Marvel Age Annual #1

(1985)

Editorial (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Jim Salicrup (credited)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover: introduction by Jim Salicrup.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover: credits & index

Information, Please...! Or... When Destiny Calls! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter (credited) (concept plus script page 2); Kurt Busiek (credited) (pages 1, 12, 23-25); Jo Duffy (credited) (pages 3 & 4); Roger Stern (credited) (pages 5 & 10); Bill Mantlo (credited) (pages 6 & 14); Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (page 7); Tom DeFalco (credited) (page 8); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (pages 9 & 19); Steve Englehart (credited) (pages 11 & 17); Denny O'Neil (credited) (pages 13 & 18); Alan Zelenetz (credited) (page 15); John Byrne (credited) (pages 16 & 22); Louise Simonson (credited) (page 20); Peter Gillis (credited) (page 21)

Pencils

James Fry (credited) (page 1, 23-25); Al Milgrom (credited) (pages 2 & 11); Ron Frenz (credited) (pages 3 & 8); Steve Leialoha (credited) (page 4); Sal Buscema (credited) (pages 5 & 21); Mike Mignola (credited) (page 6); Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (page 7); Bob Hall (credited) (page 9); Kerry Gammill (credited) (page 10); Richard Howell (credited) (pages 12 & 17); David Mazzucchelli (credited) (page 13); Rick Leonardi (credited) (page 14); Chris Warner (credited) (page 15); John Byrne (credited) (pages 16 & 22); M. D. Bright (credited as Mark Bright) (page 18); Paul Neary (credited) (page 19); June Brigman (credited) (page 20)

Inks

Keith Williams (credited) (pages 1, 23-25); Steve Leialoha (credited) (pages 2 & 4); Dan Green (credited) (page 3); Sal Buscema (credited) (page 5); Gerry Talaoc (credited) (page 6); Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (page 7); Joe Rubinstein (credited) (page 8); John Beatty (credited) (page 9); Tom Palmer (credited) (page 10); Joe Sinnott (credited) (page 11); Andy Mushynsky (credited) (pages 12 & 17); David Mazzucchelli (credited) (page 13); Terry Austin (credited) (page 14); Chris Warner (credited) (page 15); Jerry Ordway (credited) (page 16); Ian Akin (credited) (page 18); Brian Garvey (credited) (page 18); Paul Neary (credited) (page 19); Bob Wiacek (credited) (pages 20 & 22); Al Gordon (credited) (page 21)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited) (pages 1-3, 5-6, 8-25); Tom Orzechowski (credited) (page 4); John Workman (credited) (page 7)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He stares dully at the telephone, and coughs nervously.

Characters

Alpha Flight: Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Box [Roger Bochs]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]
Avengers West Coast: Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Hank Pym; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
The Avengers: The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hercules; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Fantastic Four: Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Power Pack: Energizer [Katie Power; Katie Power]; Gee [Alex Power; Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power; Julie Power]; Mass Master [Jack Power; Jack Power]
Serpent Society: Anaconda [Blanche Sitznski; Blanche Sitznski] (villain); Asp [Cleopatra Nefertiti; Cleopatra Nefertiti] (villain); Bushmaster [Quincy McIver; Quincy McIver] (villain)
Squadron Supreme (Earth-S - Earth-712): Amphibian [Kingsley Rice; Kingsley Rice] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Blue Eagle [James Dore Jr.; James Dore Jr.] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Doctor Spectrum [Joseph Ledger] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Golden Archer [Wyatt McDonald; Wyatt McDonald] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Hyperion [Mark Milton] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Arcanna Jones (Earth-S - Earth-712); Lady Lark [Linda Lewis] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Power Princess [Zarda Shelton] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Whizzer [Stanley Stewart] (Earth-S - Earth-712)
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Attuma (villain); Batroc the Leaper [Georges Batroc] (villain); Beast [Hank McCoy]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (villain); A.G. Bell; Beta Ray Bill; Beyonder; Black Fox (villain); Black Tiger [Abe Brown] (villain); Blue Shield [Joseph Cartelli]; Brutacus (villain); Bulldozer [Henry Camp] (villain); Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Wilbur Day (villain); Deadly Ernest [Ernest St. Ives; Ernest St. Ives] (villain); Devil Dinosaur (Dinosaur World - Earth-78411); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Frank Edwards (villain); Enchantress [Amora] (villain); Thomas Fireheart; Flag-Smasher [Karl Morgenthau; Karl Morgenthau] (villain); President Gardner (Earth-S - Earth-712); Alexander Gentry (villain); Gorilla-Man [Dr. Arthur Nagan; Dr. Arthur Nagan] (villain); Grim Reaper [Eric Williams; Eric Williams] (villain); Hela (villain); Hobgoblin [Roderick Kingsley] (villain); Heather Hudson; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Ikaris [Ike Harris]; Jack O'Lantern [Jason Macendale Jr.] (villain); Jakal (villain); Edwin Jarvis; Lionel Jeffries (villain); Kingpin [Wilson Fisk] (villain); Kraven the Hunter [Alexei Kravinoff] (villain); Kurse (villain); Loki (villain); Lorelei; Milos Masaryk (villain); Mink [Julie Steel; Julie Steel] (Earth-S - Earth-712) (villain); Moon Boy (Dinosaur World - Earth-78411); Moon Knight [Marc Spector]; Namorita; Nekra (villain); Foggy Nelson; Nemesis [Isabel St. Ives; Isabel St. Ives] (villain); Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Glorianna O'Breen; Glynis Oliver; The Phone Ranger [A.G. Bell]; Piledriver [Brian Calusky] (villain); Porcupine [Alexander Gentry] (villain); Professor X [Charles Xavier] (appears on screen); Puma [Thomas Fireheart]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Remnant [Frank Edwards] (Earth-S - Earth-712) (villain); Jim Rhodes; Franklin Richards; The Rose [Richard Fisk] (villain); Silver Sable [Silvija Sablinova]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed] (villain); Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Scourge (villain) (disguised as artist James Fry); Scramble [Lionel Jeffries] (villain); Sersi [Circe]; Jim Shooter; Siryn [Theresa Cassidy]; Slyde [Jalome Beacher] (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Stanley Stewart; Stilt-Man [Wilbur Day] (villain); The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Thundra (villain); Toad [Mortimer Toynbee] (villain); Trapster [Peter Petruski] (villain); Unicorn [Milos Masaryk] (villain); Vision; Whirlwind [Dave Cannon] (villain); Kofi Whitemane; Wyatt Wingfoot; Sara Wolfe; Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite] (villain); Kurt Busiek; Kurr'fri;

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

A hand (later shown to be that of assistant editor Kurt Busiek) is reaching for a telephone. Each subsequent page shows a telephone call being made to a different hero (or group of heroes) trying to obtain information about them to include in the issue, all without success. Towards the end, Captain America shows up at the Marvel offices to berate them for tying up his hotline, where he is then attacked by the Porcupine. Many other heroes and villains join in for a massive brawl. The story ends with Jim Salicrup calling Virginia Romita, saying this issue of Marvel Age may be a little late.

Reprints

• in New Mutants Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) #2 (2021)

Indexer Notes

Each page from page 2 through to page 22 features characters or groups that have their own series, and each of those pages is scripted, pencilled, inked and in some cases lettered by the respective creative teams on those series.

Marvel A to Z (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Jon Zimmerman (credited as Dwight Jon Zimmerman)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on upcoming events on all Marvel's titles.

Epic Comics Preview (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Erich Barnsdam (credited)

Pencils

Jim Starlin

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on upcoming events on all Epic titles. Includes an illustration of Dreadstar characters.

Star Comics Preview (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Nancy Leigh Brown (credited)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on upcoming events on all Star titles. Includes an illustration of Planet Terry.

Marvel Goes Hollywood (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

David Schwartz (credited)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on Marvel's projects in the animation world. Includes some storyboard pages and an animation cel.

Carl Burgos - A Memorial for the Man Who Lit the Torch (Table of Contents: 8)

Human Torch / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Warren Reece (credited); Carl Burgos

Pencils

Carl Burgos

Inks

Carl Burgos

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Article on Carl Burgos, who created the original Human Torch in 1939. Includes scenes and panels from Golden Age Human Torch stories.

The Quotations of Chairman Doom (Table of Contents: 9)

Doctor Doom / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Cosgrove (credited as Robert Cosgrove); Steve Saffel (credited)

Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Compilation of Doctor Doom quotes throughout the history of the Marvel Universe. Includes illustrations of Doctor Doom.

And Now for the Hard Sell! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)