Marvel Fanfare #1 Page #17 by Michael Golden!
Artist: Michael Golden (All)
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DescriptionFinally! My first Marvel Fanfare page by THE Michael Golden! AND ALL GOLDEN! The final page to issue #1, featuring the first appearance of Vertigo! I did a trade with Albert where I got this, plus the Sin City Cover, and quite a few other pieces! So happy to finally have this in my collection! Love the fact that it's the final page to issue #1!And per Erik Larsen, the first artist to draw the "spaghetti webbing"! Synopsis for "Fast Descent into Hell!" Tanya Anderssen seeks out Angel to accompany her to the Savage Land. She is searching for her old friend and lover, Karl Lykos. Reluctantly, Angel agrees to go. At the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson learns of the expedition and coerces Peter Parker to also go on the trip in exchange for a large sum of cash. Arriving at the Savage Land, their helicopter is destroyed by a pterasaur in midair. The pilots parachute to safety, Angel saves Tanya, and Peter thankfully has his web-shooters on, letting him create a web chute to carry him to the ground. Exploring the area, they find the ruins of Garokk's city and then are promptly attacked by his followers. Angel mysteriously experiences vertigo and is knocked out by a war-axe from a pterodactyl rider. Peter pushes Tanya into a river, changes into his Spider-Man suit before attempting to defeat the followers. Spider-Man also experiences vertigo and is knocked out by Gaza and Barbarus of the Savage Land Mutates. Tanya escapes from the river only to be confronted by a T-Rex. Spider-Man wakes to find Angel and himself shackled to a machine. Brainchild explains that the machine will devolve Spider-Man and Angel to their primordial beginnings and that this device will allow the abandoned mutates to rule the Savage Land. Spider-Man attempts to break free but is subdued by Vertigo. Brainchild activates the machine and Spider-Man begins to black out... Social/Sharing |
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James S 
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 2/26/2024
Very cool, Nick! You must be head over heels... and a little disoriented grabbing this one!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/26/2024
James S wrote:
Very cool, Nick! You must be head over heels... and a little disoriented grabbing this one!
Ha HA! Yes, Vertigo made me disoriented!
Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/27/2024
Imaginative!! Luv the Surreal and Creative nature Of the Line Work!!............Congrats!!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Shelton Bryant wrote:
Imaginative!! Luv the Surreal and Creative nature Of the Line Work!!............Congrats!!
Thanks Shelton! Was really lucky!
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
Posted on 2/27/2024
Congratulations on all these fortuitous acquisitions, Nick, this is another masterpiece!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/27/2024
Ruben DaCollector wrote:
Congratulations on all these fortuitous acquisitions, Nick, this is another masterpiece!
Thank you Ruben!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Michael Lovitz wrote:
That's a beauty all right - nice one!
Thanks Michael! And wait till you see what comes next! (thanks to you!)
Tom McDonald
Member Since 2019
Posted on 2/27/2024
Issue #1 was one of the most iconic comics of the 1980s, and Golden's work on that premium paper never looked better. Wonerful!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Tom McDonald wrote:
Issue #1 was one of the most iconic comics of the 1980s, and Golden's work on that premium paper never looked better. Wonerful!
Agreed, we are both children of the '80's comics! (and some '70's ;-)
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Ian Saint wrote:
It's a really beautiful piece. Congrats Nick!
Thanks Ian! Greatly appreciate it!
F M
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/27/2024
Prime Marvel Golden page, congrats. I loved his bulkier Spidey.
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
F M wrote:
Prime Marvel Golden page, congrats. I loved his bulkier Spidey.
He absolutely made it work in a way we had not seen before.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/27/2024
Pretty cool way for these inventory stories to get published and get good money for them too with the baxter paper that really showed off the best of Michael Golden! The rich colors and the inks on that glossy paper with the Golden art are so memorable!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/27/2024
Marcus Wai wrote:
Pretty cool way for these inventory stories to get published and get good money for them too with the baxter paper that really showed off the best of Michael Golden! The rich colors and the inks on that glossy paper with the Golden art are so memorable!
The colors on the Baxter paper gave it the extra oomph that would not have been appreciated otherwise. The line work is incredible.
Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003
Posted on 2/27/2024
Wonderful! The hits just keep coming! Congrats!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Miki Annamanthadoo wrote:
Wonderful! The hits just keep coming! Congrats!
Thanks Miki!
Rick W
Member Since 2017
Posted on 2/27/2024
Terrific lights out bottom tier and panel 2 is simply stunning!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/27/2024
Rick W wrote:
Terrific lights out bottom tier and panel 2 is simply stunning!
Panel 2 is my favorite panel as well! The progression of what is happening panel to panel is so detailed and perfect.
Paul P Spiderversity
Member Since 2011
Posted on 2/27/2024
Wow, how is Spidey going to get out of THIS one?! Spidey has been in a lot of scrapes before, but the way this page is beautifully laid out and constructed, you get a true sense of utter hopelessness, accentuated by that final all black panel. Congrats on an incredible Michael Golden page! Love that second panel with Vertigo.
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Paul P Spiderversity wrote:
Wow, how is Spidey going to get out of THIS one?! Spidey has been in a lot of scrapes before, but the way this page is beautifully laid out and constructed, you get a true sense of utter hopelessness, accentuated by that final all black panel. Congrats on an incredible Michael Golden page! Love that second panel with Vertigo.
Thank you Paul. The panel with Vertigo was one of the main reasons. Golden just killed it!
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
Posted on 2/27/2024
Big congrats, Nick - your excitement is clear in your description :) Not hard to see why, too. A golden Golden page and from the first issue of MF. LOVE that blackout transition in the last 3 panels!
Toni S
Member Since 2019
Posted on 2/27/2024
Ohenomenal and dramatic masterpiece by Michael Golden. The last three panel sequence is outstanding. Great addition!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Toni S wrote:
Ohenomenal and dramatic masterpiece by Michael Golden. The last three panel sequence is outstanding. Great addition!
Thank you Toni!
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 2/27/2024
When you see these early Golden pages it's easy to see why everyone was enflamed by his work! Wow.
E DLS
Member Since 2005
Posted on 2/27/2024
I still remember picking up Fanfare #1 on the stands for the first time. I just thought it was so cool. Really nice, slick, paper and that absolutely gorgeous Golden cover with Spidey in the clutches of a pterodactyl. The art in those first two issues are incredible. Decades ago, I had a lead on the T-Rex splash from the second issue, but it never panned out. Anyway, congrats on this fantastic end page.
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/28/2024
E DLS wrote:
I still remember picking up Fanfare #1 on the stands for the first time. I just thought it was so cool. Really nice, slick, paper and that absolutely gorgeous Golden cover with Spidey in the clutches of a pterodactyl. The art in those first two issues are incredible. Decades ago, I had a lead on the T-Rex splash from the second issue, but it never panned out. Anyway, congrats on this fantastic end page.
Thanks Eric! Sorry that the page didn't come together, but sometimes patience will get us there.
Michael Kenyon
Member Since 2008
Posted on 2/27/2024
A favorite 80's release, and its very cool to see original art from it.
Steve Lawrence
Member Since 2016
Posted on 2/27/2024
Great page by Michael Golden! I loved Marvel Fanfare and this is a top rate page from a this wonderful series. Congratulations on finding and procuring this gem.
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
Steve Lawrence wrote:
Great page by Michael Golden! I loved Marvel Fanfare and this is a top rate page from a this wonderful series. Congratulations on finding and procuring this gem.
Thanks Steve! Greatly appreciate it!
West Stephan
Member Since 2007
Posted on 2/27/2024
You rarely see pages from issue #1 surface! Congrats!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/27/2024
West Stephan wrote:
You rarely see pages from issue #1 surface! Congrats!
Thanks bud!
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
Posted on 2/27/2024
Great page, Marval Fanfare was a true game-changer and Michael Golden's amazing art made it so special!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/28/2024
Dino Mauricio wrote:
Great page, Marval Fanfare was a true game-changer and Michael Golden's amazing art made it so special!
Agreed, this was such a great book. I remember seeing the books on the wall of Comic Investments and not being able to afford them, and befriending a collector, Bruce, who became a friend and let me read his copies because I couldn't afford them. Definitely left an impression.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
Posted on 2/28/2024
wow that is absolutely an incredible page - huge congrats Nick!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/28/2024
Kavi H wrote:
wow that is absolutely an incredible page - huge congrats Nick!
Thanks Kavi!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
1 - Posted on 2/28/2024
gene o wrote:
This is pure GOLD!
I see what you did there!
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 2/28/2024
Ron S wrote:
I remember this story well. Nice pickup!
Thanks Ron!
Brian Norton
Member Since 2006
Posted on 3/1/2024
congrats nick. Golden goodness. that title was a breath of fresh air and the paper they used really showed off the colors. and of course Michael Golden artwork to cap it off.
Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor
Member Since 2015
Posted on 3/2/2024
Brian Norton wrote:
congrats nick. Golden goodness. that title was a breath of fresh air and the paper they used really showed off the colors. and of course Michael Golden artwork to cap it off.
Thanks Brian! Very excited!
Nils E
Member Since 2014
Posted on 3/2/2024
The question is what did you have to trade, must havebeen some tough choices.
Peter Venkman
Member Since 2003
Posted on 10/18/2025
That second panel was engraved in my childhood's memory, great catch !
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