America's 250th anniversary is coming up on July 4th, and it's sure to be the most hyped event of the decade. Just in time to celebrate, here's the collectible tribute issue we've all been waiting for. Heroes of the American Revolution explores the courage, strategy, and sacrifice of the men and women who dared to dream of a new nation—and fought for it with their lives. You'll see legendary names and unsung patriots in a new light, as we showcase their courageous feats, personal struggles, hidden secrets, and enduring legacies, told through gripping narratives and illustrated with full-color, never-before-possible AI-created images that bring these centuries-old stories to life in authentic historical detail. Don't miss your backstage pass to the dawn of American history.
THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN HEROES • THESE ARE THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORIES OF THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO STOOD TALL FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.
1 THINKERS AND VISIONARIES • THE BOLD-FACED NAMES AND NEAR-FORGOTTEN GENIUSES WHOSE MINDS IGNITED THE REVOLUTION
GEORGE WASHINGTON • A PRESCIENT LEADER IS GIVEN ABSOLUTE POWER—AND DECLINES IT.
THOMAS PAINE • A REGULAR JOE BECOMES A FIREBRAND SPARKING AMERICAN FREEDOM.
JOHN ADAMS • A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LEADER REFUSES TO STOP ARGUING FOR HIS BELIEFS.
ABIGAIL ADAMS • A POWERFUL INTELLECT AND FORCE FOR CHANGE IGNORES SOCIETY’S GENDER CONSTRAINTS.
MERCY OTIS WARREN • STEPPING FROM THE SHADOWS, AN UNEXPECTED WRITER SHAPES THE REVOLUTION’S MIND.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN • A BRILLIANT DREAMER HELPS INVENT A NEW KIND OF NATION.
PATRICK HENRY • A CRAFTY LAWYER WOULDN’T BACK DOWN FROM THE BRITS—OR ANYONE IN POWER.
PHILLIS WHEATLEY • A BOSTON SLAVE BECOMES A WORLD - RENOWNED POET OF THE REVOLUTION.
2 WARRIORS AND LEADERS • THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO TOOK ON INSURMOUNTABLE CHALLENGES TO OUTSMART THE BRITS
BENEDICT ARNOLD • ALTHOUGH HIS STAR WAS TARNISHED, MAJOR WINS UNDER UNIMAGINABLE PRESSURE MAKE ARNOLD A LEGEND.
ETHAN ALLEN • THIS FRONTIERSMAN IS NO GENTLEMAN—HE’S MADE OF MUCH TOUGHER STUFF.
JOHN PAUL JONES • A DARING SEAFARER WHIPS A NEW NAVY INTO SHAPE.
DANIEL MORGAN • A FORMER WAGON DRIVER ASSEMBLES A CADRE OF UNBEATABLE RIFLEMEN WHO HELP TURN THE TIDE IN THE SOUTH.
FRANCIS MARION • THE “SWAMP FOX” ELUDES BRITISH TROOPS BY VANISHING INTO THIN AIR.
CASIMIR PULASKI • AFTER A GLOWING RECOMMENDATION FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, A FOREIGN-BORN FIGHTER RESHAPES THE AMERICAN CAVALRY.
NATHANAEL GREENE • AN UNLIKELY MILITARY INNOVATOR OUTWITS THE BRITISH—BY LOSING.
DEBORAH SAMPSON • AN UNCONVENTIONAL SOLDIER HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT.
3 SPIES AND COURIERS • THE TOP-SECRET OPERATORS WHO MOVED NOT JUST BEHIND THE SCENES, BUT IN THE SHADOWS
JAMES ARMISTEAD LAFAYETTE • A QUIET SLAVE VOLUNTEERS TO INFILTRATE THE HEART OF BRITISH COMMAND.
BENJAMIN TALLMADGE • ALWAYS INNOVATING AND ORGANIZING, THIS SHADOWY FIGURE CHANGES THE SPY GAME.
AGENT 355 • AN AUDACIOUS WOMAN HELPS WIN A REVOLUTION—AND WE MAY NEVER KNOW HER IDENTITY.
PAUL REVERE • BEYOND HIS FAMOUS RIDE, THIS OFFICER (AND SILVERSMITH) ORG ANIZES A REBEL SPY NETWORK.
ROBERT TOWNSEND • AN INVISIBLE MAN GATHERS LOADS OF INFORMATION.
NATHAN HALE • A YOUNG SPY OPERATES WITHOUT A TRUE NETWORK—BUT WITH PLENTY OF BRAVERY.
LYDIA DARRAGH • QUIET AND STEALTHY, AN UNASSUMING MOTHER HELPS FOIL A BRITISH ATTACK.
HERCULES MULLIGAN • A TAILOR USES HIS TRADE TO PROTECT GEORGE WASHINGTON HIMSELF.
4 UNSUNG HEROES • THE NEAR-FORGOTTEN PATRIOTS WHO DESERVE THEIR TIME IN...