Oni Press Conjures MIDNIGHT Promo Program for SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 – Coming to Stores October 7th!

PORTLAND, OR (August 13, 2026) MIDNIGHT IS COMING TO RIVERDALE! Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – and the world-renowned Archie Comic Publications, Inc. are proud to unveil a brand-new MIDNIGHTrelease initiative for SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1, the FIRST ISSUE of the mischievous NEW ONGOING SERIESstarring America’s iconic sorceress-in-training from Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Kano (Daredevil)!

For the first time ever, Oni Press is officially giving retailers the green light for an early, MIDNIGHT release of SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 at 12:01 AM on October 7th, 2027 – making the milestone issue available for sale alongside Marvel’s Midnight Fantastic Four #1, Midnight Spider-Man #1, and Midnight X-Men #1.

But, abracadabra, that’s not all… In tandem with the early release, Oni is also making a special, open-order variant cover available to participating MIDNIGHT release retailers, who wish to mark the occasion in suitably spooky fashion. Enter: The first Archie Comics PYRE SATANIC variant cover — a new subset of surprise variant covers echoing a unique chapter of Archie Comics history in a playfully subversive way. HECK YEAH!

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The SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 PYRE SATANIC VARIANT features stunning artwork by cover artist Chloe Brailsford (Lobo, The Deadman) and will be available as an open-order item for all accounts alongside every other SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 cover on Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) on August 31st.

Finally, Halloween is coming early because Oni Press is also giving retailers an extra-added treat by matching all of Marvel’s deep discount incentives for the MIDNIGHTprogram for SABRINA #1!