Marvel Age #57

Marvel's official news magazine from December 1987 spotlights some freshly redesigned Marvel heroes, with the cover by Tom Morgan (pencils) and Joe Sinnott (inks) parading a grey Hulk, a red-armored Iron Man, a black-suited Spider-Man, Thor in gleaming new armor, and a boldly stars-and-stripes-costumed figure teased as "the new Captain America" front and center. The cover copy cheekily asks if readers are ready for that last reinvention, making this a fine snapshot of a moment when Marvel was shaking up its most recognizable characters all at once. Inside, Stan Lee's Soapbox and a Fred Hembeck feature round out what looks like a packed, lively issue.