Showing posts with label Doctor Strange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doctor Strange. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2022




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 WrightColorist
• 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 

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Things got a little strange in Marvel Age #66, the special "Strange" issue with articles on Strange Tales, Doctor Strange, the graphic novel Someplace Strange, and that strange new super-hero, Speedball, all under a pretty cool cover by John Bolton. 

This issue includes an extra-long Mutant Report, with articles on X-Terminators, Excalibur, Cloak and Dagger, and an interview with Ann Nocenti. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the article on Speedball doesn't have any quotes from artist Steve Ditko. 

Marvel Age #66

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: May 17, 1988
Cover date: September, 1988
Copyright © 1988 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief
• Jim Salicrup: Supreme Marvel Zombie
• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Managing Editor
• Sholly Fisch and Scott Lobdell: Coming Attractions
• Dawn Geiger and Ken Lopez: 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
• André Coates, Donald C. Hudson, and Christopher Ivy: The Raiders
• Virginia Romita: Traffic/Production Manager
• Len Kaminsky: Assistant Traffic/Production Manager
• Adam Blaustein: Manufacturing Coordinator
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• Paul Becton and Gregory WrightColorists
• John Bolton: Cover art
• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Harry Eisenstein, Doreen Frederick, Michael Heisler, Brad Joyce, Cindy Kruhm, Ed Magalong, Michael Maier, and Eddie Marcaro: Production
• Barbara Arnstein, Christine Aurilia, Mark Chiarello, Kelly Corvese, Dwight Coye, Tom Fardy, Jesus Gonzalez, Marie Javins, John Lewandowski, Fabian Nicieza, 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 
• Irving Forbush: Someone Strange 


Front cover 
• Characters: Doctor Strange, Speedball, Cloak and Dagger and more

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

Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on Sale June 28 
  • Daredevil #259
  • The Black Panther #4
  • Strikeforce: Morituri #22
  • Marvel Age Annual #4
  • Psi-Force #24
  • Tales of G.I. Joe #10
  • The 'Nam Magazine #3
  • Nick Fury Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #4
  • West Coast Avengers #37
  • Wolfpack #3
  • Excalibur #1
  • G.I. Joe #77
  • Web of Spider-Man #43
  • The Uncanny X-Men #235
  • What The--?! #3
Titles on Sale July 5
  • Captain America #346
  • Solo Avengers #11
  • Strange Tales #19
  • Alf #8
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #306
  • Groo the Wanderer #44
  • The New Mutants #68
  • Marvel Comics Presents #4
  • Saint George #2
  • D.P. 7 #24
  • Star Comics Magazine #12
  • The X-Men Annual #12
  • The Savage Sword of Conan #152
  • Akira #2
  • Spider-Man trade paperback
  • Heathcliff #27
  • Speedball #1
  • Alpha Flight #63
Titles on Sale July 12
  • Marvel Tales #216
  • Marvel Age Magazine #67
  • The Incredible Hulk #348
  • Web of Spider-Man Annual #4
  • The Flintstone Kids #8
  • The Avengers #296
  • Conan the Barbarian #211
  • G.I. Joe #78
  • The Punisher #12
  • Silver Surfer #16
  • Marvel Fanfare #40
  • Justice #24
  • X-Terminators #1
  • The Uncanny X-Men #236
  • Dr. Zero 33
Titles on Sale July 19
  • The Fantastic Four #319
  • Iron Man #235
  • Thor #396
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #307
  • Marvel Comics Presents #5
  • Alf Annual #1
  • West Coast Avengers Annual #3
  • Conan Saga #17
  • The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #8
  • The Silver Surer hardcover
  • G.I. Joe European Missions #2
  • Classic X-Men #26
  • Dragon's Teeth #2
  • The Spectacular Spider-Man #143
  • The Transformers #45
  • X-Factor #33
  • Alien Legion #6
  • Cloak and Dagger 31
  • The 'Nam #23
  • G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #12
Page 7
Newswatch 
Item: Stories of G.I. Joe from the British magazine Action Force will be available in the U.S. in the new series G.I. Joe European Missions. 


Item: Dragon's Teeth, another Marvel U.K. project, will be available in the U.S. soon as well. 

Item: Gregory Wright has been promoted to Managing Editor, Special Projects: Sara Tuchinsky and James DiGiovanna have joined staff as assistant editors. 


The Top Ten 
  • The Uncanny X-Men #230
  • X-Factor 329
  • The New Mutants #64
  • The Amazing Spider-Man #301
  • The Punisher #9
  • Silver Surfer #12
  • Classic X-Men #22
  • Web of Spider-Man #39
  • Iron Man #231
  • Spectacular Spider-Man #139
Page 8 
Marvel Trivia Quiz

Pages 9 - 13
The Mutant Report 
Article: "X-Terminators Stoke Inferno," by Scott Lobdell
Article: "Excalibur Monthly Series Starts," by Scott Lobdell
Article: "Cloak and Dagger," by Glenn Herdling (continues on page 18) 

Pages 14 - 15

Stan's Soapbox


Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo 


Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age


Pages 18 - 20
The Mutant Report Continued...
Article: "Ann Nocenti - Past, Present, and Future," by Bobbie Chase

Pages 21 - 
Article: "Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme," by Glenn Herdling 

Pages 23 - 24
Epic Spotlight: "Someplace Strange," by Barbara Arnstein

Pages 25 - 27
Article: "Speedball, the Masked Marvel," by Peter Sanderson 


Pages 28 - 30
The Marvel Age 1977 Part II, by Brian Nelson

Pages 31 - 32
Letters column: "Hey Rocky, Watch Me Pull a Letter Out of My Hat!", suggested by John Safin 


Inside back cover
Ad for Wolverine #1


Back cover
Ad for The Evolutionary War 

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