Marvel Requirer
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The Marvel Requirer was a free promotional magazine issued by Marvel Comics from 1990 to 1992. It was an 8-page publication which previewed upcoming comics with a newsprint cover. [1] The exception was issue #33 which was actually 16 pages. Eight of these pages contained three origin stories of Spider-Man, Captain America and the Fantastic Four. [2] Each monthly issue contained details of all Marvel comics on sale within a particular month, as well as several articles. This title ran for 34 isues, after which it was replaced by Marvel Spotlight. [3]
[edit] Tabloid Influence
The publication was a satire of the National Enquirer tabloid, hence the name Marvel Requirer. The cover had headlines that were similar to the tabloids of the era. Some of the headlines included: “Teenage Vigilantes” [4]; which was a promo for the New Warriors title of 1990, “My Hubby the Human Spider” [5]; a promo for Todd MacFarlane’s Spider-Man # 1, and “Germ Warfare” [6], which featured an image of the Silver Surfer, who was part of the Lifeform cross-over in various Marvel Annuals during 1990.
[edit] Release Dates
- Issues 1-10 March 1990 to December 1990
- Issues 11-22 January 1991 to December 1991
- Issues 23-34 March 1992 to December 1992
[edit] References
- ^ Marvel Requirer
- ^ Marvel Requirer, Vol 1, No. 33, Nov. 1992
- ^ Marvel Requirer
- ^ Marvel Requirer, Vol 1, No. 3, May 1990
- ^ Marvel Requirer, Vol 1, No. 4, June 1990
- ^ Marvel Requirer, Vol 1, No. 2, April 1990
- ^ Marvel Requirer
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