Do I dare say it was Miller time in Marvel Age #36? Well, cliché or not, that was the truth, as this issue had a gorgeous cover by artist David Mazzucchelli promoting his run on Daredevil with Miller on board as writer, the Elektra: Assassin miniseries, written by Miller and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz, and the Elektra Lives Again graphic novel, a solo Miller endeavor which would not come out till 1990. Fortunately the printing on these pages actually did justice to the artwork, some of which was painted -- a marked improvement over the reproduction in the previous issue!
Ms. Marvel made a quick, trademark-protecting appearance on the cover of this issue and in Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age. The reason behind that appearance was blatantly stated in the story...as Ms. Marvel herself says, "The name and guise of Ms. Marvel have been in disuse of late, and the legal staff at Marvel Comics is getting frantic. They've afraid they'll lose custodianship of the name and trademark if she isn't utilized somewhere within their pages -- and quick!" Well, if you want a job done, give it to Fred Hembeck, right?
And for some reason I got to write two Christmas-themed articles, one on holiday stories past and present in Marvel comics, and the other on the comics adaptation of Santa Claus: The Movie in Marvel Super Special #39. The Christmas coverage continued in the article "Gifts for a Marvelous Christmas," a roundup of current merchandise you could buy for yourself or your loved ones at the time.
The Mutant Report in this issue includes a spotlight on artist Mary Wilshire, plus items on the return of the Toad in The Vision and Scarlet Witch #7, Nightcrawler's role in X-Men #204, and various mutant cameos in Alpha Flight #33 and 34.
And the continuing redesigns of Marvel Age continued with this new look for the introductory page, courtesy of designer Janet "Jayjay" Jackson....
Marvel Age #36
Price: $0.35 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: December 10, 1985
Cover date: March, 1986
Copyright © 1985 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief
• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director
• Adam Philips: Assistant Editor
• Janet Jackson and Aggie Kelley: Design
• Kurt Busiek: Coming Attractions
• Bill Slaviscek: Mutant Reporter
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• John Romita: Art Director
• Tom Morgan: Assistant Art Director
• James W. Fry, Jose Marzan, and Mark McKenna: Romita's Raiders
• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Eliot Brown, 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, Margie Neville, Ann Nocenti, Denny O'Neil, Jim Owsley, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, and Louise Simonson: Consulting Editors
• Anita Duncan: Art/Production Coordinator
• Brenda Mings: Typesetters
• Adam Philips and George Roussos: Colorists
• David Mazzucchelli: Cover
• Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Phil Felix, Dawn Geiger, Barbara Johnston, Aggie Kelley, Twinkie Lopez, Bill Oakley, Barry Shapiro, Bruce N. Solotoff, and Bill Vallely: Production
• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager
• Christine Aurilia, Lynn Cohen, and Shoshana Mallet: Friendly Assistance
• 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: Having a conversation with his Spider-ManTM Talking Viewmaster
Front cover
• Character: Daredevil
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale December 24
- The Thing #34
- Daredevil #229
- The New Mutants #38
- Web of Spider-Man #13
- Fraggle Rock #7
- Thundercats #3
- Meet Misty #3
- The West Coast Avengers #7
- Squadron Supreme #8
Titles on sale December 31
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #5
- Captain America #316
- Power Pack #21
- Micronauts #19
- Alpha Flight #33
- Heathcliff #7
- Dr. Strange #76
- Groo the Wanderer #14
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch #7
- Firestar #2
- The Amazing Spider-Man #275
- The Fantastic Four Index #5
- Savage Sword of Conan #122
- Sisterhood of Steel #8
- The Bozz Chronicles #2
Titles on sale January 7
- Marvel Saga #5
- Dreadstar #23
- Marvel Age Magazine #37
- The Incredible Hulk #318
- The Avengers #266
- Conan the Barbarian #151
- Marvel Tales #186
- X-Men #204
- G.I. Joe #46
- The Eternals #7
- The Punisher #4
Titles on sale January 14
- Fantastic Four #289
- Iron Man #205
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #113
- Transformers #15
- Thor #366
- X-Factor #3
- Top Dog #7
- Elfquest #9
- Doctor Who #19
- Six from Sirius 2 #3
Pages 6 - 7
More Coming Attractions
Titles shipping in January
- The Thing #35
- Daredevil #230
- New Mutants #39
- Web of Spider-Man #14
- West Coast Avengers #8
- Squadron Supreme #9
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6
- Peter Porker (sic) #7
- Cloak and Dagger #6
- Conan the King #34
- Swords of the Swashbucklers #6
- Captain America #317
- Power Pack #22
- Micronauts #20
- Alpha Flight #34
- Groo the Wanderer #15
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch #8
- Firestar #3
- Amazing Spider-Man #276
- Fantastic Four Index #6
- Savage Sword of Conan #123
- Ewoks #7
- The One #5
- Marvel Age Magazine #38
- Muppet Babies #7
- Incredible Hulk #319
- Avengers #267
- Conan #182
- Marvel Tales #187
- X-Men #205
- Power Man and Iron Fist #123
- Solomon Kane #5
- G.I. Joe #47
- Eternals #8
- Punisher #5
- Balder the Brave #4
- Marvel Saga #6
- Marvel Fanfare #26
- Care Bears #4
- Fantastic Four #290
- Iron Man #206
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #114
- Star Wars #105
- Thor #367
- X-Factor #4
- Transformers #16
- Elfquest #10
- Sectaurs #6
- Doctor Who #20
- Six from Sirius 2 #4
- Savage Tales #4
Titles shipping in February
- The Thing #36
- Daredevil #231
- New Mutants #40
- Fraggle Rock #7
- Droids #1
- Thundercats #4
- Meet Misty #4
- Web of Spider-Man #15
- West Coast Avengers #9
- Squadron Supreme #10
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #7
- Top Dog #8
- Heathcliff #8
- Captain America #318
- Power Pack #23
- Alpha Flight #35
- Doctor Strange #77
- Groo the Wanderer #16
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch #9
- Firestar #4
- Amazing Spider-Man #277
- Fantastic Four Index #7
- Savage Sword of Conan #124
- The Bozz Chronicles #3
- Marvel Age Magazine #39
- Incredible Hulk #320
- Avengers #268
- Conan #183
- Marvel Tales #188
- X-Men #206
- G.I. Joe #48
- Eternals #9
- Marvel Saga #7
- Dreadstar #24
- Fantastic Four #291
- Iron Man #207
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #115
- Thor #368
- X-Factor #5
- Transformers #17
- Elfquest #11
- Doctor Who #21
- Alien Legion #13
- Moonshadow #7
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: Three new bimonthly Star Comics titles will make their debuts in December. They are Young Astronauts, Droids, and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
Item: The first Australian comic convention will take place January 17 - 19 at the Sidney Opera House.
Item: Sub-Mariner will guest-star in Alpha Flight for six issues, leading into a 1986 graphic novel starring Sub-Mariner and Alpha Flight together.
Item: Following Howard the Duck's return to comics, he will star in a live-action movie coming in the summer of 1986, with George Lucas producing
The Top Ten
September, 1985
- Secret Wars II #7
- X-Men #201
- X-Men/Alpha Flight #2
- X-Men Annual #9
- Fantastic Four #286
- Marvel Universe #2
- Nightcrawler #3
- Avengers #263
- Cloak and Dagger #4
- West Coast Avengers #4
Pages 9 - 10
Newswatch Extra
"Adventures of the Thunder Frog," by Steve Freitag
Page 11
Article: "Santa Claus Is Coming Your Way," by Adam Philips
Pages 12 - 13
The Mutant Report
Pages 14 - 15
Article: "Christmas, Marvel Style," by Adam Philips
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 23
Article: "The Return of Frank Miller," by Sholly Fisch
Pages 24 - 26
Article: "Gifts for a Marvelous Christmas," by Bill Slaviscek
Pages 27 - 28
Article: "The Marvel Age: 1970," by Richard Bensam
Page 29
Ad for Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Sectaurs
Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "M.A.I.L. — Marvel Age Incoming Mail," suggested by Duane Jashensay
Inside back cover
Ad for Marvel Graphic Novel #20: Greenberg the Vampire
Back cover
The Marvel Age 1985 Calendar: December
Jim Salicrup - writer
Ron Zalme - artist
Adam Philips - colorist
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