Heroes for Hope

Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men
Front cover for Heroes for Hope. Art by Art Adams.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Format	One-shot
Genre	Superhero
Publication date	1985
Number of issues	1
Main character(s)	X-Men
Creative team
Writer(s)	List Mike Baron Edward Bryant Chris Claremont Jo Duffy Harlan Ellison Steve Englehart Archie Goodwin Mike Grell Bruce Jones Stephen King Stan Lee Bill Mantlo George R. R. Martin Alan Moore Ann Nocenti Dennis O'Neil Jim Shooter Louise Simonson Jim Starlin Bernie Wrightson
Artist(s)	List John Bolton Richard Corben Gray Morrow
Penciller(s)	List Brent Anderson Bret Blevins Brian Bolland John Buscema John Byrne Howard Chaykin Jackson Guice Paul Gulacy Michael Kaluta Frank Miller John Romita Jr. Steve Rude Herb Trimpe Charles Vess Alan Weiss Bernie Wrightson
Inker(s)	List Terry Austin Sal Buscema Al Gordon Dan Green Klaus Janson Jeff Jones Bob Layton Steve Leialoha Al Milgrom Jon J Muth Tom Palmer Carl Potts Josef Rubinstein P. Craig Russell Bill Sienkiewicz Walter Simonson Joe Sinnott Al Williamson
Letterer(s)	List Diana Albers Ken Bruzenak L. Lois Buhalis Janice Chiang John Costanza Phil Hugh Felix Michael Higgins John Morelli Jim Novak Tom Orzechowski Rick Parker Joe Rosen John Workman Ron Zalme
Colorist(s)	List John Bolton Daina Graziunas Ann Nocenti Glynis Oliver George Roussos Christie Scheele Petra Scotese Marie Severin Bob Sharen Michelle Wrightson Leslie Zahler
Creator(s)	Jim Starlin Bernie Wrightson
Editor(s)	Chris Claremont Ann Nocenti

Heroes for Hope: Starring the X-Men is a 1985 Marvel comic book designed to raise awareness about hunger in Africa. Proceeds from the comic went to the American Friends Service Committee, to assist in their work on behalf of African famine relief and recovery. Published in the form of a "comic jam," or exquisite corpse, the book featured an all-star lineup of comics creators as well as a few notable authors from outside the comic book industry, such as Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, and Edward Bryant. It also saw a rare Alan Moore Marvel Comics credit outside of his early Marvel UK work.

Heroes for Hope featured some memorable artist/writer and penciler/inker pairings, including Stan Lee and John Buscema; Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson; Moore and Richard Corben; Harlan Ellison, Frank Miller, and Bill Sienkiewicz; Mike Baron and Steve Rude, Howard Chaykin inked by Walt Simonson; and John Byrne and Terry Austin reuniting on the X-Men.