The Marvel Age of Comics
A page from SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15, the first Shang-Chi story, by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

A page from SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15, the first Shang-Chi story, by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

The cover to SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15, the first appearance of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

The cover to SPECIAL MARVEL EDITION #15, the first appearance of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

A page from CAPTAIN MARVEL #29 by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

A page from CAPTAIN MARVEL #29 by Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom.

The cover to MARVEL PRESENTS #8 featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, by Al Milgrom.

The cover to MARVEL PRESENTS #8 featuring the Guardians of the Galaxy, by Al Milgrom.

Interior splash from MASTER OF KUNG FU #18 by Paul Gulacy and Al Milgrom.

Interior splash from MASTER OF KUNG FU #18 by Paul Gulacy and Al Milgrom.

The cover to GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #4 by Gil Kane and possibly Al Milgrom, with extensive retouching by John Romita.

The cover to GIANT-SIZE AVENGERS #4 by Gil Kane and possibly Al Milgrom, with extensive retouching by John Romita.

Here’s John Romita Jr and Al Milgrom’s cover to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #239.

Here’s John Romita Jr and Al Milgrom’s cover to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #239.

Another before-and-after, here’s Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom’s cover to CAPTAIN MARVEL #29 as drawn, and then as printed with Mar-Vell’s face and head retouched by John Romita. This figure ended up on a lot of the Marvel merchandise of the period as I recall.

Another before-and-after, here’s Jim Starlin and Al Milgrom’s cover to CAPTAIN MARVEL #29 as drawn, and then as printed with Mar-Vell’s face and head retouched by John Romita. This figure ended up on a lot of the Marvel merchandise of the period as I recall.