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title: "Dave’s Hot Chicken Teams Up with Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97 for Limited-Time Collectible Meal"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/049d739a-757f-4bd0-8be0-b71ad41b6ebb
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260629_daves_hot_chicken_teams_up_with_marvel_animations_xmen_97_for_limitedtime_c.html
category: "Chicken"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Chicken"
topics: ["Marketing"]
published: 2026-06-29T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T14:43:33.987Z
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# Dave’s Hot Chicken Teams Up with Marvel Animation’s X-Men ’97 for Limited-Time Collectible Meal

**TL;DR:** Dave's Hot Chicken partners with Marvel's X-Men '97 for a limited meal, available from July 1 through sell-out. The meal includes a collectible figurine featuring one of four X-Men characters.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-06-29. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260629_daves_hot_chicken_teams_up_with_marvel_animations_xmen_97_for_limitedtime_c.html).*

## Story

Available beginning July 1 through sell-out, the Dave’s Hot Chicken x X-Men ’97 Meal offers a meal option featuring either a Slider & Fries or Bites & Fries, plus one blind-bag collectible figurine featuring one of four X-Men characters:

- Wolverine

- Cyclops

- Storm

- Jean Grey

Pins and exclusive comic content are available through the Dave’s Hot Chicken app while supplies last.

Dave’s described the collaboration as reflecting its approach to culture by aligning with interests of its team and guests, rather than chasing trends.

“Dave’s has always been built by people who are genuinely passionate about the things they love, whether that’s food, music, sports, or pop culture,” said Arman Oganesyan, Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Dave’s Hot Chicken. “X-Men was a huge part of my childhood, especially Wolverine, and what makes X-Men ’97 so special is that it stayed true to what fans loved about the original. That’s something we relate to at Dave’s; celebrating something our team genuinely loves and creating an experience fans will be excited to be part of.”

“X-Men has always been about passionate fans, iconic characters, and bringing people together through great storytelling,“ said Jim Bitticks, CEO of Dave’s Hot Chicken. “This collaboration lets us celebrate the return of X-Men ’97 in a way that’s uniquely Dave’s, through great food, collectibles, and an experience fans will want to share.”

The Dave’s Hot Chicken x X-Men ’97 Meal will be available at participating Dave’s Hot Chicken locations beginning July 1 through sell-out.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- QSR (sector)
- limited time offer (topic)
- brand partnership (topic)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- Dave's Hot Chicken (company)
- Arman Oganesyan (person)
- Jim Bitticks (person)
- Marvel (company)
- X-Men '97 (company)
- collectible meal (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260629_daves_hot_chicken_teams_up_with_marvel_animations_xmen_97_for_limitedtime_c.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/049d739a-757f-4bd0-8be0-b71ad41b6ebb).