Summary
- Marvel Comics and Disney are teaming up once again for a crossover featuring Mickey Mouse, the Avengers, and the X-Men.
- The What If? variant covers reimagine Mickey and his friends as classic Marvel heroes, celebrating the 60th anniversaries of the Avengers and the X-Men.
- The variant covers pay homage to iconic Marvel Comic covers and feature characters like Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man, Cyclops, and Phoenix portrayed by Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, and Pluto.
Marvel Comics is seeing another crossover with Mickey Mouse and the Avengers, as well as the X-Men. The latest Disney What If? variant covers have been revealed and they include several of the lead mouse’s friends. One of the newest inclusions for the set is Dazzler, stunning with a Minnie Mouse crossover.
Disney and Marvel have produced numerous What If? variant covers, initially celebrating the Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary. Now Marvel has announced the series is continuing, commemorating other major milestones. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Avengers and the X-Men, two of the publisher’s most iconic and famous superhero teams.
Like with previous issues in this variant cover line, Mickey Mouse and his friends are dressed up and reimagined as classic Marvel heroes. The upcoming lineup alongside the main mouse includes Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy, and even Pluto.
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Releasing monthly beginning in April, Mickey and his friends take the roles of the West Coast Avengers and several X-Men. Comic issues involved in this variant cover line are Amazing Spider-Man #47 (April 10), Amazing Spider-Man #49 (May 8), and Amazing Spider-Man #51 (June 5). Variant cover artists for the issues are, respectively, Alessandro Pastrovicchio, Giada Perisonotto, and Ivan Bigarella. Pastrovicchio pays homage to the cover of West Coast Avengers #1 from 1985. Perisonotto features the group mirroring Havoc’s debut with the cover of X-Men #58 from 1969. Bigarella pays homage to Dazzler’s debut with a throwback to 1979’s Uncanny X-Men #130.
Amazing Spider-Man #47 features Mickey as Hawkeye, Minnie as Mockingbird, Daisy as Tigra, Donald as Iron Man, and Goofy as Wonder Man. Amazing Spider-Man #49 puts Donald Duck into the shoes of Havoc, while Daisy is Iceman, Minnie is Marvel Girl, Goofy is Cyclops, Mickey is Angel, and Pluto is Beast. Amazing Spider-Man #51 presents Minnie Mouse as Dazzler, stunning Donald Duck’s version of Nightcrawler, Mickey’s Cyclops, and Daisy Duck’s Phoenix. These Fabulous Five and Sensational Six roles are amusing and delightful, reimagining these iconic Marvel heroes and classic Marvel Comic covers.
Marvel Comics’ Anniversary Celebrations Coincide with Disney’s, Creating Myriad of Commemorations
Marvel has had numerous major milestones recently, including Spider-Man’s 60th anniversary back in 2022. The Avengers and the X-Men’s 60th anniversary celebrations began in 2023 and are continuing into 2024. Given the popularity and influence these superhero groups have had on comics, as well as Marvel’s merger with Disney, it stands to reason both groups would combine their celebrations in fun ways. This allows fans of both to have new ways to enjoy their combined fandoms with these incredible throwback homages and expand the collections that started with the Disney 100 crossover variants. These covers began in January and will continue throughout 2024.
Amazing Spider-Man #47 will be available April 10 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel
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