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As MIDNIGHT prepares to strike, October 7th is shaping up to be one of the year’s biggest release dates… Will your store be ready to summon fans for the return of SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH when the time comes?
MIDNIGHT releases, deepened discounts, and the first PYRE SATANIC variant cover are the spells you seek!
PORTLAND, OR (August 13, 2026) – MIDNIGHT IS COMING TO RIVERDALE! Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – and the world-renowned Archie Comic Publications, Inc. are proud to unveil a brand-new MIDNIGHT release initiative for SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1, the first issue of the mischievous new ongoing series starring America’s iconic sorceress-in-training from Hugo Award nominee Corinna Bechko (Green Lantern: Earth One) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Kano (Daredevil).
For the first time ever, Oni Press is officially giving retailers the green light for an early, MIDNIGHT release of SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 at 12:01 AM on October 7th, 2027 — making the milestone issue available for sale alongside Marvel’s Midnight Fantastic Four #1, Midnight Spider-Man #1, and Midnight X-Men #1.
But abracadabra, that’s not all… In tandem with the early release, Oni is also making a special, open-order variant cover available to participating MIDNIGHT release retailers who wish to mark the occasion in suitably spooky fashion. Enter: the first Archie Comics PYRE SATANIC variant cover — a new subset of surprise variant covers echoing a unique chapter of Archie Comics history in a playfully subversive way.
The SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 PYRE SATANIC VARIANT features stunning artwork by cover artist Chloe Brailsford (Lobo, The Deadman) and will be available as an open-order item for all accounts alongside every other SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1 cover on Final Order Cut-Off (FOC) on August 31st.
Finally, Halloween is coming early because Oni Press is also giving retailers an extra-added treat by matching all of Marvel’s deep discount incentives for the MIDNIGHT program for SABRINA #1!
Who knew that Sabrina could cast such a spell?
Stock up and come armed with a new bag of tricks for the fall’s biggest comics release day — and tell them SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH sent you!
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH #1
Writer: Corinna Bechko
Artist: Kano
Cover A: Kano
Cover B: Marguerite Sauvage
Cover C: Naomi Franq
Cover D: Caroline Cash
Foil Variant ($8.99): Kano
Foil Variant ($8.99): Caroline Cash
Pyre Satanic Variant: Chloe Brailsford
Teaser Variant (1:10): Kano
Legacy Variant (1:20): Dan Parent
Variant Cover (1:50): Erica Henderson
Variant Cover (1:100): Mahmud Asrar
B&W Variant (1:250): Kano
$4.99 | 32 pgs. | October 2026
About Archie Comics
Archie Comics is one of the most influential, successful, and longest-running brands in the comics industry. With over three billion comics sold and books published in dozens of languages, Archie characters are immediately recognizable worldwide. It is home to an extensive roster of characters — including Archie, Betty and Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Josie and the Pussycats, and Katy Keene — and the critically acclaimed Archie Horror imprint, Dark Circle universe, and much more. The CW series Riverdale and the hit Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina have captivated countless fans, a trend that continues with The Archies, the first comics-based Hindi language feature film, streaming on Netflix. Archie characters have appeared in animation, television, film, and music throughout its more than 85-year history.
About Oni Press
THE LOUDEST THING IN COLOR SINCE ’97. For nearly 30 years, Oni Press has carved a distinctive path as one of the world’s most respected and acclaimed publishers of award-winning comic books and graphic novels, including Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim, Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, Cullen Bunn & Brian Hurtt’s The Sixth Gun, Brenna Thummler’s Sheets trilogy, Jay Stephens’ Dwellings, Ezra Clayton Daniels’ Upgrade Soul, LySandra Vuong’s Covenant, and many hundreds more. In 2019, Oni Press merged with Lion Forge Comics – the Eisner Award-winning independent comic book publisher founded by Academy Award-winning producer and entrepreneur David Steward II – to create one of the largest independent libraries of comics content anywhere in media. The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group now exists as a publishing subsidiary of Steward’s diversified global media company, Polarity.
The Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group publishes more than 60 original and licensed graphic novels annually, in addition to an extensive roster of periodical comics for globally recognized properties including Adventure Time, Biker Mice from Mars, Choose Your Own Adventure, Cult of the Lamb, EC Comics, Murder Drones, Rick and Morty, and more.