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Issue Details

Issue #355
Published August 1991
Cover Price $1.00
Pages 36
Editing Ralph Macchio

Cover Details

Characters The Thing
Genre Superhero
Pencils Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors Kevin Tinsley

Cover Details - "J.C. Penney Variant"

Characters The Thing
Genre Superhero
Pencils Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors Kevin Tinsley
Editing Ralph Macchio
Notes [information taken from the STL Gallery and Roger Perez with permission from James Jobe]. Variant cover is a 1992 / 1993 J.C. Penney Marvel "Vintage Pack" reprint. All the issues in the J.C. Penney MVP set have common identifying characteristics. The most obvious is that all have a swinging Spider-Man in the UPC. There is also a blank under the issue number in the price box where the regular edition has the UK price. Secondly, the indicia clearly states Second Printing at the end. Lastly, they all have the same ads from 1992 and back cover which differ from the original printings. The back cover has an X-Men card ad with Wolverine bursting out of it.

22 page Fantastic Four story "Rage"

Characters Wrecker; Weasel; Thing; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; Mr. Fantastic; Dr. Eliot Franklin (= Thunderball); Spider-Woman (cameo)
Genre Superhero
Script Danny Fingeroth
Pencils Al Milgrom
Inks Nella Morglim (= Allen Milgrom)
Colors Kevin Tinsley
Letters Diana Albers

1 page Marvel Bullpen story "Bullpen Bulletins: Stan's Soapbox"

Characters Stan Lee; John Romita; Mark Gruenwald; Tom DeFalco; Michael Higgins; Suzanne Gaffney; Nel Yomtov; Danny Fingeroth; Mike Rockwitz; Bob Harras
Genre Cartoon
Script Barry Duter
Pencils Rick Parker
Inks Rick Parker
Notes "Stan's Soapbox" as a one-page cartoon about life in the Marvel Bullpen.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisement"

Notes House Advertisement (One-Pager) for: 1991 Marvel Annuals ("The Korvac Quest").

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Summer Specials"

Notes House Advertisement (One-Pager) for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page with Hulk illustration).

10 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 10 one-page advertisements for: Capri Sun (soft drink, Capri Sun Inc), Marvel Universe Trading Cards (trading cards, Impel), Masterpieces (t-shirts, MRI Corporation), Dungeons & Dragon (role-playing game, TSR), Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (role-playing game, TSR), Marvel Slumber Bags (merchandise, MSBO), Back Issues (comics, American C & E), Terminator 2 Trading Cards (trading cards, Impel), Punisher Ultimate Payback (game, Acclaim), Battletoads (game, Nintendo).