The Muppets are celebrating their 50th anniversary by collaborating with Marvel Comics for special one-shots and variant covers featuring iconic characters in September.

The press release follows:

Media Release – It’s time for a Muppets anniversary celebration—Marvel Comics style!

To mark the 50th anniversary of “The Muppet Show,” the Muppets are crashing the Marvel Universe for the very first time this September! In addition to MUPPETS TAKE THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1, a one-shot with all-new stories from a superstar lineup of creators including Chip Zdarsky, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Pete Woods, Ashley Allen, MacKenzie Cadenhead, Kyle Starks, David Baldeon, Mike Henderson and more, the gang will also team up with Marvel heroes in an all-new collection of Muppet Variant Covers!



Featured on select issues throughout September, these fun-filled covers pair Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rizzo and more with legendary Marvel heroes in unforgettable, unexpected team-ups. Whether they’re helping save the day or creating chaos, the Muppets bring their iconic humor to the Marvel mythos, delivering a pop culture crossover fans have waited decades to see!



Check out the first three covers and preorder all ten at your local comic shop today.

On Sale 9/2
CAPTAIN AMERICA #15 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY NICOLETTA BALDARI – 75960621146301531

On Sale 9/16
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA – 75960621001503634
DAREDEVIL #7 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY TBD – 75960621282800741
JEFF THE LAND SHARK: SUPERSTAR #3 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY MATTEO LOLLI – 75960621629100331

On Sale 9/23
MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #2 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE – 75960621462400221
WOLVERINE #28 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY TERRY DODSON – 75960620841802821

On Sale 9/30
FANTASTIC FOUR #17 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI – 75960621122701731
UNCANNY X-MEN #36 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY BEN SU – 75960620917003631
X-MEN UNITED #7 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU – 75960621443300731

On Sale 10/21
DOOMQUEST #5 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY PHIL NOTO – 75960621590400531



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