The Pull List — Monday, August 10, 2026: Spider-Man & Ghost Rider Share a Birthday, Kylo Ren Falls Wednesday
📅 This Day in Comic History
- 1962: Amazing Fantasy #15 hit newsstands — the debut of Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. August 10 is the traditionally cited on-sale date for the most important teenage-hero introduction ever printed. Marvel is counting down to a landmark of its own: Amazing Spider-Man #1000 arrives September 16.
- 1972: Exactly ten years later to the day, Marvel Spotlight #5 introduced Johnny Blaze, the flame-skulled Ghost Rider, from Gary Friedrich, Mike Ploog, and Roy Thomas. According to Key Collector Comics, the issue was published August 10, 1972.
Two icons, one calendar date, a decade apart. If today isn't a good day to read comics, no day is.
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🗓️ New This Wednesday — August 12
The five books everyone is talking about ahead of Wednesday, ranked by how loudly the comics press is talking about them.
1. Star Wars: The Fall of Kylo Ren #1 🎬
Charles Soule and Will Sliney close out the Kylo Ren trilogy that began with The Rise of Kylo Ren, set between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Phil Noto's main cover leads a stacked variant lineup.
Pre-Order Fall of Kylo Ren #1 →
2. Miles Morales Spider-Man #1
Bryan Hill takes Miles back to basics with artists Valentine De Landro and Nico Leon in a fresh relaunch. Available at your local shop.
3. Queen in Black: Thor #1
Al Ewing's symbiote event reaches Asgard in a one-shot drawn by Sergio Dávila, with a Peach Momoko variant collectors are already circling.
Pre-Order Queen in Black: Thor #1 →
4. Amazing Spider-Man #100 Facsimile Edition
A reprint of the 1971 milestone lands on Spider-Man's anniversary week — fitting timing given today's history entry. Available at your local shop.
5. Gargoyles #1
A relaunched Gargoyles #1 headlines Wednesday's licensed-book slate, per Graham Crackers' release list, with a deep bench of variant covers. Available at your local shop.
☕ Today's Big Story: Kylo Ren's Last Chapter Opens Wednesday 🎬
Seven years after The Rise of Kylo Ren, Charles Soule returns to finish the story. According to Marvel, the five-issue Fall of Kylo Ren is set between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, following Kylo as Generals Hux and Pryde scheme against him inside a fracturing First Order. Screen Rant and Collider both frame the series as the conclusion of a trilogy that runs through Legacy of Vader. Issue one lands this Wednesday, August 12 — and we have Cover A by Phil Noto plus Luke Ross and Chris Sprouse variants available now.
Pre-Order Fall of Kylo Ren #1 →
🗞️ Industry Buzz — News & Reveals
Marvel launches Midnight, a superhero-horror imprint, this month.
- According to Marvel's announcement, Midnight is an all-new publishing line set in a darker alternate version of the Marvel Universe. Details here.
Batman: Bad Seeds event begins August 26.
- According to Sideshow's DC news roundup, the ten-week Gotham event is led by Matt Fraction and G. Willow Wilson, with Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn heavily featured. Source.
Iman Vellani's Chachu #1 sells out, rushed back to print.
- According to Image Comics, the Ms. Marvel star's solo writing debut with artist Marianna Ignazzi sold out at the distributor level and returns to print this week. Press release.
Batman #12 reveals a new Wayne Manor butler: Verity Pennyworth.
- According to Bleeding Cool and AIPT, Matt Fraction and Jorge Jiménez's issue introduces Alfred's great-niece as a new addition to the Bat-Family. Source.
Lanterns hits HBO Max on August 16. 🎬
- According to Forbes' Comic-Con coverage, the series follows Guy Gardner, Hal Jordan, and John Stewart. Expect Green Lantern back-issue heat this month. Source.
📰 Also This Morning
Amazing Spider-Man #1000 pre-orders are heating up.
- The landmark issue arrives September 16 with a John Romita Jr. main cover and a huge variant slate.
- Today's Amazing Fantasy #15 anniversary makes it a fitting week to lock in your copy.
Pre-order Amazing Spider-Man #1000 →
Catch up on Kylo Ren before Wednesday.
- Fall of Kylo Ren concludes the arc that runs through Legacy of Vader — and both Reign of Kylo Ren trades are in stock now.
Queen in Black keeps growing.
- After Wednesday's Thor one-shot, the symbiote event continues with Venom Unchained #2 on August 26.
🔥 New First Issues to Watch
🔥 Queen in Black: Thor #1 — Al Ewing pits the God of Thunder against the symbiote queen's spreading darkness in a one-shot with real event weight, drawn by Sergio Dávila. Event one-shots with Ewing's name and a Peach Momoko variant tend not to sit in back-issue bins for long. If you like Immortal Thor or King in Black, you will love this.
Pre-Order Queen in Black: Thor #1 →
📚 In Print & Collections
- Pre Code Classics: Ghost Rider HC Vol. 1 | collects the 1950s western Ghost Rider comics that inspired the name | Hardcover | August 12, 2026 | Buy here — a perfect anniversary-day deep cut.
- Star Wars: Legacy of Vader — The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 1 | collects the opening arc of Charles Soule's Legacy of Vader | Trade paperback | Available now | Buy here.
- Star Wars: Legacy of Vader — The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2 | continues the road to this week's Fall of Kylo Ren | Trade paperback | Available now | Buy here.
🗣️ Rumor Mill
The following is unconfirmed and should be treated as rumor until officially announced.
- RM-001 (2026-08-10): According to CBR, a circulating report suggests Marvel's digital comics could be moving to a new platform home. Nothing official yet. Source.
- RM-002 (2026-08-10) 🎬: A rumor claims Avengers: Doomsday will function like a direct follow-up to Endgame. Major fan sites have questioned the credibility of the sourcing, so weigh this one lightly. Source.
P.S.
Amazing Fantasy was cancelled with issue #15 — Spider-Man debuted in the final issue of a dying anthology and became the best farewell gift in publishing history.
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