Marvel Zombies: Red Band # 1 1:25 Ryan Brown Incentive Variant 2025 Polybagged

A "1:25 Variant" is an incentive variant cover for a comic book that a retailer can order from the publisher. The "1:25" refers to the ratio of regular copies a store must order to qualify for a single copy of that special cover.

Marvel Zombies: Red Band # 1 is the first issue in a five-issue limited series released on September 17, 2025, that reimagines the origin of the Marvel Universe with a horrific zombie twist. As a "Red Band" title, it is explicitly violent, features gore, and is sold polybagged with a parental advisory. 

The premise of the issue centers on a classic Marvel origin story gone wrong. 

• The Fateful Flight: Four intrepid heroes—Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm—return from an experimental space flight not as the Fantastic Four, but as the "Frightful Four," an insatiable, flesh-hungry zombie horde.
• The Outbreak: The issue traces the beginning of a zombie apocalypse as these newly infected heroes spread the virus throughout the Marvel Universe, beginning in the 1960s.
• A New Origin Story: The narrative is told partially from the perspective of a young Peter Parker, who is caught up in the sensationalism of the event and witnesses the early days of this new, blood-soaked world. The story explores themes of responsibility and the horrific consequences of the Fantastic Four's selfish actions in taking the unauthorized flight. 
• Writers: Ethan S. Parker & Griffin Sheridan
• Artist: Jan Bazaldua
• Colorist: Erick Arciniega
• Page Count: 32 pages
• Content Rating: Explicit Content