Who could have imagined that an in-house publicity organ like Marvel Age could make it to 100 issues? On top of that, the series would still run another 40 issues!
This issue has a silver ink on the cover, and, as you'll see below, the banner "Special 100th Issue" on every page, along with a masthead that's expanded just a little to reach 100 people on it - although, for reasons I'm still unclear on, Ralph Macchio remains relegated to the end of the list, behind even Irv Forbush!
Inside, fans were treated to the diversity of 1990s Marvel, with a preview of the creepy looking new series Sleepwalker, a report on Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo on his visit to New York for the U.S. premiere of the animated Akira movie, and an interview with Excalibur writer / artist Alan Davis.
Marvel Age #100
Price: $1.00 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: March 19, 1990
Cover date: May 1991
Copyright © 1991 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
Inside front cover
Masthead
• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief
• Mark Gruenwald: Executive Editor
• Carl Potts: Epic Executive Editor
• Darren Auck: Cover lettering
• Ron Zalme: Cover artist
• Jim Salicrup: Supreme Marvel Zombie
• Mike Lackey: Assistant Editor
• Cindy Emmett and Dawn Geiger: Designers
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• Barry Dutter, Mindy Fisch, Sholly Fisch and Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Contributing Editors
• Craig Anderson, Tom Brevoort, Bob Budiansky, Bobby Chase, Chris Cooper, Kelly Corvese, Dan Cuddy, Don Daley, Tom Daning, Suzanne Dell Orto, Barry Dutter, Eric Fein, Danny Fingeroth, Suzanne Gaffney, Bob Harras, Marie Javins, Len Kaminski, Terry Kavanagh, Kevin Kobasic, John Lewandowski, Howard Mackie, Marc McLaurin, Al Milgrom, Sarra Mossoff, Fabian Nicieza, Mike Rockwitz, Evan Skolnick, Rob Tokar, Renée Witterstaeter, and Nel Yomtov: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Steve Geiger: Managing Art Director
• Bud LaRosa, Bob Petrecca, and Kevin Tinsley: The Raiders
• Virginia Romita: Traffic/Production Manager
• Dawn Geiger: Assistant Production Manager
• Joyce Phua: Assistant Traffic Manager
• Lynda Strunk: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: World's Toughest Proofreader
• Ron Aikens, Steve Alexandrov, Dahlia Aponte, Paul Becton, Steve Bunche, Rob Carosella, Chris Eliopolous, Vince Evans, Jesus Gonzalez, Ed Lazellari, Ariane Lenshoek, Gabrielle Macari, Edward Murr, Bettie Ringma, George Roberts, George Roussos, and Davide Sharpe: Production
• Renée Witterstaeter: Colorist
• Glenn Herdling: Manufacturing Coordinator
• Greg Myers: Research
• Christine Aurilia, Al Benson, Meg Brennan, Paula Butterworth, Paul Curtis, Arthur Parris Jackson, Mary "Mac" McPherson, Mark Powers, Stu Schwartzberg, Dan Slott, and Christine Slusarz: Friendly Assistance
• Karen Corbo, Carol Platt, and Vivian O'Brien: Rights and Permissions Editor
• Jim Sokolowski: Director of Sales/Newsstand
• Bob Kerekes: National Key Account Manager
• Cindy Marenda: Sales Administrator
• Carol Kalish: V.P./New Product Development
• Skip Dietz: Direct Sales Publications Editor
• Victoria Schodowski: Administrative Assistant
• Lou Bank: Assistant Direct Sales Manager Customer Service
• Sven Larsen: Direct Sales Assistant Manager
• Bruce G. Costa: Direct Sales Manager/Retail Liaison
• Steve Saffel: Promotion Manager
• Dana Moreshead: Advertising Manager
• Irving Forbush: New Worrier
• Ralph Macchio: (100 Years Old Today) Really Senior Editor
Salicup's Section
Pages 1 - 4
Mondo Marvel Comics
Item: Spencer Gifts will carry Marvel Merchandise starting in April.
Item: John Byrne will return to the Sensational She-Hulk with issue #31.
Item: New Epic series coming soon called Car Warriors, based on a role-playing game from Steve Jackson Games.
Item: A new Groo graphic novel is coming soon, called The Life of Groo.
Item: Thor battles Loki in a new and different way in Thord #432.
Item: Samurai Cat is coming to comics soon, based on a series of illustrated novels. The comics will be written by Ralph Macchio with art by Frank Cirocco.
Page 4
Marvel Top 100 List
In honor of the 100th issue of Marvel Age, the Top 10 is replaced by a Top 100 this month.
Page 5
Stan's Soapbox
Willie Lumpkin by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo
Pages 6 - 7
Mark's Remarks
Pages 9 - 10
Article: "Sleepwalker," by Mike Lackey
Pages 11 - 14
Sleepwalker #1 preview
Page 15
Marvel Trivia Quiz
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 20
Article: "Otomo Takes Manhattan"
Pages 21 - 23
Article: "Alan Davis on Excalibur," by Peter Sanderson
Pages 24 - 25
Andy Mangles's Reel Marvel
Pages 26 - 27
The Marvel Age of Comics: 1983 Part Five
Pages 28 - 29
New Talent Department: Leonard Kirk
Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "Engraved in Marvel "
Inside back cover
Marvel Age Super Shopper Gallery
Back cover
The 1991 Marvel Age Calendar: April
Writers: Chris Eliopolous and Barry Dutter
Artist: Ron Zalme
Colorist: Renée Witterstaetter
