Check out new covers for the second issues of Marvel’s new Midnight line, launching on October 7.
New York, NY— October 1, 2026 — The veil is about to lift on Marvel’s Midnight Universe and the buzz is infectious! With more than one million copies collectively ordered, MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and ScieTronc, MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1 by Benjamin Percy and Kev Walker, and MIDNGHT X-MEN #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Matteo Della Fonte are poised to be blockbuster launches, paving the way for long-term, interconnected storytelling that will define the bold new line. All three debut issues hit stands on October 7, the only Marvel comics released that day. That coordinated launch continues with all three issue twos, arriving on November 18. Today, fans can peek ahead with the reveal of additional issue two variant covers.
Bringing greater clarity to the variant cover collecting experience, the Midnight line will debut all-new ongoing variant cover programs. Each MIDNIGHT series will feature recurring themes across Covers labeled A-E, along with additional variant covers. Covers revealed today include:
- MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #2 COVER B, MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #2 COVER B, and MIDNIGHT X-MEN #2 COVER B BY LUCAS WERNECK, MIDNIGHT BLOODBATH VARIANT COVERS, blood-soaked artwork showcasing the terror of the Midnight Universe.
- MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #2 COVER C BY BEN HARVEY, a MIDNIGHT SPECIAL VARIANT COVER, spotlight covers showcasing Midnight reimaginings of Marvel heroes.
- MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #2 COVER D BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU, MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #2 COVER D BY PHIL NOTO, and MIDNIGHT X-MEN #2 COVER D BY JUANN CABAL, MIDNIGHT HORROR HOMAGE VARIANT COVERS featuring chilling re-creations of iconic horror images.
- MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #2 COVER E BY SIMONE BIANCHI, a MIDNIGHT GALLERY VARIANT COVER, prestige painted covers of the haunting Midnight Universe.
Blending the power of Marvel Comics storytelling with the thrills of horror, Midnight is a bold, interconnected new Universe that completely reimagines the Marvel mythos through a horror lens. In the debut issues, readers will witness the cursed fate of mutantkind, the gruesome transformation of Peter Parker, and the twisted lengths the Fantastic Four are willing to go in the name of scientific discovery.
Pick up MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #1, MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #1 and MIDNIGHT X-MEN #1 at your local comic shop next week and stay tuned for more reveals during the Marvel Comics: The Midnight Hour Panel at New York Comic Con on October 9!
MIDNIGHT SPIDER-MAN #2
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art by SCIETRONC
Cover A by STEVE BEACH – 75960621681900211
Cover B by LUCAS WERNECK (Midnight Bloodbath Variant) – 75960621681900221
Cover C by PEACH MOMOKO (Midnight Special Variant) – 75960621681900231
Cover D by LEINIL FRANCIS YU (Midnight Horror Homage Variant) – 75960621681900241
Cover E by SIMONE BIANCHI (Midnight Gallery Variant) – 75960621681900216
Cover F by PEACH MOMOKO (Midnight Special Virgin Variant) – 75960621681900217
On Sale November 18
MIDNIGHT FANTASTIC FOUR #2
Written by BENJAMIN PERCY
Art by KEV WALKER
Cover A by KEV WALKER – 75960621680200211
Cover B by LUCAS WERNECK (Midnight Bloodbath Variant) – 75960621680200221
Cover C by BEN HARVEY (Midnight Special Variant) – 75960621680200231
Cover D by PHIL NOTO (Midnight Horror Homage Variant) – 75960621680200241
Cover E by TAURIN CLARKE (Midnight Gallery Variant) – 75960621680200216
Cover F by BEN HARVEY (Midnight Special Virgin Variant) – 75960621680200217
On Sale November 18
MIDNIGHT X-MEN #2
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art by MATTEO DELLA FONTE
Cover A by DIKE RUAN – 75960621668000211
Cover B by LUCAS WERNECK (Midnight Bloodbath Variant) – 75960621668000221
Cover C by SKAN (Midnight Special Variant) –75960621668000231
Cover D by JUAN CABAL (Midnight Horror Homage Variant) – 75960621668000241
Cover E by JOSHUA SWABY (Midnight Gallery Variant) – 75960621668000216
Cover F by SKAN (Midnight Special Virgin Variant) –75960621668000217
On Sale November 18
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