Custom comic in collaboration between Marvel and military contractor Northrop Grumman
Distributed to attendees on the first day of New York Comic Con 2017 and the immediate backlash led to the cancellation of the promotion which was scheduled to launch on that Saturday, October 7th
Marvel released a press release later that day "The activation with Northrop Grumman at New York Comic Con was meant to focus on aerospace technology and exploration in a positive way. However, as the spirit of that intent has not come across, we will not be proceeding with this partnership including this weekend's event programming. Marvel and Northrop Grumman continue to be committed to elevating, and introducing, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) to a broad audience."
Back cover illustrates a comparison to Stark Industries in the Marvel Universe to Northrop Grumman in reality - tap cover and swipe to view
🥈 Runner-Up: New High [Previous High]
9.8 sold for $498 [$492 in 2023] +1%
The CGC Census reports 7 copies in 9.8, and none higher