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Issue Details

Issue #12
Published November 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; Al Williamson
Inks Keith Pollard; Al Williamson
Colors Keith Pollard; Al Williamson
Notes The Official History of the Marvel Universe

1 page letters page "Marvel Saga's Letter Column Without A Name"

Genre Superhero
Editing Danny Fingeroth

32 page Avengers; Fantastic Four; Thor; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Captain America story "Book XII: A Legend Reborn!"

Characters Giant-Man; Thor; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Wasp; Hulk; Fantastic Four; Mole Man; Odin; Mr. Hyde; X-Men; Blob; Mandarin; Spider-Man; Electro; Dr. Doom; The Enforcers; Black Knight; Captain America; Red Skull; Original Human Torch; Union Jack; Spitfire; Bucky; Baron Zemo
Genre Superhero
Script Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Bill Vallely (Design); Stan Lee; Roy Thomas; Roger Stern
Pencils Keith Pollard (Art, splash page); Keith Pollard (Art, Mr. Hyde sequence, pages 5-7); Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; John Buscema; John Byrne; John Bolton; Kerry Gammill; Dick Ayers; Chic Stone; George Roussos; Paul Reinman; Syd Shores; George Tuska; Frank Giacoia; George Klein; Joe Rubinstein
Inks Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko; Don Heck; John Buscema; John Byrne; John Bolton; Kerry Gammill; Dick Ayers; Chic Stone; George Roussos; Paul Reinman; Syd Shores; George Tuska; Frank Giacoia; George Klein; Joe Rubinstein
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 Bection (Production); Veronica Lawlor (Production); Harry Candelario (Production); Doreen Frederick (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 page 1 was based on material in Avengers, The (1963) #3 (January 1964), Marvel, USA. The new Mr. Hyde and Thor art on pages 5-7 was based on material in Journey into Mystery (1952) #99 (December 1963), Marvel, USA and Journey into Mystery (1952) #100 (January 1964), Marvel, USA. The panel of Iron Man vs. the Mandarin on page 9 was based on material in Tales of Suspense (1959) #50 (February 1964). 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) #9 (February 1964), Marvel, USA; Amazing Spider-man, The (1963) #10 (March 1964); Avengers, The (1963) #3 (January 1964), Marvel, USA; Avengers, The (1963) #4 (March 1964), Marvel, USA; Avengers, The (1963) #6 (July 1964), Marvel, USA; Avengers, The (1963) #56 (September 1968), Marvel, USA; Captain America (1968) #100 (April 1968), Marvel, USA; Captain America (1968) #109 (January 1969), Marvel, USA; Captain America (1968) #112 (April 1969), Marvel, USA; Captain America (1968) #255 (March 1981), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #22 (January 1964), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #23 (February 1964), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #25 (April 1964), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #2 (1964), Marvel, USA; Journey Into Mystery (1952) #112 (January 1965), Marvel, USA; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983) #2 (February 1983), Marvel, USA; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983) #13 (February 1984); Sgt. Fury (1963) #13 (December 1964), Marvel, USA; Tales of Suspense (1959) #62 (February 1965), Marvel, USA; Tales of Suspense (1959) #63 (March 1965), Marvel, USA; Tales of Suspense (1959) #79 (July 1966), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #52 (February 1964), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #3 (January 1964), Marvel, USA

1 page Avengers; Thor; Iron 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 Avengers, The (1963) #4 (March 1964), Marvel, USA; Journey Into Mystery (1952) #100 (January 1964), Marvel, USA; Tales of Suspense (1959) #50 (February 1964), Marvel, USA.