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Marvel brings Spidey, Haunted Mansion, Star Wars and Squirrel Girl to Halloween ComicFest 2016

October 27, 2016 by Gary Collinson

With Halloween ComicFest taking place this weekend, the folks at Marvel are bringing four free HCF Edition titles to comic book stores in Spidey #1, The Haunted Mansion #1, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: You Choose the Story #1. Check out the covers here…

“Just like Free Comic Book Day, Halloween ComicFest is a great way for fans to support their stores and publishers to support retailers,” says Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel. “This year, we’re offering four exciting titles to whet fans appetites and get a taste of some of the great things happening in the Marvel Universe!”

Want to be the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl? What about relive the thrilling first appearance of Doctor Aphra? Are you ready to enter the Haunted Mansion? This Halloween, celebrate at your local comic shop by with free comics and fun activities. Don’t miss Halloween ComicFest, happening at participating stores this Saturday – October 29th!

Originally published October 27, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.

Filed Under: Comic Books, Gary Collinson, News Tagged With: Halloween ComicFest, Marvel, Spidey, Star Wars, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, The Haunted Mansion, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer who is the Editor-in-Chief of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature 'The Baby in the Basket' and suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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