Marvel Supports Breast Cancer Awareness With Variant Covers

Marvel is partnering with Susan G. Komen for a Cure to help raise awareness of the risk of breast cancer in both women and men during the month of October, which is also National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the US.

Over the next three weeks, Marvel will be rolling out a series of 8 variant covers for many of its popular titles that will feature the characters in pink-accented costumes, pink being the color most commonly associated with breast cancer awareness, and with the Komen foundation in particular. In addition, Marvel comics released in October will feature a one page ad aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer in men.

The release schedule for the pink variant covers is as follows:

Avengers #31: October 10, 2012
Captain America #18: October 10, 2012
Captain Marvel #5: October 10, 2012
Fantastic Four #611: October 10, 2012
Invincible Iron Man #526: October 10, 2012
The Mighty Thor #21: October 17, 2012
Uncanny X-Men #20: October 17, 2012
Wolverine #315: October 24, 2012

Variant covers will be available in the US at your local comic shop. You can also order them online from Midtown Comics, Things From Another World, and other online comic retailers.

Here's a look at the variant cover for Wolverine #315. For more information, and a look at the other covers, check out the official post on Marvel.com.

Photo: Marvel Entertainment LLC