Wednesday, June 8, 2022

 

Marvel Age presents a diverse slate of thrills in this issue -- or, as the cover shows us, "Inhumans, Stray Toasters, Count Duckula!" (They didn't even have to mention the comics adaptation of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"!) 

Salicrup's Section talks about a student job expo, illustrated with art by Keith Haring. 


Marvel Age #69

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: August 16, 1988
Cover date: December, 1988
Copyright © 1988 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief
• Jim Salicrup: Supreme Marvel Zombie
• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Managing Editor
• Sholly Fisch: Coming Attractions
• Cindy Kruhm: Designer
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• Craig Anderson, Steve Buccellato, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, James DiGiovanna, Daryl Edelman, Sue Flaxman, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Dwayne McDuffie, Marc McLaurin, Al Milgrom, A.A. Perry, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Marc Siry, Sara Tuchinsky, David Wohl, and Gregory Wright: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Don Perlin: Managing Art Director
• Gavin Curtis and Vince Mielcarek: The Raiders
• Virginia Romita: Traffic/Production Manager
• Len Kaminsky: Assistant Traffic/Production Manager
• Adam Blaustein: Manufacturing Coordinator
• Lynda Strunk: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• Paul Becton and Gregory WrightColorists
• Bret Blevins: Cover art
• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Vince Evans, Doreen Frederick, Dawn Geiger, Michael Heisler, Brad K. Joyce, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong,  Eddie Marcaro, Rob Naylor, and Michel Yee: Production
• Barbara Arnstein, Christine Aurilia, Mark Chiarello, Kelly Corvese, Dwight Coye, Tom Fardy, Jesus Gonzalez, Marie Javins, John Lewandowski, George Roussos, Stu Schwartzberg, Mark Silverman, and Rodney S. Timmons: Friendly Assistance 
• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor
• Carol Kalish: Vice President Direct Sales
• Dale Kanzler: Assistant Direct Sales Manager Administrative
• Lou Bank: Assistant Direct Sales Manager Customer Service
• Steve Saffel: Promotion Manager 
• Fabian Nicieza: Advertising Manager
• Irving Forbush: Medusa's hairdresser


Front cover 
• Characters: Medusa and Black Bolt

 Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section 
• Marvel Agenda (contents) 
• Masthead 
• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles On Sale September 27
  • Excalibur #4
  • Semper Fi #2 
  • West Coast Avengers #40
  • Wolfpack #6
  • G.I. Joe Special Missions #17
  • Heathcliff's Funhouse #11
  • Web of Spider-Man #46
  • Marvel Comics Presents #10
  • Conan the King #50
  • Daredevil #262
  • Psi-Force #27
  • Strikeforce: Morituri #25
  • Tales of G.I. Joe #13
  • Stray Toasters #1
Titles On Sale October 4
  • Spider-Man Comics Magazine #13
  • D.P. 7 #27
  • The New Mutants #71
  • Solarman #1
  • Alpha Flight #66
  • Captain America #349
  • Wolverine #3
  • The Silver Surfer limited series #2
  • Powerline #4
  • Groo the Wanderer #47
  • Solo Avengers #14
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #131
  • Alf Comics Magazine #2
  • The 'Nam Magazine #6
  • The Savage Sword of Conan #155
  • Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown #1
  • Nick Fury Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #6
  • G.I. Joe trade paperback
Titles On Sale October 10 
  • Marvel Age Magazine #70
  • Conan the Barbarian #214
  • Justice #27
  • Muppet Babies #23
  • G.I. Joe #82
  • The Incredible Hulk #351
  • Marvel Tales #219
  • Light and Darkness War #2
  • Marvel Comics Presents #11
  • Bullwinkle and Rocky #8
  • The Avengers #299
  • The Punisher #299
  • The Uncanny X-Men #240
  • Classic X-Men #29
  • The Silver Surfer #19
  • The Saga of the Sub-Mariner #3
Titles On Sale October 18 
  • Iron Man #238
  • X-Terminators #4
  • Fantastic Four #322
  • X-Factor #36
  • The Incal graphic novel #3
  • Alf #11
  • Speedball #4
  • Care Bears #20
  • Power Pack #43
  • The Spectacular Spider-Man #146
  • The Transformers #48
  • Doctor Strange #2
  • Count Duckula #2
  • G.I. Joe European Missions #5
  • Akira #5
  • The Star Brand #17
  • Thor #399
  • Conan Saga #20
  • The 'Nam #26
  • Dragon's Claws #5
  • Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 1
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: Spider-man will be the safety chairperson for Unicef - art by John Romita. 


Item: A Punisher movie is in the works starring Dolph Lundgren. 

The Top Ten 
May 1988
  1. Marvel Comics Presents #1
  2. The Uncanny X-Men #234
  3. The Uncanny X-Men #233
  4. Marvel Comics Presents #2
  5. Marvel Comics Presents #3
  6. X-Factor #32
  7. The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22
  8. The New Mutants Annual #4
  9. The Amazing Spider-Man #304
  10. The Amazing Spider-Man #305
Page 9
Marvel Trivia Quiz

Pages 10 - 13
The Mutant Report
"Marc Silvestri Interview" by Peter Sanderson 


Pages 14 - 15
Article: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," by Sholly Fisch 


Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Page 18
Stan's Soapbox

Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo


Pages 19 - 21
"Epic Spotlight: Stray Toasters," by Doug Murray 



Pages 22 - 24
Article: "The Inhumans," by "Maximus" 

Pages 25 - 26
"Star Comics Spotlight: Count Duckula," by Sandy Hausler


Pages 27 - 29
The Marvel Age 1977 Part V, by Brian Nelson 

Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "Place Title Here," suggested by John Ballentine


Inside Back Cover
Ad for The Punisher trade paperback

Back cover
Ad for Inferno



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