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Marvel Age Annual #1

Marvel · Series began 1985 · 1985

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Dates

Cover date: 1985
On sale: 1985
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Kerry Gammill, June Brigman, Paul Neary, M. D. Bright, John Byrne, Chris Warner, Rick Leonardi, David Mazzucchelli, James Fry, Al Milgrom, Ron Frenz, Steve Leialoha, Sal Buscema, Mike Mignola, Walter Simonson, Bob Hall, Richard Howell, Jim Starlin, Carl Burgosinks: Tom Morgan, Bob Wiacek, Gerry Talaoc, Walter Simonson, Joe Rubinstein, John Beatty, Tom Palmer, Joe Sinnott, Andy Mushynsky, David Mazzucchelli, Terry Austin, Chris Warner, Jerry Ordway, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, Paul Neary, Al Gordon, Keith Williams, Steve Leialoha, Dan Green, Sal Buscema, Carl Burgosscript: Jim Salicrup, Denny O'Neil, Alan Zelenetz, John Byrne, Louise Simonson, Peter Gillis, Jim Shooter, Kurt Busiek, Jo Duffy, Roger Stern, Bill Mantlo, Tom DeFalco, Walter Simonson, Mark Gruenwald, Steve Englehart, Jon Zimmerman, Erich Barnsdam, Nancy Leigh Brown, David Schwartz, Warren Reece, Carl Burgos, Steve Saffel, Bob Cosgrovecolors: Glynis Oliverletters: John Workman, Tom Orzechowski, Rick Parker

Stories

Information, Please...! Or... When Destiny Calls! · 25 pages
A hand (later shown to be that of assistant editor Kurt Busiek) is reaching for a telephone. Each subsequent page shows a telephone call being made to a different hero (or group of heroes) trying to obtain information about them to include in the issue, all without success. Towards the end, Captain America shows up at the Marvel offices to berate them for tying up his hotline, where he is then attacked by the Porcupine. Many other heroes and villains join in for a massive brawl. The story ends with Jim Salicrup calling Virginia Romita, saying this issue of Marvel Age may be a little late.
Marvel A to Z · 10 pages
Epic Comics Preview · 2 pages
Star Comics Preview · 2 pages
Marvel Goes Hollywood · 4 pages
Carl Burgos - A Memorial for the Man Who Lit the Torch · 2 pages
The Quotations of Chairman Doom · 3 pages

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLoganWolverineSteve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManBruce BannerThorHulkBen GrimmScott SummersThe ThingCyclopsThor OdinsonReed RichardsOroro MunroeJohnny StormStormHuman TorchMister FantasticHank McCoySusan Storm RichardsBeastMatt MurdockDaredevilStephen StrangeDoctor StrangePiotr Rasputin

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (2011), Captain America: Scourge of the Underworld (2011), Moon Knight Epic Collection (2014), Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus (2016), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), Cloak and Dagger: Lost and Found (2017), Power Pack Classic Omnibus (2019), New Mutants Omnibus (2020), Cloak and Dagger Omnibus (2020), Marvel Age Omnibus (2023), Marvel Masterworks: Vision and the Scarlet Witch (2024)