{"id":9360,"date":"2012-06-27T19:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T23:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/?p=9360"},"modified":"2012-06-27T19:11:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T23:11:32","slug":"marvel-goes-pink-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.geekworldordersite.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/marvel-goes-pink-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel goes pink in October"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In an effort to bring more awareness to Breast Cancer Awareness Month,\u00a0Marvel<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Susan G. Komen Foundation<\/a>\u00a0have teamed up to bring us a month\u2019s worth of special edition variant covers with several of our favorite Marvel superheroes sporting pink in their costumes. The titles will also feature a one page ad educating readers on breast cancer.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarvel is proud to partner with Susan G. Komen For the Cure to support their unparalleled efforts to raise awareness about the risk of breast cancer to both women and men,\u201d said Dan Buckley, Publisher & President of the Print, Animation & Digital Divisions, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. \u201cWe\u2019re in a unique position to educate all our fans worldwide and increase awareness of the ways to fight\u2014and reduce– this risk of this disease by utilizing our comics and online presence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The following titles will be featured with the special pink themed covers during the month of October:<\/p>\n

AVENGERS\u00a0#31
\nCAPTAIN AMERICA #18
\nCAPTAIN MARVEL #5
\nFANTASTIC FOUR #611
\nINVINCIBLE IRON MAN #526
\nMIGHTY THOR #21
\nUNCANNY X-MEN\u00a0#20
\nWOLVERINE #315<\/p>\n

\u201cKomen is thrilled to partner with Marvel Entertainment in the fight against breast cancer this October,\u201d said Dorothy Jones, VP, Marketing at Komen. \u201cThis partnership will allow us to share critical information with this important audience, empowering them to take positive action for their breast health and for the women they love.\u201d<\/p>\n