Marvel and Disney to celebrate 60 years of Spider-Man at D23

The D23 Expo is coming up this weekend, and Disney will be putting on both a panel and a signing for Spidey, along with 2 comic giveaways.

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If you didn’t know, it’s Spider-Man’s 60th. The iconic comics superhero is indeed celebrating 6 decades in print, and to make that marker all that much more impactful, Disney and Marvel will be making this upcoming D23 one to remember.

The event, which kicks off this weekend, will host a set of Spider-themed events for attendees. Those will include a pair of special comics that’ll be free (if you can nab one), and both a panel and signing event.

The comic will be Amazing Fantasy #1000 (just go with it), but this isn’t the same issue that hit stands. Instead, this one features one of two new covers from longtime Spider-Man artist Humberto Ramos.

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One of them has Mickey Mouse delivering a cake to the web-head for his birthday, and the other has Spider-Man returning the favor. Why? Because next year is the Disney Company’s 100th anniversary. Kind of neat.

As for the panel and the signing, the details for those are below.

Marvel Comics: Celebrating 60 Years of the Amazing Spider-Man

• Saturday, September 10, 2–3 p.m. PT | Backlot stage 
  • Celebrate sixty spectacular, sensational, web-slinging years of Spider-Man! From his humble debut in 1962’s AMAZING FANTASY #15, he wall-crawled his way to international super-stardom.  Now, join Executive Spider-Editor Nick Lowe and Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski as they team up to trace the comics history of the web-head across six decades—and BEYOND! Tantalizing trivia about the webbed wonder will be shared in this can’t-miss panel, so be sure to swing by! Fans attending will also receive a special exclusive giveaway (while supplies last)

Amazing Fantasy #1000 Signing with C.B. Cebulski, Nick Lowe, Zeb Wells, and Humberto Ramos 

• Saturday, September 10, 5:30–6:30 p.m. PT | Talent Central 
  • Swing by Talent Central to meet Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, Executive Spider-Editor Nick Lowe, Amazing Spider-Man writer Zeb Wells, and Amazing Spider-Man and Strange Academy artist Humberto Ramos for a signing opportunity!