Spider-Man fans are getting fed this week as Spider-Man: No Way Home is in theaters, and today Marvel has announced Marvel: June 1962 is set to celebrate the webhead. The new series of omnibus collections capture the energy and excitement of the original era of Marvel Comics by releasing every coming from that given year. The first omnibus in the series was released in August highlighting the Fantastic Four among other stories, but now it’s Spider-Man’s turn.
Marvel: June 1962 will be released in June and feature a cover by Javier Rodriguez.
Check out the cover below.
There will also be a Jack Kirby cover for direct market purchase.
Stories featured in the omnibus include:
- Thor first held aloft the hammer Mjolnir.
- Hank Pym donned his cybernetic helmet, becoming Ant-Man.
- The FF squared off against Namor and Doctor Doom.
- Kid Colt mixed it up with the Circus of Crime.
- Millie the Model got mixed up in more Hanover hijinks.
- Patsy and Hedy worked on their frenemy-ship.
- Star-crossed lovers dealt with the ups and downs of romance, all while tales of horror and fantasy stories crept from the pages of titles like Strange Tales.
For more on this news, read the official press release below.
New York, NY— December 17, 2021 — Where were you in June of 1962? We know where Spider-Man was: making his historic debut in Amazing Fantasy #15. But that wasn’t the only thing going on in that all-important month in Marvel history and the MARVEL: JUNE 1962 OMNIBUS highlights these Marvel milestones including:
- Thor first held aloft the hammer Mjolnir.
- Hank Pym donned his cybernetic helmet, becoming Ant-Man.
- The FF squared off against Namor and Doctor Doom.
- Kid Colt mixed it up with the Circus of Crime.
- Millie the Model got mixed up in more Hanover hijinks.
- Patsy and Hedy worked on their frenemy-ship.
- Star-crossed lovers dealt with the ups and downs of romance, all while tales of horror and fantasy stories crept from the pages of titles like Strange Tales.
In the tradition of the recent MARVEL: AUGUST 1961 omnibus which celebrated the Fantastic Four’s debut, the MARVEL: JUNE 1962 OMNIBUS will collect every comic from this month of Marvel milestones: JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #83; AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15; TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #35; KATHY #18; LIFE WITH MILLIE #18; PATSY WALKER #102; KID COLT, OUTLAW #106; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #6; LINDA CARTER, STUDENT NURSE #7; MILLIE THE MODEL #110; STRANGE TALES (1951) #100; TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #33; LOVE ROMANCES #101; INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) #3; GUNSMOKE WESTERN #72; PATSY AND HEDY #84 and RAWHIDE KID (1955) #30.
Check out the cover by Javier Rodrìguez as well as the Direct Market exclusive cover by the legendary Steve Ditko and don’t miss your chance to own this special piece of Marvel Comics history when the MARVEL: JUNE 1962 OMNIBUS arrives in June. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
Retailers, don’t forget to order copies by Monday, December 20!
MARVEL: AUGUST 1961 OMNIBUS HARDCOVER
Cover by JAVIER RODRIGUEZ – 9781302945046
Direct Mark Variant Cover by JACK KIRBY – 9781302945053
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