Civil War: Unmasked # 1 Spider-Man Peter Parker Magic the Gathering Variant 2026 NM

Civil War: Unmasked #1 (titled "Why We Fight") is the debut issue of a five-issue limited series published by Marvel Comics on May 6, 2026. Released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original 2006 Civil War crossover event, the series is written by Christos Gage, with art by Edgar Salazar and colors by original Civil War colorist Morry Hollowell.

Issue Overview

• Release Date: May 6, 2026
• Creative Team: Christos Gage (Writer), Edgar Salazar (Artist), Morry Hollowell (Colorist), Geoff Shaw (Main Cover Artist)
• Core Premise: The miniseries fills in unrevealed gaps, motives, and unseen backstory for five major players of the superhero registration conflict: Iron Man, Spider-Man, Goliath, Tigra, and Captain America.

Plot Summary: Tony Stark Redeemed

Issue #1 shines its spotlight entirely on Tony Stark (Iron Man), explaining how he transitioned from a deeply hesitant, conflicted supporter of the Superhuman Registration Act (SRA) into a total, unshakeable believer in its necessity.

The story is framed around an unseen early event in the original timeline. Bishop, the time-traveling mutant X-Man, approaches Tony with an urgent mission. He transports Iron Man directly into the dystopian "Days of Future Past" timeline (Earth-811). In this dark future, Tony comes face-to-face with an apocalyptic world completely overrun by Project Wideawake and the mutant-hunting Nimrod Sentinels, where society has broken down into a harsh, totalitarian police state.

Bishop reveals to Tony that this terrifying future is exactly what happens if the registration of super-beings fails or spirals out of control. Witnessing the long-term, catastrophic alternative to a regulated superhuman society fundamentally reshapes Tony’s perspective. Armed with this dark knowledge, he returns to Earth-616 completely radicalized and convinced that enforcing the Registration Act—by any means necessary—is the only way to save humanity from total self-destruction.