost Rider, Vol. 1

After #137: Iron Man #89 After #138: Ghost Rider, Vol. 2 #20, Defenders #40, Marvel Team-Up #51

Annual 4 & #139-144: Not collected

After #144: Marvel Super-Special #1, Avengers #159, Uncanny X-Men #98, Marvel Treasury Edition #13, Marvel Team-Up #56, Iron Fist #11

Essentials collections end with #146

#145-157: Not collected

After #154: Daredevil & Captain America:Dead on Arrival, Marvel Two-in-One #37-40, Thor #271, Human Fly #9, Marvel Team-Up #73, Fantastic Four Annual 13 During #157: Captain America #234-236, Spectacular Spider-Man #26-28

Daredevil by Frank Miller & Denny O’Neil (1979 – 1986)

Frank Miller’s run on Daredevil was effectively a “reboot” in the terms we use to describe comics today. In his run he methodically deconstructed Daredevil’s origins, replacing his rogues gallery and redefining his supporting players. He turned Daredevil from another Marvel do-gooder to an urban vigilante fighting for both his city and his life in a bloody, adult run.

This is one of the most highly-collected creator runs in Marvel history. However, no run of TPBs collect it as succinctly as this grouping of Omnibuses. Even the ostensibly same “Daredevil by Miller & Janson” line, below, does not exactly duplicate the contents of the two main Daredevil Omnibus volumes – they omit the Man Without Fear mini and #226-233

as oversize omnibus editions…

#158-161 & 163-191: Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus oversize hardcover (ISBN 0785185682) Includes What If? #28. A prior printing was ISBN 0785126694 and had a glued binding. Reprinted in 2016.

#162: Not collected in Omnibus, but oversize in Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko

#192-218: Not collected in Omnibus

#219 & 226-233: Daredevil by Frank Miller Omnibus Companion oversize hardcover
Also collects Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5, Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, and Daredevil: Love and War OGN. Reprinted in 2016.

#220-222: Not collected in Omnibus

#223: Secret Wars II Omnibus Oversized Hardcover (ISBN 0785131116)
Collected alongside the Secret Wars II nine-issue limited series and a slew of connected stories from across the Marvel Universe

#224-235: Not collected in Omnibus

Elektra by Frank Miller & Bill Sienkiewicz Omnibus oversize hardcover
Collects Bizarre Adventures (1981) #28, Elektra: Assassin (1986) #1-8, Elektra Lives Again (1990) OGN, and What If? (1977) #35. 2016 Reprint.

collected by story or single issue…

#158-161 & 163-167: Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Vol. 1
Also released as a limited edition oversized hardcover.

#158-161 & 163-172: Daredevil: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Vol. 1
Also collects Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28

#159-161 & 163-164: Daredevil: Marked for Death
A 1990 graphic novel.

#162: Only collected via Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko

After #158: Avengers #190-191 After #159: Marvel Fanfare #23, Captain America #250, Marvel Two-in-One #69 After #166: Marvel Treasury Edition #25 After #167: Defenders #88-91

#168 is the first appearance of Elektra

#168: Elektra: The Movie
Collects a number of crucial Elektra stories, including Bizarre Adventures (1981) #28, Daredevil (1964) #168 & 181, Elektra (1996) #-1, and Elektra: The Movie (2005) #1

#168: Marvel 70th Anniversary Collection

#168-182: Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Vol. 2
Also released as a limited edition oversized hardcover.

#169: In Daredevil vs. Bullseye, above

#169-172 & 180: Daredevil: Gangwar
A 1992 graphic novel.

#172: Bring Back the Bad Guys

#173-184: Daredevil: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson, Vol. 2

#178: Also collected in Essential Power Man and Iron Fist, Vol. 2

#181: A prohibitive classic – the final showdown between Bullseye and Elektra. Collected above in Daredevil vs. Bullseye and Elektra: The Movie

#182-184: Daredevil/Punisher: Child’s Play
A 1988 graphic novel. #182 is only partially reprinted. These issues are also collected in Essential Punisher, Vol. 1

After #168: Amazing Spider-Man #218 After #172: Marvel Team-Up #107, Marvel Two-in-One #78 After #173: Amazing Spider-Man #219, Marvel Team-Up Annual 4, ROM #23, Moon Knight Vol. 1 #13 After #178: Power Man & Iron Fist #77 After #180: Marvel Graphic Novel 1 After #181: Defenders #103-104, Marvel Fanfare #1, Fantastic Four #242-243, Defenders #106-107

#183-191: Daredevil Visionaries: Frank Miller, Vol. 3
Also collects Bizarre Adventures (1981) #28, What If? (1977) #28 & #35. Also released as a limited edition oversized hardcover.

#185-191: Daredevil: Frank Miller & Klaus Janson, Vol. 3
Also collects #219, Daredevil: Love and War (AKA Marvel Graphic Novel #24) and What If? (1977) #28

After #185: Dazzler #21, Contest of Champions #1-3, Hulk #277-299, Marvel Two-in-One #96, Marvel Team-Up #123, Marvel Fanfare #7

#192-214: Not collected

After #193: Iron Man #169 After #195: Fantastic Four #255 After #206: Hulk #293, Marvel Team-Up #140-141, Code of Honor #3 After #211: Hulk #300 After #214: Marvel Fanfare #15

#215-217, 219-222, & 225-226: Daredevil: Love’s Labors Lost

#218: Not collected

After #218: Marvel Fanfare #27 After #221: Amazing Spider-Man #267, Fantastic Four #281 After #226: Spectacular Spider-Man #107-110, Marvel Fanfare #31, Marvel Comics Presents #136

#219: Also in Vol. 3, above

#223-224: Not collected

#226-233: Daredevil: Born Again
This has been printed as early as 1987, and represents one of Marvel’s few “evergreen” releases. Also available in Premiere Classic Hardcover.

#227-233: Daredevil Legends, Vol. 2

#227-233: David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again: Artist’s Edition
An oversized hardcover depicting the original pencil art, complete with corrections and notes (but no colors).

After #230: Amazing Spider-Man #277 After #231: Power Man & Iron Fist #125

#234-235: Not collected

Daredevil by Ann Nocenti (1986 – 1991)

Anne Nocenti’s run on Daredevil was one of the first by a female writer on a major Marvel character, and also regarded by fans with nearly as much reverence as Miller’s preceding run.

#236-237: Not collected

#238: X-Men: Mutant Massacre (ISBN 0785102248)
Collects Uncanny X-Men #210-214, X-Factor #9-11, New Mutants #46, Thor #373-374, Daredevil #238, and Power Pack #27. Available in oversize hardcover. An out-of-print paperback version omitted #214 and Daredevil #238.

#239-241: Not Collected

Elektra Lives Collected in Companion, above, as well as in Daredevil/Elektra: Love and War alongside Elektra Assassin

After #241: Marvel Comics Presents #81, then Elektra Lives, then Amazing Spider-Man #286-288

Daredevil / Black Widow: Abattoir GN

#242-251: Not collected, except for #249.

#249: Wolverine vs. The Marvel Universe
Collects Captain America Annual 8, Daredevil (1964) #249, Spider-man vs. Wolverine, Incredible Hulk (1968) #340, Wolverine (1988) #134, Wolverine vs. Thor #1-3, Marvel Universe vs. Wolverine #1-4, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #117-122.

#252: X-Men: Fall of the Mutants
Also collects X-Factor (1986) 18-26, Incredible Hulk (1968) 336-337, Power Pack (1984)35, Daredevil (1964) 252, Captain America (1968) 339, Fantastic Four (1961) 312

Annual 5: Not collected. Stories 2-4 from Annual 5 come after #252.

#253-270: Daredevil Epic Collection: A Touch of Typhoid (Epic Vol. 13)
Also collects Punisher (1987) #10.

#254-257 & 259-263: Daredevil Legends, Vol. 4: Typhoid Mary

#257: Collected in Essential Punisher, Vol. 2

After #244: Spectacular Spider-Man #128

After #252: Marvel Super-Heroes #4, Marvel Comics Presents #19, Wolverine #17 (flashback)

During #257: Punisher, Vol. 2 #10 After #258: Thor #392-395

After #259: Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22, Marvel Comics Presents #4-5, Marvel Super-Heroes #2 After #261: Code of Honor #4

#262-263 & 265: X-Men: Inferno Crossovers Oversized Hardcover (ISBN 0785146717)
A companion Inferno tome that collects the tie-in issues from through-out the Marvel Universe. Collects Power Pack (1984) #40 & #42-44, Avengers (1963) #298-300, Fantastic Four (1961) #322-324, Amazing Spider-Man (1962) #311-313, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #146-148, Web of Spider-Man #47-48, Daredevil (1964) #262-263 &265, Excalibur (1988) #6-7, and Cloak & Dagger (1988) #4. Re-issued in 2016 in paperback without the Power Pack, Excalibur, and Cloak & Dagger issues.

After #265: Punisher War Journal #1-3, then #264, then #266

After #270 & Annual 5-6: Hulk Annual 16, Black Widow: Coldest War

#265-273: Daredevil: Lone Stranger

#271-282 & Annual 5-6: Epic Collection: Heart of Darkness (Epic Vol. 14)
Both annuals come at the start of this run after #270 (except supporting stories from 5, noted above). Also collects material from Punisher Annual 3, Incredible Hulk Annual 16, and Silver Surfer Annual 3

#275-276: Acts of Vengeance Crossovers Omnibus Oversized Hardcover (ISBN 0785144889)
Collects the disconnected Acts of Vengeance storyline, which featured villains crossing over from other books. Psylocke’s story in X-men featured The Mandarin. Collects Fantastic Four #334-336; Wolverine (1988) #19-20; Dr. Strange (1988) #11-13; Incredible Hulk #363; Punisher #28-29; Punisher War Journal #12-13; Marc Spector: Moon Knight #8-10; Daredevil #275-276; Power Pack #53; Alpha Flight (1983) #79-80; New Mutants #84-86; Uncanny X-Men #256-258; X-Factor #49-50; Web of Spider-Man #64-65; and the Damage Control mini-series.

#283-291 & Annual 7: Not collected. Annual 7 falls at the end of this run.

After #283: Captain America #374-376

After #290: Marvel Comics Presents #49/3 & #69-72 After Annual 7: Avengers 332-333

Daredevil by D. G. Chichester (1991 – 1994)

#292-296: Not collected

After #296: Marvel Comics Presents #91/4, Darkhawk #6, Infinity Gauntlet (does not appear directly)

#297-300: Daredevil: The Fall of the Kingpin
A 1993 graphic novel

After #297: Marvel Comics Presents #93/4, Marvel Fanfare #60/3, Slapstick #4, Darkhawk #6

#301-311 & Annual 8: Not collected Annual 8 comes before #310

After #306: Dr. Strange, Vol. 3 #40 After #309: Nomad, Vol. 2 #6, Punisher War Journal, Vol. 1 #47

Infinity War: See Marvel Universe Events: Infinity War. Daredevil appears in Infinity War #2, Fantastic Four #367 & Moon Knight, Vol. #3 #41, Fantastic Four #368, Infinity War #3-4, Moon Knight, Vol. 3 #43, Fantastic Four #370, Ghost Rider #36, Fantastic Four #373 & 375-378, and Marvel Holiday Special 1992.

#312-316: Not collected

Infinity Crusade: See Marvel Universe Events: Infinity Crusade. Daredevil appears in Infinity Crusade #1, Thor #464, Moon Knight, Vol. 3 #57, Infinity Crusade #2 & Web of Spider-Man #104 & Dr. Strange, Vol. 3 #55, Infinity Crusade #4, Web of Spider-Man #106, Infinity Crusade #5, Alpha Flight #127, and Infinity Crusade #6.

After Infinity Crusade: Punisher War Journal, Vol. 1 #57-58

#317-318 & Annual 9: Not collected

#319-332 & Annual 10: Daredevil Epic Collection: Fall From Grace (Epic Vol. 18)
Annual 10 falls after #325. Collects both the Fall From Grace and Tree of Knowledge arcs. Includes extra pages from the 1994 graphic novel that collected #319-325. Also, #323 is collected in Venomibus, Vol. 1

After #325 & Annual 10: Silver Sable & The Wild Pack 23, Marvel Comics Presents #150-151 After #332: Spider-Man Unlimited 6, Silver Sable & The Wild Pack #30

Daredevil Winds Down (1994 – 1998)

#333-344: Epic Collection: Root Of Evil (Epic Vol. 19)
Also collects Elektra: Root of Evil #1-4, with present day material following #337.

After #337: Elektra: Root of Evil #1-4, Spectacular Spider-Man#218, Amazing Spider-Man #396, Spectacular Spider-Man #219, Marvel Double-Feature: Thunderstrike #16/2

After #339: Ghost Rider, Vol. 3 #61

After #342: Spider-Man: The Power of Terror #2-4 After #344: Double Edge: Omega, Incredible Hulk #434

#345-351: Not collected

After #351: Punisher, Vol. 3 #4, Green Goblin #6, Over the Edge #1 & 6, Spider-Man Unlimited #13, Thunderbolts Annual ’97 (flashback only), Doom 2099 #40-42 (continuity unknown)

Daredevil: Typhoid’s Kiss
Collects a series of Typhoid Mary stories culminating in this period – Typhoid #1-4, Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #150-151, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #213-214; material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #109-116, #123-130; material from Girl Comics (2010) #3.

#352-367 & Annual 1997: Not collected, except #354 in Spider-Man: The Complete Ben Reilly Epic, Vol. 4

After #355: Over the Edge # 10 After #358: Tales of the Marvel Universe #1, flashbacks in Daredevil:Reborn #1-6, Venom: On Trial #1-3, Spider-Man #74, Marvel Shadows & Light #1 After #360: Marvel Valentine Special #1 After #362: Punisher, Vol. 3 #17, Silver Surfer, Vol. 3 #128-129 After Annual 1997: Thunderbolts #8, Elektra #10-11

#365-380: Daredevil Epic Collection: Widow’s Kiss (Epic Vol. 21)
Collects #365-380, -1; and Daredevil /Dea dpool Annual ’97

After #368: Kazar, Vol. 4 #8 After #370: Uncanny X-Men #351, Amazing Spider-Man #429 After #371: Thunderbolts #10, Spider-Man/Kingpin: To the Death, Marvel Knights Double Shot #1/2, Elektra #12-13 After #375: Spider-Man – Made Men After #380: Cable #55, Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1998

Daredevil Returns (1998 – 2001)

Marvel rebooted many of its solo superhero titles in 1997 and 1998, but none with as big a splash as Daredevil – who relaunched with filmmaker Kevin Smith at its helm for the first arc.

#0: A digital preview. Never collected in print.

#1-15 & 1/2: Daredevil, Vol. 1: Guardian Devil & Parts of a Hole oversize hardcover

#1-8: Daredevil Visionaries: Kevin Smith, Vol. 1 TPB
Also released as a limited edition hardcover which included the #1/2 issue and a CD-Rom with additional content (including the #0 issue).

#1-8: Daredevil: Guardian Devil
Also available as a 10yr Anniversary hardcover

Daredevil: Yellow A four-issue mini-series re-examining the origins of Daredevil, but with some present-day references.

#9-15: Daredevil: Parts of a Hole
Also available as a later-printed hardcover.

During or After #1: ASM 438, NHAWK 1-3 After #4: Avengers, Vol. 3 #10-11, Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2 #1

Ed. Note: Daredevil’s appearance in #18-19 by Bendis (below) comes before issues #14-15 in Parts of a Hole, above. This may possibly refer only to the flashback portion.

After #15, Daredevil makes a number of appearances throughout the Marvel Universe in the undefined time prior to the start of Brian Bendis’s run on the title.

Daredevil / Spider-Man # 1-4: Unusual Suspects
A four-issue series penned by Paul Jenkins.

Black Widow, Vol. 1 #1-3, collected in Black Widow: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Contest of Champions II #3-4

Daredevil here appears in several single issues, including Fantastic Four #23, Wolverine/Punisher: Revelations #3, Thunderbolts Annual ’00, Gambit, Vol. 3 #11, Fantastic Four, Vol. 3 #27

Black Widow, Vol. 2 #1-3, collected in Black Widow: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Punisher, Vol. 5 #3

Daredevil: Ninja #1-3
A Marvel Knights mini-series by Brian Bendis.

Fantastic Four, Vol. 3 #36: See Fantastic Four

Marvel Knights #1-9: Marvel Knights: Defenders Of The Streets (ISBN 9781302912130)
Collects #1-15

Sentry / The Void: Collected in The Sentry. May not be set in current continuity.

Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 2 #36: See Spider-Man

Spider-Man: Mysterio Manifesto #1-3: Not collected

Punisher v. Daredevil (2000): One-shot reprinting #183-184 & 257

Ed. Note: Need to find the placement of the silent issue early in Rucka’s Elektra run.

Daredevil by Brian M. Bendis & Alex Maleev (2001 – 2006)

Brian Bendis was still relatively new to Marvel when he took on Daredevil (and the contemporaneous Alias) in 2001, his only notable work to that point being a the Daredevil: Ninja miniseries and the launch of Ultimate Spider-Man a few months prior. By the middle of the run, Bendis was on his way to becoming Marvel’s prohibitive star writer as he also took over Avengers with his infamous Disassembled arc.

as oversized omnibus editions…

#16-19, 26-50, & 56-60: Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Omnibus, Vol. 1 Oversized Hardcover

#20-25: Not collected in this format. These issues were not written by Bendis.

#51-55: Not collected in this format. These issues were not written by Bendis.

#61-81: Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Omnibus, Vol. 2 Oversized Hardcover
Also collects Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #6-8 and What If Karen Page Had Lived? (2005) #1

as oversized hardcovers, continued from Vol. 1, above

#16-19: Daredevil, Vol. 6: The Murdock Papers and Wake Up oversized hardcover
The brief intro arc from Bendis was added to the finale of his run to fill out this final hardcover.

#20-25: Not collected in this format.

#26-37: Daredevil, Vol. 2: Underboss and Out oversized hardcover

#38-50: Daredevil, Vol. 3: Lowlife and Hardcore oversized hardcover

#51-55: Not collected in this format.

#56-65: Daredevil, Vol. 4: King of Hell’s Kitchen and The Widow oversized hardcover

Also collects Daredevil, Vol. 1 #81

#66-75: Daredevil, Vol. 5: Golden Age and Decalog oversized hardcover

#76-81: Daredevil, Vol. 6: The Murdock Papers and Wake Up oversized hardcover
The brief intro arc from Bendis was added to the finale of his run to fill out this final hardcover.

as extra-length trade paperback collections

#16-19 & #26-40: Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1

#20-25: Not collected in this format. These issues were not written by Bendis. See below for collection information.

#41-50 & 56-65: Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2

#51-55: Not collected in this format. These issues were not written by Bendis. See below for collection information.

#66-81: Daredevil by Bendis & Maleev Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3
Also collects Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001) #6-8 and What If Karen Page Had Lived? (2005) #1

Collected by story or single issues

#16-19: Vol. 3: Wake Up
I am not sure of this placement in continuity – some of it happens prior to Parts of a Hole.

Marvel Knights #11-15: Not collected

Iron Man, Vol. 3 #38: See Iron Man

#20-25: Not collected. A five-issue story, Playing to the Camera, written by Bob Gale.

After #25: Thunderbolts #57-58, Peter Parker Spider-Man#39 & 41, Captain America Vol. 3 #50

Spider-Man/Daredevil #1: Collected in Spider-Man Legends, Vol. 4: Spider-Man & Wolverine

Marvel Knights, Vol. 2 #1-6: Not collected

Marvel Knights Double Shot #4/2: Not collected

#26-31: Vol. 4: Underboss

#32-40: Vol. 5: Out
#32 is also collected with a number of unrelated issues in Daredevil: The Movie

During #35: The Order #5-6, Alias #3-4

During #36: Alias #14-15 (these issues explain who Jessica Jones becomes Daredevil’s co-bodyguard with Luke Cage) During #38: Daredevil: The Target (a single issue of an aborted Daredevil series by Kevin Smith)

#41-45: Vol. 6: Lowlife

During #42: Alias #18 (a very brief appearance) During #46: Punisher, Vol. 6 #33-37

#46-50: Vol. 7: Hardcore
Features the return of Typhoid Mary and Bullseye, as well as a historic battle with Kingpin!

Ed. Note: An entire year of continuity elapses before the next issue in Bendis’s story, #56.

#51-55: Vol. 8: Vision Quest
Also available in a later printed hardcover, Daredevil: Echo – Vision Quest

Secret War: Daredevil plays a key role in this series. It is told both in the present and in flashback, and this is where the flashback portion occurs. Marvel Universe Events: Secret War

After #52 & Secret War: Alias #24 (another brief appearance)

Daredevil: Father #1-6
A six-issue mini-series written and drawn by Joe Quesada! Available in hardcover.

After Daredevil: Father: X-Statix #26 (flashback) and Elektra, Vol. 2 #35

#56-60: Vol. 9: King of Hell’s Kitchen

After 60: Captain Marvel, Vol. 6 #19 and portions of Daredevil #55

#61-66: Vol. 10: Widow
Also collects the first Daredevil and Black Widow story from Daredevil #81

#66-70: Vol. 11: Golden Age

Avengers Disassembled: Daredevil appears in Avengers #501-503. See Marvel Universe Events: Avengers Disassembled

#71-75: Vol. 12: Decalog
Many of the events depicted in this arc take place in the space between #50 and 56

Black Widow, Vol. 5 (2005) #1-6: Black Widow: The Things They Say About Her

After Black Widow #1: Marvel Knights Spider-Man 11, Marvel Knights Four #13-14, Wolverine, Vol. 3 #23-24

Secret War: This is the placement of the present-day events of Secret War. See Marvel Universe Events: Secret War

Daredevil: Redemption #1-6
May not all fit here in continuity.

After Redemption: New Avengers #1-3, Marvel Team-Up, Vol. 3 #9-10

Captain Universe / Daredevil – Collected in Captain Universe: Universal Heroes

House of M: Daredevil appears in issues #5-7, though the outcome of House of M does not directly alter his continuity. See Marvel Universe Events: House of M

Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Men Do
Daredevil appears in issues #4-6 of this six-issue mini-series written by Kevin Smith. Available in hardcover.

After House of M and SpM/BC: Pulse #13, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2

Daredevil vs. Punisher: Means and Ends
Collects the six-issue limited series. Reprinted in 2016.

During DD v P #6: Thing, Vol. 2 #3 After DD v P: Amazing Spider-Man Unlimited, Vol. 2 #12/2

#76-81: Vol. 13: The Murdock Papers

Daredevil: End of Days
An eight-issue, out-of-continuity mini-series by Bendis that sees his run through one potential alternate conclusion. Also available in hardcover.

Daredevil by Ed Brubaker (2006 – 2009)

Ed Brubaker came to Marvel hot off the success of his Catwoman, Gotham Central, and his own Sleeper for DC and immediately relaunched Captain America into his Winter Soldier period with great acclaim.

Brubaker’s noirish tendencies made him the perfect successor to Brian Bendis’s run on the title, which left Matt Murdock in the seemingly dead-end setting of Riker’s Island prison. His run on Daredevil is terse, briskly-moving, and occasionally serpentine in its approach to Matt Murdock’s battle with both his enemies and his infamy.

as oversized omnibus editions…

#82-105: Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark Omnibus, Vol. 1 Oversized Hardcover
Reprinted in 2017.

#106-119 & 500: Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark Omnibus, Vol. 2 Oversized Hardcover
Also collects Annual 1 and Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula

as extra-length trade paperback collections

#82-93: Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark Ultimate Collection, Vol. 1

#94-105: Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark Ultimate Collection, Vol. 2

#106-119 & 500: Daredevil by Brubaker & Lark Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3

as originally collected

#82-87: Vol. 14: The Devil, Inside and Out – Vol. 1

#88-93: Vol. 15: The Devil, Inside and Out – Vol. 2

During #93-94: Fallen Son: Wolverine (a Death of Captain America tie-in)

World War Hulk: Daredevil appears in some of the street-level stories of this event during #93-94, including Front Line #2-6 and Damage Control #1-3. See Marvel Universe Events: World War Hulk

Annual 1: Collected in Omnibus (above) and Hell to Pay Vol. 2 (below), but not in the Ultimate Collection.

#94-99: Vol. 16: Hell to Pay – Vol. 1

#101-105: Vol. 17: Hell to Pay – Vol. 2
Also collects Daredevil Annual

Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula
This occurs between #106-107, and to this point has only been collected in the Omnibus, above

#106-110: Vol. 18: Cruel and Unusual

#111-115: Vol. 19: Lady Bullseye

Around this time, Daredevil / Captain America: Dead on Arrival one-shot (2008) After #114: Fantastic Four #562, Amazing Spider-Man #565-566 & 568, Thunderbolts #125 After #115: Amazing Spider-Man #587 & Extra #1, New Warriors #20 (check placement), and War Machine #11-12

#116-119 & 500: Vol. 20: Return of the King

Daredevil in Shadowland by Andy Diggle (2009 – 2011)

In 2009 Ed Brubaker shifted his attention from Daredevil to managing a multi-title franchise of Captain America, but before he departed he left Matt Murdock somewhere completely new and unexpected – in control of The Hand.

in a single omnibus…

as originally collected…

#500: In Return of the King, above

Siege: Daredevil appears only glancingly at the end of this event. See Marvel Universe Events: Siege

After #500 Daredevil appears in Deadpool: Suicide Kings #2-5, Amazing Spider-Man #600, New Avengers #59-60 and Finale, New Avengers #1, The Thanos Imperative #3 and Web of Spider-Man #12; I need to check these appearances for continuity.

#501-507: Vol. 21: The Devil’s Hand
Also includes Dark Reign – The List: Daredevil (which continues from #500).

Dark Reign: Daredevil does not participate in this event outside of his own title and one-shot. See Marvel Universe Events: Dark Reign.

#508-512: Daredevil: Shadowland
Also collects the “After the Fall” one-shot. Available in hardcover.

Shadowland: This rare Daredevil-focused event ties together all of Marvel’s street-level New York heroes in a struggle for control of Hell’s Kitchen, The Hand, and Daredevil’s soul. See Marvel Universe Events: Shadowland for full collection information.

Daredevil’s numbering continues to Black Panther: Man Without Fear

Daredevil: Reborn #1-6
Available in hardcover.

Around this time Daredevil appears in Bullseye: Perfect Game #2. I need to check this appearance for significance.

Mark Waid’s Man Without Fear (2011 – 2015)

By 2011 Daredevil had been put through the wringer for a decade with no sign of lighthearted superhero adventures in sight. Comic superstar Mark Waid took over the title with the idea that Daredevil had reached so many unimaginable lows over the past 13 years of comics that the only direction he could go was up.

That didn’t mean Daredevil would have it easy – far from it! – but this series refocused on a smiling, can-do Matt Murdock as he re-found the joy in his double life.

as omnibus editions…

By Mark Waid Omnibus, Vol. 1 (ISBN 978-1-302-90426-5)
Collects Daredevil (20110 #1-27 & 10.1, Amazing Spider-Man #677, Avenging Spider-Man #6, and The Punisher #10

By Mark Waid Omnibus, Vol. 2 (ISBN 9781302908980)
Collects Daredevil (2011) #28-36; Indestructible Hulk #9-10; and Daredevil (2014) #1-18, 1.50, 0.1, 15.1

as oversize hardcovers…

#1-10 & 10.1: By Waid, Vol. 1
Also collects Amazing Spider-Man #677

#11-21: By Waid, Vol. 2
Also collects Avenging Spider-Man #6 and The Punisher #10

#22-36: By Waid, Vol. 3
May also collect Indestructible Hulk #9-10

#1-10, 1.5, .1: By Waid & Samnee, Vol. 4
.1 is a collection of the digital-first series “Road Warrior”

#11-18 & 15.1: By Waid & Samnee, Vol. 5

As originally collected

Annual 1: Marvel Tales by Alan Davis This is the only issue in this edition not written by Waid.

Fear Itself: Daredevil joins the Avengers during this event and appears throughout their tie-ins. See Marvel Events: Fear Itself.

Around this time Daredevil appears briefly in Fantastic Four #600.

#1-6: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 1
Available in hardcover.

Daredevil: Dark Knights #1-8
Based on the setting of a snowy night in New York, this is likely set around the same time as #7.

#7-10 & 10.1: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 2
Includes Amazing Spider-Man #677. Available in hardcover.

Around this time Daredevil appears prominently as an Avenger in New Avengers #19-24, briefly in Avengers Assemble #6, and a panel of Avengers #24.

#11-15: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 3
Includes Avenging Spider-Man #6 and Punisher (2010) #10. Available in hardcover.

Around this time Daredevil guest appears in (Red) Hulk #50, X-Men, V0l. 3 #38-39 in a team-up with Domino, and in a face-off against Psylocke in Avengers vs. X-Men: Vs. #4. He also briefly appears in Avengers vs. X-Men #1-3, 7-9, & 11, Vs. #2, and (at least a few weeks of story time later) Avengers #34, Secret Avengers #35, and Uncanny Avengers #2, and as Matt Murdock in Wolverine and the X-Men #19.

#16-21: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 4
Available in hardcover.

#22-27: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 5
Available in hardcover.

#28-30: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 6
This slim volume also includes a fun, action-packed arc from Waid’s Indestructible Hulk #9-10. Available in hardcover.

Around this time Daredevil makes guest appearances in New Avengers #31-34 (mostly a non-speaking participant), Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1, Trial of The Punisher #2, Deadpool Annual 1, Avengers A.I. #7, Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #9-10, and Superior Foes of Spider-Man #9-10.

#31-36: Daredevil by Mark Waid Vol. 7
Available in hardcover.

Mark Waid relaunched his acclaimed Daredevil series in Marvel’s wave of All-New books, bringing Matt Murdock to San Francisco after he exhausts the good will of the New York criminal justice system as both a superhero and a lawyer.

#1-5, 1.5, .1: Vol. 1: Devil At Bay
.1 is a collection of the digital-first series “Road Warrior,” which bridges the gap between his previous Daredevil series and the All-New volume. May be collected on its own or as a part of the first All-New volume.

#6-10 & 1.5: Vol. 2: West-Case Scenario

Axis: See Marvel Universe Events: Axis. Daredevil appears briefly in Axis, but also continues to intersect with Iron Man’s solo stories as part of the event.

#11-15: Vol. 3: The Daredevil You Know

#15.1 & 16-18: Vol. 4: The Autobiography of Matt Murdock

Daredevil by Charles Soule (2015 – Present)

Daredevil is relaunched by the superstar team of Charles Soule and Ron Garvey. At the end of 2016, his universe is expanded with new books for Kingpin, Bullseye, and Elektra.

#1-5: Back In Black, Vol. 1: Chinatown
Includes the Daredevil story from All-different Point One 1.

#6-9 & Annual 1: Back In Black, Vol. 2: Supersonic

Daredevil/Punisher: Seventh Circle #1-4

#10-14: Back In Black, Vol. 3: Work of Art (ISBN 978-1-302-90297-1)

#15-20: Back in Black Vol. 4: Identity

Kingpin #1-5: Vol. 1: Born Again

Bullseye #1-5: Bullseye: The Man in Charge

#21-24: Back in Black Vol. 5: Supreme

#595-600: Back In Black Vol. 6: Mayor Fisk

#601-?: TBA

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