ESPN & Marvel Join Forces For 2018 College Football Playoff Comic Covers

College football returns in full Super Hero mode this season on ESPN with a robust schedule that is unrivaled and unmatched in the industry. To celebrate, ESPN and Marvel have unveiled four comic book covers that feature school mascots facing off over Labor Day weekend. For the fifth consecutive year, ESPN and Marvel have teamed up to create one-of-a-kind artwork that pays homage to classic Marvel covers.

ESPN college football analyst and reporter Maria Taylor also joined Marvel’s Women of Marvel podcast to discuss the launch and the upcoming college football season. The episode is available now at www.marvel.com/podcasts.

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Louisville vs. Alabama (Sept. 1)
Invincible Iron Man #66
Gil Kane
Ron Lim, Roberto Poggi, Carlos Lopez

Miami vs. LSU (Sept. 2)
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #29
Earl Norem
Yvel Guichet, Romulo Fajardo Jr.

Oregon State vs. Ohio State (Sept. 1)
Civil War II #3 (variant)
Michael Cho, Claudia Davila
Juan Doe

Washington vs. Auburn (Sept. 1)
Civil War II #1
Marco Djurdjevic
Ariel Olivetti

ESPN’s first three-week schedule launches a regular season-long campaign, culminating with six conference championship games and leading into a postseason featuring 35 Bowl Games – including the New Year’s Six – and the College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T. ESPN will also air every snap of the NCAA Division I Football Championship.