With this issue of Marvel Age, I ended my stint as assistant editor and moved on to a new job at Video Magazine. I was certainly sad to leave Marvel, but I was equally excited about the new gig. And I made my exit with the traditional assistant editor caricature...
And in a run of unlikely assignments for legendary artist Steve Ditko, drawing Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos has to be one of the strangest - yet this issue showoff some of Ditko's art, and it certainly makes the series look like fun!
Marvel's high school and college interns got a chance to shine in this issue as well, with art by several of them appearing in print.
Marvel Age #47
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: November 11, 1986
Cover date: February, 1987
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, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Jo Duffy, Danny Fingeroth, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Larry Hama, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, Ann Nocenti, Jim Owsley, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Joanne Spaldo, and David Wohl: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Mark Alexander, Bruce N. Solotoff, and Jose Marzan: Romita's Raiders
• Anita Duncan: Art/Production Coordinator
• Doreen Frederick: Production Assistant
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• George Roussos and Janet Jackson: Colorists
• Ron Frenz and Brett Bredding: Cover art
• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Rich Dufour, Dawn Geiger, Veronica Lawlor, Ken Lopez, Michael Maier, Bill Oakley, Bill Vallely, and Peter Watson: 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: Just outside your window
Front cover
• Characters: Heroes of the New Universe
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale November 25
- Web of Spider-Man #24
- Daredevil #240
- Defenders of the Earth #2
- Masters of the Universe #6
- Strikeforce: Morituri #4
- The New Mutants #49
- Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #14
- Psi Force #5
- Nightmask #5
- G.I. Joe Yearbook #3
- West Coast Avengers #18
- Comet Man #2
- Cloak and Dagger #11
- Conan the King #39
- Swords of the Swashbucklers #11
- Thundercats #9
Titles on sale December 2
- Captain America #327
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #1
- Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #2
- Ewoks #12
- Savage Sword of Conan #133
- Groo the Wanderer #25
- Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #2
- Kickers, Inc. #5
- Merc #5
- The Amazing Spider-Man #286
- G.I. Joe Order of Battle #4
- The Spider-Man Comics Magazine #2
- G.I. Joe and the Transformers #3
- Alpha Flight #44
Titles on sale December 9
- Conan the Barbarian #192
- D.P. 7 #5
- Justice #5
- Elektra: Assassin #6
- G.I. Joe #57
- The Incredible Hulk #329
- Marvel Tales #197
- Muppet Babies #12
- The 'Nam #4
- Marvel Fanfare #31
- Silver Surfer graphic novel
- Marvel Saga #16
- The Transformers Universe #4
- The Avengers #277
- X-Men #215
- Marvel Age Magazine #48
Titles on sale December 16
- Elfquest #20
- The Transformers #26
- Care Bears #9
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6
- Starbrand #6
- Thor #377
- Fantastic Four #300
- X-Factor #14
- Classic X-men #7
- Heathcliff's Funhouse #1
- The Transformers Comics Magazine #2
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2
- Iron Man #216
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #124
- Inhumanoids #2
Pages 6 - 7
More Coming Attractions
Titles shipping December
- Psi Force #6
- Dakota North #6
- Daredevil #241
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #4
- Hugga Bunch #4
- Strikeforce Morituri #5
- Nightmask #6
- Thundercats #10
- Web of Spider-Man #25
- West Coast Avengers #19
- Comet Man #3
- The New Mutants #50
- The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #1
- Moonshadow #12
- Alpha Flight #45
- Animax #3
- Captain America #328
- G.I. Joe and the Transformers #4
- Groo the Wanderer #26
- Heathcliff #15
- Kickers, Inc. #6
- Mark Hazzard: Merc #6
- Fallen Angels #1
- The Amazing Spider-Man #287
- Strange Tales #1
- Power Pack #29
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #1
- The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-men #3
- Savage Sword of Conan #134
- Star Comics Magazine #3
- Marvel Age Magazine #49
- The Avengers #278
- Conan the Barbarian #193
- D.P. 7 #6
- G.I. Joe #58
- The Incredible Hulk #330
- Justice #6
- Marvel Tales #198
- The 'Nam #5
- X-Men #216
- The Marvel Saga #17
- Elektra Assassin #7
- Groo the Wanderer graphic novel
- Droids #7
- Elfquest #21
- Fantastic Four #301
- Iron Man #217
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #125
- Popples #3
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #7
- Star Brand #7
- Thor #378
- Top Dog #13
- The Transformers #27
- X-Factor #15
- Classic X-Men #8
- Alien Legion #18
- G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #3
- Steelgrip Starkey #6
Titles shipping January
- Fallen Angels #2
- Strange Tales #2
- Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #2
- Daredevil #242
- Defenders of the Earth #3
- Masters of the Universe #7
- Strikeforce: Morituri #6
- New Mutants #51
- Nightmask #7
- Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #15
- Psi-Force #7
- Thundercats #11
- Web of Spider-Man #26
- West Coast Avengers #20
- Comet Man #4
- The Avengers vs. the X-Men #2
- Conan the King #4
- The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #2
- Conan the King #40
- Swords of the Swashbucklers #12
- Alpha Flight #46
- Captain America #329
- Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #3
- Ewoks #13
- Groo the Wanderer #27
- Kickers, Inc. #7
- Mark Hazzard: Merc #7
- Amazing Spider-Man #288
- The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #4
- The Spider-Man Comics Magazine #2
- Savage Sword of Conan #135
- Marvel Age Magazine #50
- Avengers #279
- Conan #194
- D.P. 7 #7
- G.I. Joe #59
- The Incredible Hulk #331
- Justice #7
- Marvel Tales #199
- Muppet Babies #13
- The 'Nam #6
- X-Men #217
- Marvel Saga #18
- Elektra: Assassin #8
- Marvel Fanfare #32
- Care Bears #10
- Elfquest #22
- Inhumanoids #3
- Iron Man #218
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #126
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #8
- Star Brand #8
- Thor #379
- The Transformers #28
- X-Factor #16
- Classic X-Men #9
- Fantastic Four #302
- Savage Tales #10
- The Transformers Comics Magazine #4
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz will follow Elektra: Assassin with a Daredevil graphic novel
Item: Heathcliff will soon star in a second title, Heathcliff's Funhouse.
Item: The Puppet Master, the Thinker, the Wizard, Doctor Doom, and Robbie Robertson will all play a part in a huge change coming soon for the Fantastic Four.
Bullpen Birthdays
Page 9
Newswatch Extra
A new Strange Tales series will begin soon, starring Doctor Strange and Cloak and Dagger.
Pages 10 - 13
The Mutant Report
Article: "Starjammers Help Mutants Celebrate 50th Issue," by Bill Slavicsek
Article: "X-Men Play a Most Dangerous Game," by Bill Slavicsek
Article: "Werner Roth Appreciation," by Kurt Busiek
A Werner Roth X-Men Checklist
Page 14
Star Spotlight: Star Digest, by Sandy Hausler
Page 15
Stan's Soapbox
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 21
"New Universe"
Pages 22 - 23
Star Spotlight: Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos," by Sandy Häusler
Pages 24 - 26
Behind the Lines: "The Incredible Interns," by Sue Flaxman
Pages 27 - 29
The Marvel Age: 1973 (Part III), by Sholly Fisch
Pages 30 - 32
Letters page: "Marvel Limited Seriousness," suggested by Martin Collier
Inside back cover
Ad for The Comet Man
Back cover
Ad for The Alien Legion
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