(December 1985)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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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 [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor); Ralph Macchio (consulting editor); Danny Fingeroth (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Featuring: The Secrets of The Fantastic Four! Alpha Flight! The X-Men! And Much, Much More! (Table of Contents)

Marvel Saga / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks
Bob Layton (signed)
Colors
Paul Becton
Genre
superhero; historical
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
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Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985 series) #1 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985 series) #1 [Canadian]
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Cover gallery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson (signed)
Letters
Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome to The Marvel Saga.
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Book I: The Saga Begins...! (Table of Contents: 2)

Marvel Saga / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson (credited) (Writer, Researcher); Stan Lee (credited); Larry Lieber (credited); John Byrne (credited); Ernie Hart (credited as H. E. Huntley)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited) (pp. 1-5); Jack Kirby (credited); John Byrne (credited); Ron Wilson (credited); Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited) (pp. 1-5); George Klein (credited); Don Heck (credited); Dick Ayers (credited); John Byrne (credited); Joe Sinnott (credited); Hilary Barta (credited); Brett Breeding (credited)
Colors
Paul Becton; George Roussos
Letters
Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
Genre
superhero; historical
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
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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 (Table of Contents: 3)

Ant-Man; The Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Cover reprints of Fantastic Four #1-2 and Tales to Astonish #27.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Featuring: The Secrets of The Fantastic Four! Alpha Flight! The X-Men! And Much, Much More!
    Marvel Saga
  2. 1. ["Welcome to The Marvel Saga."]
  3. 2. Book I: The Saga Begins...!
    Marvel Saga
  4. 3. Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery
    Ant-Man; The Fantastic Four
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