At this point, Marvel had figured out that you can't go wrong with mutants — thus, the big "Fall of the Mutants" event, which, the editors promised, would be much bigger and more far reaching than the "Mutant Massacre" of just a year before.
This issue of Marvel Age also introduced a super-villain checklist, because, as we all know, a hero is only as good as his villains!
And there were lots of graphic novels on the way as well, including the Thing/Hulk slugfest by Jim Starlin and Bernie Wrightson.
Plus, Fred Hembeck missed a month in Marvel Age for the first time ever, forcing Jim Salicrup to pinch hit with this silliness:
Marvel Age #58
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: September 15, 1987
Cover date: January, 1988
Copyright © 1987 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief
• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director
• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Assistant Editor
• Dawn Geiger: Designer
• Sholly Fisch: Coming Attractions
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Steve Buccellato, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Daryl Edelman, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Michael Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, Ann Nocenti, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Marc Siry, Joanne Spaldo, David Wohl, and Greg Wright: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Don Perlin: Managing Art Director
• Donald C. Hudson, Christopher Ivy, and Rodney Ramos: The Raiders
• Jim Novak: Art/Production Coordinator
• Hector Collazo and Doreen Frederick: Production Assistants
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• Paul Becton, Janet Jackson, George Roussos, and Greg Wright: Colorists
• Brett Blevins: Cover art
• Paul Becton, Alan Bensew, Pat Brosseau, Rob Carosella, Harry Eisenstein, Barbara Johnston, Cindy Kruhn, Veronica Lawlor-Carlin, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Michael Maier, Eddie Marcaro, Alan Mintz, Bill Oakley, Dumuria Rumph, and Peter Watson: Production
• Lynn Cohen: Administrative Manager
• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager
• Christine Aurilia, Tom Fardy, Sue Flaxman, Len Kaminsky, Michelle Tirado and Dan Raspler: Friendly Assistance
• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor
• Carol Kalish: Director of Specialty Sales
• Dale Kanzler: Assistant Direct Sales Manager/Administrative
• Lou Bank: Assistant Direct Sales Manager/Customer Service
• Steve Saffel: Promotions Manager
• Irving Forbush: Fall Toy
Front cover
• Characters: The X-Men, New Mutants, and others
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale October 27
- Daredevil #251
- Psi Force #16
- Web of Spider-Man #35
- West Coast Avengers #29
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #9
- Thundercats #20
- Strikeforce: Morituri #15
- The New Mutants #60
- Conan the Barbarian Annual #11
- Tales of G.I. Joe #2
Titles on sale November 3
- Captain America #338
- The Punisher #6
- Solo Avengers #3
- The Amazing Spider-Man #297
- Strange Tales #11
- Groo the Wanderer #36
- Alpha Flight #55
- Heathcliff #22
- G.I. Joe Yearbook #4
- Star Comics Magazine #8
- The Savage Sword of Conan #144
- Daredevil Trade Paperback
Titles on sale November 10
- Marvel Age Magazine #59
- The Avengers #288
- D.P. 7 #16
- Justice #16
- The Incredible Hulk #340
- Conan the Barbarian #203
- Marvel Tales #208
- Silver Surfer #8
- Air Raiders #4
- Flintstone Kids #4
- Foofur #4
- G.I. Joe #68
- Silverhawks #4
- The Uncanny X-Men #226
- Marshall Law #2
Titles on sale November 17
- Fantastic Four #311
- Iron Man #227
- The 'Nam #15
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #135
- Classic X-Men #18
- Elfquest #31
- Madballs #8
- Power Pack #35
- The Transformers #37
- Thor #388
- Alien Legion #2
- X-Factor #25
- G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #8
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #20
- Conan Saga #9
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #5
- Blood #2
Pages 6 - 7
More Coming Attractions
Titles Shipping November
Titles Shipping December
Pages 8 - 9
Newswatch
Item: Daredevil #227 - 233, by Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli, is being collected in a trade paperback edition; so will the Transformers Universe miniseries.
Item: The Thing and the Hulk share top billing in the new graphic novel "The Big Change," by writer Jim Starlin and artist Bernie Wrightson.
Item: For fans of The 'Nam, it's the new graphic novel "A Sailor's Life," written and illustrated by Sam Glanzman.
Item: At your local comics shop, you can get your own Avengers I.D. card, as well as a Marshall Law sticker.
Item: Mike Higgins has taken over editing the Conan titles, assisted by Mike Rockwitz. Joanne Spaldo has moved over from Carl Potts's office to be Howard Mackie's assistant, while Carl Potts has hired Marc McLaurin to be his new assistant editor.
Item: Lou Bank and Dale Kanzler have joined the Sales Department, working for Carol Kalish.
Page 9
The Top Ten
June 1987
- X-Men #222
- The Punisher #3
- X-Factor #21
- Silver Surfer #4
- X-Factor Annual #2
- The 'Nam #11
- The Amazing Spider-Man #293
- G.I. Joe #64
- Classic X-Men #14
- The New Mutants #56
Page 10
Marvel Trivia Quiz
Pages 11 - 13
The Mutant Report
Pages 14 - 15
Stan's Soapbox
Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo
Pages 16 - 17
Salicrup's Section
Pages 18 - 21
Article: "The Marvel Age Interview: Doug Murray," by Glenn Herdling
Pages 22 - 23
Article: "John Byrne takes on The Star Brand," by Bill Slavicsek
Pages 24 - 25
Article: "Marshall Law," by Sandy Hausler
Pages 26 - 27
Article: "Spellbound," by Sandy Hausler
Pages 28 - 29
"The Marvel Age: 1975 (Pt. V)," by Brian Nelson
Pages 30 - 31
Letters column: "They're Read, Jim," suggested by David Roy
Page 32
Marvel Trivia Quiz Answers
Marvel Age Pen Pals
Inside back cover
Ad for The Star Brand
Back cover
The 1987 Marvel Age Calendar: October
Mike Carlin - Writer
Ron Zalme - Artist
Paul Becton - Colorist
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