Spawn 77 #1
Cover B · Mark Spears & Todd McFarlane Variant · miniseries premiere · first official comic appearance of McFarlane’s 1977 Spawn design · first printing · Collect Forever Soft Slab
9 September 2026
Cover B of Spawn 77 #1, the 2026 miniseries premiere in which Todd McFarlane's original 1977 Spawn design receives its first official comic-book appearance. This edition is physically distinct from TMR-000636, the already accessioned Cover C Original 1977 Update Variant: the present copy is Collect Forever #1B, UPC 70985304854100121, with a Mark Spears/Todd McFarlane cover.
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- Condition
- Near Mint appearance within Collect Forever Soft Slab — ungraded.
- Completeness
- Soft-slabbed copy photographed front and rear. Interior is not physically collated while enclosed; no claim of full page-by-page completeness is made.
Catalogue note
Cover B of Spawn 77 #1, the 2026 miniseries premiere in which Todd McFarlane's original 1977 Spawn design receives its first official comic-book appearance. This edition is physically distinct from TMR-000636, the already accessioned Cover C Original 1977 Update Variant: the present copy is Collect Forever #1B, UPC 70985304854100121, with a Mark Spears/Todd McFarlane cover. The enclosure also identifies a McFarlane Toys advertisement and Spawn Universe checklist.
Why this object matters
The Spears/McFarlane Cover B preserves the 2026 official publication of the early Spawn concept and offers a useful counterpart to the more directly concept-focused McFarlane Cover C. It is outstanding retrospective character-design evidence. The old design's conception date does not make this a 1977 artefact or confer the foundational significance of the original Spawn series.
Evidence limits: Historical conception and physical publication dates remain distinct; no long-term landmark claim for this new miniseries is established.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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