Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (Volume 1 + 2)
Cover for Marvel Fanfare vol. 1 #53. Art by John Buscema
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	(Vol. 1) bimonthly (Vol. 2) monthly
Format	Series
Publication date	(Vol. 1) March 1982 - Jan. 1992 (Vol. 2) Sept. 1996 - Feb. 1997
Number of issues	(Vol. 1) 60 (Vol. 2) 6
Main character(s)	various Marvel Comics characters
Creative team
Writer(s)	various
Artist(s)	various
Editor(s)	(Vol. 1) Al Milgrom (Vol. 2) James Felder

Marvel Fanfare is the title of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both versions of Marvel Fanfare were anthology, showcase titles featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe.

Volume One

Marvel Fanfare Volume One featured characters and settings from throughout the Marvel Universe, and included stories of varying lengths by a vast array of different creators. The title was published every two months from 1982-1992 and ran for 60 issues. It was edited throughout its run by Al Milgrom, who also wrote and drew an illustrated column in most issues, entitled "Editori-Al". (Marvel Fanfare's original working title was Marvel Universe, which was later appropriated by Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter for the encyclopedia series The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.)^[1]

Marvel Fanfare was envisioned as a showcase of the comics industry's best talent. Each issue featured 36 pages of material with no advertisements and it was printed on magazine-style slick paper. Creators who contributed were paid a bonus 50% over the standard page rate for their work on the title.^{[citation needed]} Consequently it was more than twice as expensive as standard comic books ($1.25 in 1982 when most titles were 60 cents and $2.25 in 1992 when most were $1).

Volume Two

Marvel Fanfare Volume Two was published monthly for 6 issues between 1996 and 1997. This version of the title was edited by James Felder.

Like the first volume the title featured different creative teams in each issue and starred different characters from around the Marvel universe. However, the talent were mostly newcomers, the paper was cheap and it cost half the price of most other comics (99 cents when most comics cost $1.95).

The title is notable for featuring the early work of writer Joe Kelly and penciller Scott Kolins.

Notes

1. ^ DeFalco, Tom. "Bullpen Bulletins Special," Marvel Comics cover-dated March 1984.

References

• Marvel Fanfare (1982) at the Grand Comics Database
• Marvel Fanfare (1982) at the Comic Book DB
• Marvel Fanfare (1996) at the Grand Comics Database
• Marvel Fanfare (1996) at the Comic Book DB