EXCLUSIVE! Including the latest Silver Surfer, JLA/Avengers and a re-release of the Punisher’s debut…
Marvel in July will be releasing four Facsimile Editions, including one that deserves its own story. You can check that out over here.
The other three include 1969’s The Silver Surfer #5, the previously announced JLA/Avengers #3 from 2003, and another release of 1973’s The Amazing Spider-Man #129, featuring the first appearance of the Punisher.
Dig the solicitation info, which will be formally released by Marvel later in April:
SILVER SURFER #5 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN BUSCEMA & HOWARD PURCELL
Cover by JOHN BUSCEMA
VARIANT COVER BY ACO
FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
WHAT IS THE NIGHTSHAPE?
Reed Richards has invented the Space Scrambler, a device capable of penetrating other dimensions! And trapped on Earth, desperate to pierce the barrier that keeps him from the spaceways, the Silver Surfer must have it! But when Norrin Radd’s plans go explosively awry, the repercussions lead him to meet a new friend – and a powerful enemy! Physicist Al B. Harper may offer him hope of one day returning to the stars, but the cosmic powerhouse known as the Stranger is hell-bent on erasing all life on Earth – including the Surfer! 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) #5.
64 PGS./Rated T… $6.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale 7/15
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JLA/AVENGERS #3 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by KURT BUSIEK
Penciled by GEORGE PÉREZ
WRAPAROUND COVER BY GEORGE PÉREZ
WRAPAROUND VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
WRAPAROUND FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Continuing the Facsimile reproduction of the most epic Marvel/DC crossover of them all with an issue featuring every character who had ever been a member of the Avengers or the Justice League – and that’s just on George Pérez’s astonishing cover! Inside, a cosmic game being played between the Grandmaster and Krona wreaks havoc on the greatest heroes of two universes. They’ve seemingly defeated their respective foes, and now it’s time to party…to celebrate their extensive shared history?! But as echoes of the past intrude on the present, something is terrifyingly wrong – and tensions flare between Captain America and Superman! It’s one of the all-time great comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form! Reprinting JLA/AVENGERS (2003) #3.
48 PGS./Rated T+… $5.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale 7/22
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 FACSIMILE EDITION – NEW PRINTING!
Written by GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by ROSS ANDRU
Cover by GIL KANE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLUE FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
He’s different…he’s deadly…he’s the Punisher! But why does he have Spider-Man in his sights? Find out as Frank Castle makes his mighty Marvel debut in an all-time classic from legendary creators Gerry Conway and Ross Andru! The Punisher’s relentless war on crime has enthralled readers for decades – but it all began here, as the lethal vigilante is manipulated by the scheming Jackal into targeting Spidey! Frank only kills those who deserve to die, and he believes the “web-slinging menace” has earned just such a fate! Now, as Spider-Man and the Punisher clash for the first time, a rivalry for the ages is born! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #129.
32 PGS./Rated T… $4.99
RETAILERS/CONSUMERS: PLEASE INQUIRE REGARDING FOIL PRICING.
On Sale 7/8
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Buncha thoughts:
— There is a fourth Facsimile, as I noted. Check the links below!
— I suppose you could say there’s a fifth, too. DC’s Avengers/JLA #2 has been moved from June to July 1.
— The Silver Surfer ish is the fifth of the first seven from the original 1968 series that Marvel is releasing as Facsimile Editions.
— Obligatory Price Comaprison #1. An unslabbed, original Silver Surfer #5 in very good condition recently sold on eBay for about $200. But you can find copies for a lot less.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #2. An unslabbed, NM original JLA/Avengers #3 went for about $25. More typically, you can get it in a set.
— Obligatory Price Comparison #3. An unslabbed, high-grade original The Amazing Spider-Man #129 sold for about $3,650. There was a Facsimile release in 2023 and a copy recently garnered about $12.
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MORE
— 1964’s Landmark AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 to Get Facsimile Edition. Click here.
— JLA/AVENGERS: MARVEL and DC Set Dates for All Four FACSIMILE EDITIONS. Click here.
