Doom has escaped the Titanic and now finds himself in a strange new body, in a strange new world: America, at the start of the Revolutionary War. The world is about to change, and a young nation is about to take on the British Empire: the single most powerful military in the history of the world. But Doom has other plans — and sees an opportunity here to give history a better form. Can one man, acting alone, truly change the course of history? And does the answer change if that one man, acting alone, creates a laser Gatling gun centuries ahead of schedule?
Oni Press and Archie Comic Publications, Inc. invite readers to celebrate 85 years of Archie Comics’ number-one leading man, Archie Andrews, this December in Archie #4– a momentously oversized, 48-page anniversary spectacular featuring a cavalcade of Riverdale’s most famous faces!
Timed to coincide with the 85th anniversary of Archie Andrews’ first appearance inPep Comics #22 in December 1941, this colossally cool birthday gift to America’s most joyous comic icon will begin with a pitch-perfect and totally self-contained jumping-on point to the all-new Archie ongoing series by New York Times best-selling writer Ben H. Winters and multiple Eisner Award-winning artist Fábio Moon! Then, buckle up for a non-stop parade of special stories and bonus features from all-star talents, including Eisner Award-winner Kelly Sue DeConnick and Eisner Award-nominated artist Leonardo Romero making their Archie Comics debut, Eisner Award-winners Ryan North and Derek Charm reunite for the first time since their acclaimed 2018 run on Jughead, Eisner Award-winning cartoonist Caroline Cash, Archie Comics living legend Dan Parent, Emmy Award-winning cartoonist Jay Stephens, and more to be revealed!
Plus: Pin-ups, puzzles, and a deluxe re-presentation of Archie Andrews’ historic first appearance from Pep Comics #22 … all alongside an instantly iconic slate of covers in honor of Archie’s 85th anniversary with Eisner Award-winning artist Joe Quinones leading the pack!
Find out more live at San Diego Comic-Con 2026 on Saturday, July 25th at 11 am PT in Room 7AB when Oni Press and Archie Comics come together to present the “Archie Comics: 85th Anniversary Celebration” panel presentation! In 1941, Archie Andrews made his first appearance … and changed the course of comics history forever! Now, as Archie Comics prepares to mark 85 years of America’s favorite teenager, get the inside track on Archie’s exciting new line of comics published in collaboration with Oni Press at an anniversary celebration for the ages! Look ahead at all-new series including ARCHIE, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, and ARCHIE IN HELL as creators Corinna Bechko, Tyler Crook, Patrick Horvath, Dan Parent, and Ben H. Winters join Archie’s own Jesse Goldwater and Oni Press’ Hunter Gorinson, Sierra Hahn, and Bess Pallares to discuss the past, present, and future of all things Riverdale!
WALLY PEERS INTO THE FUTURE! Flash confronts Heat Wave on the sea floor — and in doing so has a breakthrough about how he can help the most people with his Flashes of Insight! After consulting with Mr. Terrific, Wally begins using the Speed Force — in combination with lightspeed passes throughout the city — to gather more data than he’s ever done and begins using it to help people before they get hurt! And best of all: It works. Even peeking just a second into the future lets the Flash give Central City its first day where nothing goes wrong, and not a single accident occurs — and not even an attempted bank robbery by one of his Rogues can stop that! All that’s left now is to scale it up… to a level the world has never seen!
(W) Ryan North, Marieke Nijkamp (A) Ramón Rosanas, Andrea Di Vito (C) Edgar Delgado, Erick Arciniega (L) Joe Caramagna (CA) Humberto Ramos and Edgar Delgado (VCA) Aaron Kuder and Sonia Oback, David Nakayama, Matthew Waite, Steve Rude and Edgar Delgado
OUR GUARANTEE TO YOU: ABSOLUTELY THE MOST UNEXPECTED STORY YOU’LL READ ALL YEAR! Something has gone terribly wrong on Earth, and it’s spreading from human to human — quickly, unstoppably. The Baxter Building is not immune — and before they can even realize there is a problem, everyone on the Fantastic Four is compromised!… Everyone, that is, save for Jo and Nicki — the young adopted children of Ben and Alicia, whose alien Kree and Skrull physiology leaves them immune. But what can two children do to save an entire world all by themselves? And what if what’s needed for a cure is physically impossible? Jo and Nicki take center stage in this mind-bending single-issue epic!
PLUS: A SPECIAL BACKUP STORY CELEBRATING DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH!
This October, things go from bad to worse for the X-Men and the Fantastic Four in their battle against the villainous group 3K! While Cyclops’ team engages 3K above the skies of Philadelphia to prevent the release of the X-Virus and the emergence of a dark future, the Fantastic Four have mysteriously forgotten their own identities (and how their powers work!) while on their own quest to save the master of magnetism, Magneto. As if that’s not enough trouble, the X-Men’s base in Alaska comes under attack with John Greycrow left alone to defend it and Psylocke stalks a mysterious monster on a dangerous solo mission that promises to reveal dark secrets. It’s all taking place across new issues of DNX, Fantastic Four, and X-Men this October.
In DNX #3, 3K’s counterstroke has shocked the X-Men and Philadelphia is no less in the shadow of disaster as the Chairman’s spoilsport plan comes into effect! The X-Men must look to the least of their number while the Fantastic Four fight against time to deliver the data that can save the day. From writer Jed Mackay, art by Federico Vicentini, and cover by Kaare Andrews, it arrives October 14.
In X-Men #39, enemies put their sights on the X-Men’s home base — the Factory, in Alaska. But the Factory is not undefended…and John Greycrow is an army unto himself! From writer Jed Mackay, art by Netho Diaz, and cover by Tony S. Daniel, it arrives October 14.
In X-Men #40, alone on what could be a flying tomb, Psylocke stalks a mysterious monster on a solo mission for answers. But the answers she finds may raise only further questions. From writer Jed Mackay and art and cover by Tony S. Daniel, it arrives October 28.
In Fantastic Four #18, The Fantastic Four are lost, with no memory of who they are or why they’re there — but now they know they need to find out, fast —because Magneto’s life hangs in the balance. But without identities — or a clear understanding of their powers — the FF are as much a danger to themselves as they are their opponents. from writer Ryan North, art by Vincenzo Carratù, and cover by Giuseppi Camuncoli, it arrives October 28.
Check out the main covers for DNX #3, Fantastic Four #18, X-Men #39 and #40 below and stay tuned for more reveals about DNX in the weeks ahead. Preorder the main series and tie-in issues at your local comic shop today and look for the DNX #1 True Believers Blind Bags, featuring exclusive covers not available for individual purchase, in shops on September 2.
Johnny Storm has had some incredibly bad ideas in his time, but every once in a while he also has an incredibly good idea too. Unfortunately, it’s hard to tell which is which until you’re neck-deep in their consequences, and by then it’s usually too late. We mention this only because in this issue, Johnny convinces his sister Sue to go along with a scheme to use her powers to turn the flesh of his skull invisible, so that when he flames on he can pass himself off as the Ghost Rider and settle some old scores. What could possibly go wrong? It’s a Johnny-and-Sue adventure you won’t soon forget!
DOOM IS UNSINKABLE! Doctor Doom has been sent back in time — without his armor, and without any technology, but with the only thing he’s ever needed: his MIND. Unfortunately, the date he’s been sent to is April 15th, 1912. The place he’s been sent to is the North Atlantic. And the name of the ship he now finds himself on is the RMS Titanic. But Doom will not allow himself to be caught, and Doom will not allow himself to be destroyed. He rails against fate, determined to rewrite history — no matter what it costs him or anyone else. And now Doctor Doom faces his greatest challenge yet — and he refuses to go down with the ship.
GORILLAS ATTACK! Mr. Terrific is helping Wally understand the new superpower he’s been experiencing and has come up with a way to test it. But when that results in the Flash seeing a vision of a dark future — okay, maybe not that dark but at least “concerning” — Central City overrun by a Gorilla Army! — he knows precisely where he needs to go to stop it. Can one man, even if he is objectively pretty fast, survive in the middle of enemy territory when all those enemies are really strong, super-intelligent gorillas? You’ll find out in this issue! Plus: It all leads to a second experiment, with even greater consequences!
This year, Marvel Comics dedicates 616 Day to its greatest supervillain—DOCTOR DOOM! Doom will take over the celebratory day with 616 Day Marvel Mystery Bags, special sealed bags that contain each of the following:
One exclusive black and white edition of Doomquest #1, the upcoming epic by Ryan North and Francesco Mobili, with an exclusive variant cover by Simone Bianchi OR an ultra-rare, hand-drawn, original sketch cover by a surprise artist.
One facsimile edition of a classic Doctor Doom story, either with its original cover OR a variant cover by a modern superstar:
Avengers #25 Facsimile Edition Written by Stan Lee Art by Don Heck Cover by Jack Kirby Facsimile Edition Variant Cover by Alessandro Cappuccio
Fantastic Four #258 Facsimile Edition Written by John Byrne Art and Cover by John Byrne Facsimile Edition Variant Cover by Peach Momoko
Iron Man #149 Facsimile Edition Written by David Michelinie & Bob Layton Art and Cover by John Romita Jr. Facsimile Edition Variant Cover by Dan Panosian
A Doctor Doom paper mask featuring artwork by the legendary Jack Kirby!
Aliens have invaded Earth and been rebuffed by the Fantastic Four many a time before, and finally, one of them got wise and invaded Earth where the FF couldn’t defend it: They’re attacking our world in the past, in ANCIENT ROME. Johnny and Reed are the only two who make it back in time before all of history is erased, but it’s okay! As long as they can defend Earth, push the aliens back AND reset history to how it once was, everything should be fine, right? Good thing that, when left alone, Johnny and Reed don’t get into ANY sort of problems on the regular. Plus: Reed stretches in a new way in this one! He does that in a lot of our issues, but this one is particularly fun.
