1872 is a four-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. The series, written by Gerry Duggan and illustrated by Nik Virella, was published from July to October 2015, as a tie-in to the "Secret Wars" (2015–2016) storyline.
Premise.
"1872" presents an alternate reality with reimagined versions of Marvel Comics characters in a Western-themed setting.
Publication history.
In March 2015, Marvel Comics announced the four-issue comic book limited series "1872" as a tie-in to the "Secret Wars" (2015–2016) storyline, with Gerry Duggan as writer and Evan "Doc" Shaner as illustrator, though the latter was subsequently replaced by Nik Virella. "1872" was published from July to October 2015.