Marvel Fanfare

The anthology format was hardly new for Marvel Comics by the time 1982's Marvel Fanfare came around. The anthology series of the 1960's and 1970's were mostly either full issues or split books; generally they featured a primary character (or more) or dedicated the entire issue to that issue's character(s) before moving on to a new character.

Marvel Fanfare was different in numerous regards; the title featured no consistent lead characters, sometimes featured three stories, was light on serialization and the stories ranged from brand new stories from new or infrequent Marvel talent to previously unpublished inventory issues by established creators that didn't see print for one reason or another.

While the series goes beyond the 80's into 1991, I'm going to cover the whole series here and break down each of the characters/teams and their appearances on this site (if available). Some might already be available in regular series collections and others (frankly) might not make their way into the main archives.

X-Men and X-Factor (#1-#4, #33, #38, #40, #50 #60)
Marvel Fanfare #1-#4 - See:
Uncanny X-Men: The Dead Shall Bury the Living
Marvel Fanfare #33 - See: Questprobe: A Marvel Adventure
Marvel Fanfare #38
Marvel Fanfare #40
Marvel Fanfare #50
Marvel Fanfare #60

Spider-Man (#1-#4, #6, #27, #42, #47)
Marvel Fanfare #1-#4 - See: Uncanny X-Men: The Dead Shall Bury the Living
Marvel Fanfare #6
Marvel Fanfare #27
Marvel Fanfare #42
Marvel Fanfare #47

Daredevil (#1, #7, #15, #27, #31, #60)
Marvel Fanfare #1
Marvel Fanfare #7
Marvel Fanfare #15
Marvel Fanfare #27
Marvel Fanfare #31
Marvel Fanfare #60

NOTE: The lead story for issue #15 is available, but currently not the backup featuring Daredevil.

Fantastic Four (#2, #14, #37, #43, #46) and Thing (#15, #20-21, #46)
Marvel Fanfare #2
Marvel Fanfare #14
Marvel Fanfare #15
Marvel Fanfare #20
Marvel Fanfare #21
Marvel Fanfare #37
Marvel Fanfare #43
Marvel Fanfare #46

NOTE: Currently issue #15 is linked in the Fantastic Four archives as a standalone issue and issue #37 is available with its lead story but not the backup featuring the Fantastic Four.

Hawkeye (#3, #39)
Marvel Fanfare #3
Marvel Fanfare #39

Deathlok (#4)
See: Deathlok: Future Shock

Iron Man (#4, #22-#23, #44, #53)
Marvel Fanfare #4 - See: Iron Man: Facades
Marvel Fanfare #22-#23, #44 - See: Iron Man: From the Ashes
Marvel Fanfare #53

Doctor Strange (#5-#6, #8, #20-#21, #31, #41, #49, #51-#52)
Marvel Fanfare #5
Marvel Fanfare #6
Marvel Fanfare #8
Marvel Fanfare #20
Marvel Fanfare #21
Marvel Fanfare #31
Marvel Fanfare #41
Marvel Fanfare #49
Marvel Fanfare #51
Marvel Fanfare #52

NOTE: Issue #51 doesn’t feature Strange but focuses on recurring villain Nightmare with the same creative team as issue #52, so I’m including it here.

Captain America (#5, #18, #26, #29, #31-#32)
Marvel Fanfare #5
Marvel Fanfare #18
Marvel Fanfare #26
Marvel Fanfare #29
Marvel Fanfare #31
Marvel Fanfare #32

NOTE: The lead story for issue #29 is available, but currently not the backup featuring Captain America.

Scarlet Witch (#6, #32, #58) and Vision (#14, #32, #48, #58)
Marvel Fanfare #6
Marvel Fanfare #14
Marvel Fanfare #32
Marvel Fanfare #48
Marvel Fanfare #58

Hulk (#7, #17, #29, #47)
Marvel Fanfare #7
Marvel Fanfare #17
Marvel Fanfare #29 - See:
Incredible Hulk: Free at Last?
Marvel Fanfare #47

Man-Thing (#9)
Marvel Fanfare #9

Black Widow (#10-#13)
See: Black Widow: Bizarre Adventures

Warriors Three (#13, #34-#37)
See: Warriors Three: Tales of Asgard

Quicksilver and the Inhumans (#14)
Marvel Fanfare #14

Sky-Wolves (#16-#17)
Marvel Fanfare #16
Marvel Fanfare #17

Namor (#16, #43)
Marvel Fanfare #16
Marvel Fanfare #43

Cloak and Dagger (#19)
See: Cloak and Dagger: Out of the Shadows and Into the Light

Weirdworld (#24-#26)
See: Weirdworld: The Dragonmaster of Klarn

Ms. Marvel/Binary (#24)
Marvel Fanfare #24

Captain Universe (#25)
See: Captain Universe: The Hero Who Could Be You

Alpha Flight (#28)
See: Alpha Flight: Strike Across the Border

Moon Knight (#30, #38-#39)
Marvel Fanfare #30
Marvel Fanfare #38
Marvel Fanfare #39

Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) (#42, #57)

She-Hulk (#48)

Two-Gun Kid (#49)

Silver Surfer (#51)
See: Silver Surfer: Shackles Shattered

Black Knight (#52-#54)

Wolverine (#54-#55)

Power Pack and New Mutants (#55)

Shanna, the She-Devil (#56-#59)

"Toys Night Out" (#56)

Hellcat (#59)

Black Panther (#60)