Marvel Age #59

Marvel Age #59 is Marvel's own news magazine doing what it does best — pulling back the curtain on what's coming next, and in February 1988 that means a bold spotlight on the New Universe. Tom Palmer's cover assembles a large ensemble of powered figures against a dramatic backdrop of fire and explosive energy: a sleek black-costumed figure leaps forward with cables trailing, a silver glowing form floats with arms outstretched, a massive blue-clad strongman cracks his knuckles, and a crowd of other characters — some crackling with light, some wreathed in flame — gather in anticipation. The cover's own question says it all: "Are you ready for the NEW New Universe?