Just two issues after featuring Dreadstar on the cover of Marvel Age, this issue spotlights a host of characters from the Epic Comics line, with legendary writer/editor Archie Goodwin front and center. The cover accompanies an interview with Goodwin that highlights the Epic line. This cover was also the first major contribution to Marvel Age by cartoonist/letterer Rick Parker, who would soon become famous as the artist of the Beavis and Butt-Head comic.
The "Behind the Lines" column features an open letter from Marvel EIC Jim Shooter to DC VP - Executive Editor Dick Giordano, in which Shooter chides Giordano (in the nicest popular terms) for publishing claims in The Flash #332 that Marvel was about to raise its prices. Shooter finishes by writing that DC owes Marvel a retraction.
Fred Hembeck refers to himself this month as "The Sage of Marvel Age," a title I thought I had made up myself. Well, since Fred isn't currently using it I believe I'll hold on to it.
"The New Talent Department" takes on the difficult topic of would-be writers trying to break into comics. Marvel Age assistant editor Mark Lerer submits his proposal for a character called Decathlon to Jim Shooter, who points out ways in which the story could be improved.
Marvel Age #15
Price: $0.35 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: March 13, 1984
Cover date: June, 1984
Copyright © 1984 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
• Editor-in-Chief: Jim Shooter
• Editor and Design Director: Jim Salicrup
• Assistant Editor: Mark Lerer
• Coming Attractions: Jim Massara
• Designer: Bob Kessel
• Art/Production Coordinator: Dan Crespi
• Assistant Art/Production Coordinator: Ron Zalme
• Production: Joe Albelo, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Donald Hudson, Morrie Kuramoto,
Ken Lopez, John Morelli, and Barry Shapiro
• Typesetters: Brenda Mings
• Colorists: Paul Becton and George Roussos
• Friendly Assistance: Craig Anderson and Lynn Cohen
• Cover Artist: Rick Parker
• Direct Sales Manager: Carol Kalish
• Assistant Direct Sales Managers: Peter David, Marsha Rosenberg, and Steve Saffel
• Back in the Saddle Again: Irving Forbush
Front cover
• Characters: Archie Goodwin and the stars of the Epic Comics line
Inside front cover
• Subscription ad for Epic Illustrated
Page 1
• Contents
• Masthead
• Indicia
Editorial: "Money Talks!" by Jim Salicrup
Takes on the rarely covered topic of tipping your comics writers and artists. A note pasted over the editorial explains that the pressure of editing a monthly magazine has clearly gotten to Jim, and he should be ignored.
Pages 2 – 5
Marvel Comics Coming Attractions
Comics on sale May 22
• The Thing #15
• Daredevil #210
• New Mutants #19
• Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars #5
• Conan the King #24
Comics on sale May 29
• Amazing Spider-Man #256
• Captain America #297
• Thor #347
• Indiana Jones #21
• Power Pack #2
• Crystar #9
• Savage Sword of Conan #103
Comics on sale June 5
• Incredible Hulk #299
• Avengers #247
• Conan the Barbarian #162
• Marvel Tales #167
• X-Men #185
• Rom #58
• Power Man and Iron Fist #109
• G.I. Joe #27
• Marvel Fanfare #16
• Dreadstar #12
• Epic Illustrated #25
Comics on sale June 12
• Fantastic Four #270
• Marvel Team-Up #145
• Iron Man #186
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #94
• The New Defenders #135
• Star Wars #87
• Alpha Flight #14
Page 6
Newswatch
Item: Mike Carlin to take over as writer on The Thing
Item: Marvel to publish index magazines
Item: Daredevil #208 and 209 will be written by science fiction authors Harlen Ellison and Arthur Byron Cover
Item: Shipping changes for Elektra Saga #4, Coyote #5, and Micronauts #59
Item: Ka-Zar ends with issue #34, Moon Knight ends with issue #38, and Micronauts ends with issue #59
Item: Micronauts and Moon Knight will relaunch with new #1 issues
Item: Hulk Annual #13 will ship on July 17, and Power Pack #1 will be a 48-page issue with a cover price of $1.00.
Note on the passing of comics writer Lennie Herman
Marvel's Top Ten, by Jim Salicrup
Top ten titles for June, 1983
1 - X-Men #170
2 - New Mutants #4
3 - Fantastic Four #255
4 - Amazing Spider-Man #241
5 - Avengers #231
6 - X-Men Classics #2
7 - Daredevil #195
8 - Dark Crystal #2
9 - Incredible Hulk #284
10 - Super-Villain Classics #1
Page 7
Behind the Lines
Pages 8 - 11
Article: "The G.I. Joe File," by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Page 12 - 15
Article: "Marvel Age: 1963," by Warren Reece
Pages 16 - 17
"The Sage of Marvel Age, Fred Hembeck"
Pages 18 - 22
Article: "Marvel Age Talks to Archie Goodwin," by Mark Lerer
Pages 23 - 26
Article: "Spotlight on Marvel Fanfare," by Sandy Hausler and Mark Lerer
Pages 27 - 28
New Talent Department
Page 29
Bullpen Bulletins
Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "The Marvel Age Rage Page"
Inside back cover
Ad for The Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book
Back cover
Subscription ad for Epic Illustrated
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