Marvel Comics streets The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe #1 on Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — a $6.99 multi-story one-shot celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show, with Chip Zdarsky and Pete Woods leading the chaos.
What’s inside
Per Marvel.com, the Zdarsky/Woods lead sends Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie, and company into a rescue with Spider-Man, Black Panther, Wolverine, Emma Frost, and more after Rowlf is kidnapped by Mojo. Other published shorts include Bunsen & Beaker vs Gamma Rays + Pym Particles (Kyle Starks / Mike Henderson), Swedish Chef aiding Doctor Strange when Clea falls ill (Ashley Allen / Paco Medina), and Pigs in Space crashing into Rocket & Groot (MacKenzie Cadenhead / David Baldeon), plus more from Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Adam F. Goldberg, E.J. Su, and Áthila Fabbio.
Cover + price
Cover A is Nick Bradshaw. Retailer shipping lists (The Gaming Gang / Chuck’s New Comic Book Releases List) lock Cover A–F at $6.99. Soft: additional variants (Ramos foil, Logo Mashup, Lolli Treasure Island 30th, Nauck homage, Lim, Skottie Young AR) roll through September alongside ongoing Muppet variant covers across the line. CBR also tracks the street date.
Why it matters for RCG
Biggest uncovered Wed Sep 23 Marvel street after Gambit Gone / Infernal Hulk / Ghostlocke already forged — a genuine Muppets Studio × Marvel first collision timed to the show’s 50th.
As-of: 2026-09-21 morning ~8:50 AM CT (America/Chicago). Sep 23 street, $6.99 one-shot, Zdarsky/Woods lead + multi-story roster, Cover A Bradshaw verified against Marvel.com + The Gaming Gang Sep 23 list. No invented page count.
