FOOM Magazine

    (Marvel, 1973-1977)
™ and ©1977 Marvel Entertainment Group

One of the hallmarks of Stan Lee’s reign at Marvel Comics was the creation of several fan clubs for loyal Marvel readers. These usually had crazy names, including M.M.M.S. (the Merry Marvel Marching Society) and FOOM (Friends Of Ol’ Marvel). Admission to the latter club was four dollars, for which you’d receive an official ID card, stick-ons, a poster, and a subscription to “Marveldom’s favorite fan mag”—FOOM Magazine.

FOOM Magazine gave its readers the inside scoop on the goings on at madcap Marvel. Included were news on Marvel happenings around town, profiles on creators such as Ed Hannigan and John Romita, features on then-new titles such as The Defenders, and decidedly young-looking photos of legends like Gil Kane and Walt Simonson. By no stretch of the imagination was this the hard-hitting journalism the comics press strives for today, but FOOM was adorable in its very silliness and self-promotion.
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  • 1
    #1
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: Jim Steranko, Jack Kirby, Wallace Wood, Gil Kane
    Fantastic Four article and index; Spring 1973; Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gerry Conway biographies
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    New Steranko cover, Summer 1973, Bullpen photos, Article profiling the Hulk’s Silver Age appearances
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: Wallace Wood, Gil Kane, Steve Rude, Trevor Von Eeden
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  • 3
    #3
    Cover: $1.00
    W: Roy Thomas  ·  A: Tom Lyle, Wallace Wood, Gil Kane, John Romita Sr.
    Biographies of John Romita, Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia; Fall 1973; Interview with Stan Lee; Spider-Man issue
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    A: Doug Hazlewood, Marie Severin
    Dr. Doom article and quotations; Jim Steranko biography; Winter 1973
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    A: John Byrne, Duffy Vohland, Marie Severin
    Deathlok article; Rich Buckler profile; Spring 1974; Steve Gerber profile; Thing article
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    W: Roy Thomas, Tony Isabella  ·  A: Duffy Vohland, Paul Kupperberg, Alan Kupperberg, Rick Hoberg, Dave Cockrum, Neal Adams
    Neal Adams design sketches for Marvel Preview #1; Summer 1974
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    A: John Byrne, Duffy Vohland, Dave Cockrum
    Bullpen photos; Fall 1974
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  • 8
    #8
    A: Gene Colan, Wallace Wood, Larry Mahlstedt, Bob Hall, Josh Zissman, Mike J. McCann, Charles Nanco, Bob Downs, Marshall Rogers
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    A: Charley Parker, Don Maitz
    Captain Marvel article; Silver Surfer article; Warlock article; Watcher article; “Special Cosmic Issue”
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    W: Scott Edelman, Rich Buckler, Jack Kirby, Alex Boyd, Charley Parker, Dave Simons, Russ Nicholson  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Charley Parker, Don Maitz, Tom Sciacca, John Byrne, Russ Nicholson, Frank Giacoia, Marie Severin, Don Perlin, Paty Cockrum
    31 pgs..; Jack Kirby Issue celebrating Kirby’s return to Marvel; Prints two page story by the winner of the FOOM Talent contest
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    A: John Byrne, Charley Parker, Jack Kirby
    Scarlet Witch article; Vision article
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Cover: $0.75
    A: Gene Colan, Wallace Wood, Larry Mahlstedt, Bob Hall, Josh Zissman, Mike J. McCann, Charles Nanco, Bob Downs, Marshall Rogers
    Daredevil articles and checklist; Wally Wood character designs for Daredevil characters
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Jun 1976
    W: Robert E. Howard, Roy Thomas, Ralph Macchio, Skip Kirkland, Naomi Basner, Howard Zimmerman, Roger Stern  ·  A: John Buscema, Yong Montaño, Mike Nasser, Dick Giordano, Barry Windsor-Smith, Dan Adkins, Marshall Rogers, Frank Thorne, Marie Severin, John Severin, Sal Buscema, Ernie Chua
    Conan checklist; Red Sonja and King Kull articles; Robert E. Howard article and chronology; Roy Thomas interview
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Wraparound cover by Gene Colan
    W: David Anthony Kraft, Marv Wolfman, Roger Stern, Ralph Macchio, Len Wein  ·  A: David Wenzel, John Romita Sr., Jack Kirby
    Howard the Duck Presidential Campaign issue; Steve Gerber interview
    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    Unpublished Captain America #125 cover by Marie Severin
    W: David Anthony Kraft  ·  A: Marie Severin, George Pérez, Tom Sutton
    Bullpen photos, articles; Marie Severin interview
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Cardstock cover by Arnold Sawyer
    W: Stan Lee, Steve Gerber, David Anthony Kraft  ·  A: John Romita Sr., Gene Colan, Alan Weiss, Gray Morrow
    Preview of Howard the Duck newspaper strip; Reprint of Lee/Romita New York Times Magazine page from 4/16/1972; Stan Lee interview, including stills from razor TV commercial starring Stan Lee
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    A: John Romita Sr., George Pérez, Al Milgrom, Gil Kane, Jim Starlin
    John Romita article; Photos of Wendy Pini in Red Sonja costume
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Wraparound Cover by George Pérez
    W: David Anthony Kraft, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, Len Wein, Steve Gerber, Ralph Macchio, Archie Goodwin, Chris Claremont, Scott Edelman, Doug Moench, Jim Shooter, Roger Slifer, Marv Wolfman  ·  A: Jack Kirby, Sal Buscema, Brian Moore, Herb Trimpe, Michael Golden, Ed Hannigan
    Special Defenders Issue
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    A: John Coleman Burroughs, Dave Cockrum, Alex Niño, Gil Kane, John Buscema, Lee Elias, Howard Bender, Alfredo P. Alcala
    Edgar Rice Burroughs issue
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Science Fiction Special
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  • 22
    #22
    A: George Pérez, Tom Palmer, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Ernie Chan, Dave Cockrum, Bob Layton
    Mighty Marvel Media Special; Articles featuring George Perez, Tom Palmer, Klaus Janson, Micronauts, Fantastic Four cartoon, Ms. Marvel
    No copies available