Marvel Celebrates 50,000th Comic With 85th Anniversary Special (Exclusive) | News World

Marvel Comics is going big for the publication of its 50,000th comic book. The first comic tied to Marvel actually goes back to 1939 and the release of Marvel Comics #1 from pulp magazine publisher Martin Goodman’s Timely Comics, which is the predecessor of today’s Marvel Comics. Since then, fans have been amazed by the adventures of Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Avengers, and many more. We’re coming up on the 85th anniversary of the comic’s release, and Marvel has assembled an all-star cast of creators to tell stories set in the far future of the year 50,000.

ComicBook has the exclusive preview of Marvel 85th Anniversary Special #1 featuring sneak peeks at six stories: an opening featuring Deadpool and Wolverine by Ryan North, Joshua Cassara, and Dean White; “The Herald of…