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CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Age Annual #2

Marvel · Series began 1985 · 1986

Dates

Cover date
1986
On sale
June 1986
Pages
52

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Ron Frenz, Jack Kirby, P. Craig Russell, Jim Starlin, Neal Adams, Herb Trimpe, John Romita, Gil Kane, Barry Windsor-Smith, Dave Cockrum, Rich Buckler, Sal Buscema, John Buscema, George Tuska, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, Don Heck, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, June Brigman, Mike Zeck, Luke McDonnell, Walter Simonson, Bob Hall, John Romita Jr., Frank Miller, Al Milgrom, John Byrne, Val Mayerik, Bob Brown, Louis Williams, Tom Morgan, Alan Kupperberg, Arthur Adams, Rick Leonardi, Kerry Gammill, David Ross, Steve Mellor, Jon Bogdanove, Chris Warner, Tony Salmons, Richard Howell, Fred Hembeckinks: Joe Sinnott, Frank Giacoia, Paul Reinman, Joe Rubinstein, John Beatty, Steve Mitchell, Walter Simonson, Brett Breeding, Al Milgrom, Bob McLeod, Jim Mooney, Jim Starlin, John Buscema, Dave Hunt, Dave Cockrum, Terry Austin, Sal Trapani, Klaus Janson, P. Craig Russell, Dick Giordano, Dan Adkins, Neal Adams, Herb Trimpe, John Romita, John Verpoorten, Sam Grainger, George Klein, George Tuska, Mike Esposito, Vince Colletta, John Tartaglione, Bill Everett, George Roussos, Dick Ayers, Don Heck, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky, Al Williamson, Art Nichols, Arthur Adams, Kerry Gammill, Steve Mellor, Chris Warner, Tom Palmer, Tony Salmons, Fred Hembeckscript: Jim Shooter, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo, Stan Lee, Jon Zimmerman, Steve Englehart, Louise Simonson, Jo Duffy, Adam Blaustein, Walter Simonson, Steve Mellor, Peter Gillis, Al Milgrom, Roger Stern, Martha Thomases, Robert Bernstein, Sholly Fisch, Fred Hembeck, Kurt Busiekletters: Gaspar Saladino, Bruce Patterson, Artie Simek, Sam Rosen, Bill Oakley, John Workman, Fred Hembeckediting: Stan Lee

Stories

  • This Is a Plot? · 3 pages

    Stan Lee and Jack Kirby work together to dream up new characters and plots.

  • 100 Highlights from the First 25 · 5 pages
  • Marvel A to Z · 13.5 pages
  • Daredevil · 1 pages

    Retelling of Daredevil's origin.

  • X-Factor · 1 pages

    X-Factor are a mutant investigations outfit that turn into the costumed X-Terminators. There are groups of mutants that they are trying to help and train, as well as groups of enemies.

  • X-Men · 1 pages

    The X-Men are relaxing in and around the swimming pool of the X-Mansion, when a Morlock (Mole) suddenly appears and begs for help as the Morlocks are being attacked and killed by the Marauders. The X-Men rush off to give aid.

  • The New Mutants · 1 pages

    The New Mutants are in their classroom sitting at their desks, and start to converse with "Marvel Age". They are then attacked by Warlock's father, Magus. Magik uses her power to teleport them all away to safety, leaving behind a "gone fishing" note.

  • Cloak and Dagger · 0.5 pages

    Cloak & Dagger are tracking drug pushers across Europe, when they suddenly find themselves in Latveria.

  • Fallen Angels · 0.5 pages

    Shel takes a call from Morty, and they discuss putting the team of Misfits together, and renaming the team Fallen Angels.

  • The Amazing Web of Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man · 1 pages

    Returning to his apartment, Peter considers giving up being Spider-Man once he's found out the reasons that his old friend Flash Thompson has been unmasked as the Hobgoblin. He then senses that someone is watching him as a mysterious shadow is seen running away.

  • Alpha Flight · 1 pages

    Vindicator seeks out Shaman to help Alpha Flight in their current struggles. Shamen informs Vindicator that his name is now Talisman, and that although he knows of their struggle, she should instead seek the strength within herself to win through.

  • The Saga of the Vengeance of Thor! · 2 pages

    The story of the God-Giant War, that was eventually won by the Giants.

  • Peter Porker: The Saga Continues... · 1 pages

    Spider-Ham characters line up.

  • The Secrets of Power Pack · 2 pages

    Power Pack explain their origin and original powers, and then recount how they lost their powers but regained them although they were all mixed up. Franklin Richards appears, and as they demonstrate their powers they start arguing amongst themselves. They then talk about their super-powered friends, and ask the readers not to tell their parents about their powers.

  • Doctor Strange · 1 pages

    Doctor Strange worries that he's about to face a menace that he's never faced before, and that his whole life may turn out to be a lie.

  • The Incredible Hulk · 0.5 pages

    Doc Samson is giving the Hulk a therapy session, which ends with the Hulk smashing up the place and Doc Samson declaring that the patient is cured!

  • Untitled · 4 pages

    Baron Zemo and the Fixer are secretly monitoring the individual members of the Avengers and West Coast Avengers, and discover that they all seem to have personal stresses that will help their coming plans. Iron Man travels to the Stark orbiting space station to visit Jim Rhodes, and Zemo sends Whirlwind to attack Captain America and slow him down. Zemo wants a report on the Fantastic Four to make sure that they won't interfere with his plans for the Avengers, but Doctor Doom warns him to stay away from the FF, as it is Doom's sole privelage to deal with the FF's misfortunes.

  • Dakota North Investigations · 1 pages
  • The Coming of the New Universe · 3 pages
  • Marvel Comics Coming Attractions · 2 pages
  • The Atlas Age - 1954 (Part II) · 0.5 pages
  • Jack Kirby by Jack Kirby · 0.5 pages
  • Li'l Fred · 0.5 pages

    Little Fred Hembeck (in 1963) gets bored reading comics from the "competition", but is excited to read the new Fantastic Four comic. He wonders if Marvel will ever sell more comics than the other company.

  • Newswatch · 0.3 pages

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManLoganWolverineSteve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManBruce BannerThorHulkBen GrimmScott SummersThe ThingCyclopsThor OdinsonReed RichardsOroro MunroeJohnny StormStormHuman TorchMister FantasticHank McCoySusan Storm RichardsBeastJean GreyMatt MurdockDaredevilStephen StrangeDoctor Strange

Reprinted in

X-Men: Mutant Massacre Omnibus (2018), New Mutants Omnibus (2020), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Daredevil Epic Collection (2014), New Mutants Epic Collection (2017), Avengers West Coast Epic Collection (2018), Power Pack Classic Omnibus (2019)

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