EXCLUSIVE — MS. MARVEL, SILVER SURFER and MORE!
Marvel has three Facsimile Editions set for April and it’s an eclectic selection, featuring 1978’s Ms. Marvel #20, 2008’s Spider-Man Noir #1, and 1968’s The Silver Surfer #2.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be released officially by Marvel later this month:
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MS. MARVEL #20 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT
Penciled by DAVE COCKRUM
Cover by DAVE COCKRUM
Ms. Marvel takes on a new look as Carol Danvers dons the iconic lightning-bolt costume designed by the legendary Dave Cockrum! And her striking suit is quickly put through its paces in battle with some deadly lizard-like creatures calling themselves the People! Can Carol find answers before she is completely overwhelmed? From the acclaimed X-MEN team of artist Cockrum and writer Chris Claremont, it’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting MS. MARVEL (1977) #20.
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
On Sale: 4/8
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THE SILVER SURFER #2 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
A classic solo story of the Sentinel of the Spaceways! The Silver Surfer, former herald of Galactus, has been banished to Earth, only able to soar as far as the planet’s outer atmosphere – where, lost in thought, he alone can spy the arrival of a spacecraft hidden from human eyes! Its occupants, the Badoon, may present themselves as peaceful – but it’s only a matter of time before they exhibit the warlike tendencies that make them one of the most feared species in all the Marvel Universe! As the Badoon unleash their monstrous weapon, can the Surfer save humanity from a threat they can’t even see? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all!
Reprinting SILVER SURFER (1968) #2.
Marvel is reprinting the ground-breaking first seven issues of Silver Surfer as they originally appeared!
64 PGS./Rated T …$6.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale: 4/15
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SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by DAVID HINE & FABRICE SAPOLSKY
Penciled by CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
Cover by PATCH ZIRCHER
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
The hard-boiled debut of Spider-Man Noir – soon to star in his own live-action series starring Nicolas Cage! The year is 1933, and New York City is run by corrupt politicians, crooked cops and suave gangland bosses like the Goblin. But when a fateful spider bite gives the young rabble-rouser Peter Parker the power to fight back, will even that be enough? It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting SPIDER-MAN NOIR (2008) #1.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory… $4.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale: 4/22
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Many thoughts:
— As noted, the Silver Surfer ish is part of a run of the first seven Marvel is publishing into midyear.
— The Ms. Marvel issue is timed to a Carol Danvers mini launching in April that delves into her past.
— Spider-Man Noir #1 is clearly timed to the upcoming Amazon Spider-Noir series, starring Nicolas Cage. The premiere date hasn’t been announced, but this indicates it’ll be any time now.
— There don’t appear to be plans to publish the whole four-issue Spider-Man Noir series, by the by.
— The publication of Noir only lends credence to my not-genius theory that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is coming to the Facsimile ranks.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #1: An unslabbed, NM+ original Ms. Marvel #20 recently sold on eBay for $32.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #2: An unslabbed, FN+ original Silver Surfer #2 went for $110.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #3: An unslabbed, high-grade original Spider-Man Noir #1 (Zircher cover) recently sold on eBay for $300. ($300!)
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MORE
— 1968’s SILVER SURFER: Marvel to Publish First SEVEN Issues as FACSIMILE EDITIONS. Click here.
— Claremont and Byrne’s 1983 PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY to Get Facsimile Release. Click here.
January 15, 2026
No idea why the’d do such a crazy obscure book as the Ms Marvel issue…?
As for the Surfer issues, I wish they’d do Marvel Epic Collection Silver Surfer Vol-2 already…which would contain the original 18 issues…LONG OVERDUE…
January 15, 2026
Yeah, it’s not like they’re going to put that costume on a movie version of Ms Marvel. Oh well, I’ll probably pick it up anyways 🙂 .
January 15, 2026
— The Ms. Marvel issue is timed to a Carol Danvers mini launching in April that delves into her past.
January 15, 2026
You’ll probably get your wish after the facsimile run is done. IMHO they’re doing that run to mitigate the cost of remastering those issues for the Epic. Personally, I will skip that volume as I have the Masterworks, but I would like to see his second series completed in Epics.
January 15, 2026
I also have the Surfer Masterworks, and the 1979 Fantasy Masterpieces reprints too, but I’ll buy the Epic Collection Vol-2 when it comes out, and yeah I’ll likely even buy the facsimile editions of #1-5…just loved some of those issues enough to have them in multiple formats…the only format I won’t buy is the Omnibus because they’re too damn big and heavy and not fun to read like that IMHO.
January 20, 2026
Same. Having the Masterworks TPB doesn’t preclude me from buying the EC volumes. I also have the Fantasy Masterpiece run. And several of the originals. I will still buy the facsimiles (in multiples) and the long-delayed-beyond-reasonable-expectations Epic Collection v2.
While we’re at it, I’d also like a facsimile of the Byrne one-shot with Tom Palmer.
January 15, 2026
That Ms. Marvel issue is a choice. I assume it’s prompted by the costume change but why *that* triggered a facsimile is beyond me.
January 15, 2026
— The Ms. Marvel issue is timed to a Carol Danvers mini launching in April that delves into her past.
January 15, 2026
Two not-so-rando thoughts:
1) OK, so that’s consistent with other facsimilies that tie into these recurring flashback miniseries, like Rogue: Savage Land. That said, it’s just adding to my annoyance that we didn’t get facsimiles of Uncanny X-Men #256-258 to tie into Psylocke: Ninja. (Yes, there’s odd Claremont fetishism and weird racial insensitivity in there, but I still want the facsimile, dangit.)
2) Given how dramatically Carol’s character shifted in 2012, to include a new retconned origin, I keep hoping for a reveal that Warbird was off in space and the character we’ve seen since 2012 has been some kind of Kree impostor. That cover gives me hope. Who knows!
January 15, 2026
As with others I’m surprised with the choice of a MS Marvel Facsimile since Marvel seems determined to identify Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel with a uniform based on the Don Heck/Gil Kane design. That said it will be interesting to see how quickly the thirty copies I will purchase for Halloween will be picked up by visiting trick or treaters. In my mind these books will be targeted to 10-12 age females, but young pre-teens may be intrigued by the striking Cockrum cover.
January 15, 2026
The story has been updated with an explanation.
January 15, 2026
Thank you.
January 15, 2026
I’ll get the first 2. Just because they are Bronze Age. I’d much rather see some original (Marvel) Captain Marvel issues get the facsmile treatment though. No desire for the noir Spider-Man. 2 out of 3…not going to complain. Little for everyone’s taste.
January 20, 2026
My complaint is that I want more than a trickle of pre-1985 facsimiles!
Let’s get the full run of X-Men from 94-143 done.
Let’s get all the Adams X-Men and Avengers issues done.
And don’t stop the Silver Surfer run at 7 issues, do the full series!
January 20, 2026
Some day we will get to the iTunes business model of comics where we can have a printing of any issue we want. But, until then and as long as we are dreaming, I’d love to see the very early Marvel “Tales of/to …” series.
January 20, 2026
I agree with both of you: X-Men 94-143 (and might as well throw in GS1 and annuals 😀 ), finish off Silver Surfer vol 1, and a run of Tales of Suspense and Tales to Astonish. Throw in a couple of golden age Marvels (Timely/Atlas). Was it Young Men that had Cap, Torch, and Sub-Mariner?
PS. I really missed out by missing out on the whole True Believers series. The local shop had a few issues left, but I would have gone nuts buying everything up to the 80s reprints, since they were so cheap.
January 22, 2026
As much as I appreciate the desire for completionism, I’m betting sales are a *huge* driver in these things, which is probably why we haven’t seen 12-issue runs from Marvel since Fantastic Four ended. Doesn’t mean it’s a bad idea–it means that comics fans are fickle and committed runs will see a decline in sales over time. They just will.
Still, I’m absolutely fine with them at least poking at some missing issues. There’s probably a case to be made for some more Byrne/Claremont UXM issues, or at least the Proteus saga (#125-128) will get another chunk done. And I keep advocating for #143 as a December release, which…Marvel keeps not doing.
January 22, 2026
I’m up for 125-128 facsimiles. I actually started collecting X-Men with 128. Pretty lucky timing, I guess. I recall reading a review, back in the day, where the person praised the Proteus storyline for bringing X-Men back to its roots, which was seeking out new mutants. For some reason, Marvel Comics Index 9A (X-Men) pops in my head when trying to remember where I read that.
With long runs of reprints (eg, Fantastic Four), I kind of figure that #1 would sell the most, but after that, sales would be consistent. It’s not like people don’t already know what they’re going to get issue by issue.