Marc Silvestri’s Variant Cover of Astonishing Tales #1

Official Press Release

Marvel is proud to unveil superstar artist Marc Silvestri’s powerful new variant cover to Astonishing Tales #1. This super-sized first issue features Iron Man, Wolverine, Punisher and the New Mutants along with fan favorite creators C.B Cebulski (X-Infernus), Jonathan Hickman (Secret Warriors), Kenneth Rocafort and more! This also features a jaw dropping wraparound cover by Rocafort, depicting some of the Marvel Universe’s most popular heroes and villains!

ASTONISHING TALES #1 (DEC082362)
ASTONISHING TALES #1 SILVESTRI VARIANT (DEC082363)
Written by C.B. CEBULSKI, DANIEL MERLIN GOODBREY, CHRIS SEQUERA, & JONATHAN HICKMAN
Penciled by KENNETH ROCAFORT, LOU KANG, CHEW CHAN, NICK PITARRA, and JONATHAN HICKMAN
Wraparound Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Variant Cover by MARC SILVESTRI
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—1/15/09, On-Sale—2/4/09

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