Posted By Dan Greenfield on May 7, 2025 | 3 comments

Counting down to the nation’s 250th anniversary…

Marvel in July will begin a yearlong countdown to America’s 250th birthday with a year’s worth of variant covers that homage the fan-fave 1976 Mighty Marvel Bicentennial Calendar, which featured such greats as John Romita, John Buscema, Gil Kane and many others.

The first one, by Luciano Vecchio for Captain America #1, paying tribute to Romita’s calendar cover, will go on sale July 2:

Two other dates were also announced Wednesday:

August 6, for Marcus To’s Frank Robbins-inspired piece, which will adorn Uncanny X-Men #19…

… and, September (exact day TBA), for Chris Campana’s riff on Herb Trimpe for The Incredible Hulk #29:

Marvel also unveiled a fourth cover — presumably for October — with Greg Land saluting Frank Brunner. (Brunner’s illo ran in October of that year, btw.):

There are many more to come, obviously.

This comes after the news earlier this year that Marvel and Abrams ComicArts will be reprinting the calendar itself.

Dig the links below.

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MORE

— The 1976 MIGHTY MARVEL CALENDAR to Be Re-Released for 2026. Click here.

— MARVEL BLACK LIGHT CALENDAR Will Return in 2026 With Another 12 Poster Replicas. Click here.