Dates
- Cover date
- April 1990
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #279 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602459004 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Mark Jewelers insert edition
Mark Jewelers
Barcode 07148602459004 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Romita Jr.inks: Al Williamsonscript: Ann Nocenti, Stan Lee, Ralph Macchio, Mike Rockwitzcolors: Christie Scheeleletters: Joe Rosen
Stories
- Before the Flame · 22 pages
Our heroes discover Black Bolt's son in a small town where the villagers are preparing to kill him due to his deadly powers. An earthquake occurs and Daredevil and his companions fall into a crack in the Earth.
Reprinted in
Daredevil Epic Collection (2014), Daredevil by Nocenti & Romita Jr. Omnibus (2024)