Marvel shares covers for Inaugural Comics Giveaway Day Offerings!

Announced last month by Penguin Random House, Comics Giveaway Day™, the day that gives participating comic book shops a chance to hand out special Comics Giveaway Day™ issues to visitors free of charge, will be held on May 2. Marvel Comics will publish four Comics Giveaway Day™ titles: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000/QUEEN IN BLACK #1 CGD 2026, ARMAGEDDON/X-MEN #1 CGD 2026, ALIEN, PREDATOR & PLANET OF THE APES #1 CGD 2026, and SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1 CGD.

Today, fans can get a sneak peek at artwork from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000/QUEEN IN BLACK #1 CGD 2026 and ARMAGEDDON/X-MEN #1 CGD 2026, which will prepare readers for the year’s most anticipated stories: ARMAGEDDON, the epic summer event from writer Chip Zdarsky; QUEEN IN BLACK, an upcoming symbiote event spinning out of Al Ewing’s work on Venom; the yet-to-be-announced next X-Men milestone; AND the historic AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000! The issues will also include stories tied to Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein’s Infernal Hulk and reveal what’s next for Doctor Doom.

Also available, don’t miss ALIEN, PREDATOR & PLANET OF THE APES #1 CGD 2026, spotlighting Marvel’s acclaimed 20th Century Studios storytelling with new stories set in some of the world’s most iconic sci-fi franchises.And for little ones, SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1 CGD 2026 provides the best first comic book experience you can get with a Spidey & his Amazing Friends adventure guest starring Jeff the Land Shark and Symbie!

Read on to learn more!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000/QUEEN IN BLACK #1 CGD 2026

Written by JOE KELLY, AL EWING & PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON

Art by JOHN ROMITA JR., IBAN COELLO & NIC KLEIN

Cover by DIKE RUAN

The road to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1000 takes a big turn here as fate bears down on Peter Parker! The Queen in Black has been coronated, and Mary Jane Watson as Venom is not ready for her! The Eldest has taken control of the Hulk, and what happens next will make every past Hulk battle look like a skirmish!

ARMAGEDDON/X-MEN #1 CGD 2026

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY, JED MACKAY & RYAN NORTH

Art by FEDERICO VICENTINI, FRANK ALPIZAR & DELIO DIAZ, & FRANCESCO MOBILI

Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

The heroes of the Marvel Universe assemble to take on the Red Hulk in a critical story by Chip Zdarsky that sets the stage for this summer’s Marvel event…ARMAGEDDON! Armageddon is here, and no one is safe from the coming end.

PLUS: Your first look at this summer’s big X-MEN event…and DOOM!

ALIEN, PREDATOR & PLANET OF THE APES #1 CGD 2026

Written by SALADIN AHMED, JORDAN MORRIS & GREG PAK

Art by ROLAND BOSCHI, EMILIO LAISO & ALAN ROBINSON

Cover by DAVIDE PARATORE

In this issue, you’ll find stories from across 20th Century Studios – from ALIEN to PREDATOR to PLANET OF THE APES! Saladin Ahmed presents a tale set on a planet that’s already succumbed to Xenomorphs! And in Jordan Morris’ story, a Yautja warrior stalks one of Earth’s greatest fighters.

All this and a return to the Planet of the Apes!

SPIDEY & HIS AMAZING FRIENDS #1 CGD 2026

Written by DANIELLE KREGER

Art by GOODMAN YAMADA

Cover by PACO MEDINA

SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS, Spin and Ghost-Spider, think they have their web-shooting hands full when JEFF THE LAND SHARK pays them a visit! But they haven’t seen anything yet – because shapeshifting alien SYMBIE is here to turn Jeff’s world upside down!

Check out the new artwork and inquire at your local comic shop regarding availability of Comics Giveaway Day™ titles.