Marvel Age Annual #4 for Sale - First Appearance of Archangel - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Age Annual (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: 1988
Key date: 1988-06-07
On-sale date: 1988-06-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $0.75
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Archangel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Robbie Baldwin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Speedball - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Madeline Naylor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Justin Baldwin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of John Porter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lenny Ballinger - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Albert Cleary - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eugene Strausser - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Robin Chapel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Anne Marie Hoag - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bart Rozum - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Anne - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Henry Ackerdson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Arthur Adams; inks: Arthur Adams	Anna Marie, Archangel First, Beast, Alison Blaire, Betsy Braddock, Brian Braddock, Cannonball, Captain Britain, Colossus, Cyclops, Roberto Da Costa, Dazzler, Bobby Drake, Forbush-Man
1	Marvel Agenda	credits, title page	0.5	letters: typeset
2	Salicrup's Section	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.5	script: Jim Salicrup
3	-	comic story	5	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Angel, Anna Marie, Beast, Alison Blaire, Betsy Braddock, Brian Braddock, Cannonball, Captain Britain, Colossus, Nguyen Ngoc Coy, Cyclops, Roberto Da Costa, Dazzler, Bobby Drake
4	Marvel Comics A to Z	text article	17	script: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
5	The Mystery of Crooked Face!	comic story	5	script: Steve Ditko, Roger Stern; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Jackson Guice; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Rick Parker	Justin Baldwin First, Robbie Baldwin First, Madeline Naylor First, Speedball First
6	Can You Name Everyone on the Marvel Universe Poster?	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Joe Rubinstein
7	The Sales Pitch	comic story	5	script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Ernie Colón; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Rick Parker	Bruce Banner, Mister Fixit, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp, Henry Ackerdson First, Anne First, Lenny Ballinger First, Robin Chapel First, Albert Cleary First, Anne Marie Hoag First, Thor Odinson
8	New Universe A to Z	text article	2	script: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
9	Marvel Trivia Quiz	activity	2	script: Brian Nelson	Beetle, Cannonball, The Controller, Cypher, Sam Guthrie, Iron Man, Abner Jenkins, Magik, Mirage, Dani Moonstar, Walter Newell, Doug Ramsey, Illyana Rasputina, Basil Sandhurst
10	A Shadowline Saga	comic story	5	script: Margaret Clark, D. G. Chichester; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Keith Williams; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Rick Parker	Lenore Castle, Doctor Zero, Victor Guillermos
11	Epic A to Z	text article	3	script: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
12	Star Comics A to Z	text article	1.85	script: Dwight Jon Zimmerman
13	Answers to Marvel Trivia Quiz	activity	0.15	script: Brian Nelson
14	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Buscema	Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer
15	Mutants and Mayhem and Cloak and Dagger	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Bill Reinhold	Beast, Tandy Bowen, Cloak, Dagger, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Tyrone Johnson, Marvel Girl, Mayhem, Hank McCoy, Brigid O'Reilly

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine #2 ISBN 0-7851-1883-7	2005	On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-0-785-13477-0	2009	On eBay ›
Madripoor Nights ISBN 978-0-7851-8903-9	2014	On eBay ›
Damage Control: The Complete Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9790-4	2015	On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90707-5	2017	On eBay ›
Kingpin Rules ISBN 978-1-302-91641-1	2019	On eBay ›
Speedball: The Masked Marvel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91876-7	2019	On eBay ›
Triumph and Torment ISBN 978-1-302-92056-2	2019	On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-93067-7	2021	On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Prologue #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9273-2	2014	On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-93136-0	2021	On eBay ›
X-Men: Inferno Prologue Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-93137-7	2021	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Confirm the UPC box: a publisher mark instead of a barcode means direct edition, a barcode means newsstand.
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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q66192949 (Anne Marie Hoag), first-appearance property (CC0)
Wikidata, Q87361363 (Anne), first-appearance property (CC0)

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