Marvel Age (1983)
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Premiere issue of the title that ran for 140 issues from April 1983 through September 1994
Featured previews, staff profiles, comic strips, interviews and news from Marvel Comics
1st cover appearance of Crystar
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Premiere issue of the title that ran for 140 issues from April 1983 through September 1994
Featured previews, staff profiles, comic strips, interviews and news from Marvel Comics
1st cover appearance of Crystar
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1st full cover appearance of Alpha Flight
Interior bios of Alpha Flight members
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1st full cover appearance of Alpha Flight
Interior bios of Alpha Flight members
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Preview appearance of Beta Ray Bill
Spider-Ham advertisement on back cover
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Preview appearance of Beta Ray Bill
Spider-Ham advertisement on back cover
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Preview appearance of Spider-Ham
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Cover appearance of Stan Lee and Jim Shooter
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Preview sketch of Spider-Man's black costume with spider logo colored red
The design of this costume is courtesy of a Marvel fan from Norridge, Illinois, Randy Schueller
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, paid Schueller $220 for ownership of the costume design which debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #252 with a white logo instead of the red spider emblem from the original design (tap cover and swipe for interior images)
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Preview sketch of Spider-Man's black costume with spider logo colored red
The design of this costume is courtesy of a Marvel fan from Norridge, Illinois, Randy Schueller
Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, paid Schueller $220 for ownership of the costume design which debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #252 with a white logo instead of the red spider emblem from the original design (tap cover and swipe for interior images)
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Cover art featuring the black Spider-Man suit
Articles include the Origin of Star Comics and The Story Behind the Avengers/JLA Team-Up Controversy
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Cover art featuring the black Spider-Man suit
Articles include the Origin of Star Comics and The Story Behind the Avengers/JLA Team-Up Controversy
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Double cover
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Promotional article featuring the Thundercats promoting the premiere issue prior to its release
Teaser of Flag-Smasher, prior to first appearance in Captain America #312, initially named Flag-Breaker
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Promotional article featuring the Thundercats promoting the premiere issue prior to its release
Teaser of Flag-Smasher, prior to first appearance in Captain America #312, initially named Flag-Breaker
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1st cover appearance of X-Factor
Interior interviews with the creative team and preliminary character designs
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1st cover appearance of X-Factor
Interior interviews with the creative team and preliminary character designs
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Marvel acquires the Masters of the Universe publishing license
3-page article promoting the Masters of the Universe series, which ran for 13-issues under the Star imprint
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Marvel acquires the Masters of the Universe publishing license
3-page article promoting the Masters of the Universe series, which ran for 13-issues under the Star imprint
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Painted Cover Portrait of Stan Lee
Interview of Stan Lee by Kurt Busiek
Stan Lee Commentary
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Painted Cover Portrait of Stan Lee
Interview of Stan Lee by Kurt Busiek
Stan Lee Commentary
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PRINTING ERROR (Double Cover)
Painted Cover Portrait of Stan Lee
Interview of Stan Lee by Kurt Busiek
Stan Lee commentary
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PRINTING ERROR (Double Cover)
Painted Cover Portrait of Stan Lee
Interview of Stan Lee by Kurt Busiek
Stan Lee commentary
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Cover art by Alan Kupperberg & Joe Sinnott featuring Starbrand
Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961
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Cover art by Alan Kupperberg & Joe Sinnott featuring Starbrand
Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961
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