For 13 months in the mid-1980s, Marvel assembled some of its strongest artists and writers to tell gritty, harrowing, and blackly humorous adventure stories ranging from gangster noir to historical battlefields to the deadly old West to post-apocalyptic futures. Unseen for nearly 40 years, here is some of the most shocking work of artists John Severin, John Buscema, Sam Glanzman, Val Mayerik, Ron Wagner, Gray Morrow, Wayne Vansant, Herb Trimpe, Michael Golden, Joe Jusko, Mary Wilshire, Arthur Suydam, Will Jungkuntz, Vincent Waller, and Ken Steacy, and writers Chuck Dixon, Bill Wray, Don Kraar, Robert Kanigher, Denny ONeil, Doug Murray, and Archie Goodwin. Stories include Severin and Dixons By Rail to Vladivostock, Murray and Goldens The Nam, 1967, Glanzmans Of War and Peace: The Trinity, Jungkuntzs Blood & Gutz series, and Trimpes Skywarriors series.Savage Tales of the 1980s reprints all 8 issues of the magazines run, the first time they have seen print since 1986 nearly 40 years ago! They are reproduced in facsimile format, including color covers.

Language: English
Page Count: 528
Size (in inches): 8.5 x 11.375
Creator(s): Archie Goodwin, Michael Golden, John Severin
On-Sale Date: November 19, 2025