Overview
- The debut special is the first of four authorized tie-ins planned as quarterly releases throughout 2026.
- Writer Dan Slott and artist Mark Buckingham lead the issue, with a two-page Fantastic Science feature by Ryan North.
- The story revisits the team’s early days on Earth-828 in an encounter with the Mad Thinker in New York City.
- Phil Noto provides the main cover and a variant, with an additional variant by Kaare Andrews.
- The initiative follows the sold-out First Steps #1 one-shot as the film continues streaming on Disney+.