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Landmark Variant Cover Origins

VerseDB | 25 Issues | Apr 7, 2026 | |

Issues that popularized the variant cover phenomenon or featured legendary alternative art.

1
Something To Fear, Pt. 4
#100

Something To Fear, Pt. 4

The Walking Dead (2003)

Jul 11, 2012

1
Sword Quest
#1

Sword Quest

Wolverine (1988)

Nov 30, 1988

1
Vampirella and The Blood Red Queen Of Hearts
#1

Vampirella and The Blood Red Queen Of Hearts

Vampirella (1996)

1
My Dark Architect
#880

My Dark Architect

Detective Comics (1937)

Jul 27, 2011

1
Spider-Island Part One: The Amazing Spider-Manhattan
#667

Spider-Island Part One: The Amazing Spider-Manhattan

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Aug 10, 2011

1
Venom
#300

Venom

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)

Jan 12, 1988

1
The End Times
#1

The End Times

Secret Wars (2015)

May 06, 2015

1
Four Star Super-Hero / To The Nth Degree
#197

Four Star Super-Hero / To The Nth Degree

The Flash (1959)

May 01, 1970

1
Greater Power Part One
#1

Greater Power Part One

Spider-Gwen (2015)

Oct 14, 2015

1
Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman
#2

Gwen Stacy: Spider-Woman

Edge of Spider-Verse (2014)

Sep 17, 2014

1
Rex, Part 1
#1

Rex, Part 1

Venom (2018)

May 09, 2018

1
Torment, Part 1
#1

Torment, Part 1

Spider-Man (1990)

Aug 01, 1990

1
The House That Xavier Built
#1

The House That Xavier Built

House of X (2019)

Jul 24, 2019

1
Rubicon
#1

Rubicon

X-Men (1991)

Aug 20, 1991

1
Fourever Part One
#1

Fourever Part One

Fantastic Four (2018)

Aug 08, 2018

1
Doomsday!
#75

Doomsday!

Superman (1987)

Nov 17, 1992

1
City at War, The End
#100

City at War, The End

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2011)

Dec 11, 2019

1
Questions Pt.1
#1

Questions Pt.1

Spawn (1992)

Jun 04, 1992

1
Hot in the City
#1

Hot in the City

Harley Quinn (2013)

Dec 18, 2013

1
Issue #1
#1

Issue #1

Gen 13 (1994)

Feb 01, 1994

1
Justice League, Part One
#1

Justice League, Part One

Justice League (2011)

Aug 31, 2011

1
Deeply Buried Secrets!
#50

Deeply Buried Secrets!

Silver Surfer (1987)

Jun 01, 1991

1
Issue #300
#300

Issue #300

Spawn (1992)

Sep 04, 2019

1
Hush Chapter One: The Ransom
#608

Hush Chapter One: The Ransom

Batman (1940)

Nov 13, 2002

1
Issue #1
#1

Issue #1

BRZRKR (2021)

Mar 03, 2021

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