Marvel took note of the rise of comics shops across the country, with a three-page list of stores that catered to comics fans.
And in his soapbox, Stan Lee gets to break the admittedly old news that Marvel has been bought by New World Pictures.
Plus, not to be outdone by the Muppet Babies, the Flintstone Kids took up residence on Saturday morning TV, accompanied by a Star Comics series.
Marvel Age #51
Page 14
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: March 10, 1987
Cover date: June, 1987
Copyright © 1987 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief
• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director
• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Assistant Editor
• Barbara Johnston: Designer
• Ken Hart: Mutant Reporter
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Daryl Edelman, Danny Fingeroth, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Michael Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, John Morelli, Ann Nocenti, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Joanne Spaldo, and Greg Wright: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Mark Alexander, Jose Marzan, Rodney Ramos, and Bruce N. Solotoff: Romita's Raiders
• Jim Novak: Art/Production Coordinator
• Doreen Frederick: Production Assistant
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager
• Paul Becton, Janet Jackson, Klaus Janson, and George Roussos: Colorists
• Klaus Janson: Cover art
• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Veronica Carlin, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Rich DuFour, Dawn Geiger, Ken Lopez, Susan Marks, Michael Maier, Bill Oakley, and Bill Vallely: Production
• Lynn Cohen: Administrative Manager
• Christine Aurilia, Tom Fardy, 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: Bad Boy
Front cover
• Character: The Punisher
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale March 24
- Daredevil #244
- Strikeforce Morituri #8
- The New Mutants #53
- Nightmask #9
- Psi Force #9
- West Coast Avengers #22
- Web of Spider-Man #28
- Comet Man #6
- Defenders of the Earth #4
- Masters of the Universe #8
- Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #16
- Thundercats #13
- Conan the King #41
- X-Men Vs. the Avengers #4
Titles on sale March 31
- Alpha Flight #48
- Captain America #331
- Fallen Angels #4
- Kickers, Inc. #9
- Mark Hazzard, Merc #9
- Amazing Spider-Man #290
- Strange Tales #4
- Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #4
- Ewoks #14
- Groo the Wanderer #29
- Heathcliff Funhouse #2
- Mephisto Vs. the Avengers #4
- Spider-Man Comics Magazine #4
- Savage Sword of Conan #137
- Marvel Posters - Magik, Captain America, and Scarlet Witch
Titles on sale April 7
- Marvel Age Magazine #52
- D.P. 7 #9
- Justice #9
- The Avengers #281
- The Incredible Hulk #333
- Marvel Tales #201
- The Nam #8
- The Punisher #1
- Silver Surfer #1
- X-Men #219
- Conan the Barbarian #196
- G.I. Joe #61
- The Marvel Saga #20
- Muppet Babies #14
- Marvel Fanfare #33
- Wolverine trade paperback
Titles on sale April 14
- Fantastic Four #304
- Codename Spitfire #10
- Star Brand #8
- Iron Man #220
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #128
- Thor #381
- X-Factor #18
- Care Bears #11
- Classic X-Men #11
- Elfquest #24
- Inhumanoids #4
- The Transformers #30
- The Transformers Comics Magazine #4
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #2
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #4
Pages 6 - 7
Titles shipping April
Titles shipping May
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: A new miniseries called Transformers: Head Masters is slated to go on sale in March
Item: Chris Claremont, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Brent Anderson, and Marc Silvestri toured comics shops in California, Oregon, and Washington as the Mutant Mania Tour in January.
Item: Don Heck will be returning to Marvel to draw Justice and other New Universe titles.
Item: Marvel will publish trade paperback collections of the Wolverine miniseries and G.I. Joe Order of Battle.
Item: Jo Duffy has left staff to focus on writer. Margaret Clark has been promoted to Managing Editor; Dan Chichester has been promoted to Editor; and Steve Buccellato has been named Assistant Editor.
The Top Ten
November 1986
- X-Men #215
- Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #2
- X-Factor #14
- G.I. Joe Yearbook #3
- G.I. Joe #57
- Classic X-Men #7
- G.I. Joe Vs. the Transformers #3
- Fantastic Four #300
- G.I. Joe Order of Battle #1
- The New Mutants #49
Pages 9 - 11
The Mutant Report
Article: "Wolverine Limited Series in New Format"
Article: "X-Men Starring in Marvel Fanfare"
Article: "A New X-Man"
Article: "Warlock vs. the Impossible Man"
Article: "X-Men, Avengers Indexes Coming Soon"
Pages 12 - 13
Article: "A New Direction for the Hulk," by Sandy Hausler
Marvel Trivia Quiz
Page 15
Stan's Soapbox
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 21
Article: "The Punisher," by Sholly Fisch
Page 22
Article: "The Conan Saga," by Sandy Hausler
Pages 23 - 25
Direct Sales Stores
Page 26
Star Spotlight on the Flintstones Kids, by Ken Hart
Pages 27 - 29
The Marvel Age - 1974 part II
Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "Most of Marvel's Monthly Mail," suggested by Kurt Schatz and Brent Boyle
Inside back cover
Ad for Codename Spitfire
Back cover
The 1987 Marvel Age Calendar for March
Mike Carlin - writer
Ron Zalme - artist
Paul Becton - colorist
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