After a week off (thanks, covid!), I'm back with one of the weirdest issues of Marvel Age yet. M.A. has included long lists of products and books available from Marvel before, but this time they're all bundled together under the umbrella of "The Marvel Image Catalog," in the style of the Sharper Image.
The 15-page section covers graphic novels, videos, posters, trade paperbacks (collected editions, that is), Marvel Masterworks, and more -- and the editors really covered their bases by sticking disclaimers about every other page that read "Available only at your favorite comics shop. This is not a mail order catalog."
And how odd is it that the first major Marvel movie in the New World era was...The Punisher, starring Dolph Lundgren. Not their finest cinematic achievement, but it was something.
Marvel Age #72
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: November 15, 1988
Cover date: March, 1989
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
• Dawn Geiger: 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
• James Brock Jr., 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: World's Toughest Proofreader
• Gregory Wright: Colorist
• Hector Collazzo: Varmint
• Photo cover
• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Harry Eisenstein, Vince Evans, Michael Heisler, Brad K. Joyce, Cindy Kruhm, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Eddie Marcaro, Rob Naylor, Joyce Phua, and Michel Yee: Production
• Barbara Arnstein, Christine Aurilia, Robyn Bowman, Mark Chiarello, Kelly Corvese, Dwight Coye, Dan Cuddy, 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: Image Consultant
Front cover
• Character: Dolph Lundgren as the Punisher
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 7
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale December 27
- West Coast Avengers #43
- Wolfpack #9
- Psi-Force #30
- Excalibur #7
- Daredevil #265
- Semper Fi #5
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #20
- Web of Spider-Man #49
- Asgardian Wars trade paperback
- Stray Toasters #4
- G.I. Joe European Missions #7
- Strikeforce: Morituri #28
Titles on sale January January 3
- Captain America #352
- Solo Avengers #17
- Alf #14
- The Amazing Spider-Man #314
- Heathcliff #32
- The New Mutants #74
- Marvel Comics Presents #17
- Alpha Flight #69
- Groo the Wanderer #50
- St. George #5
- Wolverine and Havok: Meltdown #2
- Ax graphic novel
- The 'Nam Magazine #9
- The Savage Sword of Conan #158
- D.P. 7 #30
Titles on sale January 10
- Marvel Age Magazine #73
- Marvel Tales #222
- The Incredible Hulk #354
- The Avengers #302
- Conan the Barbarian #217
- The Flintstone Kids #11
- G.I. Joe #85
- The Uncanny X-Men #243
- The Silver Surfer #22
- Power Pack #45
- The Saga of the Sub-Mariner #6
- Doctor Zero #6
- The Punisher #18
- Dragon's Claws #7
- The Light and Darkness War #5
- Marvel Fanfare #43
- Justice #30
Titles on sale January 17
- Fantastic Four #325
- Iron Man #241
- Speedball #8
- Thor #402
- Dino-Riders #2
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #148
- The Transformers #51
- X-Factor #39
- Classic X-Men #32
- Marvel Comics Presents #18
- Alien Legion #9
- The 'Nam #29
- The Punisher War Journal #5
- Cloak and Dagger #4
- Conan Saga #23
- Akira #7
Page 8
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age (Part One)
Page 9
The Marvel Image Catalog cover
Page 10
Stan's Soapbox
Willie Lumpkin by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo
Pages 11 - 17
The Marvel Graphic Novel Collection
Pages 18 - 19
The Marvel Videotheque
How to Draw the Marvel Way
Lithographs
Marvel Press Posters
Pages 19 - 21
The Marvel Trade Paperback Collection
Page 22 - 23
The Marvel Masterworks Catalog
Page 24
Model Kits
Page 25
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age (Part Two)
Page 26
Newswatch
The Top Ten
August 1988
- Wolverine #2
- X-Men #239
- Excalibur #3
- X-Factor #35
- X-Terminators #3
- Silver Surfer limited series #1
- The Punisher War Journal #2
- Marvel Comics Presents #9
- Marvel Comics Presents #8
- The New Mutants #70
Page 27
Ad for the Marvel Universe Poster
Page 28
Article: "Harness the Power of Dinosaurs: Dino Riders," by Sandy Hausler
Pages 29 - 30
The Marvel Age of Comics 1978 Part III
Pages 31 - Inside back cover
Letters Column: "Yowza Yowza Yowza," suggested by Gene Michael Best
Back cover
Art for Marvel Jackets
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