Long before the internet, True Believers of the 1980s got the inside scoop on Marvel's upcoming projects in the pages of MARVEL AGE! Now, the first three years' worth of this fan-favorite promotional magazine are reprinted in full - a veritable treasure trove of big-name interviews, previews of the major titles of 1982-1985, behind-the-scenes features, rare house ads, stunning covers and, of course, the classic cartoons of the legendary Fred Hembeck! All this, plus an exclusive in-universe Annual story covering the length and breadth of the Marvel Universe! Get ready for a nostalgic - and insightful - trip down memory lane to the Marvel Bullpen of the 1980s! MARVEL AGE was the official Marvel news magazine of its day, and old news can still be good news!   Written by Kurt Busiek, Jim Shooter, Jo Duffy, Roger Stern, Bill Mantlo, Walter Simonson, Tom DeFalco, Mark Gruenwald, Steve Englehart, Denny O'Neil, Alan Zelenitz, John Byrne, Louise Simonson, Peter Gillis, and Many More! Penciled by James Fry, Allen Milgrom, Ron Frenz, Steve Leialoha, Sal Bucema, Mike Mignola, Walter Simonson, Bob Hall, Kerry Gammill, Richard Howell, David Mazzachelli, Rick Leonardi, Chris Warner, John Byrne, Mark Bright, Paul Neary, June Brigman, and Still More! Cover by Kerry Gammill   Collecting: MARVEL AGE #1-34 and ANNUAL #1. Kurt Busiek is the New York Times bestselling author of ASTRO CITY, MARVELS, ARROWSMITH, SHOCKROCKETS and dozens of other comics, including SUPERMAN, IRON MAN and AVENGERS, and his own creations, including THUNDERBOLTS, THE WIZARD'S TALE, TOOTH & CLAW, SUPERSTAR and more.  He's won over two dozen industry awards, including Eisner Awards for Best New Series, Best Series, Best Single Issue and more, and Harvey Awards for Best Writer, Best Series and others. Jim Shooter entered the comic-book field at age 14 as writer/penciler of the "Legion of Super-Heroes" feature in ADVENTURE COMICS. Later moving to Marvel, he wrote DAREDEVIL, GHOST RIDER, AVENGERS, and other titles. As editor-in-chief, he tightened Marvel's publishing schedule; added new titles; nurtured fresh talent; and wrote the 12-issue SECRET WARS and its sequel. After leaving Marvel, Shooter wrote for Valiant, Defiant & Broadway Comics. Later returning to DC to write LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES, he subsequently helped revamp Gold Key heroes at Dark Horse.   Jo Duffy edited many Marvel Comics, before rising to the position of Managing Editor on Epic Illustrated. She wrote a long run of Marvel's STAR WARS, becoming the title's regular writer with issue #70 and continuing through the end of the series. Jo's other writing work included POWER MAN & IRON FIST, CONAN, WOLVERINE, and FALLEN AGNELS. She has also written CATWOMAN for DC Comics, BLOODPOOL and GLORY for Image Comics, and her own self-published NESTROBBER.   Roger Stern has written everything from sketch comedy to flash-animation. For ten years, he was the senior writer of the SUPERMAN series for DC Comics. Stern has written hundreds of stories about such diverse characters as Green Lantern, Supergirl, Starman, the Atom, and the Justice League for DC Comics; and Spider-Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Iron Man, and the Avengers for Marvel. His first prose novel, The Death and Life of Superman , was a New York Times bestseller.