Make Mine Marvel Age

Another month, another Strange issue of Marvel Age! This time, readers got an inside look at the new Doctor Strange series by returning writer Roy Thomas (who wrote Doc's 1968 solo series), with new co-writer Dann Thomas and artist Jackson Guice.

The five-page comics preview now seems to be a new, regular feature. Absent in this issue is Newswatch, skipping an issue for the first time...ever, I think. 

Stan Lee, never one to turn down an opportunity to appear in front of a camera, talks up the documentary "Comic Book Confidential," which featured not only our man Stan, but also Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, William Gaines, Al Feldstein, Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby, Frank Miller and more -- those are the ones Stan mentions, at least. I saw that film when it came out and liked it, but if there are more comics stars in it, I sure don't remember who they are! 

Marvel Age #75

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: February 21, 1989

Cover date: June 1989

Copyright © 1989 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Supreme Marvel Zombie

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Managing Editor

• Sholly Fisch: Contributing Editor

• Cindy Kruhm: Designer

• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age

• Craig Anderson, Steve Buccellato, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Kelly Corvese, 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, 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

• Jackson Guice: Cover

• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Harry Eisenstein, Vince Evans, Dawn Geiger, Jesus Gonzalez, Brad K. Joyce, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Jade Moede, Joyce Phus and Rodney S. Timmons: Production

• Christine Aurilia, Dwight Coye, Dan Cuddy, Tom Fardy, Suzanne Gaffney, Marie Javins, John Lewandowski, George Roussos, Stu Schwartzberg, Mark Silverman, and Evan Skolnick: Friendly Assistance 

• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor

• Carol Kalish: Vice President Direct Sales

• Kurt Busiek: Direct Sales Project Manager

• 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: The Anxious One 

Front cover 

• Character: Doctor Strange

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Age Summer Annuals Report Card 1988

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 7

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale March 28

• Captain America #355
• Daredevil #268
• Semper Fi #8
• West Coast Avengers #46
• Wolfpack #12
• What The—?! #5
• G.I. Joe European Missions #10 
• Excalibur #10
• The Sensational She-Hulk #3
• Marvel Comics Presents #23
• Conan the King #53
• Strikeforce: Morituri #31
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #23
• Web of Spider-Man #52

Titles on sale April 4

• Solo Avengers #20
• Alf #17
• The Amazing Spider-Man #317
• The Marvel Universe Handbook Update #1
• Moonshadow trade paperback
• Alpha Flight #72
• Groo the Wanderer #53
• The 'Nam Magazine #12
• The War #2
• Heathcliff #35
• The New Mutants #77
• Power Line #7
• Power Pack #47
• Wolverine #9
• The Savage Sword of Conan #161

Titles on sale April 11

• Damage Control #3
• The Incredible Hulk #357
• Marvel Tales #225
• Muppet Babies #26
• Marvel Age Magazine #76
• The Punisher War Journal #7
• Conan the Barbarian #220
• G.I. Joe #88
• The Punisher #21
• The Uncanny X-Men #246
• Marvel Comics Presents #24
• Death's Head #5
• Dragon's Claws #10
• What If—? #1
• The Avengers #305
• The Silver Surfer #25
• The Saga of the Sub-Mariner #9

Titles on sale April 18

• Fantastic Four #328
• Iron Man #244
• Speedball #11
• Thor #405
• Count Duckula #5
• Dino-Riders #5
• Spider-Man graphic novel
• The Transformers #54
• X-Factor #42
• Classic X-Men #35
• Doctor Strange #5
• Moon Knight #2
• The 'Nam #32
• Conan Saga #26
• Akira #10
• Groo Chronicles #1
• The Spectacular Spider-Man #152
• Alf Spring Special #1

Pages 8 - 11

Article: "The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe — Update," by Peter Sanderson

Pages 12 - 14

Article: "What If— What The—?!," by Sholly Fisch 

Page 15

Stan's Soapbox

Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo

Pages 16 - 17

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age 

Pages 18 - 20

Article: "Doctor Strange," by Peter Sanderson

Pages 21 - 25

Doctor Strange Preview 

Page 26

Mark's Remarks

Page 27 

Marvel Trivia Quiz

Pages 28 - 29

The Marvel Age of Comics: 1979 Part I

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: "And Now for Something Completely Different," suggested by Sean Guiney

Inside back cover

Ad for The War

Back cover

Ad for Marc Spector: Moon Knight