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Issue: Marvel Super Special #17

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Publication Date: January 1980

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Issues: #17 of 37 Issues (39 Printings)

Title: Xanadu: The Illustrated Story

Variant: unnamed

Rating: [no rating]

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

Brand: none

Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

On Sale Date: 07/22/1980

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0714860207717

Price: $2.00 USD

Indicia Frequency: none

Content Items: 11 (1 story, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Louise Jones (editor); Dan Fingeroth (associate editor); Nora Maclin (design director); Jim Shooter [also credited as James Shooter] (editor-in-chief)

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard U.S. magazine

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Content Items (11 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Kira (photo of Olivia Newton-John); Danny McGuire (photo of Gene Kelly); Sonny Malone (photo of Michael Beck)

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Table of Contents on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (illustration)

Colorist(s): ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Xanadu

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Pages: 2

Notes: Table of contents and movie credits. Includes pre-production sketches.

Xanadu

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Kira; Danny McGuire; Sonny Malone

First Line: It begins with the first stirrings of dawn on a southern California beach and a plaintive music that drifts lazily on the sea breeze...

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Pages: 32

Notes: Adapted from the movie Xanadu. Art is colored direct from pencils.

The Making of Xanadu

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Kira; Sonny Malone

First Line: We here at the Marvel Bullpen know as well as anybody the magic that a well told illustrated story is capable of generating.

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Notes: Short text with pre-production sketches.

I'm Alive: Biographies of the Stars and Creators

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Olivia Newton-John (photograph); Gene Kelly (photograph); Michael Beck (photograph); Lawrence Gordon (photograph); Joel Silver (photograph); Lee Kramer (photograph); Robert Greenwald (photograph); Victor J. Kemper (photograph); John Farrar (photograph)

First Line: Can it really be possible that Xanadu is only Olivia Newton-John's second film?

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Pages: 6

Notes: Biographies of actors and staff of the movie, accompanied by photographs.

Magic: The Special Effects Story

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Olivia Newton-John (photograph); Ken Stytzer (photograph); John Lindahl (photograph); Joel Hynek (photograph); Gene Kelly (photograph); Robert Greenberg (photograph); Richard Greenberg (photograph); Michael Beck (photograph)

First Line: There is a star in Xanadu who doesn't get billing along with Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Michael Beck.

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Pages: 9

Notes: Article with photographs about the movie's special effects.

Xanimation: Xanadu's Fantasy-Within-A-Fantasy

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph); ? (illustration)

Inker(s): ? (photograph); ? (illustration)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph); ? (illustration)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Kira (illustration); Sonny Malone (illustration); Don Bluth (photograph); Dorse Lampher (photograph); Charles Warren (photograph); Gary Goldman (photograph); Virginia Lewis (photograph)

First Line: There are 3,048 frames in Xanadu's fully animated Don't Walk Away sequence and each one is a work of art in itself.

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Notes: Article with illustration and photographs about the animated sequence "Don't Walk Away".

Dancin'... And Music, Too!

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Kira (photograph of Olivia Newton-John); Sonny Malone (photograph of Anthony Beck)

First Line: The generations roll along, new faces and new styles replace the old, but some very special forms of music go on forever.

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Pages: 7

Notes: Article with photographs about the dance in the movie.

Suspended in Time: Xanadu's Glitzy Costumes

Text Article on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

First Line: In films, the costume designers' efforts frequently go unsung, yet their creations often play a pivotal role in producing a movie's special look and feel.

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Notes: Article with drawings and photographs about Xanadu's costumes.

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ? (photograph)

Inker(s): ? (photograph)

Colorist(s): ? (photograph)

Subject Matter

Genres: non-fiction

Feature(s): Xanadu

Character(s): Olivia Newton-John (photograph); Gene Kelly; Michael Beck (photograph)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Photo of the film's stars.

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Illustration on Interior Page(s)

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Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Kira (photograph of Olivia Newton-John)

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Pages: 1

Notes: Movie poster art (airbrushed photograph of Olivia Newton-John).