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Marvel Age celebrates all things Spider-Man in issue #114, as 1992 was the 30th anniversary of everyone's favorite web-slinger! From the cover by Mark Bagley and John Romita, it's wall-to-wall Spidey, with articles quoting creators current and past, Hembeck's page, how a hologram is made, the making of the Spidey 30 logo, and lots more. 

The issue also features more "incidental art" that I've enjoyed running on this blog. I've scanned a bunch of those pieces and posted them below. 

I'd also like to point out that under the new editor, Steve Saffel, the masthead has been expanded a bit - mostly in that it now breaks down what roles individual members of the production team play, e.g. "color corrections," "cover colorist," mechanical artists," etc. 

Marvel Age #114

Price: $1.00 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: May 19, 1992
Cover date: July 1992 
Copyright © 1992 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

Inside front cover 

Masthead
• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief
• Mark Gruenwald: Executive Editor
• Carl Potts: Epic Executive Editor
• Bob Budiansky, Executive Editor, Special Projects
• Steve Saffel: Editor
• Joe Caponsacco and Michael Kraiger: Designers
• Jeanne Park: Assistant
• Mark Bagley and John Romita: Cover artists
• Renée Witterstaeter: Colorist
• Craig Anderson, Richard Ashford, Tom Brevoort, Joey Cavalieri, Bobbie Chase, Chris Cooper, Kelly Corvese, Dan Cuddy, Don Daley, Tom Daning, Barry Dutter, Eric Fein, Danny Fingeroth, Suzanne Gaffney, Pat Garrahy, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Marie Javins, Terry Kavanagh, Kevin Kobasic, Mike Lackey, John Lewandowski, Marc McLaurin, Hildy Mesnick, Al Milgrom, Matthew Morra, Sarra Mossoff, Mindy Newell, Fabian Nicieza, Mark Powers, Michael Rockwitz, Evan Skolnick, Rob Tokar, Tim Touhy, David Wohl, and Nel Yomtov: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Steve Geiger: Managing Art Director
• John Kalisz, Scott Kolins and Frank Percy: The Raiders
• Joe Kaufman: Book Designer
• Virginia Romita: Traffic/Production Manager
• Dawn Geiger: Assistant Production Manager 
• Dan Carr, Maria Parwulski: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: World's Toughest Proofreader
• Cindy Emmert: Designer
• Paul Becton: Color Corrections
• George Roussos: Cover Colorist
• Steve Alexandrov and Ariane Lenshoek: Cover Coordinators
• Rob Carosella and Jesus Gonzalez: Camera Technicians
• Darren Auck, Jon Babcock, Steve Dutry, Ed Lazellari and Davide Sharpe: Letterers
• Steve Bunche, Johnny R. Greene, Jim Hoston, Jerry Kalinowsky, Edward Murr, and Kevin Tinsley: Mechanical Artists
• Christopher Ebel: Manufacturing Coordinator
• Dahlia Aponte, Christine Aurilia, Al Bensew, Paul Curtis, Alison Gill, Josie McCain, Tony Matias, Anna Mazzarelli, Mary "Mac" McPherson, Rosa Rosario, Stu Schwartzberg, Dan Slott, Christine Slusarz, and Dwight Zimmerman: Friendly Assistance
• Karen Corbo, Vivian O'Brien, and Carol Platt: Rights and Permissions
• Lou Bank: Director of Sales / Direct Market
• Skip Dietz: Direct Sales Manager / Co-op Field Rep Coordinator
• Bruce G. Costa: Direct Sales Manager / Retailers Liaison
• Craig Kunaschk: Assistant Distributor Liaison
• Kevin Tang: Catalog Editor
• Dave Kosinski: Midwest Field Representative
• Mike Martin: West Coast Field Representative
• Jim Sokolowski: Director of Sales / Newsstand
• Bob Kerekes: Manager of Business Development
• Laurie Stecky: Assistant Marketing Manager Newsstand Sales
• Cynthia LeBron: Newsstand Sales Administrator
• Scott Donigian: Distribution Representative on the Road
• Matt Ragone: Director of Specialty Sales
• Tammy Brown: Advertising Manager
• Dana Moreshead, Mariano Nicieza: Advertising Art Directors
• Heidi Balaban: Insanity
• Ralph Macchio: Senior Web-Slinger

"Caught in the Web" - editorial

Pages 1 - 4
Mondo Marvel Comics 

Item: Celebrating Spider-Man's 30th anniversary with the big story "The Hero Killers" in all four Spidey Annuals. 
Item: Original 1970s Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze returns in Spirit of Vengeance #1.
Item: "Dead Man's Hand" runs through upcoming issues of Daredevil, Nomad, and Punisher War Journal, as various villains fight to take the place of the Kingpin.
Item: The Marvel Swimsuit Special is back. 
Item: The time-traveling epic "Timestream" is coming in Deathlok Annual. 
Page 5

Stan's Soapbox

Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo

Pages 6 - 10
Article: "Contemplation of a Spider Turning 30," by Stephen Vrattos

Page 11
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Pages 12 - 18
Article: "The Making of The Holograms," by Chris Ebel
Pages 19 - 22
Article: "The Secret Origin of Spider-Man's 30th Birthday," by Sven Larsen



Pages 23 - 26
Article: "Spinning an Image: Spider-Man as See by the World Outside Comics," by Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Pages 27 - 28
Mark's Remarks

Pages 28 - 29
Letters Column: "Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plan, it's a Spider-Man float balloon!" 
Page 30
Marvel Age Readers Poll ballot

Page 31 
Wam Jam (more letters) 

Page 32 - inside back cover
Coming Attractions Checklist - June 1992

Back cover
Marvel Age calendar - June 1992 


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