Marvel Age Annual #4

(1988)

Marvel Agenda (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover: Credits & Index.

Salicrup's Section (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

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Jim Salicrup (credited)

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Inside front cover: Introduction & foreword by Jim Salicrup. Includes an illustration of Forbush Man.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wolverine / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

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John Buscema (credited) (breakdowns)

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Klaus Janson (credited) (finished art)

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Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is Madripoor.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Excalibur: Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
X-Factor: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Longshot (Mojoverse); Psylocke [Betsy Braddock]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan] (also as Patch)
General Nguyen Ngoc Coy; Jessica Drew; Lindsay McCabe; Ship

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Wolverine tells about Madripoor, while X-Factor, the New Mutants, and Excalibur all pass through.

Reprints

• in Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2005)
• in Wolverine Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
• in X-Men: Inferno Prologue (Marvel, 2014 series) (2014)
• in Wolverine Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - Madripoor Nights (2014)
• in X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)

Marvel Comics A to Z (Table of Contents: 4)

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Jon Zimmerman

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Information on upcoming events on all Marvel's titles. Includes many illustrations and panels from different issues.

The Mystery of Crooked Face! (Table of Contents: 5)

Speedball / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Roger Stern (credited) (script)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)

Colors

Tom Vincent (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For months, crooked face had eluded area police...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justin Baldwin; Madeline Naylor; Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Crooked Face [Eddie Magee]; Tommy Magee; Al

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Crooked Face causes problems for Robbie's family.

Reprints

• in Speedball: The Masked Marvel (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)

Can You Name Everyone on the Marvel Universe Poster? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

The Sales Pitch (Table of Contents: 7)

Damage Control / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dwayne McDuffie (credited)

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Ernie Colón (credited)

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Jon D'Agostino (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Excuse me, sir. Aren't you the Incredible Hulk?

Genre

superhero; adventure

Characters

Damage Control: Henry Ackerdson; Anne; Lenny Ballinger; Robin Chapel; Albert Cleary; Mrs. Hoag; John Porter; Bart Rozum; Eugene Strausser
Joe Fixit [Bruce Banner]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Henry tries to get the Hulk to be Damage Control's spokesman.

Reprints

• in Damage Control: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)

New Universe A to Z (Table of Contents: 8)

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Jon Zimmerman

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Information on upcoming events on all Marvel's New Universe titles. Includes some illustrations.

Marvel Trivia Quiz (Table of Contents: 9)

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Brian Nelson (credited)

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New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Magik [Illyana Rasputina]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Warlock; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (villain); Controller [Basil Sandhurst] (villain); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Stingray [Walter Newell]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

40 trivia questions about Marvel comics and characters, including an introduction from Brian Nelson. Includes some colour illustrations taken from various issues.

A Shadowline Saga (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Margaret Clark (credited); Dan Chichester (credited as D. G. Chichester)

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Denys Cowan (credited)

Inks

Keith Williams (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

King

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lenore Castle; Doctor Zero; Victor Guillermos; Michael Devlin

Universe

Marvel : Shadowline - Earth-88194

Indexer Notes

Introducing the players in the Shadowline series.

Epic A to Z (Table of Contents: 11)

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Jon Zimmerman

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Information on upcoming events on all Marvel's Epic titles. Includes some illustrations.

Star Comics A to Z (Table of Contents: 12)

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Jon Zimmerman

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Information on upcoming events on all Marvel's Star Comics titles. Includes some illustrations.

Answers to Marvel Trivia Quiz (Table of Contents: 13)

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Brian Nelson (credited)

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Answers to the earlier trivia quiz.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Mutants and Mayhem and Cloak and Dagger (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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