Big changes continue with Marvel Age #6, the last issue at the skinny 16 interior page size. Veteran Marvel editor Jim Salicrup took over as the new boss, and would remain on Marvel Age for nearly 100 issues (more if you count annuals).
Content changes begin on page one: First, the masthead that lists folks who worked on Marvel Age, was expanded and now listed everyone in Marvel's production department. The masthead would continue to grow over time, giving many Marvel staffers their only in-print credits.
Another change? In Jim's debut editorial, he repeatedly calls Marvel Age "Marvel Age Magazine," a choice that reflected Jim's sensibilities and the inspiration he drew from other publications, especially Andy Warhol's Interview Magazine, then a sensation in New York City and elsewhere.
Marvel Age #6
Price: $0.25 US
Pages: 20 (16 interior plus four covers)
On sale: September 1983
Copyright © 1983 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
• Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter
• Editor and Design Director: Jim Salicrup
• Editorial Assistant: Mark Lerer
• Production: Danny Crespi, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Stu Schwarzberg, Joe Albelo, John Morelli, Barry Shapiro, and Ron Zalme
• Typesetters: Nancy Dodaro and Wendy Cooper Fitzgerald
• Colorists: Paul Becton and George Roussos
• Logo: John Morelli
• Friendly Assistance: Lynn Cohen and Margaret Clark
• Direct Sales Manager: Carol Kalish
• Assistant Direct Sales Managers: Peter David and Lea Sapp
Front cover
• Pencils/inks: Rick Leonardi
• Characters: Cloak and Dagger
Inside front cover
• Ad for Power Man and Iron Fist
Page 1
• Contents
• Masthead
• Indicia
Column: "Changes"
Pages 2 – 5
• Marvel Comics Coming Attactions (no writing credits)
Comics on sale August 23, 1983
• The Thing #6
• Ka-Zar #29
• Daredevil #201
• Red Sonja #3
• The Falcon #2
• Return of the Jedi #3
• Moon Knight Special #2
Comics on sale August 30, 1983
• Spider-Man #247
• Captain America #288
• Thor #338
• Indiana Jones #12
• Star Wars Annual #2
• Doctor Strange #62
• Hawkeye #4
• Illyana and Storm #3
• S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
• Savage Sword of Conan #94
Comics on sale September 6
• Hulk #290
• Conan the Barbarian #153
• Marvel Tails #158
• X-Men #176
• Rom #49
• Power Man/Iron Fist #100
• G.I. Joe #18
• Marvel Age #9
• Blip #9 (I don't think this issue published)
Comics on sale September 13
• Fantastic Four #261
• Marvel Team-Up #136
• Iron Man #177
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #85
• Defenders #126
• Star Wars #78
• Krull #2
• Alpha Flight #5
• What If #42
• Fantastic Four Annual #6
• Spider-Man Annual #17
• Coyote #4
Page 6
Newswatch
Items on:
• The Defenders #125 will be a double-sized issue and will introduced a more stable roster of heroes
• New projects to be announced soon from Tom DeFalco and Bob Budiansky
Marvel Coming Retractions
• Schedule changes for Illyana and Storm and Kull the Conqueror
• Half page ad for retailers to be listed in the Marvel Comics Super Mart
Pages 7 - 9
Article: "The Creation of a New Limited Series: Cloak and Dagger," by Bill Mantlo
Pages 10-12
Article: "The Creation of a New Limited Series: Hawkeye," by Mark Gruenwald
(I would love to know for sure who drew the kid in the Hawkeye article!)
Article: "Walt Simonson Tackles The Mighty Thor," by Patrick Daniel O'Neil
Page 15
Article: "The Creation of a New Limited Series: Illyana and Storm," by Mark Lerer
Page 16
Unnamed letters page...well, sort of unnamed.
Inside back cover
House ad for Red Sonja...cool design, but it doesn't mention the full name of the comic. 
Back cover
Marvel Tails Starring the Spectacular Spider-Ham (a take off on DC's ads for Ronin...and I can't be the only person to think it was confusing to publisher Marvel Tales with Spider-Man reprints and Marvel Tails with a Spider-Man parody at the same time!)
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