Marvel Checklist (April 1980)

Marvel published 36 comics and 4 magazines for a total of 40 issues in April 1980. Highlights of the month included the launch of Marvel’s ongoing Star Wars series as well as the continuation of what would become known as the Dark Phoenix Saga in the pages of the Uncanny X-Men with issue #132. The combination of Chris Claremont’s writing with art by John Byrne and Terry Austin really transcended virtually every other title that Marvel was producing at this point in time. Also noteworthy is the fifth installment of the Warriors of the Golden Dawn Saga by Doug Moench and Mike Zeck in Master of Kung Fu #87, which is another remarkable writer-artist pairing that produced results that truly stand the test of time. Marvel's titles dated April 1980 would have been on newsstands in January 1980 based on the three-month advance dating convention.

	AMAZING ADVENTURES #5		MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE #62
	AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #203		MARVEL'S GREATEST COMICS #87
	AVENGERS #194		MASTER OF KUNG FU #87
	BATTLESTAR GALACTICA #14		MICRONAUTS #16
	CAPTAIN AMERICA #244		PETER PARKER #41
	CONAN #109		POWERMAN & IRON FIST #62
	CRAZY MAGAZINE #61		ROM SPACEKNIGHT #5
	DEFENDERS #82		SAVAGE SHE-HULK #3
	DR. STRANGE #40		SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #51
	FANTASTIC FOUR #217		SGT. FURY #157
	FANTASY MASTERPIECES #5		SHOGUN WARRIORS #15
	FUN & GAMES #8		SPIDER-WOMAN #25
	GHOST RIDER #43		STAR TREK #1
	INCREDIBLE HULK #246		STAR WARS #34
	IRON MAN #133		TALES TO ASTONISH #5
	MACHINE MAN #14		THE HULK MAGAZINE #20
	MARVEL PREMIERE #53		THOR #294
	MARVEL SUPER-ACTION #18		TOMB OF DRACULA MAGAZINE #4
	MARVEL TALES #114		UNCANNY X-MEN #132
	MARVEL TEAM-UP #92		WHAT IF? #20

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