It's New Universe time once again in Marvel Age #50, with one of the new stars slated to die! This issue not only looks at each series and the chances their characters have of dying, but there's also another serving of behind the scenes art, like this character design from Nightmask by Tony Salmons.
The New Talent Department this month features the winners of the Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book contest, including future comics pros Mark Bagley, Doug Hazlewood, and Robin Riggs. Here's a page from Bagley's submission.
Marvel Age #50
Price: $0.50 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: February 10, 1987
Cover date: May, 1987
Copyright © 1987 Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation.
• 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, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Daniel Chichester, Margaret Clark, Don Daley, Tom DeFalco, Jo Duffy, Daryl Edelman, Danny Fingeroth, Archie Goodwin, Mark Gruenwald, Larry Hama, Bob Harras, 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
• Doreen Frederick: Production Assistant
• Brenda Mings: Typesetter
• Jack Abel: Proofreader
• Virginia Romita: Traffic Manager
• Paul Becton, George Roussos and Janet Jackson: Colorists
• Rod Whigman and Bob McLeod: Cover art
• Paul Becton, Pat Brosseau, Harry Candelario, Veronica Carlin, Rob Carosella, Hector Collazo, Rich DuFour, Dawn Geiger, Ken Lopez, Susan Marks, Michael Maier, Bill Oakley, and Bill Vallely: Production
• Christine Aurilia, Sue Flaxman, and Glenn Herdling: 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: Calendar Boy
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 February 24
- Daredevil #243
- Huggabunch #5
- Strikeforce: Morituri #7
- The New Mutants #52
- Nightmask #8
- Psi Force #8
- Web of Spider-Man #27
- West Coast Avengers #21
- Comet Man #5
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #5
- Thundercats #12
- X-Men Vs. the Avengers #3
- Alpha Flight #47
- Animax #4
- Captain America #330
- Fallen Angels #3
- Heathcliff #16
- The Amazing Spider-Man #289
- Kickers, Inc. #5
- Mark Hazzard: Merc #5
- Groo the Wanderer #28
- Power Pack #30
- Mephisto Vs. the X-Men #3
- Star Comics Magazine #4
- Savage Sword of Conan #136
- Strange Tales #3
Titles on sale March 10
- The Incredible Hulk #332
- The 'Nam #7
- Justice #8
- D.P. 7 #8
- Marvel Tales #200
- Marvel Age Magazine #51
- The Avengers #280
- X-Men #218
- Conan the Barbarian #195
- The Marvel Saga #19
- G.I. Joe #60
Titles on sale March 17
- Droids #8
- Fantastic Four #303
- Iron Man #219
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #127
- Popples #4
- Thor #380
- Top Dog #14
- X-Factor #17
- Spitfire and the Troubleshooters #9
- Starbrand #9
- The Official Marvel Comics Index to the Avengers #2
- Classic X-Men #10
- G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #4
- The Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #15
- Elfquest #23
- The Transformers #29
- Alien Legion #19
Pages 6 - 7
More Coming Attractions
Titles shipping March and April
Page 8
Newswatch
Item: Jim Novak has been named Art / Production Coordinator
Item: Steve Englehart is the new writer on Fantastic Four and a new Silver Surfer series
Item: Tom DeFalco is the new writer on Thor
Item: Contest winners had lunch with Jim Shooter and Tom DeFalco, plus a tour of Marvel Productions
The Top Ten
October 1986
- X-Men #214
- Fantastic Four Vs. X-Men #1
- X-Factor #13
- Spider-Man Vs. Wolverine #1
- G.I. Joe Special Missions #3
- Classic X-Men #6
- G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers #2
- G.I. Joe #56
- Marvel Universe #15
- G.I. Joe Universe #4
Page 9
Marvel Trivia Quiz by Brian Nelson
Page 10
The Mutant Report: "Claremont Leaves New Mutants," by Sholly Fisch
It's Genetic, by Kyle Baker
Pages 11 - 14
Article: "Exploring the New Universe," by Bill Slaviscek
Page 15
Stan's Soapbox
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Page 18
Ad for Strange Tales
Pages 19 - 21
Article: "New Universe Part III"
Pages 22 - 23
Article: "20 Questions," by Len Kaminsky and Kurt Busiek
Pages 24 - 25
New Talent Department
Pages 26 - 28
The Marvel Age: 1974 Part I, by Sholly Fisch
Pages 29 - 31
Letters column: "Give Me Letters Or Give Me Death," suggested by Patrick Wyett
Page 32 and inside back cover:
"When Titans Bicker!" by Fred Hembeck
Back cover
The 1987 Marvel Age Calendar: February
Mike Carlin - writer
Ron Zalme - artist
