Big things come in small, furry packages… and this July, Rocket Raccoon sets out to prove it with a 50th anniversary one-shot: ROCKET RACCOON: ROCKET REWIND!
Buckle up and travel the stars as Rocket engages in over-the-top action and calamity across three all-new stories from a roster of titanic creators including writers J.M. DeMatteis, Christos Gage, and MacKenzie Cadenhead and artists Shawn McManus, Todd Nauck, and Enid Balám, plus a re-presentation of Rocket’s debut tale from co-creators Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen.
Originally introduced in the pages of Marvel Preview #7 by Mantlo and Giffen, Rocket has blasted and jetpacked his way into becoming an integral part of the Marvel cosmic tapestry and a key figure (as well as the heart and soul) of numerous Guardians of the Galaxy team line-ups.
Editor Mark Pannicia
“Fans of Rocket Raccoon are going to love this special featuring all-new stories that span through his bold, adventurous, and sassy career. I’m excited to include the first appearance of Rocky Raccoon. That’s right, old bean, in that story by legendary comic creators Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen, Rocket went by Rocky and inexplicably had a British accent. Wild and fun stuff!”
Follow the heavily armed rapscallion as he blazes new trails in locations both new and familiar across the following stories:
- Rocket Raccoon encounters a mysterious galactic book collector before coming face-to-face with the one-and-only Rocky Raccoon (wait, what?!) in a brain-bending tale from writer J.M. DeMatteis and artist Shawn McManus.
- In “BoomShakaLaka,” MacKenzie Cadenhead and Enid Balám take Rocket to a paradise planet full of good vibes and an immensely powerful artifact that’s just begging to be stolen by a cybernetically enhanced creature with a bad attitude. Know anybody like that?
- Christos Gage and Todd Nauck set out to prove that size does matter in “The Fight in the Raccoon,” featuring an odd-couple team up of Hank Pym and Rocket as they fight back a massive invasion force in Sub-Atomica!
- Plus, the original debut of Rocket by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen!
Check out the covers for ROCKET RACCOON: ROCKET REWIND #1, including the main image by Ryan Stegman and variants by David Baldeón and Mike Mignola:
David Baldeón Variant Cover:
Mike Mignola Variant Cover:
ROCKET RACCOON: ROCKET REWIND #1
- Written by J.M. DEMATTEIS, CHRISTOS GAGE AND MACKENZIE CADENHEAD and BILL MANTLO
- Art by SHAWN MCMANUS, TODD NAUCK, ENID BALÁM and KEITH GIFFEN
- Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
- Variant Cover by DAVID BALDEÓN
- Variant Cover by MIKE MIGNOLA
The Action-packed anniversary spectacular releases July 29. 2026, with new stories from fan-favorite creators plus a classic tale from the co-creators and Marvel Comics