EXCLUSIVE: Coming in December — along with the Secret Wars and Amazing Spider-Man Facsimile finales…
Marvel in December has three Facsimile Editions on tap, wrapping up its yearlong celebrations of Secret Wars and Spider-Man’s original black-suit saga, while also setting fans up for some Captain America: Brave New World hype.
We’ve got a new edition of the Captain America #117 Facsimile Edition, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12 and The Amazing Spider-Man #263.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be released officially by Marvel later this week:
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #117 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by GENE COLAN
Cover by GENE COLAN
Captain America meets a new crimefighting partner as the Falcon makes his daring debut! Sam Wilson and his avian accomplice, Redwing, take center stage in the midst of one of Cap’s greatest showdowns with his evil archenemy, the Red Skull! Trapped on the island of Exiles, Cap begins training Sam Wilson to join him in final battle with the Skull — and helps him adopt a stirring alter ego to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies! The Falcon is born, and nothing will ever be the same again for Sam Wilson or Steve Rogers! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #117.
On Sale 12/11, $4.99
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MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #12 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by JIM SHOOTER
Penciled by MIKE ZECK
Cover by MIKE ZECK
VARIANT COVER BY TAURIN CLARKE
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Marvel’s monthly celebration of the finest super-hero crossover of them all reaches its shocking conclusion! Earth’s greatest heroes are dead at the hands of the all-powerful Doctor Doom! Or are they? As that doubt (and the meddlesome Klaw) gnaw away at Victor Von Doom, will the combination of his reality-altering might and troubled subconscious prove his ultimate undoing? Get ready for Battleworld to host its final battle! But when the dust settles, who will be left standing to return home — and who will choose to remain behind? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS #12.
On Sale 12/4, $4.99
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #263 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
Cover by RON FRENZ
VARIANT COVER BY INHYUK LEE
Continuing a Facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man’s black costume, which he has now discovered is really an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! Peter Parker may have separated himself from his symbiotic suit, but his problems don’t end there. Now he has a would-be sidekick to deal with in the form of Ollie Osnick, the spectacular Spider-Kid! Ollie has a modified set of Doctor Octopus arms, a replica Spidey suit and an eagerness to fight crime! But while he wears red-and-blue, Peter Parker dons a replica version of his sleek black suit, whipped up for him by the Black Cat! Will Spidey take the kid under his wing? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form – iconic photograph cover, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #263.
On Sale 12/18, $4.99
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A few thoughts:
— I’ve been predicting that Marvel would start giving us Captain America/Falcon Facsimiles, given February 2025’s Captain America: Brave New World, starring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford. That hardly makes me a genius, I know. Curious what other such issues we’ll be getting in the months ahead.
— With Secret Wars and The Amazing Spider-Man finishing their yearlong Facsimile runs, I can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2025. Fantastic Four is the leading contender for a 12-month celebration, I’d say.
— Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed, VF- copy of an original Captain America #117 recently sold on eBay for $455. There was a Facsimile Edition that came out in January 2021, smack in the middle of the pandemic, so I’m sure a lot of folks missed it. That edition goes for about $15-18.
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September 17, 2024
Marvel already announced somewhere that 2025 would see facsimile reprints of Fantastic Four #1-12 and Uncanny X-Men #131-142 (the Dark Phoenix Saga through DoFP). I’ll be annoyed if they don’t throw in UXM #143, which 1) is a Christmas issue, and 2) closes Byrne and Claremont’s run. OTOH, I already have the facsimiles of UXM #137, #141, and #142, so saving a few bucks there.
September 17, 2024
I don’t think that was a formal announcement but that makes sense!
September 17, 2024
Bleeding Cool reported the FF #1-12 and X-Men #131-142 facsimiles. If I’m reading their article correctly, the facsimiles were announced at the Diamond Retailer Lunch at the San Diego con.
I hope the FF #1 facsimile will have the correct back cover. The one used on the 2018 facsimile was not the correct one that appeared on the 1961 original. It was the same advertiser (Famous Artists School), but the ad was different.
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/marvel-extend-facsimiles-to-fantastic-four-1-12-death-of-phoenix/
September 18, 2024
That would make sense. The DRL is actually off the record but those sneaky fellas at BC don’t always play by the rules! Life’s rich pageant.
September 17, 2024
Gee I wonder if it will even be mentioned that Gene Colan CREATED the Falcon, then brought the idea to Lee when Gene was witnessing the civil rights revolution in late 60s America. It was finally acknowledged in Masterworks, but will it be repeated in the facsimile? It needs to be.
“…in the late 1960s [when news of the] Vietnam War and civil rights protests were regular occurrences, and Stan, always wanting to be at the forefront of things, started bringing these headlines into the comics. … One of the biggest steps we took in this direction came in Captain America. I enjoyed drawing people of every kind. I drew as many different types of people as I could into the scenes I illustrated, and I loved drawing black people. I always found their features interesting and so much of their strength, spirit and wisdom written on their faces. I approached Stan, as I remember, with the idea of introducing an African-American hero and he took to it right away. … I looked at several African-American magazines, and used them as the basis of inspiration for bringing The Falcon to life.”