Marking 70 years of The Muppets, Kermit and friends will appear on 10 variant covers for select Marvel comics releasing in October.

The press release follows:

Media Release -- It's time for a Muppets Anniversary Celebration—Marvel Comics style!

Celebrating 70 years of The Muppets, Kermit and the gang will star in a set of 10 variant covers featured on select Marvel comic books releasing in October. Drawn by a lineup of leading Marvel artists, the artwork pays homage to iconic covers in Marvel history.

Over the decades, The Muppets have mastered the art of pop culture spoofs. Now, see Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Sam Eagle, Swedish Chef, and more parody classic Marvel Comics stories, including Spider-Man's first appearance and the original Secret Wars! From The Electric Mayhem assembling as Earth's Mightiest Heroes to Miss Piggy wielding the Infinity Gauntlet (yikes!), these hilarious and first-of-their-kind pieces are bursting with pure Muppets foolishness. Sure to be must-haves for Muppets fans and collectors alike, it's the most sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational variant cover program ever!

Check out the first six MUPPETS VARIANT COVERS and preorder all 10 at your local comic shop today!

On Sale 10/1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #13 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY DAVE BARDIN

VENOM #250 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW



On Sale 10/8

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN #1 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY JAVIER GARRÓN

AVENGERS #31 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO

SPIDER-MAN & WOLVERINE #6 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND





On Sale 10/15

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA CASSARA

CAPTAIN AMERICA #4 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY ANNIE WU

INCREDIBLE HULK #30 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY CHRISSIE ZULLO





On Sale 10/22

FANTASTIC FOUR #4 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK

BATTLEWORLD #2 MUPPETS VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA



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About The Muppets Studio

The Muppets Studio continues to create family-friendly content with its hundreds of beloved characters including Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo and many more. The Muppets Studio, LLC, a subsidiary of Disney Enterprises, Inc., includes The Muppets, Bear in the Big Blue House and other properties acquired by The Walt Disney Company from The Jim Henson Company in 2004.