Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare
Cover for Marvel Fanfare #53 (October 1990). Art by John Buscema
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	(Vol. 1) bimonthly (Vol. 2) monthly
Format	Series
Publication date	(Vol. 1) March 1982 - January 1991 (Vol. 2) September 1996 - February 1997
Number of issues	(Vol. 1) 60 (Vol. 2) 6
Main character(s)	various Marvel Comics characters
Creative team
Writer(s)	various
Artist(s)	various
Editor(s)	(Vol. 1) Al Milgrom (Vol. 2) James Felder

Marvel Fanfare is the title of two comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Both versions of Marvel Fanfare were anthology, titles featuring a variety of characters from the Marvel universe.

Marvel Fanfare featured characters and settings from throughout the Marvel Universe, and included stories of varying lengths by a vast array of different creators. The title was published every two months from March 1982 to December 1991 and ran for 60 issues. It was edited throughout its run by Al Milgrom, who also wrote and drew an illustrated column in most issues, entitled "Editori-Al". Marvel Fanfare's original working title was Marvel Universe, which was later appropriated by Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter for the encyclopedia series The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

The series began with a Spider-Man/Angel team-up story by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden. Other Spider-Man appearance in the title included team-ups with the Scarlet Witch in issue #6 (January 1983) and the Hulk in issue #47 (November 1989). A Silver Surfer story by Steve Englehart and John Buscema that was originally intended for the character's own series appeared in Marvel Fanfare #51.

Marvel Fanfare was envisioned as a showcase of the comics industry's best talent. Each issue featured 36 pages of material with no [advertisements and it was printed on magazine-style slick paper. it was more than twice as expensive as standard comic books ($1.25 in 1982 when most titles were 60 cents and $2.25 in 1991 when most were $1).

Editor Milgrom wrote of his experience with the series:

Marvel Fanfare Volume Two was published monthly for six issues between 1996 and 1997. This version of the title was edited by James Felder.