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Marvel celebrates the Hellfire Gala with new costume swap variant covers for July 2026

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Marvel celebrates the Hellfire Gala with new costume swap variant covers for July 2026

Marvel’s Stormbreakers artists are reimagining iconic heroes in each other’s Gala attire as part of a new variant cover program launching this July.

Marvel Comics has announced a new line of Hellfire-themed variant covers tied to this summer’s X-Men: The Hellfire Murder #1.

Launching in July, the Hellfire Costume Swap Variant Covers spotlight Marvel heroes wearing looks inspired by other characters’ Hellfire Gala fashions. The covers serve as a companion to the latest Hellfire Gala event, which promises another evening of mutant politics, mystery, and high-profile fashion.

The cover program is being created by Marvel’s current class of Stormbreakers artists, an initiative that highlights emerging talent across the publisher’s line. This year’s Stormbreakers include Alessandro Cappuccio, Netho Diaz, Simone Di Meo, Juan Frigeri, Gurihiru, Jonas Scharf, Geoff Shaw, and Luciano Vecchio.

The artists were selected for their growing influence within the industry and their work across a range of Marvel titles, including Ultimate Wolverine, X-Men, Ultimates, Jeff the Land Shark, Ultimate Endgame, Wade Wilson: Deadpool, and Uncanny X-Men.

Marvel launched the Stormbreakers program in 2020 as the successor to its Young Guns initiative. Over the years, the program has spotlighted artists who later became some of the industry’s most recognizable creators, including Steve McNiven, Jim Cheung, Sara Pichelli, Ryan Stegman, and many others.

Befitting this year’s masquerade theme and showcasing the Stormbreakers’ undeniable style instincts, the fashion-forward covers present heroes swapping costumes with fellow Marvel icons!

  • Spider-Gwen as Silk
  • She-Hulk as Black Widow
  • Iron Man as Hawkeye
  • Laura Kinney as Patch
  • Moon Knight as Black Knight
  • Scarlet Witch as Polaris (Malice)
  • Miles Morales as Bucky Barnes
  • Thor as Ant-Man

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On Sale 7/1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #32 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY LUCIANO VECCHIO – 75960621001503241

IRON MAN #7 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960621491400721

On Sale 7/8

SORCERER SUPREME #8 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY GURIHIRU – 75960621179100821

On Sale 7/15

INFERNAL HULK #9 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE DI MEO – 75960621361000921

MORTAL THOR #13 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY GEOFF SHAW – 75960621284201321

On Sale 7/22

MARC SPECTOR: MOON KNIGHT #6 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY NETHO DIAZ – 75960621496900621

On Sale 7/29

GENERATION X-23 #6 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FRIGERI – 75960621449500621

ULTIMATE IMPACT: REBORN #3 HELLFIRE COSTUME SWAP VARIANT COVER BY JONAS SCHARF – 75960621461700321

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