Daredevil #181 · 1982
A duel beneath the devil.
Bullseye and Elektra clash below a looming Daredevil. Explore Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s tragic composition and the covers that reinterpret it.
The origin pointDaredevil #181 · Frank Miller; Klaus Janson
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Daredevil #181
Bullseye and Elektra clash below a looming Daredevil. Explore Frank Miller and Klaus Janson’s tragic composition and the covers that reinterpret it.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, interior-scene homages, different targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
April 1982 cover date; released December 29, 1981. Frank Miller and Klaus Janson place Bullseye and Elektra beneath a looming Daredevil. The original newsstand cover is reproduced in full.
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 18, 2026
New editions and open questions
No evidence-confirmed upcoming physical DD181 cover homage found as of October 18, 2026. The licensed VeVe 2026 release is already published and digital; excluded pending exact composition review. This is a search result, not proof no unannounced cover exists.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, interior-scene homages and references (4)
- Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus HC Collected edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions.
Research source ↗ - The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection Marvel Masters: Frank Miller HC Collected edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions. Market corrected from US to UK for Hachette English collection; issue 179 / spine 206 numbering requires edition confirmation.
Research source ↗ - Marvel Masterworks: Daredevil Vol. 16 HC Collected edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions. Release corrected from August 9 to August 10 per Marvel/GCD; hardcover ISBN 9781302933166; publisher web page mislabels format as Trade Paperback.
Research source ↗ - Daredevil by Frank Miller & Klaus Janson Omnibus HC DM 2023 Edition Collected edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions. ISBN 9781302945541 confirmed in Marvel/PRH solicitations.
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- CL-DARE181-0001: Reference / related edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions.
- CL-DARE181-0002: Cover homage
Release corrected to October 26, 2011 from GCD and IDW preview dated October 25. Previous LCG date October 19 conflicts. 1:25 is an ordering incentive ratio, not a confirmed print run.
- CL-DARE181-0003: Cover homage
1:50 is an incentive ordering ratio, not a print-run total. Date October 5 confirmed by Marvel/GCD; GoCollect incorrectly lists November 30.
- CL-DARE181-0004: Cover homage
GCD credits Daniël Arruda Massa pencils and inks. No independently verified fixed print run; do not confuse creator estimate around 2,000 with a numbered limited edition.
- CL-DARE181-0005: Reference / related edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions. Market corrected from US to UK for Hachette English collection; issue 179 / spine 206 numbering requires edition confirmation.
- CL-DARE181-0006: Reference / related edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions. Release corrected from August 9 to August 10 per Marvel/GCD; hardcover ISBN 9781302933166; publisher web page mislabels format as Trade Paperback.
- CL-DARE181-0007: Cover homage
New Frank Cho homage artwork; Elektra wears her modern Daredevil costume, Bullseye remains her opponent, Matt Murdock looms behind.
- CL-DARE181-0008: Reference / related edition
Preserved existing catalog ID. Exact cover image confirms reused Miller/Janson artwork. Count separately from new homage compositions. ISBN 9781302945541 confirmed in Marvel/PRH solicitations.
- CL-DARE181-0009: Cover homage
Masked central-background woman is Madame Masque, not Elektra; white-haired foreground combatant is Bellona, not Bullseye.
- Black Panther #13 (2023) Classic Homage: Not added
False candidate: Paco Medina, not Philip Tan; target is Fantastic Four #52, not DD181.
- Gunslinger Spawn DD181 homage: Not added
Targeted searches found no reliable exact issue/artist evidence. Do not invent issue or add an unverified entry.
- The Last Ronin #2 First to Fall Escorza custom cover: Not added
Private commissioned custom cover, not verified published comic edition.
- VeVe Daredevil #181 (2026), Nogi San Rare / Ultra Rare: Not added
Licensed digital collectible released April 28 2026, not upcoming; five editions include reuse and new art. Exact new Nogi San composition not visually confirmed as DD181 cover homage; hold out of physical catalog.
- Shadowland #1: Not added
Story panel echoes Elektra death, not automatically a homage to DD181 cover composition; excluded from this cover lineage.
- Dare the Terminator #181 Amalgam trading card: Not added
Trading-card mock comic cover, outside published comic-cover scope.
- Daredevil #181 facsimile 2019: Not added
Reprints original issue/art; already excluded by source research log.
- Marvel Masterworks Daredevil Vol16 DM Limited Collector Edition (325): Not added
Confirmed additional trade-dress edition of reused original art; not new homage. Retained as research candidate rather than adding without exact image.
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