Marvel Age #61

Marvel Age #61 brings holiday cheer to Marvel's official news magazine with a wonderfully quirky Sergio Aragonés cover depicting a caveman warming himself by a campfire in a snowy landscape while a crowd of colorfully dressed characters — laden with ornaments and festive goods — looks on with curiosity. The candy-cane-striped logo and the magazine's mascot decked out in Christmas holly set a playful seasonal tone throughout. Inside, the special X-Mas issue turns its spotlight on Marvel's graphic novels lineup, making this a charming 1988 time capsule for anyone curious about where Marvel's publishing ambitions were headed.