It's the final Marvel Age Annual, with a classic cover by Arthur Adams and four new previews of upcoming comics. As usual, the issue provides a laundry list of everything Marvel was up to, from the main line of superhero comics to the Epic and Star lines. 

Of the four new projects - Wolverine, Speedball, Damage Control, and the Shadowline Saga - only Wolverine would go on to a long run. Speedball and Damage Control would be remembered as quirky, fun series, though. 

Marvel Age Annual #4

Price: $0.75 US 

Pages: 52 (48 interior plus four covers)

On sale: June 7, 1988

Cover date: 1988

Copyright © 1988 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. 

• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Supreme Marvel Zombie

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Managing Editor

• Dawn Geiger: 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,  Christopher Ivy, and Vince Mielcarek: 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 Wright: Colorists

• Art Adams: Cover art

• Joe Albelo, Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Vince Evans, Doreen Frederick, Michael Heisler, Brad K. Joyce, Cindy Kruhm, Ken Lopez, Ed Magalong, Michael Maier, Eddie Marcaro, and Rob Naylor: 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: A to Zzzzzz

Front cover 

• Characters: X-Men and friends

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Wolverine preview

Writer: Chris Claremont

Breakdowns: John Buscema

Finished art: Klaus Janson

Pages 6 - 18 

Marvel A to Z by Sholly Fisch

Covering:

• Alpha Flight
• The Amazing Spider-Man
• The Avengers
• Captain America
• Classic X-Men 
• Cloak and Dagger
• Conan the Barbarian
• Conan the King
• Conan Saga
• Damage Control
• Daredevil 
• Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme
• Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment graphic novel
• Elvira: The Movie 
• Excalibur
• The Fantastic Four

• The Fantastic Four: Fathers and Sons graphic novel
• Felix the Cat
• G.I. Joe
• G.I. Joe Special Misshions
• Hero limited series
• The Incredible Hulk
• The Inhumans graphic novel
• Iron Man
• Longshot
• Marvel Age Magazine 
• Marvel Comics Presents
• Marvel Fanfare
• Marvel Tales
• Marvel Masterworks
• The 'Nam
• The New Mutants
• Nick Fury Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. limited series
• The Punisher
• The Punisher War Journal
• The Punisher: Intruder graphic novel
• The Punisher: Assassin's Guild graphic novel
• The Punisher/Daredevil limited series
• The Savage Sword of Conan
• Semper Fi
• The Silver Surfer
• The Silver Surfer graphic novel
• The Silver Surfer: Parable
• Solo Avengers
• The Spectacular Spider-Man
• Speedball
• The Squadron Supreme graphic novel

Pages 19 - 23

Speedball in "The Mystery of Crooked Face" 

Plotter/penciller: Steve Ditko

Scripter: Roger Stern

Inker: Jackson Guice 

Pages 24 - 25

"Can You Name Everyone on the Marvel Universe Poster?" 

Pages 25 - 29 

Marvel A to Z by Sholly Fisch continued

Covering:

• Steeltown Rockers
• Strikeforce: Morituri
• The Sub-Mariner limited series
• Tales of G.I. Joe
• Thor

• The Transformers
• Web of Spider-Man
• West Coast Avengers
• Willow limited series
• Wolfpack limited series
• Wolverine
• X-Factor
• The X-Men
• X-Terminators limited series

Pages 30 - 34

Damage Control: "The Sales Pitch"

Writer: Dwayne McDuffie

Penciller: Ernie Colón

Inker: Jon D'Agostino

Pages 35 - 

New Universe A to Z

• Covering:
• D.P. 7
• Justice
• Psi-Force
• The Star Brand

Pages 37 - 38

Marvel Trivia Quiz

Pages 39 - 43

A Shadowline Saga

Writers: Margaret Clark and D.G. Chichester

Penciller: Denys Cowan

Inker: Keith Williams

Pages 44 - 46

Epic A to Z

Covering:

• Akira
• Alien Legion
• The Incal
• Groo
• The Last American
• The Last of the Dragons
• The Light and Darkness War
• Marshal Law
• A Shadowline Saga: Doctor Zero
• Powerline
• Saint George
• Someplace Strange
• Stray Toasters
• Video Jack
• Wolverine and Havok: Meltdown limited series

Pages 47 - 48

Star Comics A to Z

Covering:

• Alf
• Alf Comics Magazine
• Bullwinkle and Rocky
• Care Bears
• Count Duckula
• Dino-Riders
• Flintstone Kids
• Little Wizards
• Muppet Babies
• Star Comics Magazine

Page 48

Answers to Marvel Trivia Quiz

Inside back cover

Ad for Silver Surfer graphic novel

Back cover

Ad for Cloak and Dagger 

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 Wright: Colorists

• 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 

It's not the New Universe, but it's a new universe: the Shadow Line, a group of linked super-hero comics from Epic that included Doctor Zero, Power Line, and St. George. Each of these titles ran eight bimonthly issues, and were an early attempt to merge mature readers content with super-hero action. 

The Marvel Age article is chock full of self-deprecating jokes, like editor Archie Goodwin saying, "I've got kids ready for college, so I had to do something!" 

Goodwin's sometime collaborator, Walter Simonson, gets his own interview this issue as the new writer of the Avengers. This is the series that expanded on the concept of the Time Variance Authority, as seen in the Disney+ series Loki. 

Also in this issue, What If...? to pose the question "What If Iron Man Had Been a Traitor?", but which actually makes me ask, "What If Steve Ditko drew Iron Man for the first time in decades?" The issue was intended to be a relaunch of the series, picking up with issue #47, but ended up coming out as a stand-alone special. 

Marvel Age #62

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: January 19, 1988

Cover date: May, 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, 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

• Hector Collazo and Doreen Frederick: Production Assistants 

• Adam Blaustein: Manufacturing Coordinator

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Jack Abel: Proofreader

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

• Denys Cowan and Bill Sienkiewicz: Cover art

• Paul Becton, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Harry Eisenstein, 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, Len Kaminsky, 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: Personal friend of Steve Buccellato

Front cover 

• Characters: Heroes of the Shadow Line Saga

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale February 23

• Daredevil #255
• West Coast Avengers #33
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #11
• Strikeforce: Morituri #19
• Thundercats #24
• Web of Spider-Man #39
• Young Wizards #1
• Psi-Force #20
• Tales of G.I. Joe #6
• What If...? Special #1

Titles on sale March 1

• Captain America #342
• Solo Avengers #7
• Strange Tales #15
• Alf #3
• Alpha Flight #59
• The Amazing Spider-Man #301
• Groo the Wanderer #40
• Heathcliff #24
• The New Mutants #64
• Star Comics Magazine #10
• Savage Sword of Conan #148
• Six from Sirius trade paperback

Titles on sale March 8 

• Marvel Age Magazine #63
• Marvel Tales #212
• The Punisher #9
• Silverhawks #6
• D.P. 7 #20
• Justice #20
• The Avengers #292
• Flintstone Kids #6
• The Uncanny X-Men #230
• Dr. Zero #1
• Marvel Fanfare #38
• Foofur #6
• The Incredible Hulk #344
• Conan the Barbarian #207
• G.I. Joe #72
• Silver Surfer #12
• Marshal Law #3

Titles on sale March 15

• The Fantastic Four #315
• Iron Man #231
• Thor #392
• Madballs #10
• Classic X-Men #22
• G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #10
• Conan Saga #13
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #6
• Punisher and Daredevil #1
• Cloak and Dagger: Predator and Prey graphic novel
• Fraggle Rock #1 
• The Spectacular Spider-Man #139
• Transformers #41
• X-Factor #29
• Alien Legion #4
• The 'Nam #19

Pages 6 - 7

More Coming Attractions

Titles shipping March

Titles shipping April 

Page 8 

Newswatch

Item: The first issue of Blood has sold out, and it looks like the second issue will sell out as well. With unusual format projects like this, The Pitt, and Excalibur selling well, more will be coming soon - including the long-awaited S.H.I.E.L.D. bookshelf format limited series. 

Item: New collected edition books coming in 1988 include:

• The Savage Land, starring Ka-Zar, Spider-Man, and the X-Men 
• Six from Sirius
• The Thing: Project Pegasus
• Hercules
• Power Pack
• Spider-Man - the black costume story
• The 'Name
• The Punisher - limited series
• G.I. Joe
• Machine Man
• Black Dragon

Item: A Spider-Man balloon was in the Macy's Thanksgiving parade, along with a float that included Captain America, the Hulk, Dr. Doom, Power Man, Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, the White Queen, and Wolverine. 

Item: Marvel titles getting mentioned in the media include the new Sledge Hammer series in USA Today and The 'Nam in Playboy. 

Item: The Silver Surfer appears on the cover of Joe Satriani's album Surfing with the Alien. 

The Top Ten

October 1987

1. X-Men #226
2. X-Factor #25
3. New Mutants #60
4. The Punisher #6
5. Incredible Hulk #340
6. Silver Surfer #8
7. Amazing Spider-Man #297
8. The 'Nam #15
9. G.I. Joe #68
10. G.I. Joe Yearbook #4

Pages 9 - 10

The Mutant Report

Article: "The X-Men Are Dead, Long Live the X-Men"

Article: "The Brood Is Back!"

Article: "X-Factor's Trojan Horse!"

Article: "Savage Land Revival"

Pages 11 - 12

Article: "What If Iron Man Had Been a Traitor?", by Scott Lobdell

Page 13 

Marvel Trivial Quiz by Brian Nelson 

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 - 22

Epic Spotlight: "The Shadow Line Saga," by Glenn Herdling 

Pages 23 - 26

The Marvel Age Interview: Walt Simonson, by Glenn Herdling

Pages 27 - 29

The Marvel Age 1976 Part III, by Brian Nelson

Pages 30 - 32

Letters column: Marvel Messages, suggested by David Steinberg

Inside back cover

Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for 1987 ballot

Back cover

Ad for The Avengers 

 

With this issue of Marvel Age, I ended my stint as assistant editor and moved on to a new job at Video Magazine. I was certainly sad to leave Marvel, but I was equally excited about the new gig. And I made my exit with the traditional assistant editor caricature... 

This issue put a spotlight on the heroes of the New Universe once more, this time with a look at their designs, with art by Rick Leonardi, Mark Beachum, Gray Morrow, John Romita Jr., Walter Simonson, and others. 

And in a run of unlikely assignments for legendary artist Steve Ditko, drawing Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos has to be one of the strangest - yet this issue showoff some of Ditko's art, and it certainly makes the series look like fun! 

Marvel's high school and college interns got a chance to shine in this issue as well, with art by several of them appearing in print. 

Marvel Age #47

Price: $0.50 US 

Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)

On sale: November 11, 1986

Cover date: February, 1987 

Copyright © 1986 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation. 

• Jim Shooter: Editor in Chief

• Jim Salicrup: Editor and Design Director

• Adam Philips: Assistant Editor

• Barbara Johnston: Designer

• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Coming Attractions

• Bill Slaviscek: Mutant Reporter

• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age

• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Jo Duffy, Danny Fingeroth, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Larry Hama, Laura Hitchcock, Sid Jacobson, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, Ann Nocenti, Jim Owsley, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, Mike Rockwitz, Joanne Spaldo, and David Wohl: Consulting Editors

• John Romita: Art Director

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

• Anita Duncan: Art/Production Coordinator

• Doreen Frederick: Production Assistant 

• Brenda Mings: Typesetter

• Jack Abel: Proofreader

• George Roussos and Janet Jackson: Colorists

• Ron Frenz and Brett Bredding: Cover art

• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Rich Dufour, Dawn Geiger, Veronica Lawlor, Ken Lopez, Michael Maier, Bill Oakley, Bill Vallely, and Peter Watson: Production

• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager

• Christine Aurilia, Lynn Cohen, and Sue Flaxman: 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: Just outside your window

Front cover 

• Characters: Heroes of the New Universe

 Inside front cover

• Salicrup's Section 

• Marvel Agenda (contents) 

• Masthead 

• Indicia 

Pages 1 - 5

Marvel Coming Attractions

Titles on sale November 25

• Web of Spider-Man #24
• Daredevil #240
• Defenders of the Earth #2
• Masters of the Universe #6
• Strikeforce: Morituri #4
• The New Mutants #49
• Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #14
• Psi Force #5
• Nightmask #5
• G.I. Joe Yearbook #3
• West Coast Avengers #18
• Comet Man #2
• Cloak and Dagger #11
• Conan the King #39
• Swords of the Swashbucklers #11
• Thundercats #9

Titles on sale December 2

• Captain America #327
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the X-Men #1
• Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #2
• Ewoks #12
• Savage Sword of Conan #133
• Groo the Wanderer #25
• Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #2
• Kickers, Inc. #5
• Merc #5
• The Amazing Spider-Man #286
• G.I. Joe Order of Battle #4
• The Spider-Man Comics Magazine #2 
• G.I. Joe and the Transformers #3
• Alpha Flight #44

Titles on sale December 9 

• Conan the Barbarian #192
• D.P. 7 #5
• Justice #5
• Elektra: Assassin #6 
• G.I. Joe #57
• The Incredible Hulk #329
• Marvel Tales #197
• Muppet Babies #12
• The 'Nam #4
• Marvel Fanfare #31
• Silver Surfer graphic novel
• Marvel Saga #16
• The Transformers Universe #4
• The Avengers #277
• X-Men #215
• Marvel Age Magazine #48

Titles on sale December 16

• Elfquest #20
• The Transformers #26
• Care Bears #9
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #6
• Starbrand #6
• Thor #377
• Fantastic Four #300
• X-Factor #14
• Classic X-men #7
• Heathcliff's Funhouse #1
• The Transformers Comics Magazine #2
• The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2
• Iron Man #216
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #124
• Inhumanoids #2

Pages 6 - 7

More Coming Attractions

Titles shipping December

• Psi Force #6
• Dakota North #6
• Daredevil #241
• G.I. Joe Special Missions #4
• Hugga Bunch #4
• Strikeforce Morituri #5
• Nightmask #6
• Thundercats #10
• Web of Spider-Man #25
• West Coast Avengers #19
• Comet Man #3
• The New Mutants #50
• The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #1
• Moonshadow #12
• Alpha Flight #45
• Animax #3
• Captain America #328
• G.I. Joe and the Transformers #4
• Groo the Wanderer #26
• Heathcliff #15
• Kickers, Inc. #6
• Mark Hazzard: Merc #6
• Fallen Angels #1
• The Amazing Spider-Man #287
• Strange Tales #1
• Power Pack #29
• The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #1
• The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-men #3
• Savage Sword of Conan #134
• Star Comics Magazine #3
• Marvel Age Magazine #49
• The Avengers #278
• Conan the Barbarian #193
• D.P. 7 #6
• G.I. Joe #58
• The Incredible Hulk #330
• Justice #6
• Marvel Tales #198
• The 'Nam #5
• X-Men #216
• The Marvel Saga #17
• Elektra Assassin #7
• Groo the Wanderer graphic novel
• Droids #7
• Elfquest #21
• Fantastic Four #301
• Iron Man #217 
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #125
• Popples #3
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #7
• Star Brand #7
• Thor #378
• Top Dog #13
• The Transformers #27
• X-Factor #15
• Classic X-Men #8
• Alien Legion #18
• G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #3
• Steelgrip Starkey #6

Titles shipping January 

• Fallen Angels #2
• Strange Tales #2
• Mephisto Vs. the Fantastic Four #2
• Daredevil #242
• Defenders of the Earth #3
• Masters of the Universe #7
• Strikeforce: Morituri #6
• New Mutants #51
• Nightmask #7
• Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #15
• Psi-Force #7
• Thundercats #11
• Web of Spider-Man #26
• West Coast Avengers #20
• Comet Man #4
• The Avengers vs. the X-Men #2
• Conan the King #4
• The Avengers Vs. the X-Men #2
• Conan the King #40
• Swords of the Swashbucklers #12
• Alpha Flight #46
• Captain America #329
• Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos #3
• Ewoks #13
• Groo the Wanderer #27
• Kickers, Inc. #7
• Mark Hazzard: Merc #7
• Amazing Spider-Man #288
• The Fantastic Four Vs. the X-Men #4
• The Spider-Man Comics Magazine #2
• Savage Sword of Conan #135
• Marvel Age Magazine #50
• Avengers #279
• Conan #194
• D.P. 7 #7
• G.I. Joe #59
• The Incredible Hulk #331
• Justice #7
• Marvel Tales #199
• Muppet Babies #13
• The 'Nam #6
• X-Men #217
• Marvel Saga #18
• Elektra: Assassin #8
• Marvel Fanfare #32
• Care Bears #10
• Elfquest #22
• Inhumanoids #3
• Iron Man #218
• Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #126
• Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #8
• Star Brand #8
• Thor #379
• The Transformers #28
• X-Factor #16
• Classic X-Men #9
• Fantastic Four #302
• Savage Tales #10
• The Transformers Comics Magazine #4

Page 8

Newswatch

Item: Frank Miller and Bill Sienkiewicz will follow Elektra: Assassin with a Daredevil graphic novel 

Item: Heathcliff will soon star in a second title, Heathcliff's Funhouse. 

Item: The Puppet Master, the Thinker, the Wizard, Doctor Doom, and Robbie Robertson will all play a part in a huge change coming soon for the Fantastic Four. 

Bullpen Birthdays

Page 9

Newswatch Extra

A new Strange Tales series will begin soon, starring Doctor Strange and Cloak and Dagger. 

Pages 10 - 13

The Mutant Report

Article: "Starjammers Help Mutants Celebrate 50th Issue," by Bill Slavicsek

Article: "X-Men Play a Most Dangerous Game," by Bill Slavicsek

Article: "Werner Roth Appreciation," by Kurt Busiek

A Werner Roth X-Men Checklist

Page 14

Star Spotlight: Star Digest, by Sandy Hausler

Page 15 

Stan's Soapbox 

Pages 16 - 17

Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age 

Pages 18 - 21

"New Universe"

Pages 22 - 23

Star Spotlight: Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos," by Sandy Häusler

Pages 24 - 26

Behind the Lines: "The Incredible Interns," by Sue Flaxman

Pages 27 - 29

The Marvel Age: 1973 (Part III), by Sholly Fisch

Pages 30 - 32

Letters page: "Marvel Limited Seriousness," suggested by Martin Collier

Inside back cover

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