It's been a minute since we last looked in on Marvel Age, but after speaking with my friend J.C. Vaughn the other day I was reminded of his enthusiasm for this blog — so I decided that today's the day I go back to it. I was close to two-thirds through the run of the series, which means it's all downhill from here, right?
So...um...where were we?
The New Warriors made the cover of this issue, which includes an interview by Fabian Nicieza, as well as preview pages and a new column called "Marvel Reviewers" focusing on New Warriors. As you might guess, Marvel sent out advance copies to a few fans for their input, which was...mixed. Demanding, those fans!
Also in this issue, New Talent Showcase looks at would-be inker Jared Osborn, who was given the challenging assignment of inking some Gene Colan pencils for his tryout. He does a decent job, although John Romita has some constructive criticism for his work.
Marvel Age #89
Price: $1.00 US
Pages: 36 (32 interior plus four covers)
On sale: April 17, 1990
Cover date: June 1990
Copyright © 1990 Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.
• Tom DeFalco: Editor in Chief
• Mark Gruenwald: Executive Editor
• Ralph Macchio: Senior Editor
• Mark Bagley and Al Williamson: Cover artists
• Jim Salicrup:Supreme Marvel Zombie
• Barry Dutter: Assistant Editor
• Steve Alexandrov: Designer
• Ariane Leshoek: Paste Up
• Sholly Fisch and Dwight Jon Zimmerman: Contributing Editors
• Craig Anderson, Gary Barnum, Tom Brevoort, Bob Budiansky, Bobbie Chase, Margaret Clark, Kelly Corvese, Dan Cuddy, Don Daley, Suzanne Dell Orto, Eric Fein, Danny Fingeroth,Bob Harras,Michael Heisler,Sid Jacobson, Marie Javins, Len Kaminski, Terry Kavanagh, Howard Mackie, Marc McLaurin, Al Milgrom, Mike Rockwitz, Evan Skolnick, Rob Tokar, Renée Witterstaeter, and Gregory Wright: Consulting Editors
• John Romita: Art Director • Don Perlin: Managing Art Director • Joe Rosas, Mickey Ritter, and Brad Vancata: The Raiders
• Virginia Romita: Traffic/Production Manager
• Dawn Geiger: Assistant Production Manager
• Joyce Phus: Assistant Traffic Manager
• Lynda Strunk:Typesetter
• Jack Abel: World's Toughest Proofreader
• Joe Albelo, Dahlia Aponte, Darren Auck, Paul Becton, Janice Biondo, Steve Bunche, Rob Carosella, Chris Eliopolous, Cindy Emmert, Jesus Gonzalez, Brad K. Joyce, Ed Lazellari, Edward Murr, Jared Osborn, Betty Ringmus, and George Roberts: Production
•Gregory Wright:Colorist
• Glenn Herdling: Manufacturing Coordinator
• Christine Aurilia, Paula Butterworth, Dwight Coye, Suzanne Gaffney, Arthur Parris Jackson, John Lewandowski, George Roussos, Stu Schwartzberg, and Christine Slusarz:Friendly Assistance
• Kay Shadley: Rights and Permissions Editor
• Denise Bove: Vice President/Director of Newsstand Sales
• Jim Sokolowski: National Key Account Manager
• Cindy Marenda: Sales Administrator
• Carol Kalish: Vice PresidentDirect Sales
• Kurt Busiek: Direct Sales Project Manager
• Lou Bank: Assistant Direct Sales Manager Customer Service
• Sven Larsen: Administrative Assistant
•Steve Saffel:Promotion Manager
• Fabian Nicieza: Advertising Manager
• Irving Forbush: Old Warhorse
Front cover
• Characters: The New Warriors
Inside front cover
• Salicrup's Section
• Marvel Agenda
Pages 1 - 7
Marvel Coming Attractions
Titles on sale May 22
- Avengers West Coast #60
- Camp Candy #3
- Captain America #372
- Daredevil #282
- Namor the Sub-Mariner #4
- Steeltown Rockers #4
- Web of Spider-Man #66
- Marvel Comics Presents #53
- What The—?! #8
- Black Knight #2
- She-Hulk #17
- X-Men #263
- Stalkers #4
- Elsewhere Prince #3
- Alf Annual #3
- Critical Mass #5
- Spider-Man Versus Wolverine #1
Titles on sale May 29
- Alf #31
- Amazing Spider-Man #334
- Avengers Spotlight 334
- Heathcliff #49
- The New Mutants #91
- Nth Man #14
- Groo the Wanderer #67
- Quasar #12
- Alpha Flight #86
- Ghost Rider #3
- The Saga of the Human Torch #4
- Tomorrow Knights 32
- Wolverine #26
- New Mutants Annual #6
- The Punisher Magazine #12
- Savage Sword of Conan #175
- Marvel Super Heroes #2
- Plastic Forks #4
Titles on sale June 5
- The Avengers #319
- Captain America #373
- Conan the Barbarian #234
- G.I. Joe #102
- Guardians of the Galaxy #2
- The Incredible Hulk #371
- Marvel Age Magazine #90
- Marvel Tales #239
- The Punisher #35
- Silver Surfer #39
- The Uncanny X-Men #264
- Marvel Comics Presents #54
- What If...? #15
- Hero #3
- Robocop #5
- Shield #13
- Excalibur #24
- Nightbreed #4
- X-Factor Annual #5
- Dr. Who #161
- Deathlock #1
Titles on sale June 12
- Amazing Spider-Man #335
- Count Duckula #12
- Fantastic Four #342
- Iron Man #258
- The New Warriors #1
- Thor #419
- The Transformers #68
- Spectacular Spider-Man #166
- X-Factor #56
- X-Men Classic #49
- Power Pack #57
- The Punisher Armory #1
- Wolverine #27
- Fantastic Four Annual #23
- Marvel Requirer #4
- Strip #10
Titles on sale June 19
- Marvel Comics Presents #55
- Dr. Strange #19
- Moon Knight #16
- Punisher War Journal #20
- The 'Nam #46
- X-Men Annual #14
- Conan Saga #40
- The Destroyer Magazine #10
- Akira #21
Pages 6 - 7
Newswatch
Item: Beginning with Conan the Barbarian #232, writer Michael Higgins takes Conan back to his roots with a "YearOne" story.
Item: Two upcoming series to watch for: Tomorrow Knights and Stalkers
Item: Jim Starlin and his wife, Daina Graziunas, have written the illustrated novel "Among Madmen," with more prose works on the way.
Page 7 - 8
Marvel Trivia Quiz
Page 8
Pro File: John Byrne (in his Duotone phase)
Page 9
Mark's Remarks
Pages 10 - 11
Article: "Interview: Fabian Nicieza," by Dwight Jon Zimmerman
Pages 12 - 13
Article: "Deathlok," by Peter Sanderson
Page 14
The Many Faces of the Incredible Hulk
Page 15
Stan's Soapbox
Willie Lumpkin, by Stan Lee and Dan DeCarlo
Pages 16 - 17
Hembeck's Page in Marvel Age
Page 18
Ad: "We're Looking for a Few Good Mementos"
Page 19
Heroes for the '90s "Say What?!" Sweepstakes
Pages 20 - 24
The New Warriors Preview
Page 25
Marvel Reviewers: The New Warriors
Pages 26 - 27
The Marvel Age of Comics 1981 Part Four
Pages 28 - 29
New Talent: Jared Osborne
Pages 30 - 32
Letters Column: "We All Live in a Yellow Letter Column, a Yellow Letter Column, a Yellow Letter Column,"suggested by Marc Getty
Inside Back Cover
Marvel Age Super Shopper Gallery
Back Cover
The 1990 Marvel Age Calendar: May
Writers: Chris Eliopolous and Barry Dutter
Artist: Ron Zalme
Colorist: Reneé Witterstaetter
