Queen in Black: Hela #1

Dates

Cover date

September 2026

On sale

July 29, 2026

In stores

July 29, 2026

Final order cutoff

June 22, 2026

Pages

36

Editions and covers (5)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition

  Barcode 75960621631400111

  This edition’s page
• Peach Momoko Virgin Covervirgin

  Cover art with no logo or cover text.

  Barcode 75960621631400117

  This edition’s page
• David Baldeón Cover

  Barcode 75960621631400116

  This edition’s page
• Carlos Magno Cover

  Barcode 75960621631400131

  This edition’s page
• Peach Momoko Cover

  Barcode 75960621631400121

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Story arc: Queen in Black

This is part 3 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Queen in Black (2026) #1
2. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (2026) #1
3. Queen in Black: Hela (2026) #1
4. Queen in Black (2026) #2
5. Queen in Black: Venom Unchained (2026) #1
6. Queen in Black: Thor (2026) #1
7. Venom (2025) #260
8. Queen in Black (2026) #3
9. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (2026) #2
10. Queen in Black: Venom Unchained (2026) #2
11. Venom (2025) #261
12. Black Cat (2025) #14
13. Queen in Black: Defenders of Light and Dark (2026) #3

Creators

Publisher’s description

THE QUEEN TAKES HER THRONE. All the secrets of the Queen in Black — revealed! Why were Hela and Tyr in Midgard when the Rainbow Bridge fell? How did she cage Knull, God of the Void? And which Thor tried to stop her? Balder the Brave seeks the answers from Karnilla of the Norns... but will he live to tell anyone else?