Marvel Super Special #17

Marvel's Super Special magazine format gets a dreamy, full-color workout with this 1980 adaptation of Xanadu, presenting "The Illustrated Story" with an impressive creative team that includes Rich Buckler, Bill Sienkiewicz, Brent Anderson, and writer J. M. De Matteis among many others. The photo cover features three figures from the film — a glowing young woman in flowing white with arms outstretched at center, flanked by a smiling older man in a hat and a young dark-haired man gazing upward — capturing the movie's mix of romance and otherworldly wonder. At $2.00 in 1980, this oversized special offered fans a richly illustrated way to revisit the story between issues.