The Impish Prankster Impossible Man Stars in 10 Variant Covers This May

By Chad Burdette

on March 31, 2025

Following recent cover collections focused on the Thing, Human Torch, and Invisible Woman, a legendary Fantastic Four supervillain hogs the spotlight this May—the IMPOSSIBLE MAN! The impish prankster will star in 10 variant covers split into two categories: IMPOSSIBLE! VARIANT COVERS and IMPOSSIBLE POP-UP VARIANT COVERS

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.Impossible Man, created by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Jack Kirby, first appeared in Fantastic Four #11 (February 1963), possesses a unique physiology that’s allows him to, via molecular manipulation, take any form. He is able to mimic the properties of any object or humanoid being at will. He also can travel through hyperspace across different universes, psionically levitate himself, and survive in the vacuum of space by entering a low-metabolic state.

This latest variant cover program arrives to celebrate the history of the Fantastic Four during a monumental year for Marvel’s First Family. In addition to the release of Marvel Studios’ highly anticipated The Fantastic Four: First Steps film on July 25, the Fantastic Four are undergoing major developments in ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, a new comic event that kicked off last month, that will lead into an all-new era by writer Ryan North and artist Humberto Ramos in Fantastic Four #1 this July.

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In the IMPOSSIBLE! VARIANT COVERS, see surprising takes on classic Marvel imagery as Impossible Man unleashes his unique brand of chaos on Marvel history. the Popuppian from the planet Poppup lives up to his species’ name in IMPOSSIBLE POP-UP VARIANT COVERS, which sees the Impossible Man take over the respective issue’s main cover, paying homage to:

John Byrne’s Uncanny X-Men #136
Todd McFarlane’s Amazing Spider-Man #300
Adi Granov’s Invincible Iron Man #1
John Romita Jr.’s Wonder Man pinup from Marvel Illustrated – The Swimsuit Issue
Jim Lee’s depiction of Psylocke from an iconic ‘90s X-Men trading card.