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Avengers Annual (1967) 16 provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. The issue was published on 16 January 1987 as part of Avengers Annual, with Contest of Champions providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects Earth's Mightiest Heroes with questions of courage and justice. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ Avengers

What first stands out about West Coast Avengers (1985) 16 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. The issue was published on 10 January 1987 as part of West Coast Avengers, with New Masters providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects AVENGERS with questions of courage and justice. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ West Coast Avengers (198

New Mutants (1983) 47 arrives with the confidence of a comic that knows spectacle matters most when the people inside it have something meaningful to lose. The issue was published on 10 January 1987 as part of New Mutants, with New Mutants providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects Magus with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ New Mutants (1983) 47 builds tension

A strong comic issue should offer a reason to care before the machinery of the plot takes over, and Howard the Duck: The Movie (1986) 2 understands that principle. The issue was published on 10 January 1987 as part of Howard the Duck: The Movie, with Howard the Duck: The Movie providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of duty and courage. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventur

There is something inviting about the way Daredevil (1964) 238 establishes its world, its conflict and its emotional temperature with very little fuss. The issue was published on 10 January 1987 as part of Daredevil, with Daredevil providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ Daredevil (1964) 238 builds te

Avengers (1963) 275 is the kind of issue that makes an old publication date feel less important than the energy waiting on the first page. The issue was published on 10 January 1987 as part of Avengers, with EVEN A GOD providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects CAN DIE with questions of courage and justice. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ Avengers (1963) 275 builds tension by making each apparent solu

Reading X Men Annual (1970) 11 as part of Marvel's wider catalogue reveals an issue with a clear personality and a surprisingly immediate sense of purpose. The issue was published on 1 January 1987 as part of X Men Annual, with X Men providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ X Men Annual (1970) 11 build

X Men Annual (1970) 10 opens the door to a distinct corner of Marvel history rather than feeling like a catalogue entry that should be admired from a distance. The issue was published on 1 January 1987 as part of X Men Annual, with Sabretooth providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ X Men Annual (1970)

X Factor Annual (1986) 2 provides an enjoyable reminder that Marvel history is built from individual issues with their own rhythms, risks and small surprises. The issue was published on 1 January 1987 as part of X Factor Annual, with X Factor providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ Story momentum in X

What first stands out about X Factor (1986) 12 is not its age or collectable status, but the directness with which it asks the reader to enter the story. The issue was published on 1 January 1987 as part of X Factor, with X Factor providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ Story momentum in X Factor (198

Web of Spider Man Annual (1985) 3 arrives with the confidence of a comic that knows spectacle matters most when the people inside it have something meaningful to lose. The issue was published on 1 January 1987 as part of Web of Spider Man Annual, with Web of Spider Man providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adven

A strong comic issue should offer a reason to care before the machinery of the plot takes over, and Web of Spider Man (1985) 22 understands that principle. The issue was published on 1 January 1987 as part of Web of Spider Man, with Web of Spider Man providing the clearest point of entry. Its premise connects the supporting cast with questions of identity and responsibility. That combination gives the opening a purpose beyond simply announcing another adventure. ⁠ Story momen