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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published July 1986
Cover Price $1.00
Pages 36
Editing Danny Fingeroth; Jim Shooter (Editor in Chief); Mark Gruenwald (Consulting Editor); Ralph Macchio (Consulting Editor); Jack Abel (Proofreader)
Notes The Official History of the Marvel Universe

Cover Details

Genre Superhero
Pencils Rob Frenz; Klaus Janson; Brett Breeding
Inks Rob Frenz; Klaus Janson; Brett Breeding
Colors Rob Frenz; Klaus Janson; Brett Breeding
Notes The Official History of the Marvel Universe

32 page Spider-Man; Fantastic Four; Thor; Hulk story "Book VIII: Fateful Encounters!"

Characters Spider-man; Fantastic Four; Sub-mariner; Thor; Hulk; Iron Man; Impossible Man; Angel; Cyclops
Genre Superhero
Script Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Bill Vallely (Design); Stan Lee; Roy Thomas; Larry Lieber; Robert Bernstein
Pencils Ron Frenz (Splash Page); Al Milgrom (Splash Page); Walter Simonson (Page 27); Bill Sienkiewicz (Pages 30-32); Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky
Inks Ron Frenz (Splash Page); Al Milgrom (Splash Page); Walter Simonson (Page 27); Bill Sienkiewicz (Pages 30-32); Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky
Colors Ken Feduniewicz; Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky
Letters Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
Notes Anita Duncan (Production Manager); Phil Felix (Production); Bill Oakley (Production); Ken Lopez (Production) Rob Carosella (Production); Barbara Johnston (Production); Dawn Geiger (Production); Paul Bection (Production); Harry Candelario (Production); John Romita, Sr. (Art Supervisor); Tom Morgan (Art Department); Mark McKenna (Art Department); Jose Marzan (Art Department); Kevin Maguire (Art Department). In addition to the excerpted material, the new art of the splash page was based on material in Amazing Spider-Man, The (1963) #1 (March 1963), Marvel, USA; the new art on page 27 was based on material in Journey Into Mystery (1952) #90 (March 1963), Marvel, USA; the new art on pages 30-32 was based on material in X-Men (1963) #55 (April 1969), Marvel, USA and X-Men (1963) #56 (May 1969), Marvel, USA. Also, information from a wide variety of sources was incorporated into the entire issue's bridging text.
Reprinted Excerpted material from Amazing Spider-man, The (1963) #1 (March 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #9 (December 1962), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #10 (January 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #11 (February 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1963) #12 (March 1963), Marvel, USA; Journey Into Mystery (1952) #88 (January 1963), Marvel, USA; Journey Into Mystery (1952) #89 (February 1963), Marvel, USA; Tales of Suspense (1959) #40 (April 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #1 (1963), Marvel, USA; Strange Tales (1951) #107 (April 1963), Marvel, USA; Incredible Hulk, The (1968) #6 (March 1963), Marvel, USA

1 page Spider-Man; Fantastic Four; Thor (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Marvel Saga Classic Cover Gallery"

Genre Superhero
Script Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Bill Vallely (Design)
Reprinted B&W Classic covers of Amazing Spider-man, The (1963) #1 (March 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #12 (March 1963), Marvel, USA ; Journey Into Mystery (1952) #88 (January 1963), Marvel, USA