(December 1985)
Marvel,
1985 Series
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1985
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel [black, no background]
- Editing:
- Mark Gruenwald (Consulting Editor); Ralph Macchio (Consulting Editor); Danny Fingeroth (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
Featuring: The Secrets of The Fantastic Four! Alpha Flight! The X-Men! And Much, Much More!
Marvel Saga / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils:
- Ron Frenz (signed)
- Inks:
- Bob Layton (signed)
- Colors:
- Paul Becton
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; the Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl]; Professor X; Wolverine; Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Dr. Strange; Rawhide Kid; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Flash Thompson; Sentry
- Reprints:
![Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Direct]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/192/w200/192955.jpg?5039856592566105138)
![Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985 series) #1 [Newsstand]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/835/w100/835387.jpg?-2836738796419635586)
[no title indexed]
text article / 1 page
- Script:
- Peter Sanderson (signed)
- Letters:
- Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text:
- Welcome to The Marvel Saga.
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Book I: The Saga Begins...!
Fantastic Four; Alpha Flight; Ant-Man / comic story / 32 pages
- Script:
- Peter Sanderson (Writer, Researcher); Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; H. E. Huntley; John Byrne
- Pencils:
- Ron Frenz (pp. 1-5); Jack Kirby; John Byrne; Ron Wilson; Sal Buscema
- Inks:
- Al Milgrom (pp. 1-5); George Klein; Don Heck; Dick Ayers; John Byrne; Joe Sinnott; Hilary Barta; Brett Breeding
- Colors:
- Paul Becton; George Roussos
- Letters:
- Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Galactus; Watchers; Skrulls; Kree; Celestials; Eternals; Deviants; Sentry; Inhumans; Conan; Hercules; Black Knight [Sir Percy of Scandia]; Kid Colt; Rawhide Kid; Night Rider; Two-Gun Kid; Union Jack; Baron Blood; Sgt. Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Howling Commandos; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky; Red Skull; Nazis; Tony Stark [Iron Man]; General Ross; Bruce Banner [the Hulk]; Betty Ross; Hank Pym; Don Blake [Thor]; Charles Xavier; Jean Grey; Doctor Strange; Matt Murdock; Foggy Nelson; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Flash Thompson; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (origin of all); Nathaniel Richards; Albert Einstein; Daniel Grimm; Victor Von Doom; Gormuu; Mole Man (origin); James MacDonald Hudson [Vindicator; Guardian] (origin); Jerry Jaxon; Heather McNeil; Logan [Wolverine]; Maria Pym; Hank Pym [Ant Man] (origin); Skrulls
- Reprints:
-
from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961), #1 (November 1961), #1 (November 1961) - from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #27 (January 1962)
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #2 (January 1962)
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #44 (June 1963)
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #227 (January 1983)
- from The Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 (July 1983)
- from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 (September 1983), #3 (October 1983)
- from The Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #10 (April 1984)
- from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #12 (July 1984)
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #271 (October 1984), #273 (December 1984)
-
in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #13 (Febrero 1995) [Págs. 9-16], #14 (Abril 1995) [Págs. 25-32] -
in Marvel Saga (Semic, 1986 series) #1
-
Indexer Notes
Janet Jackson (Design); Bill Valley (Design); Ron Zalme (Production); Barry Shapiro (Production); Phil Felix (Production); Ken Lopez (Production); Harry Condelario (Production); Bruce N. Solotoff (Production); Rob Carosella (Production); Paul Becton (Production); Dawn Geiger (Production).
Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery
Fantastic Four; Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script:
- Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Janet Jackson (Design); Bill Vallely (Design)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- ?
- Letters:
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Henry Pym[Ant-Man]; Skrulls
- Reprints:
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #27 [Regular Edition] (January 1962)
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #2 [Regular Edition] (January 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Cover reprints of Fantastic Four #1-2 and Tales to Astonish #27.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Featuring: The Secrets of The Fantastic Four! Alpha Flight! The X-Men! And Much, Much More!
Marvel Saga -
1.
["Welcome to The Marvel Saga."]
-
2.
Book I: The Saga Begins...!
Fantastic Four; Alpha Flight; Ant-Man -
3.
Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery
Fantastic Four; Ant-Man
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Derek Reinhard
- Patrick Lemaire
- Dave Robinson
- Jim Van Dore
- Per Sandell
- Peter Croome
- Kauldi Gilibert
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Dave Robinson
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