At this point, Marvel had been promising TV shows and movies based on their heroes for some time without much result -- but this issue of Marvel Age delivers with the first look at the new X-Men animated series, featuring a cover by Russ Heath!
This issue also looks at two new miniseries starring the Black Panther and Nick Fury, as well as a look at a planned but never published Star Comics series called Little Wizards.
Marvel Age #63
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: February 16, 1988
Cover date: June, 1988
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, Daryl Edelman, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Michael Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Dwayne McDuffie, Marc McLaurin, Al Milgrom, Ann Nocenti, A.A. Perry, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Marc Siry, David Wohl, and Gregory Wright: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director
• Don Perlin: Managing Art Director
• Donald C. Hudson, Christopher Ivy, and Rodney Ramos: 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, George Roussos, and Gregory Wright: Colorists
• Russ Heath: Cover art
• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Harry Eisenstein, Doreen Frederick, Michael Heisler, Brad Joyce, Cindy Kruhm, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Michael Maier, and Eddie Marcaro: Production
• Barbara Arnstein, Christine Aurilia, Kelly Corvese, Dwight Coye, Tom Fardy, Sue Flaxman, Jesus Gonzalez, John Lewandowski, Stu Schwartzberg, Mark Silverman, and Rodney S. Timmons: Friendly Assistance
• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor
• Carol Kalish: Vice President Director Sales
• Dale Kanzler: Assistant Direct Sales Manager Administrative
• Lou Bank: Assistant Direct Sales Manager Customer Service
• Steve Saffel: Promotion Manager
• Irving Forbush: In Suspended Animation
Front cover
• Characters: The X-Men
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on Sale March 22
- West Coast Avengers #34
- Web of Spider-Man #40
- Tales of G.I. Joe #7
- S.H.I.E.L.D. limited series #1
- Power Pack #38
- Strikeforce: Morituri #20
- Black Panther limited series #1
- Daredevil #256
- Psi Force #21
- Heathcliff's Funhouse #8
- Conan the King #47
Titles on Sale March 29
- Solo Avengers #8
- Strange Tales #16
- Captain America #343
- Spider-Man Comics Magazine #10
- Hawkeye trade paperback
- Savage Sword of Conan #149
- Alf #5
- Amazing Spider-Man #302
- Groo the Wanderer #41
- The New Mutants #65
- Powerline #1
- Video Jack #4
- Alpha Flight #60
- Moebius 6: Pharagonesia and Other Strange Stories
Titles on Sale April 5
- D.P. 7 #21
- Justice #21
- Marvel Age Magazine #64
- Air Raiders #5
- Visionaries #5
- G.I. Joe #73
- The Avenges #293
- Marvel Tales #213
- Conan the Barbarian #208
- Muppet Babies 320
- Bullwinkle and Rocky #5
- The Incredible Hulk #345
- The Uncanny X-Men #231
- Amazing Adventures #1
- Silver Surfer #13
Titles on Sale April 12
- The Fantastic Four #316
- Iron Man #232
- Care Bears #17
- Classic X-Men #23
- Thor #393
- Fraggle Rock #4
- Transformers #42
- Transformers Comics Magazine #10
- Conan Saga #14
Titles on Sale April 19
- The Spectacular Spider-Man #140
- X-Factor #30
- The 'Nam #20
- Willow graphic novel
- The Star Brand #14
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #7
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe trade paperback #10
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: Marvel turns to fans for photos of their writers and artists, sketches and other artwork for the book "The Story of Marvel Comics," researched by Brad Elliot and written by Stan Lee.
Item: Editor Howard Mackie is very busy!
Item: Assistant Editor Joanne Spaldo has left staff to return to school. Taking her place in Howard Mackie's office is David Wohl; new staff member A.A. Perry will take David's place as submissions editor.
Item: Next month, look for this year's Marvel Age Annual!
The Top Ten
- X-Men #227
- X-Factor #26
- The New Mutants #61
- Daredevil #252
- Captain America #339
- The Punisher #7
- Silver Surfer #9
- Amazing Spider-Man #298
- Fantastic Four #312
- The 'Nam #16
Page 9
Marvel Trivia Quiz
Pages 10 - 15
The Mutant Report
Article: "Behind-the-Scenes X-Clusive Report on the Making of the Animated X-Men," by Brian Nelson
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 19
Stan's Soapbox
Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo
Pages 20 - 21
Article: "Black Panther: The Man and the Myth," by Scott Lobdell
Pages 22 - 24
Article: "Nick Fury Versus S.H.I.E.L.D.," by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Pages 25 - 26
Star Comics Spotlight: Little Wizards, by Sandy Hausler
Pages 27 - 29
The Marvel Age 1976 Part IV, by Brian Nelson
Pages 30 - 32
Letters column: "Hulk Rate," suggested by James Williams
Inside back cover and back cover
X-Men model sheets
