The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe
#9
[Direct Edition]
(August 1986)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1986
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel 25th Anniversary
- Editing:
- Mark Gruenwald (Consulting Editor); Ralph Macchio (Consulting Editor); Danny Fingeroth (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief); Jack Abel (Proofreader)
- 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.
[no title indexed]
cover / 2 pages
- Pencils:
- Keith Pollard
- Inks:
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors:
- Ken Feduniewicz
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dr. Octopus; Vulture; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; X-Men [Cyclops; Angel; Iceman; Professor X]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Radioactive Man; the Watcher
- Reprints:
![Cover Thumbnail for The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #9 [Direct Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/192/w200/192963.jpg?-2253424202245091779)
Book IX: Look to the Skies...!
X-Men; Spider-Man; Fantastic Four; Thor; Ant-Man / comic story / 32 pages
- Script:
- Peter Sanderson (writer; researcher); Roy Thomas (1-4); Stan Lee (5-10, 12-32); Roger Stern (5-6); Steve Englehart (10-12); H.E. Huntley (21-26)
- Pencils:
- Steve Geiger (1-4); Jack Kirby (12-14, 16-19, 21-26); Steve Ditko (5-10, 20-21, 27-32); John Romita, Jr. (5-6); Sal Buscema (10-12); Gene Colan (14-16); Marie Severin (21); John Buscema (26)
- Inks:
- Al Williamson (1-4); Steve Ditko (5-10, 12-14, 16-18, 20-21, 27-32); Frank Giacoia (5-6); Joe Staton (10-12); Syd Shores (14-16); Dick Ayers (18-19, 26); Jim Mooney (21); Don Heck (21-26); Tom Palmer (26)
- Colors:
- Ken Feduniewicz
- Letters:
- Brenda Mings (typesetter); John Duffy (2-10, 27-32); Joe Rosen (5); Tom Orzechowski (11); Art Simek (12-26); Jim Novak (21)
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- X-Men [Cyclops; Angel; Iceman; Professor X]; Vulture; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; J. Jonah Jameson; Aunt May; Kree; Skrulls; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; Uatu; Watchers; Red Ghost; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor [Donald Blake]; Radioactive Man; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Dr. Octopus; Puppet Master
- Reprints:
-
from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #13 [Regular Edition] (April 1963) [Confirm: direction of reprint], #14 (May 1963) [Confirm: direction of reprint], #14 (May 1963) - from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (May 1963) [excerpts], #2 (May 1963)
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #93 (June 1963) [excerpt]
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #44 (June 1963) [excerpts]
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (July 1963) [excerpts]
- from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 ([September] 1963)
- from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 ([September] 1964)
- from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (August 1968) [excerpts]
- from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #133 (March 1975) [Confirm: direction of reprint]
- from The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #51 (February 1981) [excerpts]
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #241 (June 1983) [excerpts]
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #9
-
Indexer Notes
Bill Vallely (Design); Anita Duncan (Production Manager); Bill Oakley (Production); Ken Lopez (Production); Rob Carosella (Production); Barbara Johnston (Production); Dawn Geiger (Production); Paul Becton (Production); Harry Candelario (Production); John Romita, Sr. (Art Supervisor); Tom Morgan (Art Department); Mark McKenna (Art Department); Jose Marzan (Art Department); Mark Alexander (Art Department); John Lewandowski (Archivists); Mark Silverman (Archivists); Julius L. Taylor (Archivists); Eddie Marcano (Archivists).
In addition to the excerpted material, the new art on pages 1-4 was based on material in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #56 (May 1969). Also, information from a wide variety of sources was incorporated into the entire issue bridging text.
Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery
Spider-Man; Ant-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils:
- Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Steve Ditko; Don Heck
- Letters:
- typeset
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints:
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 [Regular Edition] (May 1963)
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #44 (June 1963)
- from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 [Regular Edition] (July 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover reprints of the Amazing Spider-Man #2,3 and Tales to Astonish #44 on the inside back cover.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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[no title indexed]
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1.
Book IX: Look to the Skies...!
X-Men; Spider-Man; Fantastic Four; Thor; Ant-Man -
2.
Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery
Spider-Man; Ant-Man
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- Derek Reinhard
- Jim Van Dore
- Dave Robinson
- Patrick Lemaire
- Per Sandell
- Peter Croome
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- Dave Robinson
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