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Will Anyone Want The Variant For Marvel's Swimsuit Special July 2026?
Will anyone want the variant cover instead of J Scott Cambell's Mary Jane Watson for this year's Marvel's Swimsuit Special July 2026?
Article Summary
- Marvel Swimsuit Special: Brand New Beach Day #1 lands July 2026 with stories set across the Marvel Universe
- Main cover by J Scott Campbell centers on Spider-family icons in beachwear, classic pin-up style
- Variant cover by John Romita Jr. features Avengers women with a more realistic, less fan-service approach
- Features four summer-themed stories by Cody Ziglar, Daniel Kibblesmith, Rainbow Rowell, and Anthony Oliveira
Marvel Comics is publishing their Marvel Swimsuit Special: Brand New Beach Day #1 for the 1st of July with a cover by J Scott Campbell and a variant by John Romita Jr. J Scott Campbell draws the Spider-family, focusing on Mary Jane Watson, Jessica Drew and Felicia Hardy in bikinis…
MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: BRAND NEW BEACH DAY #1
Written by CODY ZIGLAR, DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, RAINBOW ROWELL & ANTHONY OLIVEIRA
Art by PASQUAL FERRY, VALERIO SCHITI, DAN PANOSIAN, JAVIER GARRON, CARMEN CARNERO & MORE MARVEL ALL-STARS
Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
Variant Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
On Sale 7/1
Get YOUR SUPER HERO BEACH BODS READY! You asked for it, so you've got it – Marvel Swimsuit Special is back again! And this time, we're holding nothing back! In addition to stunning pinup art, MARVEL SWIMSUIT SPECIAL: BRAND NEW BEACH DAY #1 will include four fun, zany, half-naked stories from across the Marvel Universe:
No one skips the gym here! Hulk, She-Hulk, Doc Samson and new hero Powerlift break a sweat in a story by Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man).
This is how you throw a party in Atlantis! Namor hosts the most epic beach party you've ever seen in a story by Daniel Kibblesmith (Loki).
No one brings the heat like the X-Men! See mutants—of all shapes and sizes—hit the beach in Rainbow Rowell's story that proves how nothing looks better than self-confidence!
And the adrenaline really gets pumping in a beach slasher tale starring Spider-Man by Anthony Oliveria (Avengers Academy)!
I am going to say this, and may go to hell for doing so, but given the audience for this, will anyone want the John Romita variant, below, featuring the Avengers women, over the J Scott Campbell main cover? I am not entirely sure they will, they might look a little too realistic, a little too much like actual women, than the fan service for this kind of thing usually demands…. which might, of course, make it very rare and collectable if no one orders it. Remember, folks, zag when others zig…
The Marvel Swimsuit Specials were a series of annual, tongue-in-cheek comic books published by Marvel Comics, parodying the famous Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. They featured pin-up-style artwork of Marvel superheroes (and some villains) lounging in beachwear, bikinis, speedos, and other swimwear, often with light-hearted, magazine-style layouts featuring fake ads, "articles," and splash pages. The first one launched as Marvel Illustrated: The Swimsuit Issue in January 1991, inspired partly by pin-up spreads in comics like X-Men #1 (1991) by Jim Lee. Set in the Savage Land, with a fake athletic competition hosted by Stark Enterprises. Featured She-Hulk on the cover and included swimsuit designs by Janet Van Dyne (the Wasp). It evolved into the Marvel Swimsuit Special
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