It's Mephisto's turn to Marvel's big bad, as the former foe of the Silver Surfer and Thor was poised to take on just about everybody, including the Fantastic Four, X-Men, X-Factor, and the Avengers. The age of the event miniseries had truly arrived.
Fred Hembeck turned in a memorable, John Buscema-esque page this month to celebrate one of Marvel's biggest villains.
While the core Marvel heroes battled for their very souls, at the other end of the Marvel Universe, the new science fiction series Strikeforce: Morituri was about to launch as well, with stories by Peter Gillis and art by future Astro City illustrator Brent Anderson.
The Star Comics line continued to expand as well, with the new Defenders of the Earth series, scripted by Stan Lee, as well as new titles starring the Inhumanoids and the (ugh) Popples.
Marvel Age #45
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: September 9, 1986
Cover date: December, 1986
Copyright © 1986 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief
• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director
• Adam Philips: Assistant Editor
• Barbara Johnston: Designer
• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Coming Attractions
• Bill Slaviscek: Mutant Reporter
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Eliot Brown, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Jo Duffy, Danny Fingeroth, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Larry Hama, Mike Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, John Morelli, Ann Nocenti, Jim Owsley, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Joanne Spaldo, and David Wohl: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Tom Morgan: Assistant Art Director
• Mark Alexander, Jose Marzan, and Mark McKenna: Romita's Raiders
• Anita Duncan: Art/Production Coordinator
• Doreen Frederick: Assistant Production Coordinator
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• George Roussos and Adam Philips: Colorists
• John Buscema and Tom Palmer: Cover art
• Jim Salicrup: Cover concept
• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Rich Dufors, Dawn Geiger, Veronica Lawlor, Ken Lopez, Michael Maier, Bill Oakley, and Bill Vallely: Production
• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager
• Christine Aurilia, Lynn Cohen, and Sue Flaxman: Friendly Assistance
• Steve Sheffler: 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: Has been to H-E-Double hockey sticks and back!
Front cover
• Characters: Mephisto and Marvel heroes
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale September 23
- Cloak and Dagger #10
- The New Mutants #47
- Strikeforce Morituri #2
- Defenders of the Earth #1
- Masters of the Universe #5
- Night Mask #3
- Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #13
- Psi-Force #3
- Web of Spider-Man #22
- West Coast Avengers #16
- X-Men Annual #10
- Conan the King #38
- Daredevil #238
- Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #1
- Sword of the Swashbucklers (sic) #10
Titles on sale September 30
- Chuck Norris and His Karate Kommandoes #1
- Ewoks #11
- G.I. Joe and the Transformers #1
- Groo the Wanderer #23
- Kickers, Inc. #3
- Labyrinth #3
- Mark Hazard: Merc #3
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #1
- The Bozz Chronicles #6
- The Spider-Man Comics Magazine #1
- Savage Sword of Conan #131
- Dracula graphic novel (sic)
- The Amazing Spider-Man #284
- The Transformers Movie #2
- Alpha Flight #42
- Captain America #325
Titles on sale October 7
- Marvel Age Magazine #46
- The Avengers #275
- Conan the Barbarian #190
- D.P. 7 #3
- Howard the Duck #2
- The Incredible Hulk #327
- Justice #3
- Marvel Tales #195
- Muppet Babies #11
- The Official Handbook to the Transformers Universe #2
- Elektra: Assassin #4
- Marvel Fanfare #30
- G.I. Joe #55
- X-Men #213
- The Marvel Saga #14
- The 'Nam #2
Titles on sale October 14
- Care Bears #8
- Elfquest #18
- Thor #375
- Fantastic Four #296
- The Inhumanoids #1
- Steelgrip Starkey #5
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #212
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #4
- X-Factor #12
- The Transformers #24
- The Transformers Comic Magazine #1
- Iron Mn #214
- The Marvel Universe Deluxe Handbook trade paperback
- Classic X-Men #5
- The Official Handbook of the G.I. Joe Universe #3
- Star Brand #4
- Savage Tales #8
Pages 6 - 7
More Coming Attractions
Titles shipping October
- Comet Man #1
- Dakota North #5
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #3
- Hugga Bunch #3
- Strike Force Morituri #3
- The New Mutants #48
- Night Mask #4
- Psi-Force #4
- Thundercats #8
- Web of Spider-Man #23
- West Coast Avengers #17
- Conan Annual #10
- Mephisto Vs. X-Factor #2
- Moonshadow #11
- The Transformers Movie #3
- Alpha Flight #43
- Animax #2
- Captain America #326
- Doctor Strange #81
- G.I. Joe and the Transformers #2
- Groo the Wanderer #24
- Heathcliff #14
- Kickers, Inc. #4
- Merc #4
- The Amazing Spider-Man #285
- Power Pack #26
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #1
- The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #1
- Savage Sword of Conan #132
- The Star Comics Magazine #2
- Marvel Age Magazine #47
- The Avengers #276
- Conan the Barbarian #191
- D.P. 7 #4
- G.I. Joe #56
- Howard the Duck the Movie #3
- The Incredible Hulk #328
- Justice #4
- Marvel Tales #196
- The 'Nam #3
- X-Men #214
- The Marvel Saga #15
- The Official Handbook of the Transformers Universe #3
- Elektra: Assassin #5
- Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine #1
- The Alien Legion graphic novel
- Droids #6
- Elfquest #19
- Fantastic Four #299
- Iron Man #215
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #123
- Popples #2
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #5
- Star Brand #5
- Top Dog #12
- The Transformers #25
- X-Factor #13
- Classic X-Men #6
- The Official Handbook of the G.I. Joe Universe #4
- Alien Legion #17
- The G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #2
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #15
- Steelgrip Starkey #6
Titles shipping November
- Comet Man #2
- Daredevil #240
- Defenders of the Earth #2
- Masters of the Universe #6
- Strike Force Morituri #4
- The New Mutants #49
- Night Mask #5
- Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #14
- Psi-Force #5
- Web of Spider-Man #24
- West Coast Avengers #18
- Cloak and Dagger #11
- Conan the King #39
- G.I. Joe Yearbook #3
- Mephisto Vs. the X-Men #3
- Alpha Flight #44
- Captain America #327
- Chuck Norris and His Karate Kommandos #2
- Ewoks #12
- G.I. Joe and the Transformers #3
- Groo the Wanderer #25
- Kickers, Inc. #5
- Merc #5
- The Amazing Spider-Man #286
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #2
- The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #2
- The Spider-Man Comics Magazine #2
- Savage Sword of Conan #133
- Marvel Age Magazine #48
- The Avengers #277
- Conan the Barbarian #192
- D.P. 7 #5
- G.I. Joe #57
- The Incredible Hulk #329
- Justice #5
- Marvel Tales #197
- Muppet Babies #12
- The 'Nam #4
- X-Men #215
- The Marvel Saga #16
- The Official Handbook of the Transformers Universe #4
- Elektra: Assassin #6
- Marvel Fanfare #31
- Care Bears #9
- Elfquest #20
- The Inhumanoids #2
- Iron Man #216
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #124
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6
- Star Brand #6
- Thor #377
- The Transformers #26
- X-Factor #14
- Classic X-Men #7
- Fantastic Four #300
- Savage Tales #9
- The Transformers Comics Magazine #2
- Conan the Reaver graphic novel
- The Marvel Universe Handbook Trade Paperback #2
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: Look for new digest-sized reprints titles coming soon:
- Spider-Man Comics Magazine
- G.I. Joe Comics Magazine
- Transformers Comics Magazine
- Star Comics Magazine
Item: Assistant Editor Don Daley has been promoted to editor; his new assistant editor is David Wohl. Bob Harras's new assistant editor is Bobbie Chase, and Sid Jacobson's new assistant editor is Laura Hitchcock.
The Top Ten
June 1986
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #1
- X-Men #210
- Elektra Assassin #1
- X-Factor Annual #1
- Star Brand #1
- Spitfire #1
- Incredible Hulk and Wolverine #1
- Marvel Universe #11
Bullpen Birthdays
Page 9
The Mutant Report by Bill Slavicsek
Article: "Announcing the Official Marvel Index to the Uncanny X-Men"
Pages 10 - 12
Article: "The Attention, the Acclaim, the Ultimate Sacrifice: Strikeforce Morituri," by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Pages 13 - 14
Star Spotlight: Defenders of the Earth, by Sandy Hausler
Page 15
Stan's Soapbox
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 19
Article: "Mephisto," by Sholly Fisch
Pages 20 - 21
Star Spotlight: Inhumanoids, by Sandy Hausler
Pages 22 - 24
Article: "Dracula: A Symphony in Moonlight and Madness," by Sholly Fisch
Pages 25 - 26
Star Spotlight: Popples, by Sandy Hausler
Pages 27 - 29
The Marvel Age: 1973 (part 1), by Sholly Fisch
Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "Letters Assemble!," suggested by Dennis Viau Jr. and Brad Carlson
Inside back cover
Ad for the New Universe
Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe style page for Forbush Man
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