Marvel Age #14

Marvel Age #14 brings a wonderfully playful cover by John Byrne, who depicts himself as a giant figure peering up from the rubble, with a tiny Invisible Woman perched in one hand and the Human Torch blazing overhead — while the ever-recognizable rocky form of the Thing looms in the foreground. It's a lighthearted, self-aware image that suits the magazine's inside promise of a full John Byrne interview, plus previews of Power Pack and Six from Sirius. For just 25 cents in 1984, this was Marvel's own behind-the-scenes window into the House of Ideas at a genuinely exciting moment.