He-Man and his pals, the Masters of the Universe, joined Marvel's Star Comics lineup in a new series by writer Mike Carlin and artist Ron Wilson. He-Man had already starred in comics from DC, and would go on to a 13-issue run in the Star line; eventually, Prince Adam would return to DC for more of his muscular adventures.
Peter Sanderson spent July 14, 1985, at the Museum of Cartoon Art in Rye Brook, New York, for a special "Marvel Day" event, with comics art on display by many of Marvel's greatest, as well as examples of Marvel merchandise and more. Marvel Age carried Peter's article, which featured these illustrations by Kyle Baker. The museum was in a building that looked like a tiny castle; I was there that day, and on other occasions as well. (One of my recollections of that day was Carol Kalish warning me not to eat sushi at outdoor events in the summer.)
Fans got a primer on Doctor Who in this issue, courtesy of an article by Ken Hart that laid down the basics of who exactly this doctor is, and why he's a big deal in the U.K. Sadly, the Doctor Who reprint series would only run another couple of months -- but this article was made all the more cool thanks to these fab cover sketches by Who artist Dave Gibbons.
Marvel Age #38
Price: $0.35 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: February 11, 1986
Cover date: May, 1986
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
• Janet Jackson: Design
• Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Coming Attractions
• Bill Slaviscek: Mutant Reporter
• Fred Hembeck: Sage of Marvel Age
• Craig Anderson, Adam Blaustein, Eliot Brown, Nancy Brown, Bob Budiansky, Mike Carlin, Bobbie Chase, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Jo Duffy, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Bob Harras, Larry Hama, Mike Higgins, Sid Jacobson, Hillary Joseph, Terry Kavanagh, Ralph Macchio, Howard Mackie, Rosemary McCormick-Lowy, Al Milgrom, Margie Neville, Ann Nocenti, Denny O'Neil, Jim Owsley, Carl Potts, Pat Redding, and Louise Simonson: Consulting Editors
John Romita: Art Director
• Tom Morgan: Assistant Art Director
• Kevin Maguire, Jose Marzan and Mark McKenna: Romita's Raiders
• Anita Duncan: Art/Production Coordinator
• Phil Felix: Assistant Production Coordinator
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• George Roussos and Adam Philips: Colorists
• Ron Wilson and Dennis Janke: Cover
• Harry Candelario, Rob Carosella, Dawn Geiger, Barbara Johnston, Paul Becton, Ken Lopez, Michael Maier, Bill Oakley, and Bill Vallely: Production
• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager
• Christine Aurilia, Lynn Cohen, and Shoshana Mallet: Friendly Assistance
• Sally Pomeroy: 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: Servant of the Universe
Front cover
• Character: He-Man
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda (contents)
• Masthead
• Indicia
Pages 1 - 5
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale February 25
Daredevil #231
- Fraggle Rock #7
- Meet Misty #4
- The New Mutants #40
- The Squadron Supreme #10
- The Thing #36
- Thundercats #4
- Web of Spider-Man #15
- West Coast Avengers #9
- Moonshadow #7
Titles on sale March 4
- Alpha Flight #36
- Captain America #318
- Doctor Strange #77
- Firestar #4
- Groo the Wanderer #16
- Heathcliff #8
- Power Pack #23
- The Amazing Spider-Man #277
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch #9
- Marvel Saga #7
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Fantastic Four #7
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #7
- Savage Sword of Conan #124
- Bozz Chronicles #3
Titles on sale March 11
- Marvel Age Magazine #39
- The Avengers #268
- Conan the Barbarian #183
- The Eternals #9
- G.I. Joe #48
- The Incredible Hulk #320
- Marvel Tales #188
- X-Men #206
- Dreadstar #24
Titles on sale March 18
- Droids #2
- Elfquest #11
- Fantastic Four #291
- Iron Man #207
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #115
- Thor #368
- Top Dog #8
- The Transformers #17
- X-Factor #5
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to Marvel Team-Up #4
- Alien Legion #13
- Doctor Who #21
Pages 6 - 7
More Coming Attractions
Titles shipping in March
- Cloak and Dagger #7
- Daredevil #232
- He-Man #2
- The New Mutants #41
- Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #8
- The Squadron Supreme #11
- Web of Spider-Man #16
- West Coast Avengers #10
- Conan the King #35
- Swords of the Swashbucklers #7
- Alpha Flight #36
- Captain America #319
- Ewoks #8
- Groo (sic) #17
- Power Pack #24
- The Amazing Spider-Man #278
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch #10
- Young Astronauts #2
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Fantastic Four #8
- Savage Sword of Conan #125
- The One #6
- Marvel Age Magazine #40
- The Avengers #269
- Conan the Barbarian #184
- The Eternals #10
- G.I. Joe #49
- The Incredible Hulk #321
- Marvel Tales #189
- Muppet Babies #8
- Power Man and Iron Fist #124
- The Sword of Solomon Kane #6
- X-Men #207
- The Marvel Saga #8
- Marvel Fanfare #27
- Care Bears #5
- Elfquest #12
- Fantastic Four #292
- Iron Man #208
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #116
- Sectaurs #7
- Star Wars #106
- Thor #369
- The Transformers #18
- X-Factor #6
- Doctor Who #22
- Savage Tales #5
Titles shipping in April
- Daredevil #233
- Meet Misty #5
- The New Mutants #42
- The Squadron Supreme #12
- Thundercats #5
- Web of Spider-Man #17
- West Coast Avengers #11
- Moonshadow #8
- Alpha Flight #37
- Captain America #320
- Doctor Strange #78
- Groo the Wanderer #18
- Heathcliff #9
- The Amazing Spider-Man #279
- The Vision and Scarlet Witch #11
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Fantastic Four #9
- Power Pack #25
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9
- Bozz Chronicles #4
- Savage Sword of Conan #126
- Marvel Age Magazine #41
- The Avengers #270
- Conan the Barbarian #185
- The Eternals #11
- The Incredible Hulk #322
- Marvel Tales #190
- X-Men #208
- Marvel Saga #9
- G.I. Joe #50
- Dreadstar #25
- Droids #3
- Elfquest #13
- Fantastic Four #293
- Iron Man #209
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #117
- Thor #370
- Top Dog #9
- The Transformers #19
- X-Factor #7
- Alien Legion #14
- Doctor Who #23
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: All proceeds from the Heroes for Hope comic will go to the American Friends Service Committee.
Item: Thundercats #1 sold out and will return in a new printing.
Item: Anita Duncan has joined the bullpen as the new Art/Production Coordinator.
The Top Ten
November 1985
- X-Factor #2
- X-Men #203
- Secret Wars II #9
- Firestar #1
- Fantastic Four #288
- Marvel Universe #4
- New Mutants #37
- West Coast Avengers #6
- Amazing Spider-Man #274
- Alpha Flight #32
Pages 9 - 12
The Mutant Report
Article: "The John Romita, Jr., and Dan Green Stories," by Bill Slavicsek
Pages 13 - 15
Article: "Marvel at the Museum," by Peter Sanderson
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Pages 18 - 20
Star Spotlight
Article: "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe," by Sholly Fisch
Pages 21 - 23
Article: "Doctor Who," by Ken Hart
Pages 24 - 25
New Talent Department, by Fabian Nicieza
Page 26
How to Submit Your Samples
Pages 27 - 28
The Marvel Age, by Sholly Fisch
Page 29
Ad for Marvel Saga, the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition, and The Official Marvel Index titles
Pages 30 - 32
Letters Column: "Marvel's Greatest Column," suggested by John Tessier
Ad for The Young Astronauts
Back cover
"Alter Ego," by Rick Parker
