Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows Mystery Artist Variant Revealed

John Romita, Sr.'s cover from 1987's The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21 in which Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker tied the knot will be "remastered" and recolored by Richard Isanove to provide a cover for Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1, Marvel Comics announced today.

You can check it out in the attached image gallery.

The iconic image, which shows Marvel superheroes and supervillains squaring off in the background while the happy couple poses in the foreground, has been reprinted, repurposed and merchandised countless times over the years -- right down to being featured on the hood of a Matchbox car.

Renew Your Vows is an extension of a concept introduced during Marvel's multiverse-hopping Secret Wars event, telling stories in a world where Peter and Mary Jane are still happily together. In the main Marvel Comics continuity, Peter made a deal with Mephisto in Spider-Man: One More Day to surrender their relationship and all of his memories of it in order to save Aunt May's life.

The announcement comes on the heels of Marvel's revelation that the Mystery Artist Variant for an upcoming issue of Venom was in fact an upsized and recolored panel from The Amazing Spider-Man #298 by Venom's creator, Todd McFarlane.

Not long after Marvel split up Spider-Man and Mary Jane, DC's The New 52 reboot dissolved Superman's marriage to Lois Lane, making both characters younger in the new continuity. Last year, DC reintroduced the pre-New 52 Lois and Clark, still married, in Superman: Lois and Clark, and when that book proved a success they reissued Superman: The Wedding Album from 1997 as Superman: Lois and Clark Special #1 with a new cover.

You can check out the official announcement and solicitation text below. If you want your copy, make sure to call it in to your retailer by October 17. Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 hits the stands on November 9.

This November, the Parker family is wallcrawling and webslinging their way into hearts and minds in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1!

Legendary Spidey scribe Gerry Conway returns to pen the adventures of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man alongside blockbuster artist Ryan Stegman – and Marvel is celebrating by revisiting one of the most iconic Marvel covers of all time! As this family of spiders swing headlong into Marvel NOW!, relive the wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson with a variant cover by comics legend John Romita Sr. (AUG168911)! Masterfully recolored by Richard Isanove – this iconic classic comes to life once again!

Be there when being Spider-Man becomes a family affair as Peter, MJ and Annie swing into action in Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1. Don't miss the debut issue everyone will be talking about when it comes to comic shops and digital devices this November!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS #1 (SEP160946)
TOP SECRET ARTIST VARIANT by JOHN ROMITA SR. (AUG168911)
Written by GERRY CONWAY
Art & Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
FOC – 10/17/16, On-Sale – 11/09/16