Make Mine Marvel Age

 

Two of Marvel's hottest teams of the 1980s -- plus one god of mischief! -- crowded onto the cover of Marvel Age #32, in a portrait by Paul Smith that promoted the miniseries X-Men/Alpha Flight. 

This miniseries got coverage in "The Mutant Report," which has already expanded by this issue to nine pages. The section includes coverage of X-Men/Alpha Flight, X-Men #200, and X-Men: Marvel Heroes for Hope, plus these great Kitty Pryde sketches by Arthur Adams and "It's Genetic," this time a team effort by Jim Salicrup and Kyle Baker. 

This issue's letters column (titled "Kurt Busiek and the Letter Column of Doom) includes a suggestion for a sketchbook section, and in response the editors printed these character sketches for The Eternals miniseries by Sal Buscema... 

And the 1980s design sensibility is getting more pronounced, courtesy of designer Janet "Jayjay" Jackson...lots of pinks and yellows, plus geometric shapes. 

As for me, I'm kind of all over this issue, with two mini-articles (less than two pages each) on Coyote and Power Pack in the "Newswatch Extra" section, the "Marvel Age 1969" article, and various bits of coloring throughout the issue. 

Marvel Age #32

Price: $0.35 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: August 6, 1985

Cover date: November, 1985

Copyright © 1985 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation. 

• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director

• Kurt Busiek: Assistant Editor

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Coming Attractions

• Craig Anderson, Nancy Brown, Bob Budiansky, Mike Carlin, Bobbie Chase, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Jo Duffy, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Larry Hama, Mike Higgins, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, Ann Nocenti, Denny O'Neil, Jim Owsley, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Louise Simonson, Laurie Sutton, and Keith Williams: Consulting Editors

• John Romita: Art Director

• James W. Fry, Mark McKenna, and Tom Morgan: Romita's Raiders

• Ron Zalme: Art/Production Coordinator

• Janet Jackson: Designer

• Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Ken Feduniewicz, Phil Felix, Miriam Larsson, John Morelli, Barry Shapiro, and Bill Vallely: Production

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Adam Philips and George Roussos: Colorists

• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager

• Lynn Cohen and Margaret Brockie: Friendly Assistance 

• Paul Smith: Cover 

• Sally Pomeroy: Rights and Permissions Editor

• Carol Kalish: Director of Specialty Sales

• Peter David: Direct Sales Manager Administrative

• Steve Saffel: Assistant Promotions Manager for Direct Sales

• Irving Forbush: Scorecard Salesman 

Front cover 

• Characters: X-Men, Alpha Flight, and Loki

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale August 27 

• The Thing #30 - Secret Wars II tie-in
• Daredevil #225
• The New Mutants #34
• Web of Spider-Man #9
• The West Coast Avengers #3
• Planet Terry #9
• Fraggle Rock #5
• Strawberry Shortcake #5
• Misty #1
• Thundercats #1
• Red Sonja — The Movie #1
• Dreadstar and Company #6
• Squadron Supreme #4
• The Incredible Hulk Annual #14
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #1
• The Life of Captain Marvel #5

Titles on sale September 3

• The Amazing Spider-Man #271
• Captain America #312
• Power Pack #17
• Micronauts #15
• Marvel Heroes for Hope
• The Marvel Saga #1
• Doctor Strange #74 - Secret Wars II tie-in
• Groo the Wanderer #10
• Alpha Flight #29
• Wally the Wizard #9
• Top Dog #5
• Heathcliff #5
• Longshot #4
• The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3
• Rom Annual #4
• Fantastic Four Index #1
• Savage Sword of Conan #118
• The Black Dragon #6
• The Sisterhood of Steel #6

Titles on sale September 10

• Marvel Age Magazine #33
• The Incredible Hulk #314
• The Avengers #262
• Conan #177
• Nightcrawler #2
• Marvel Tales #182
• Moon Knight #6
• G.I. Joe #42
• The Eternals #3
• The X-Men #200
• Thor Annual #13
• Dreadstar #21
• The X-Men and Alpha Flight #1

Titles on sale September 17 

• Fantastic Four #285 - Secret Wars II tie-in
• Iron Man #201
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #109
• Star Wars #102
• Thor #362
• Transformers #11
• Elfquest #5
• Secret Wars II #6
• The New Defenders #150 
• The Amazing Spider-Man Index #9
• Doctor Who #15
• The New Mutants Special #1
• Alien Legion #10
• Marvel Graphic Novel #19: The Witch Queen of Acheron

Pages 6 - 7

More Coming Attractions

Titles shipping in September 

• The Thing #31
• Daredevil #226
• The New Mutants #35
• Web of Spider-Man #10
• The West Coast Avengers #4
• Planet Terry #10
• Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #5
• Cloak and Dagger #4
• Sectaurs #4
• Squadron Supreme #5
• Conan the King #32
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #2
• Swords of the Swashbucklers #4
• Moonshadow #5
• Starstruck #5
• The Amazing Spider-Man #272
• Captain America #313
• Power Pack #18
• Micronauts #16
• Alpha Flight #30
• Wally the Wizard #10
• Ewoks #5
• The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones #33
• Dazzler #41
• Groo (sic) #11
• Longshot #5
• The Vision and Scarlet Witch #4
• The X-Men Annual #9
• The Fantastic Four Index #2
• The Savage Sword of Conan #119
• The One #3
• Timespirits #7
• Marvel Age Magazine #34
• The Incredible Hulk #315
• The Avengers #263
• Conan #178
• Marvel Tales #183
• The X-Men #201
• Rom #74
• Care Bears #2
• Moon Knight #7
• Power Man and Iron Fist #121
• Royal Roy #5
• Muppet Babies #5
• Get Along Gang #5
• The Sword of Solomon Kane #3
• G.I. Joe #43
• Nightcrawler #3
• The Eternals #4
• The Punisher #1 
• The X-Men and Alpha Flight #2
• Marvel Fanfare #24
• Fantastic Four #286
• Iron Man #202
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #110
• The New Defenders #151
• Star Wars #103
• Thor #363
• The Transformers #12
• Elfquest #6
• Secret Wars II #7
• Marvel Team-Up Index #1
• The Handbook of the Conan Universe #1
• Doctor Who #16
• Coyote #15
• Savage Tales #2
• Epic Illustrated #33
• Marvel Graphic Novel #20: Greenberg the Vampire 

Titles shipping in October 

• The Thing #32
• Daredevil #227
• The New Mutants #36
• Web of Spider-Man #11
• The West Coast Avengers #5
• Planet Terry #11
• Fraggle Rock #6
• Strawberry Shortcake #6
• Thundercats #2
• Red Sonja #12
• Squadron Supreme #6
• Conan Annual #10
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #3
• Starstruck #6
• Bozz Chronicles #1
• The Amazing Spider-Man #273
• Captain America #314
• Micronauts #17
• Alpha Flight #31
• Wally the Wizard #11
• Top Dog #6
• Heathcliff #6
• Misty #2
• Doctor Strange #75
• Groo the Wanderer #12
• The Vision and Scarlet Witch #5
• The Fantastic Four Index #3
• Longshot #6
• Power Pack #19
• Savage Sword of Conan #120
• The Sisterhood of Steel #7
• Marvel Age Magazine #35
• The Incredible Hulk #316
• The Avengers #264
• Conan #179
• Marvel Tales #184
• X-Men #202
• Rom #75
• Moon Knight #8
• G.I. Joe #44
• Nightcrawler #4
• The Eternals #5
• The Punisher #2
• Dreadstar #22
• Fantastic Four #287
• Iron Man #203
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #111
• Thor #364
• The Transformers #13
• Elfquest #7
• Secret Wars II #8
• Marvel Team-Up Index #2
• X-Factor #1
• The New Defenders #152
• Doctor Who #17
• Six from Sirius II #1
• Alien Legion #11
• Marvel Graphic Novel #21: The Hills Are Alive 

Page 8 

Newswatch 

Item: New creative teams on the Spider-Man titles

• Amazing Spider-Man: writer - Tom DeFalco; penciller - Ron Frenz; inker - Joe Rubinstein

• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man: writer - Peter David; penciller - Rich Buckler; 

  inker - Brett Bredding

• Web of Spider-Man: writer: David Michelinie; penciler - Marc Sylvestri; Kyle Baker - inker

Item: Special projects editor Bob Budiansky will be teaching a comics art course at Parsons School of Design

Item: Punisher limited series coming in September by writer Steven Grant, penciler Mike Zeck, and inker John Beatty 

Item: The Children's Museum of Manhattan will host the exhibit "Comics Came Alive" 

Item: Artist Kerry Gammill will be drawing covers for Rom, Avengers Annual, Fantastic Four Annual, and the Marvel Age Annual

Item: Christy Marx, creator and writer of The Sisterhood of Steel, and artist Mike Vosburg may be touring comics shops 

Pages 9 - 11

Newswatch Extra 

"Setting the Woods on Fire," by Adam Philips 

"Packing in the Power," by Adam Philips 

Page 11

The Top Ten 

Titles for May 1985

• Secret Wars II #3
• X-Men #197
• Web of Spider-Man #6
• Fantastic Four #282
• Cloak and Dagger #2
• Amazing Spider-Man #268
• New Mutants #31
• Web of Spider-Man Annual #1
• Squadron Supreme #1 

Pages 12 - 13

Article: "The Bozz Chronicles," by Steve Freitag

Pages 14 - 15 

Star Spotlight on Meet Misty, by Sandy Hausler

Pages 16 - 17

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Pages 18 - 26

The Mutant Report

"When Teams Team Up: X-Men and Alpha Flight," by Ken Hart

"200 Issues of Mutants: The Uncanny X-Men," by Peter Sanderson

"It's Genetic," by Kyle Baker

"The Uncanny X-Men: Marvel Heroes for Hope," by Peter Sanderson 

Page 27 

Article: "The Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe," by Danny Fingeroth

Pages 28 - 29

The Marvel Age: 1969 (Part II), by Adam Philips 

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: "Kurt Busiek and the Letter Column of Doom," suggested by Steven P. Charlie Jr. 

Inside back cover

Ad for The West Coast Avengers and The Vision and The Scarlet Witch 

Back cover

The Marvel Age 1985 Calendar: August

Jim Salicrup: Writer

Ron Zalme: Artist

Andy Yanchus: Colorist