Make Mine Marvel Age

 

Coming Attractions reporter Dwight Jon Zimmerman steps into the Assistant Editor's shoes recently vacated by yours truly in this Marvel Age issue. This issue put the spotlight on team on team battles like the X-Men Vs. the Avengers miniseries, plus the new mutant filled team known as the Fallen Angels. 

Readers also got to see a second batch of New Universe designs, with art by Rick Leonardi and Walter Simonson, plus some rare artwork from writer/editor Archie Goodwin on Mark Hazzard: Merc. 

Marvel Age #48

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: December 9, 1986

Cover date: March, 1987 

Copyright © 1986 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation. 

• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Assistant Editor

• Barbara Johnston: Designer

• William Slaviscek and Sue Flaxman: 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, Daryl Edelman, 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, Mike Rockwitz, Joanne Spaldo, and Greg Wright: Consulting Editors

• John Romita: Art Director

• Mark Alexander, Jose Marzan, and Bruce N. Solotoff: Romita's Raiders

• Anita Duncan: Art/Production Coordinator

• Doreen Frederick: Production Assistant 

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Jack Abel: Proofreader

• Paul Becton, Julianna Ferriter, George Roussos and Janet Jackson: Colorists

• Kerry Gammill: 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 Michael Yee: Production

• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager

• Christine Aurilia 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: Mutie Lover

Front cover 

• Characters: X-Men, Avengers, New Mutants, and Fallen Angels

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale December 24

• Daredevil #241
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #4
• Huggabunch #4
• Strikeforce: Morituri #5
• Nightmask #6
• Psi Force #6
• Thundercats #10
• West Coast Avengers #19
• Comet Man #3
• The New Mutants #50
• The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #1
• Moonshadow #12
• The Web of Spider-Man #25

Titles on sale December 30

• 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
• Strange Tales #1
• Power Pack #29
• The Amazing Spider-Man #287
• Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #3
• Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #1
• Savage Sword of Conan #134
• Star Comics Magazine #3
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #1

Titles on sale January 6

• Marvel Age Magazine #49
• The Avengers #278
• The Uncanny X-Men #216
• D.P. 7 #6
• Justice #6
• G.I. Joe #58
• The Incredible Hulk #330
• Marvel Tales #198
• The 'Nam #5
• Conan the Barbarian #193
• The Marvel Saga #17
• Elektra: Assassin #7
• The Death of Groo graphic novel 

Titles on sale January 13

• X-Factor #15
• Droids #7
• Elfquest #21
• Fantastic Four #301
• Iron Man #217
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #125
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #7
• Starbrand #7
• Popples #3
• Thor #378
• Top Dog #13
• The Transformers #27
• Classic X-Men #8
• Alien Legion #18
• G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #3
• Steelgrip Starkey #6

Pages 6 - 7

More Coming Attractions

Titles shipping January

• 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
• Conan the King #40
• The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #2
• Swords of the Swashbucklers #12
• Alpha Flight #46
• Captain America #329
• Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #3
• Ewoks #13
• Fallen Angels #2
• Groo the Wanderer #27
• Kickers, Inc. #7
• Mark Hazzard: Merc #7
• Amazing Spider-Man #288
• Strange Tales #2
• The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #2
• Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #2
• Spider-Man Comics Magazine #3
• Savage Sword of Conan #135
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #2
• Marvel Age Magazine #50
• Avengers #279
• Conan the Barbarian #194
• D.P. 7 #7
• G.I. Joe #59
• The Incredible Hulk #331
• Justice #7
• Marvel Tales #199
• Muppet Babies #13
• The Uncanny X-Men #217
• Marvel Saga #18
• Elektra: Assassin #8
• Marvel Fanfare #32
• Care Bears #10
• Elfquest #22
• Fantastic Four #302
• 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
• The Transformers Comics Magazine #3
• The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe #3

Titles shipping February 

• Daredevil #243
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #5
• Huggabunch #5
• Strikeforce: Morituri #7
• Nightmask #8
• Psi Force #8
• Thundercats #12
• Web of Spider-Man #27
• West Coast Avengers #21
• Comet Man #3
• The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #3
• Alpha Flight #47
• Animax #4
• Captain America #330
• Fallen Angels #3
• Groo the Wanderer #28
• Heathcliff #16
• Kickers, Inc. #8
• Mark Hazzard: Merc #8
• The Amazing Spider-Man #289
• Strange Tales #3
• Power Pack #30
• Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #3
• Savage Sword of Conan #136
• Star Comics Magazine #4
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #2
• Marvel Age Magazine #51
• The Avengers #280
• Conan the Barbarian #195
• D.P. 7 #8
• G.I. Joe #60
• The Incredible Hulk #332
• Justice #8
• Marvel Tales #200
• The 'Nam #7
• The Uncanny X-Men #218
• The Marvel Saga #19
• Droids #8
• Elfquest #23
• Fantastic Four #303
• Iron Man #219
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #127
• Popples #4
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #9
• Star Brand #9
• Thor #380
• Top Dog #14
• The Transformers #29
• X-Factor #17
• Classic X-Men #10
• Alien Legion #19
• G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #4

Page 8 

Newswatch

Item: New Mutants #50 will feature a 40-page story

Item: Daryl Edelman has joined staff as an assistant editor working for Don Daley

Bullpen Birthdays

The Top Ten -- August 1986

• X-Men #212
• X-Factor #11
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #2
• Classic X-Men #4
• The 'Nam #1
• Elektra: Assassin #3
• G.I. Joe #54
• The G.I. Joe Order of Battle #2
• Marvel Universe #13
• Strikeforce: Morituri #1

Pages 9 - 14

The Mutant Report

Article: "The X-Men Vs. the Avengers," by William Slavicsek

Article: "Fallen Angels," by Sue Flaxman

Page 15

Stan's Soapbox

Pages 16 - 17

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Page 18

Ad for Fallen Angels

Pages 19 - 21

Article: "Alien Legion," by Sholly Fisch 

Pages 22 - 26

Article: "New Universe Part 2" 

Pages 27 - 29

The Marvel Age: 1973 (Part IV), by Sholly Fisch

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: "To Me Or Not to Me (That Is The Question!)", suggested by Rob Hearn 

Inside back cover

"Exotic fashions for Shirelle," by Trina Robbins

Back cover

Ad for Strikeforce: Morituri