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Marvel marks the Return of the Fantastic Four with twenty variant covers

May 12, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny are set to make their return to the 616 this summer as the publisher launches a brand new Fantastic Four series from creators Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man) and Sara Pichelli (Spider-Man: Miles Morales).

To mark their triumphant return, Marvel has already announced a series of True Believers comics featuring some of the Fantastic Four’s biggest adventures for just $1 apiece, but that’s not all as we’re also getting a batch of Return of the Fantastic Four variant covers across twenty titles in August. Check them out here and click on any of the covers for a hi-res version…

ASTONISHING X-MEN #14 by ADAM KUBERT
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 by CHRIS SPROUSE
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 by STEVE EPTING

X-MEN: RED #7 by DAVID MARQUEZ
X-23 #3 by CARLOS PACHECO
WEAPON H #6 by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL

VENOM #5 by GERARDO ZAFFINO
TONY STARK: IRON MAN #3 by ADAM HUGHES
THOR #4 by BRYAN HITCH

SENTRY #3 by PHIL NOTO
THE PUNISHER #1 by SALVADOR LARROCA
MARVEL 2-IN-ONE #9 by ALAN DAVIS

THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 by HUMBERTO RAMOS
IMMORTAL HULK #4 by ARTHUR ADAMS
HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: DEAD ENDS #1 by STEVE MCNIVEN

FANTASTIC FOUR #1 by MARK BROOKS
DOCTOR STRANGE #4 by DAVID AJA
DEADPOOL #3 by ROB LIEFELD

CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 by TRAVIS CHAREST
AVENGERS #6 by JOHN CASSADAY

The Fantastic Four have returned, and what better way to celebrate the homecoming of Sue, Reed, Ben and Johnny than with a collection of variant covers highlighting the different iterations of Marvel’s beloved first family? This August, some of the industry’s most acclaimed creators will bring you the Fantastic Four through the years, highlighting the team during their many different and memorable eras in Marvel Comics!

Look for Marvel’s RETURN OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR variant covers on these select titles:

  1. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3 by STEVE EPTING
  2. AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4 by CHRIS SPROUSE (not final art)
  3. ASTONISHING X-MEN #14 by ADAM KUBERT
  4. AVENGERS #6 by JOHN CASSADAY
  5. CAPTAIN AMERICA #2 by TRAVIS CHAREST
  6. DEADPOOL #3 by ROB LIEFELD
  7. DOCTOR STRANGE #4 by DAVID AJA
  8. FANTASTIC FOUR #1 by MARK BROOKS
  9. HUNT FOR WOLVERINE: DEAD ENDS #1 by STEVE MCNIVEN
  10. IMMORTAL HULK #4 by ARTHUR ADAMS
  11. MARVEL 2-IN-ONE #9 by ALAN DAVIS
  12. SENTRY #3 by PHIL NOTO
  13. THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 by HUMBERTO RAMOS
  14. THE PUNISHER #1 by SALVADOR LARROCA
  15. THOR #4 by BRYAN HITCH
  16. TONY STARK: IRON MAN #3 by ADAM HUGHES
  17. VENOM #5 by GERARDO ZAFFINO
  18. WEAPON H #6 by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
  19. X-23 #3 by CARLOS PACHECO
  20. X-MEN: RED #7 by DAVID MARQUEZ

Don’t miss your chance to collect all 20 variant covers, coming to comic shops this August!

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Comic Books Tagged With: fantastic four, Marvel

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth's editorial team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Executive Editor of FlickeringMyth.com since 2020.

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