(1988)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
52
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Jim Salicrup

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Arthur Adams
Inks
Arthur Adams
Colors
?
Characters
Forbush Man [Irving Forbush]; Widget; Rogue; Storm; Warlock; Captain Britain; Shadowcat; Archangel; Cannonball; Phoenix; Meggan; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Wolverine; Mirage; Cyclops; Psylocke; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Magik; Wolfsbane; Havoc; Longshot; Dazzler; Iceman; Beast; Sunspot
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Age Annual (Marvel, 1985 series) #4
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Wolverine / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Klaus Janson
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Tom Orzechowski
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is Madripoor.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine; Iceman; Beast; Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel; Jessica Drew; Lindsay McCabe; Nguyen Ngoc Coy; Magik; Mirage; Sunspot; Cannonball; Shadowcat; Captain Britain; Phoenix; Nightcrawler; Havoc; Colossus; Storm; Longshot; Psylocke; Dazzler; Rogue
Synopsis
Wolverine tells about Madripoor, while X-Factor, the New Mutants, and Excalibur all pass through.
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The Mystery of Crooked Face! (Table of Contents: 2)

Speedball The Masked Marvel / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Roger Stern (script)
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Butch Guice
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Rick Parker
First Line of Dialogue or Text
For months, crooked face had eluded area police...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Madeline Naylor; Crooked Face [Eddie Magee]; Tommy Magee; Justin Baldwin; Al
Synopsis
Crooked Face causes problems for Robbie's family.

The Sales Pitch (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Dwayne McDuffie
Pencils
Ernie Colón
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Rick Parker
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Excuse me, sir. Aren't you the incredible Hulk?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk; Henry Ackerdson; Thor; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; John Porter; Robin Chapel; Albert Cleary; Eugene Sailors; Lenny; Mrs. Hoag; Bart Rozum; Annie
Synopsis
Henry tries to get the Hulk to be Damage Control's spokesman.
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A Shadowline Saga (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Margaret Clark; Dan Chichester
Pencils
Denys Cowan
Inks
Keith Williams
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Rick Parker
First Line of Dialogue or Text
King
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Zero; Victor; Lenore; Michael Devlin

Indexer Notes

Introducing the players in the Shadowline story.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["This is Madripoor."]
    Wolverine
  3. 2. The Mystery of Crooked Face!
    Speedball The Masked Marvel
  4. 3. The Sales Pitch
    Damage Control
  5. 4. A Shadowline Saga
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