Marvel celebrates Spider-Man’s 60th anniversary with variant comic covers of heroes in Spidey suits
This year marks 60 years since Spider-Man came swinging into the comic book scene with 1962’s “Amazing Fantasy #15,” and to celebrate, Marvel will release a slew of variant comic book covers featuring the company’s most famous heroes sporting their own Spidey suits.
By Chelsea Zukowski
The covers debut in April, and Marvel recently shared sneak peaks at the first 10 variants.
The artists on the first ten covers include Dan Jurgens, Kaare Andrews, Rahzzah, Kyle Hotz, Declan Shalvey, Pete Woods, Rod Reis, David Baldeon, Bengal, Romina Jones and more lending their own unique style to create new costumes inspired by Spider-Man.
Also in April, Marvel will release a new series of “The Amazing Spider-Man” with issue #1 from legendary creators writer Zeb Wells and artist John Romita Jr.
Marvel teased what the next Amazing Spider-Man volume will be about:
Peter’s on the outs with the FF. He’s on the outs with the Avengers. He’s even on the outs with Aunt May! After a terrible and mysterious incident, no one wants to see Spider-Man – except for Doctor Octopus. Ock’s on Spider-Man’s tail and the Master Planner has something truly terrible planned for when he gets his tentacles on Spidey. All that, and Tombstone makes a move that will remind readers why he’s one of Spider-Man’s most terrifying villains…
“Spider-Man doesn’t turn 60 every year,” editor Nick Lowe said in a release from Marvel. “and we are going BIG with this run, cramming it with the biggest WTF moments Spidey has ever had. Zeb and JRJR will go down in history as one of the best creative teams ever!”
Here are some of the characters who will get a Spidey suit makeover for Spider-Man’s 60th anniversary this year:
- Mary Jane
- Captain Marvel
- Carnage
- Iron Man
- Emma Frost
- Shang-Chi
- Silk
- Silver Surfer
- Thor
- Venom
Here’s a look at the first ten variant covers for Spider-Man’s 60th anniversary:
April 6
- Amazing Spider-Man #1
- Carnage #2
April 13
- Shang-Chi #11
- Thor #24
- Venom #7
April 20
- Silk #4
- Silver Surfer Rebirth #4
April 27
- Iron Man #19
- Immortal X-Men #2
June 2022
- Captain Marvel #39
Marvel said more Spider-Man 60th anniversary variant covers will be revealed in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to Marvel.com to learn more about Spidey’s 60th anniversary celebration.
The availability of comic variant covers depends on the comic book store where you shop and which ones and how many they order. To find a local comic book shop near you, use ComicShopLocator.com.
