Continuing the 1984 Marvel Age article, this page features more unseen Trimpe art as well as a bit of coverage of the historic silent issue. An image of Rock N’ Roll on a RAM is iconic, and this one is made even cooler by his helmet-less and shaggy Marvel comics depiction.
Meet the new Joes! Back when I was a teenage Marvel Zombie, I actually bought Marvel Age, the all-house-ad comic, every month. Somehow I missed this issue, and I'm bummed that I did, since I also missed the oddly colored (and named) new Joes inside. Hot Spot?
What could be a better 80s comics nostalgia blast than a GI Joe comic cover released as part of Marvel's 25th Anniversary back in 1986? The special portrait covers still stand as some of my favorite Marvel covers, and even the Joe comic got in on the act. Judging by…
When I was a kid reader of Marvel comics, my main source of comics were newsstands at 7-11 and QuickTrip. Because of the often spotty distribution of some titles, I often missed several issue stretches of my favorite series. My early GI Joe comic collection skipped from issues 2, to…
”Rock N’ Roll and the R.A.M.cycle.An iconic pair if I ever saw one.”
The RAM fairing is a little weird, but that is a wonderful image! Interesting read, too.