Marvel Age #41

A warm, grinning man in sunglasses stands arms-folded at the center of this 1986 Marvel Age special, surrounded by a vibrant collage of Marvel comic covers featuring Thor, the Silver Surfer, Iron Man, Captain America, Millie the Model, and the Fantastic Four — a snapshot of Marvel's sprawling universe all gathered in one place. Bannered as the "Special Stan (The Man) Lee Issue," it promises the return of Stan's Soapbox and draws on cover art by an impressive roster including Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Stan Goldberg, and several legendary inkers. At just fifty cents, this Marvel 25th Anniversary issue is a genuinely fun celebration of the House of Ideas and the man whose voice shaped so much of it.