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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published August 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 Keith Pollard; Josef Rubinstein
Inks Keith Pollard; Josef Rubinstein
Colors Keith Pollard; Josef Rubinstein
Notes The Official History of the Marvel Universe

32 page X-Men; Spider-Man; Fantastic Four; Thor; Ant-Man story "Book IX: Look to the Skies...!"

Characters Cyclops; Angel; Vulture; Spider-Man; Kree; Skrulls; Fantastic Four; Watcher; Red Ghost; Sub-Mariner; Thor; Ant Man; Wasp; Dr. Octopus
Genre Superhero
Script Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Bill Vallely (Design); Stan Lee; Roger Stern; Roy Thomas; Steve Englehart; H.E. Huntley
Pencils Steve Geiger (Art, Pages 1-4); Al Williamson (Art, Pages 1-4); Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Gene Colan; John Romita, Jr.; John Buscema; Sal Buscema; Marie Severin; Tom Palmer; Dick Ayers; Frank Giacoia; Don Heck; Syd Shores; Joe Staton; Jim Mooney
Inks Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Gene Colan; John Romita, Jr.; John Buscema; Sal Buscema; Marie Severin; Tom Palmer; Dick Ayers; Frank Giacoia; Don Heck; Syd Shores; Joe Staton; Jim Mooney
Colors Ken Feduniewicz; Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Gene Colan; John Romita, Jr.; John Buscema; Sal Buscema; Marie Severin; Tom Palmer; Dick Ayers; Frank Giacoia; Don Heck; Syd Shores; Joe Staton; Jim Mooney
Letters Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
Notes Anita Duncan (Production Manager); Bill Oakley (Production); Ken Lopez (Production); Rob Carosella (Production); Barbara Johnston (Production); Dawn Geiger (Production); Paul Becton (Production); Harry Candelario (Production); John Romita, Sr. (Art Supervisor); Tom Morgan (Art Department); Mark McKenna (Art Department); Jose Marzan (Art Department); Mark Alexander (Art Department); John Lewandowski (Archivists); Mark Silverman (Archivists); Julius L. Taylor (Archivists); Eddie Marcano (Archivists). In addition to the excerpted material, the new art on pages 1-4 was based on material in X-Men (1963) #56 (May 1969), Marvel, USA. Also, information from a wide variety of sources was incorporated into the entire issue bridging text.
Reprinted Excerpted material from Amazing Spider-man, The (1963) #2 (May 1963), Marvel, USA; Amazing Spider-man, The (1963) #3 (July 1963), Marvel, USA; Amazing Spider-man, The (1963) #241 (June 1983), Marvel, USA; Amazing Spider-Man Annual, The (1964) #1 (1964), Marvel, USA; Spectacular Spider-Man, The (1976) #51 (February 1981), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #13 (April 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #14 (May 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #15 (June 1963), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #1 (1963), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #44 (June 1963), Marvel, USA; Silver Surfer, The (1968) #1 (August 1968), Marvel, USA; Avengers, The (1963) #133 (March 1975), Marvel, USA

1 page Spider-Man; Ant-Man (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) #2 (May 1963), Marvel, USA; Amazing Spider-man (1963) #3 (July 1963), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #44 (June 1963), Marvel, USA