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22May 2026
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Ultimates #22

Marvel · May 2026 · on sale 2026-03-18

First appearance: Red SkullOrigin: Bucky BarnesDeath of Bucky Barnes4 variants
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Identification plate

Series
Ultimates (Marvel, 2024 series)
Issue
#22
Publication date
May 2026
Key date
2026-05-00
On-sale date
2026-03-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price
$4.99
Pages
36
Barcode
75960620830202211
Rating
Rated T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Red Skull - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Bucky Barnes, Grand Skull.

Death on record for: Bucky Barnes, Grand Skull, Sarah Rogers.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dike Ruan; inks: Dike Ruan; colors: Neeraj MenonBucky Barnes, Captain America, Grand Skull, Steve Rogers
1-illustration1pencils: Dike Ruan; inks: Dike Ruan; colors: Neeraj MenonBucky Barnes, Captain America, Grand Skull, Steve Rogers
2-recap1letters: typeset
3-character profile1letters: typeset
4-comic story22script: Deniz Camp; pencils: Juan Frigeri; inks: Juan Frigeri; colors: Federico Blee; letters: VC's Travis LanhamBucky Barnes Origin, Captain America, Nick Fury LMD, Grand Skull Origin, Jim Hammond, Hawkeye, The Maker, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Wren Montgomery, Quicksilver, Charli Ramsey, Red Skull First, Red Skull
5-credits, title page1letters: typeset
6Nextpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dike Ruan; inks: Dike Ruan; colors: Neeraj Menon

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Gerald Parel Coverbarcode 75960620830202217
Francesco Manna Coverbarcode 75960620830202216
Jonas Scharf Coverbarcode 75960620830202231
InHyuk Lee Coverbarcode 75960620830202221

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Uprising
ISBN 978-1-302-95820-6		2026On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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