It's the Silver Surfer's time to shine on the cover of Marvel Age #71. Good old Norrin Radd was, at this point, 21 issues into his solo series, and was about to soar into a new, very mini miniseries by Stan Lee and Moebius. Two graphic novels were in development as well: Judgment Day, written by Lee and Tom DeFalco with art by John Buscema, and The Enslavers, written by Lee with art by Keith Pollard.

Editor Mark Gruenwald expands his "Mark's Remark's" ramblings, previously seen in the letters columns of books he edited, to a regular column in Marvel Age. And red-hot artist Arthur Adams is interviewed in the Mutant Report. 

This is also the point where Marvel UK started introducing new series — in this case, it was Death's Head, written by Simon Furman and pencilled by a 17 year old Bryan Hitch.  

Marvel Age #71

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: October 18, 1988

Cover date: February, 1989

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

• Cindy Kruhn: 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

• 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

• Hector Collazzo: Varmint

• Moebius: Cover art

• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Harry Eisenstein, Vince Evans, Dawn Geiger, Michael Heisler, Brad K. Joyce, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong,  Eddie Marcaro, Rob Naylor, Joyce Phua, and Michel Yee: Production

• Barbara Arnstein, Christine Aurilia, Robyn Bowman, Mark Chiarello, Kelly Corvese, Dwight Coye, Dan Cuddy, Tom Fardy, Jesus Gonzalez, Marie Javins, John Lewandowski, 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 

• Fabian Nicieza: Advertising Manager

• Irving Forbush: Celestial Sean Penn

Front cover 

• Character: Silver Surfer

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 7

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale November 22

• Wolfpack #8 
• Daredevil #254
• Semper Fi #4
• Marvel Masterworks Vol. 1: Spider-Man
• Marvel Comics Presents #14
• Conan the King #51
• Excalibur #6
• West Coast Avengers #42
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #19
• Psi-Force #29
• Web of Spider-Man #48
• Strikeforce: Morituri #27
• Tales of G.I. Joe #15
• G.I. Joe European Missions #6
• Stray Toasters #3

Titles on sale November 29

• Captain America #351
• Solo Avengers #351
• D.P. 7 #29
• Alf #13
• The Amazing Spider-Man #313
• Groo the Wanderer #49
• Heathcliff #31
• Alpha Flight #68
• The New Mutants #73
• Powerline #5
• Power Pack #44
• Wolverine #5
• Marvel Masterworks Vol 7: The X-Men 
• The 'Nam Magazine #8
• Savage Sword of Conan #157
• Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown #1

Titles on sale December 6

• Marvel Age Magazine #72
• The Incredible Hulk #353
• Conan the Barbarian #216
• G.I. Joe #84
• Marvel Tales #221
• The Avengers #301
• Muppet Babies #24
• The Punisher #17
• The Light and Darkness War #4
• The Sub-Mariner #5
• The Uncanny X-Men #242
• Justice #29
• Marvel Comics Presents #15
• Marvel Masterworks Vol. 3: The X-Men
• Dragon's Claws #6
• The Punisher War Journal #4
• Bullwinkle and Rocky #9
• Silver Surfer #21

Titles on sale December 13

• Fantastic Four #234
• Speedball #7
• Thor #401
• Count Duckula #3
• Transformers #50
• The Star Brand #18
• X-Factor #38
• Conan Saga #22
• Akira #6
• The Dreamweaver graphic novel

Titles on sale December 20 

• The Spectacular Spider-Man #148
• Classic X-Men #31
• Marvel Comics Presents #16
• Iron Man #240
• Doctor Strange #3
• The 'Nam #28
• Marvel Press Posters: Wolverine by Kent Williams, Groo the Wanderer by Sergio Aragonés, Power Pack by June Brigman and P. Craig Russell, and Silver Surfer by Moebius
• The Silver Surfer graphic novel by Stan Lee and Moebius (really a collected edition) 

Page 8

Newswatch 

Item: The classic Conan team of Roy Thomas and John Buscema are reuniting for the graphic novel Conan of the Isles. 

Item: The Marvel Universe Poster is a 50 by 50 inch image by Ed Hannigan and Joe Rubinstein of pretty much every character in the Marvel Universe — order yours today!

Item: Longtime Marvel staffer and jack of all trades Hector Collazzo is leaving staff, but has already lined up several freelance art assignments. 

The Top Ten 

July 1988

1. Wolverine #1
2. Excalibur #2
3. X-Men #237
4. X-Men #238
5. The Punisher War Journal #1
6. X-Terminators #2
7. X-Factor #34
8. Marvel Comics Presents #6
9. Marvel Comics Presents #7
10. The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #8 

Page 9 

Marvel Trivia Quiz

Pages 10 - 11

Mark's Remarks 

Pages 12 - 15

The Mutant Report: Art Adams Interview, by Peter Sanderson 

Pages 16 - 17 

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age 

Pages 18 

Stan's Soapbox

Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo

Pages 19 - 21

Article: "Silver Surfing' USA," by Brian Nelson 

Pages 22 - 23

Article: "Dream Weaver Graphic Novel," by Sholly Fisch

Pages 24 - 25

Article: "We Who Are About to Die: Strikeforce: Morituri," by Doug Murray

Pages 26 - 27

Article: "Death's Head," by Sandy Hausler

Pages 28 - 29

The Marvel Age of Comics 1978 Part II, by Brian Nelson

Pages 30 - 31

Letters Column: "V_NN_ WH_TE PRESENTS," suggested by Nelson Jimenez

Page 32

Ad for the Marvel Universe Poster

Inside Back Cover

Ad for Alpha Flight: Wrath of the Dreamqueen

Back cover

Ad for Marvel Jackets

It's a new direction for Iron Man in this issue of Marvel Age, as longtime Iron Man co-writer and artist/inker Bob Layton shows off several new costume designs. 

The four-issue Marvel Fanfare tale of the Warriors Three gets an article this issue, with art by Charles Vess. And the New Talent Department looked at the art of Frank Paur, a story director for Marvel Animation's G.I. Joe animated series. 

Plus, Stan's Soapbox promises new projects in development in Hollywood starring Iron Man, the X-Men, Dr. Strange, Marada the She-Wolf, Blade the Vampire Hunter, Daredevil, and something called the Death-Cathlon that would be a graphic novel as well as a movie. Well, Stan, quite a few of those came to pass...eventually. 

Marvel Age #55

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: July 7, 1987

Cover date: October, 1987 

Copyright © 1987 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Assistant Editor

• Dawn Geiger: Designer

• Sholly Fisch: Coming Attractions 

• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age

• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Steve Buccellato, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Daryl Edelman, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Michael Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, John Morelli, Ann Nocenti, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Marc Siry, Joanne Spaldo, and Greg Wright: Consulting Editors

• John Romita: Art Director

• Don Perlin: Managing Art Director

• Donald C. Hudson and Rodney Ramos: The Raiders

• Jim Novak: Art/Production Coordinator

• Hector Collazo and Doreen Frederick: Production Assistants 

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Jack Abel: Proofreader

• Paul Becton, Julianna Ferriter, Janet Jackson, and George Roussos: Colorists

• Mark Bright and Bob Layton: Cover art

• Paul Becton, Alan Bensew, Pat Brosseau, Rob Carosella, Harry Eisenstein, Barbara Johnston, Cindy Kruhn, Veronica Lawlor-Carlin, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Michael Maier, Eddie Marcaro, Susan Marks, Alan Mintz, Bill Oakley, Dumuria Rumph, and Peter Watson: Production

• Lynn Cohen: Administrative Manager

• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager

• Christine Aurilia, Tom Fardy, Sue Flaxman, and Len Kaminsky: Friendly Assistance 

• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor

• Carol Kalish: Director of Specialty Sales

• Peter David: Direct Sales Manager Administrative

• Steve Saffel: Promotions Manager 

• Irving Forbush: Iron Boy

Front cover 

• Character: Iron Man 

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale July 28 

• Daredevil #248
• Strikeforce: Morituri #12
• New Mutants #57
• Web of Spider-Man #32
• West Coast Avengers #26
• Masters of the Universe #10
• Thundercats #17
• Conan the King #43
• Robocop #1
• The Merc Annual #1
• Psi Force #13

Titles on sale August 4

• Alpha Flight #52
• Captain America #335
• Fallen Angels #8
• The Amazing Spider-Man #294
• Strange Tales #8
• Groo the Wanderer #33
• Headmasters #3 
• Heathcliff Funhouse #4
• D.P. 7 Annual #1
• Video Jack #1
• Spider-Man Comics Magazine #6
• Savage Sword of Conan #141
• G.I. Joe Order of Battle trade paperback
• Moebius #2: Arzach and Other Fantasy Stories

Titles on sale August 11

• Marvel Age Magazine #56
• The Avengers #285
• D.P. 7 #13
• Justice #13
• The Incredible Hulk #337
• Marvel Tales #205
• The Punisher #4
• Silver Surfer #5
• Bullwinkle and Rocky #1
• The Uncanny X-Men #223
• Air Raiders #1
• G.I. Joe #65
• The Marvel Saga #24
• Muppet Babies #16
• X-Factor #22
• Care Bears #13
• Classic X-Men #15
• Elfquest #28
• Conan the Barbarian #200
• Marvel Fanfare #35

Titles on sale August 18 

• The Fantastic Four #308
• Iron Man #224
• The 'Nam #12
• Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man #132
• Star Brand #10
• Thor #385
• Power Pack #33
• The Transformers #34
• Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #7
• The Transformers Comic Magazine #6
• Conan Saga #6
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #4

Pages 6 - 7 

More Coming Attractions 

Titles Shipping August 

Titles Shipping September 

Page 8 

Newswatch 

Item: John Romita is moving over to supervise cover designs, with Don Perlin joining staff as Managing Art Director in charge of art corrections and the apprenticeship program. 

Item: Announcing the winners of the New Universe Super Sleuth Sweepstakes.

Item: Announcing the winner of the contest to guess how many times X-Men was Marvel's bestselling title.

Item: Look for coverage elsewhere in this issue of the new line of Moebius graphic novels. 

The Top Ten

March 1987

1. Punisher #1
2. X-Men #219
3. Silver Surfer #1
4. X-Factor #18
5. The Avengers Vs. The X-Men #4
6. G.I. Joe #61
7. Fallen Angels #4
8. Mephisto Vs. The Avengers #4
9. Classic X-Men #11
10. The 'Nam #8

Page 9 - 12

Article: "Iron Man: The New Direction," by Bill Slavicsek

Page 13

Marvel Trivia Quiz

Pages 14 - 15

Stan's Soapbox

Page 15

Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo

Pages 16 - 17

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Pages 18 - 20

Article: "Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg: Warriors Three," by Bill Slavicsek

Pages 21 - 23

Epic Spotlight: Moebius, by Steve Ringgenberg

Pages 24 - 26

New Talent Department by Chris Panzetta

Pages 27 - 29

The Marvel Age, 1975 (Part II) by Brian Nelson

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: "Jeff Neely's Letter Column Title!", suggested by Jeff Neely 

Inside back cover

Add for The Incredible Hulk 

Back cover

The 1987 Marvel Age Calendar for July

Mike Carlin - writer

Ron Zalme - artist

Paul Becton - colorist 

 

Marvel touted it as the wedding of the year, and in comics it certainly was. No one expected Spider-Man -- who, as Peter Parker, originally ducked having to meet Mary Jane Watson as long as he could -- would now marry Mary Jane. 

Marvel Age covered the event in all its glory, with articles on Spidey's first marriage to the winsome Wisp in the pages of Not Brand Echh -- placing it outside continuity, of course. 

This issue also covered MJ's wedding dress, designed by fashion icon Willi Smith, as well as alternate paper doll dresses designed by John Romita Sr., Vince Colletta, and Janet Jackson. 

Stan's Soapbox made way for a new feature this issue with the introduction of Wilie Lumpkin, the comic strip Stan and artist Dan DeCarlo worked on in the late 1950s. 

Marvel Age #54

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: June 9, 1987

Cover date: September, 1987 

Copyright © 1987 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Assistant Editor

• Dawn Geiger: Designer

• Sholly Fisch: Coming Attractions 

• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age

• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Steve Buccellato, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Daryl Edelman, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Michael Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, John Morelli, Ann Nocenti, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Joanne Spaldo, and Greg Wright: Consulting Editors

• John Romita: Art Director

• Mark Alexander, Jose Marzan, and Rodney Ramos: Romita's Raiders

• Jim Novak: Art/Production Coordinator

• Hector Collazo and Doreen Frederick: Production Assistants 

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Jack Abel: Proofreader

• Paul Becton, Janet Jackson, and George Roussos: Colorists

• John Romita Sr.: Cover art

• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Rich DuFour, Barbara Johnston, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Michael Maier, Susan Marks, Alan Mintz, Bill Oakley, Dumuria Rumph, and Peter Watson: Production

• Lynn Cohen: Administrative Manager

• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager

• Christine Aurilia, Tom Fardy, Sue Flaxman, and Len Kaminsky: Friendly Assistance 

• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor

• Carol Kalish: Director of Specialty Sales

• Peter David: Direct Sales Manager Administrative

• Steve Saffel: Assistant Promotions Manager for Direct Sales

• Irving Forbush: Ring Boy

Front cover 

• Characters: Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Spider-Man supporting cast

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale June 23

• Strikeforce: Morituri #11
• Marvel Age Annual #3
• Daredevil #247
• The New Mutants #56
• Web of Spider-Man #31
• Nightmask #21
• Psi-Force #12
• West Coast Avengers #25
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #7
• Thundercats #16
• The Avengers Annual #16

Titles on sale June 30 

• Alpha Flight #51
• Captain America #334
• Fallen Angels #7
• Kickers, Inc. #12
• The Merc #12
• The Punisher #3
• The Amazing Spider-Man #293
• Strange Tales #7
• Groo the Wanderer #32
• Heathcliff #18
• Power Pack #32
• Web of Spider-Man Annual #3
• X-Factor Annual #2
• Star Comics Magazine #3
• Savage Sword of Conan #140

Titles on sale July 7

• Marvel Age Magazine #55
• The Avengers #264
• D.P. 7 #12
• Justice #12
• Star Brand Annual #1
• The Incredible Hulk #336
• Marvel Tales #204
• Silver Surfer #4
• X-Men #222
• Conan the Barbarian #199
• Flintstone Kids #2
• Foofur #2
• G.I. Joe #64
• The Marvel Saga #23
• Silverhawks #2
• The New Mutants Annual #3

Titles on sale July 14

• Fantastic Four #307
• Iron Man #223
• The 'Nam #11
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #131
• Codename: Spitfire #13
• Psi-Force Annual #1
• G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #6
• The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #3
• X-Factor #21
• Classic X-Men #14
• Elfquest #27
• Madballs #6
• Popples #6
• The Transformers #33
• Thor #384

Pages 8 - 9

Newswatch

Item: A new Thor graphic novel titled "I, Whom the Gods Would Destroy" is on the way from the team of Jim Shooter, Jim Owsley, Paul Ryan, and Vince Colletta.

Item: Power Pack #30, an issue about the dangers of crack, received national press attention from TV and radio stations around the country. 

Item: Marvel's Mutant West Coast Tour was a big success.

Item: The Chronicle-Herald and The Mail-Star Cavalcade of Comics section celebrated Spider-Man's 25th anniversary in comics, courtesy of staffer and former Marvel artist Owen McCarron.

Item: The story slated to run in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man Annual that was to be a follow up to the Spectacular Spider-Man magazine has been posted till next year's annual. Instead, this year's annual will tell the tale of Peter and Mary Jane's honeymoon trip to the south of France, where they run afoul of the Puma.

The Top Ten

February 1987

1. X-Men #218
2. X-Factor #17
3. The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #3
4. G.I. Joe #60
5. Mephisto Vs. the X-Men #3
6. The Amazing Spider-Man #289
7. Classic X-Men #10
8. Fallen Angels #3
9. G.I. Joe Special Missions #5
10. The New Mutants #52

Pages 10 - 11

The Mutant Report

"It's Genetic," by Kyle J. Baker

Pages 12 - 15

Article: "The Wedding of the Year," by Sholly Fisch

Page 15

Sidebar: "Spidey's First Wedding" 

Pages 16 - 17 

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Page 18 

Stan's Soapbox

Willie Lumpkin

Page 19

Marvel Trivia Quiz, by Brian Nelson

Pages 20 - 21

Article: "The Dress," by Bill Slavicsek

Pages 24 - 26

Article: "It's a Bachelor Party," by Bill Slavicsek

Pages 27 - 29

The Marvel Age: 1975 Part I, by Brian Nelson

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: "Letter Rip!," suggested by Frank Valenti

Inside back cover

The 1987 Marvel Age Calendar for June

Mike Carlin - Writer

Ron Zalme - Artist

Paul Becton - Colorist

Back cover

Nuptial portrait of Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker by Bill Sienkiewicz 

 

The Silver Surfer soared once more in Marvel Age #52, with three -- count 'em, three! -- separate articles about good old Norris Radd. All written by Bill Slavicsek, the articles look at the Surfer's history, and the new monthly series by writer Steve Englehart and artist Marshall Rogers, and (best of all) an article on a movie that was then in development, which was slated to star Richard Here. The article also mentions a new Silver Surfer graphic novel by the team of writer Stan Lee and artist Keith Pollard, which I believe was never published. 

Even Stan himself gets in on excitement in this issue, with a Stan's Soapbox column about the Surfer that retells the story of how Jack Kirby added the Silver Surfer to the Galactus Trilogy in the Fantastic Four. 

And let's not leave Fred Hembeck out of the picture! 

Marvel Age #52

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: April 7, 1987

Cover date: July, 1987 

Copyright © 1987 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Assistant Editor

• Barbara Johnston: Designer

• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age

• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Steve Buccellato, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Daryl Edelman, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, Glenn Herdling, Michael Higgins, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, John Morelli, Ann Nocenti, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Joanne Spaldo, and Greg Wright: Consulting Editors

• John Romita: Art Director

• Mark Alexander, Jose Marzan, Rodney Ramos, and Bruce N. Solotoff: Romita's Raiders

• Jim Novak: Art/Production Coordinator

• Hector Collazo and Doreen Frederick: Production Assistants 

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Jack Abel: Proofreader

• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager

• Paul Becton, Janet Jackson, and George Roussos: Colorists

• Marshall Rogers: Cover art

• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Rich DuFour, Dawn Geiger, Ken Lopez, Susan Marks, Michael Maier, and Bill Oakley: Production

• Lynn Cohen: Administrative Manager

• Christine Aurilia, Tom Fardy, Sue Flaxman, and Len Kaminsky: Friendly Assistance 

• Steve Sheffler: Rights and Permissions Editor

• Carol Kalish: Director of Specialty Sales

• Peter David: Direct Sales Manager Administrative

• Steve Saffel: Assistant Promotions Manager for Direct Sales

• Irving Forbush: Beach Boy

Front cover 

• Character: Silver Surfer

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale April 28

• The New Mutants #54
• Hugga Bunch #6
• Thundercats #14
• Nightmask #10
• Psi Force #10
• Strikeforce: Morituri #9
• Daredevil #245
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #6
• West Coast Avengers #23
• Web of Spider-Man #29

Titles on sale May 5

• Alpha Flight #49
• Captain America #332
• Fallen Angels #5
• Kickers, Inc. #10
• The Merc #10
• Groo the Wanderer #30
• Heathcliff #17
• Power Pack #31
• Star Comics Magazine #5
• The Amazing Spider-Man #291
• Strange Tales #5
• Savage Sword of Conan #138

Titles on sale May 12

• Marvel Age Magazine #53
• The Avengers #282
• Marvel Tales #202
• Marvel Saga #21
• The Incredible Hulk #334
• Silver Surfer #2
• The Uncanny X-Men #220
• Conan the Barbarian #197
• Flintstone Kids #1
• Foofur #1
• G.I. Joe #62
• Justice #10
• D.P. 7 #10
• Silverhawks #1

Titles on sale May 19

• Iron Man #221
• The 'Nam #9
• Codename: Spitfire #11
• Fantastic Four #305
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #129
• Conan Saga #1
• X-Factor #19
• The Punisher #2
• Elfquest #25
• Madballs #5
• The Transformers #31
• Thor #382
• G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #5
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #17
• Alien Legion #20
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #2
• Classic X-Men #12

Pages 6 - 7

More Coming Attractions

Titles shipping May

Titles shipping June 

Page 8

Newswatch

• Item: A shakeup in the membership of the Fantastic Four is on the way
• Item: Look for new posters from Marvel Press including Captain America by Mike Zeck, Scarlet Witch by P. Craig Russell, and Elektra by Bill Sienkiewicz
• Item: First Team Press is creating limited edition lithographs of characters including Wolverine, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Captain America, and the Dazzler by artists including Gary (sic) Morrow, Tom Palmer, Graham Knowlan (sic), and Sandy Plunkett. 
• Item: John Severin returns to the world of barbarians as artist on the new original graphic novel Conan the Reaver, written by Don Kraar. 
• Item: Glenn Herdling has joined staff as an assistant editor, while Hector Collazo has moved up to become a new production assistant. 

The Top Ten

December 1986

1. X-Men #216
2. Avengers Vs. the X-Men #1
3. X-Factor #15
4. Fantastic Four Vs. the X-men #3
5. G.I. Joe #58
6. Fallen Angels #1
7. Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #1
8. G.I. Joe Special Missions #4
9. Classic X-Men #8
10. G.I. Joe Vs. the Transformers #4

Pages 9 - 13

Article: "The History of the Silver Surfer," by Bill Slavicsek

Page 14

Marvel Trivia Quiz

Page 15

Stan's Soapbox

Pages 16 - 17

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age

Pages 18 - 21

Article: "Silver Surfer - New Projects," by Bill Slavicsek

Pages 22 - 24

Article: "The New Silver Surfer Series," by Bill Slavicsek

Page 25

Article: "Marvel 25th Anniversary Parties"

Page 26 

Star Spotlight: "Foofur," by Ken Hart

Pages 27 - 29

"The Marvel Age: 1974 Part III," by Sholly Fisch

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: "The Marvel Mail Massacre," suggested by Adam Grabinski of Vernon, CT

Inside back cover

Ad for Captain America #332

Back cover

The 1987 Marvel Age Calendar for April

Mike Carlin - Writer

Ron Zalme - Artist

Paul Becton - Colorist