The Official Marvel Try-Out Book #1

Marvel ⋅ 1983
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Key Facts

An oversized publication of unfinished comic book templates intended to educate and encourage fledgling creators to not only learn about making comics but also submit original work including scripts, pencils, inks, colors and letters

Legendary Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley was discovered through his entry into this contest

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Issue Details

Publisher

Marvel

Artist

Mark Bagley

Writer

Jim Shooter

Published

January 1983

Synopsis

In an effort to find new talent, Marvel released this Try-Out Book featuring an original Spider-Man story in various stages of completion.  Readers could finish one or more sections and submit it with the promise that the winners would get a professional assignment in the form of being the creative team for an issue of Amazing Spider-Man.  That issue was never published. The winners were:  Chuck Duffie (plotter/scripter), Mark Bagley (penciller), Doug Hazlewood (inker), P. Jeanine Pasda (colorist), and Robin Riggs (letterer).

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