{"product_id":"ultimate-universe-one-year-in-1-2nd-ptg-unknown-comic-ivan-tao-exclusive-var-02-05-2025","title":"Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 (2nd Printing) Ivan Tao Exclusive Variant 📕 Unknown Comics","description":"\u003cp\u003e⚡ The Ultimate Universe’s first-year milestone in Tao’s exclusive vision — Ivan Tao’s Unknown Comics exclusive variant for Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 (2nd Printing), the special celebratory one-shot marking the first full year of Marvel’s extraordinary 2024 Ultimate Universe relaunch. When a comic goes to a second printing, it means the first printing sold through faster than anticipated — demand exceeded supply, new readers and collectors arrived after the first print was gone, and Marvel ordered another run. The second printing of a special issue like Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 carries the validation of a book that people genuinely wanted, and Ivan Tao’s Unknown Comics exclusive for this second printing gives collectors the premium variant access they missed in the first run. Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 is a celebratory one-shot surveying the new Ultimate Universe after its first year — the landscape of reimagined icons assessed, the creative achievements of the first year of Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate X-Men, and the other new titles celebrated and contextualized. Ivan Tao’s cover art brings a fresh, energetic visual language to this milestone one-shot — the Ultimate Universe’s new visual identity in Tao’s distinctive exclusive form. ⚡ The standard exclusive and its virgin companion (also available) offer collectors both configurations of Tao’s cover for this milestone issue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong\u003eUltimate Universe: One Year In #1 (2nd Printing) Ivan Tao Exclusive Variant\u003c\/strong\u003e — the Unknown Comics exclusive, standard format, second printing (companion: virgin exclusive also available).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e📋 Issue Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e🎨 \u003cstrong\u003eCover Art:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ivan Tao (Unknown Comics exclusive)\u003cbr\u003e📚 \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marvel Comics\u003cbr\u003e⚡ \u003cstrong\u003eIssue Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e One-Shot \/ Milestone One Year Anniversary (2nd Printing)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e🎨 What Makes This Variant Special\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecond printings indicate demand that exceeded the original run — this milestone one-shot sold through its first printing and required a second. Ivan Tao’s exclusive for the second printing gives collectors the premium variant access the first printing’s popularity made scarce. ⚡ The virgin companion is also available for collectors who prefer the trade-dress-free configuration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e📖 Story Context\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimate Universe: One Year In #1 (2025, Marvel) celebrates the first full year of the ambitious Ultimate Universe relaunch — a milestone one-shot surveying the new Ultimate landscape and the creative achievements of the initiative’s extraordinary debut year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e🔑 Collector Specs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e📦 \u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New, unread\u003cbr\u003e🏷️ \u003cstrong\u003eExclusive:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown Comics\u003cbr\u003e🎯 \u003cstrong\u003eVariant Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exclusive Variant (2nd Printing)\u003cbr\u003e🔢 \u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ultimate Universe: One Year In (Marvel Comics, 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown Comic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47709107126504,"sku":"UC6545EXT","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/ultimate-universe-ivan-tao-2nd-ptg-unknown-exclusive-variant-comic-vintage-treasures-216.webp?v=1760898712","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/ultimate-universe-one-year-in-1-2nd-ptg-unknown-comic-ivan-tao-exclusive-var-02-05-2025","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}