(1986)

Marvel, 1985 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1986-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Kurt Busiek (credited) (assistant editor); Adam Philips (credited) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This is a flip book. The back flip-side has been made to look as if Marvel Age was published in 1963.

On-sale date: This issue is listed with “Titles Shipping in June” in Marvel Age #41 (Aug. 1986).
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed as FRENZ)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as Sinnott)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Alpha Flight: Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Box [Roger Bochs]; Madison Jeffries; 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; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Cypher [Doug Ramsey]; Magma [Amara Aquilla]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Power Pack: Energizer [Katie Power]; Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Mass Master [Jack Power]
X-Factor: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Magneto [Erik Lehnsherr]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Rogue [Anna Marie]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Vision
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Shooter's Section (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.55 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover: Introduction & foreword by Jim Shooter.

Marvel Agenda (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.45 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover: Credits & Index. Note: Index only covers this side of the flip-book.

This Is a Plot? (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (credited) (as L. P. Gregory)
Editing
Stan Lee

Genre
satire-parody
Characters
Jack Kirby; Stan Lee; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Roy Thomas
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby work together to dream up new characters and plots.
Reprints

100 Highlights from the First 25 (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; Roy Thomas; Chris Claremont; Bill Mantlo
Pencils
Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Dick Ayers; Don Heck; Bill Everett; Gene Colan; George Tuska; John Buscema; Sal Buscema; Rich Buckler; Dave Cockrum; Barry Windsor-Smith; Gil Kane; John Romita; Herb Trimpe; Neal Adams; Jim Starlin; P. Craig Russell; Bob Brown; Val Mayerik; John Byrne; Al Milgrom; Frank Miller; John Romita Jr.; Bob Hall; Walter Simonson; Luke McDonnell; Mike Zeck; June Brigman
Inks
Sol Brodsky; Joe Sinnott; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Paul Reinman; Dick Ayers; George Roussos; Frank Giacoia; Bill Everett; John Tartaglione; Vince Colletta; Mike Esposito; George Tuska; George Klein; Sam Grainger; John Verpoorten; John Romita; Herb Trimpe; Neal Adams; Dan Adkins; Dick Giordano; P. Craig Russell; Klaus Janson; Sal Trapani; Terry Austin; Dave Cockrum; Dave Hunt; John Buscema; Jim Starlin; Jim Mooney; Bob McLeod; Al Milgrom; Brett Breeding; Walter Simonson; Steve Mitchell; John Beatty; Joe Rubinstein
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek; Sam Rosen; Bruce Patterson; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Twenty-five years - hard to believe, isn't it?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight: Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Snowbird [Narya]; Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]
The Avengers: Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
The Champions: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Hercules; Iceman [Bobby Drake]
Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
Guardians of the Galaxy (Earth-691): Major Vance Astro (Earth-691); Charlie-27 (Earth-691); Martinex [Martinex T'Naga] (Earth-691); Yondu [Yondu Udonta] (Earth-691)
The Inhumans: Gorgon; Karnak; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon]; Triton
New Mutants: Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Karma [Xi'an Coy Manh]; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
Power Pack: Energizer [Katie Power]; Gee [Alex Power]; Lightspeed [Julie Power]; Mass Master [Jack Power]
Squadron Supreme (Earth-S - Earth-712): American Eagle [James Dore Jr.] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Hawkeye [Wyatt McDonald] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Lady Lark [Linda Lewis] (Earth-S - Earth-712); Tom Thumb [Thomas Thompson] (Earth-S - Earth-712)
X-Factor: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
X-Men: Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]
The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Captain America (villain); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Conan the Barbarian; Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Crystar; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Dazzler [Alison Blaire]; Deathlok [Luther Manning] (Earth-7484); Devil Dinosaur (Dinosaur World - Earth-78411); Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (villain); Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Dormammu (villain); Dracula (villain); Elektra; Eternity; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Forbush-Man [Irving Forbush]; Colonel Nick Fury; Sgt. Nick Fury; Galactus [Galan]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Howard the Duck; Ikaris [Ike Harris]; Impossible Man; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Iron Man [Jim Rhodes]; Killraven (Earth-691); Jack Kirby; Leader [Samuel Sterns] (villain); Stan Lee; Loki (villain); Luke Cage, Hero for Hire; Mandarin [Gene Kahn] (villain); Mantis; Moon Knight [Marc Spector]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Punisher [Frank Castle]; Franklin Richards; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Gwen Stacy; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]; Thanos (villain); Throg [Simon Walterson]; Valkyrie [Barbara Norriss]; Vision; Warlock; The Watcher [Uatu]; Wolverine [Logan]; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Story that takes the reader through 100 special events of Marvel from Fantastic Four #1 in 1961 up to the creation of the New Universe in 1986.

Marvel A to Z (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 13.5 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Zimmerman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Information on upcoming events on all Marvel's titles.

Daredevil (Table of Contents: 6)

Daredevil / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Steve Englehart (credited)
Pencils
Louis Williams (credited)
Inks
Al Williamson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My name is Matt Murdock! You all know my past...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Retelling of Daredevil's origin.

X-Factor (Table of Contents: 7)

X-Factor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Tom Morgan (credited)
Inks
Art Nichols (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The world knows them as X-Factor...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Blob [Frederick Dukes]; Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]; Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse)
Marauders: Harpoon [Kodiak Noatak]; Vertigo
Morlocks: Skids Blevins [Sally Blevins]; Bulk; Callisto; Glow Worm; Leech; Masque; Sunder
X-Factor: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Rusty Collins; Legion [David Haller]; Artie Maddicks
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
X-Factor are a mutant investigations outfit that turn into the costumed X-Terminators. There are groups of mutants that they are trying to help and train, as well as groups of enemies.

X-Men (Table of Contents: 8)

X-Men / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Alan Kupperberg (credited)
Inks
Art Nichols (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The world knows little of the sometimes outlaw band of mutants heroes known as the.. X-Men
Genre
superhero
Characters
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Phoenix [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811); Rogue [Anna Marie]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Mole
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The X-Men are relaxing in and around the swimming pool of the X-Mansion, when a Morlock (Mole) suddenly appears and begs for help as the Morlocks are being attacked and killed by the Marauders. The X-Men rush off to give aid.
Reprints

The New Mutants (Table of Contents: 9)

New Mutants / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
Inks
Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The world knows them as... Hey, Marvel Age, don't start with us!
Genre
superhero
Characters
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
Magus
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The New Mutants are in their classroom sitting at their desks, and start to converse with "Marvel Age". They are then attacked by Warlock's father, Magus. Magik uses her power to teleport them all away to safety, leaving behind a "gone fishing" note.
Reprints

Cloak and Dagger (Table of Contents: 10)

Cloak and Dagger / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Rick Leonardi (credited)
Inks
Terry Austin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two runaways... experimented upon with a new addictive drug...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Cloak & Dagger are tracking drug pushers across Europe, when they suddenly find themselves in Latveria.

Fallen Angels (Table of Contents: 11)

Fallen Angels / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jo Duffy (credited)
Pencils
Kerry Gammill (credited)
Inks
Kerry Gammill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yeah, Morty... this is Shel... what can I do you for?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ariel; Boom-Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Chance; Devil Dinosaur (Dinosaur World - Earth-78411); Jamie Madrox; Moon Boy (Dinosaur World - Earth-78411); Siryn [Theresa Cassidy]; Sunspot [Roberto Da Costa]; Vanisher [Telford Porter]; Warlock
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Shel takes a call from Morty, and they discuss putting the team of Misfits together, and renaming the team Fallen Angels.
Reprints

The Amazing Web of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 12)

Spider-Man / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Adam Blaustein (credited)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After saving the universe from complete destruction....
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Cat [Felicia Hardy] (flashback) (cameo); Hobgoblin [Roderick Kingsley] (flashback) (villain) (cameo); Humbug [Buck Mitty] (flashback) (villain) (cameo); Aunt May (flashback) (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Flash Thompson (flashback) (cameo); Mary Jane Watson (flashback) (cameo)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Returning to his apartment, Peter considers giving up being Spider-Man once he's found out the reasons that his old friend Flash Thompson has been unmasked as the Hobgoblin. He then senses that someone is watching him as a mysterious shadow is seen running away.

Alpha Flight (Table of Contents: 13)

Alpha Flight / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
David Ross (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shaman! Alpha Flight needs your help!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight: Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Box [Roger Bochs]; Madison Jeffries; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Snowbird [Narya]; Talisman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]
Loki (villain); Mesmero [Vincent] (villain); Sentinels
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Vindicator seeks out Shaman to help Alpha Flight in their current struggles. Shamen informs Vindicator that his name is now Talisman, and that although he knows of their struggle, she should instead seek the strength within herself to win through.

The Saga of the Vengeance of Thor! (Table of Contents: 14)

Thor / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Inks
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Colors
?
Letters
John Workman (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1986, in the absence of Thor, the Frost Giants of Jotunheim marshaled their forces and invaded Asgard...
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Warriors Three: Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg
Balder; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Frost Giants
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The story of the God-Giant War, that was eventually won by the Giants.

Peter Porker: The Saga Continues... (Table of Contents: 15)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Steve Mellor (credited)
Pencils
Steve Mellor (credited)
Inks
Steve Mellor (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
J. Jonah Jackal
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Spider-Ham [Peter Porker]; J. Jonah Jackal; Upton; Bunsen; Jeremiah; The Red Gull; The Kingpig; Hobgobbler; The Bee-Yonder; Sonny Quacker; Ricardo Slug; Raven the Hunter; Prof. X-Bug; Woodchuck Morris
Universe
Marvel : Aniverse - Earth-8311
Synopsis
Spider-Ham characters line up.

The Secrets of Power Pack (Table of Contents: 16)

Power Pack / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Louise Simonson (credited)
Pencils
Jon Bogdanove (credited)
Inks
Art Nichols (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, I'm Alex Power and these are my brother and sisters, Julie, Jack and Katie!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (in picture held by Franklin); Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards] (in picture held by Franklin); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (in picture held by Franklin); She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters] (in picture held by Franklin)
Power Pack: Counterweight [Jack Power]; Destroyer [Alex Power]; Molecula [Julie Power]; Tattletale [Franklin Richards]
Power Pack (mainstream): Starstreak [Katie Power]
Warriors Three: Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Beta Ray Bill; Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]; Jakal; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Kofi Whitemane; Whitey
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Power Pack explain their origin and original powers, and then recount how they lost their powers but regained them although they were all mixed up. Franklin Richards appears, and as they demonstrate their powers they start arguing amongst themselves. They then talk about their super-powered friends, and ask the readers not to tell their parents about their powers.

Doctor Strange (Table of Contents: 17)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Gillis (credited)
Pencils
Chris Warner (credited)
Inks
Chris Warner (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am troubled at heart, and my hands shiver from an unseen draft.
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Baron Mordo; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Enitharmon the Weaver; Jennifer Kale; Sara Wolfe
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Doctor Strange worries that he's about to face a menace that he's never faced before, and that his whole life may turn out to be a lie.

The Incredible Hulk (Table of Contents: 18)

Hulk / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Al Milgrom (credited)
Pencils
Al Milgrom (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So you see, Hulk, your being an outcast from the rest of humanity doesn't give you the right to lash out indiscriminately!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Doc Samson is giving the Hulk a therapy session, which ends with the Hulk smashing up the place and Doc Samson declaring that the patient is cured!

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

The Avengers; Captain America; Fantastic Four; Iron Man; West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Roger Stern (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a hidden command center, somewhere on the eastern seaboard...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast: Firebird [Bonita Juárez]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
The Avengers: The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hercules; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo) (on monitor screen); Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards] (cameo) (on monitor screen); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo) (on monitor screen); She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters] (cameo) (on monitor screen)
Masters of Evil: Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo] (villain); Fixer [Norbert Ebersol] (villain); Whirlwind [Dave Cannon] (villain)
Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (villain); Man-Thing [Ted Sallis] (cameo); Paladin; Jim Rhodes; The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo) (on monitor screen)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Baron Zemo and the Fixer are secretly monitoring the individual members of the Avengers and West Coast Avengers, and discover that they all seem to have personal stresses that will help their coming plans. Iron Man travels to the Stark orbiting space station to visit Jim Rhodes, and Zemo sends Whirlwind to attack Captain America and slow him down. Zemo wants a report on the Fantastic Four to make sure that they won't interfere with his plans for the Avengers, but Doctor Doom warns him to stay away from the FF, as it is Doom's sole privelage to deal with the FF's misfortunes.
Reprints

Dakota North Investigations (Table of Contents: 20)

Dakota North / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martha Thomases (credited)
Pencils
Tony Salmons (credited)
Inks
Tony Salmons (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi! I'm Dakota North.
Genre
superhero; detective-mystery
Characters
Dakota North
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Dakota talks about her job and how she must look great doing it, whilst showing off her different outfits.

The Coming of the New Universe (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The New Universe from Marvel Comics marks a revolution in comics equal to the birth of the Marvel Age in 1961.
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Information on all new titles forming part of the New Universe.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Richard Howell (signed as Howell)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as MILGROM)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Flip cover. In the style from 1963.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 23)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.55 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
First of all, let me level with you.

Indexer Notes

Inside flip cover: Introduction by Stan Lee.

Marvel Agenda (Table of Contents: 24)

credits, title page / 0.45 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside flip cover: Credits & Index. Note: credits and index only cover this flip side of the comic.

Marvel Comics Coming Attractions (Table of Contents: 25)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (for X-Men panel and plot for TOS panel); Robert Bernstein (for TOS panel); ? (for issue write-ups)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited) (for X-Men panel); Don Heck (for TOS panel)
Inks
Paul Reinman (credited) (for X-Men panel); Don Heck (for TOS panel)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (for X-Men & TOS panels); typeset

Characters
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Information on all "upcoming" comics with a September 1963 cover date. Includes the first panel from X-Men #1, and a panel from Tales of Suspense #45.

The Atlas Age - 1954 (Part II) (Table of Contents: 26)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sholly Fisch (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

An article looking back on Atlas (Marvel) comics from 1954, as if it was written in 1963.

Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby (Table of Contents: 27)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And thus I was born, amidst questions... questions...

Indexer Notes

Article by Jack Kirby, written about himself.

Li'l Fred (Table of Contents: 28)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Pencils
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Inks
Fred Hembeck (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Hembeck (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh Freddy.. "Leave it to Beaver" won't be on tonight. President Kennedy is giving a speech.
Characters
Fred Hembeck
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Little Fred Hembeck (in 1963) gets bored reading comics from the "competition", but is excited to read the new Fantastic Four comic. He wonders if Marvel will ever sell more comics than the other company.

Newswatch (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited); Kurt Busiek (credited) (compilation)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Bullpen Bulletins style column as if written in 1963.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

The Avengers / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Loki! Prepare for battle!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Loki
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reproduction of Avengers #1 on sale "now".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Make Mine Marvel! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited); Kurt Busiek (credited) (compilation)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

1963 letters page, with readers writing in to 1963 Marvel Age Magazine.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Shooter's Section
  3. 2. Marvel Agenda
  4. 3. This Is a Plot?
  5. 4. 100 Highlights from the First 25
  6. 5. Marvel A to Z
  7. 6. Daredevil
    Daredevil
  8. 7. X-Factor
    X-Factor
  9. 8. X-Men
    X-Men
  10. 9. The New Mutants
    New Mutants
  11. 10. Cloak and Dagger
    Cloak and Dagger
  12. 11. Fallen Angels
    Fallen Angels
  13. 12. The Amazing Web of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  14. 13. Alpha Flight
    Alpha Flight
  15. 14. The Saga of the Vengeance of Thor!
    Thor
  16. 15. Peter Porker: The Saga Continues...
    Spider-Ham
  17. 16. The Secrets of Power Pack
    Power Pack
  18. 17. Doctor Strange
    Doctor Strange
  19. 18. The Incredible Hulk
    Hulk
  20. 19. ["In a hidden command center, somewhere on the eastern seaboard..."]
    The Avengers; Captain America; Fantastic Four; Iron Man; West Coast Avengers / Avengers West Coast
  21. 20. Dakota North Investigations
    Dakota North
  22. 21. The Coming of the New Universe
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
  24. 23. Introduction
  25. 24. Marvel Agenda
  26. 25. Marvel Comics Coming Attractions
  27. 26. The Atlas Age - 1954 (Part II)
  28. 27. Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby
  29. 28. Li'l Fred
  30. 29. Newswatch
  31. 30. ["Loki! Prepare for battle!"]
    The Avengers
  32. 31. [no title indexed]
    Make Mine Marvel!
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