Marvel Age #27

Marvel Age #27 delivers a wonderfully chaotic cover by Al Milgrom, featuring a wide-eyed, overwhelmed face practically buried under a swirling crowd of Marvel heroes and villains — the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, the Thing, and dozens more tumbling across every inch of the image. The cover teases that editor-in-chief Jim Shooter has something big to say, while a speech bubble cheekily admits "Shhh! It's supposed to be a secret!!" — all tied to the Secret Wars II banner prominently displayed at the bottom. As Marvel's official news magazine in 1985, this issue captures that electric behind-the-scenes energy that made Marvel Age such a fun companion to the publisher's expanding universe.