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Marvel Unveils Indiana Jones 'Marvel Artefacts' Variant Covers

The covers launch a coordinated autumn relaunch that combines deluxe 1980s reprints with a new Jason Aaron series planned for February 2027.

Overview

  • Marvel revealed five variant covers that depict Indiana Jones obtaining famed Marvel items such as the Infinity Gauntlet, Mjolnir, the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak, All-Black the Necrosword, and Doctor Doom’s mask.
  • Each cover was produced by a different high-profile artist — Iban Coello, Sara Pichelli, Mahmud Asrar, Carmen Carnero, and Marco Checchetto — and will appear on specific Marvel issues scheduled for November on-sale windows.
  • The publisher announced two deluxe hardcover reprints of the 1980s Indiana Jones comics and a facsimile edition of The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #1 to be released in October and November.
  • Marvel confirmed a new ongoing series, Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium, written by Jason Aaron with art by Aaron Kuder, set to debut in February 2027 as the next canonical chapter for the character.
  • Marvel is framing the artwork as promotional tie-ins rather than confirmed in-story crossovers, a strategy aimed at collectors and new readers that pairs collectible variant sales with a substantive publishing push.