Marvel Edge was a short-lived

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lasting from 1995 to 1996. Some of Marvel's "edgier" (more adult) titles were moved into the Marvel Edge imprint. These included titles featuring such characters as Daredevil,

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. Marvel Edge was discontinued right before the

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d May 1996).

History

Following an inter-office shake-up in late 1994,

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was removed as Marvel's Editor-in-Chief."Newswatch: DeFalco Resigns from Marvel". ''The Comics Journal'' (Fantagraphics Books) (174): 25. February 1995. Rather than name a successor, Marvel appointed five "Editors-in-Chief", each of whom would oversee a certain number of titles and, by extension, a certain portion of the

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. This change was reflected externally by collecting all Marvel monthlies into broad groups: the

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titles, the

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titles, and three new imprints, one of them being Marvel Edge, which was overseen by

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. The imprint was launched with the storyline "Over the Edge" (beginning in comics cover-dated September 1995) in which the

went temporarily insane. He became convinced

and

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were responsible for the death of his family, and pursued Fury through various titles which would form the core of the imprint, finally killing him. This led to a relaunch of the ''Punisher'' title, where the Mafia faked

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's execution and recruited him as a mob boss. The Marvel Edge imprint was discontinued after all comics were published with a cover-date of April 1996.

Marvel Edge titles

Ongoing series

* '' Daredevil'' #344-351 (Sept. 1995–April 1996) * ''

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'' 1988 series, #81-88 (Sept. 1995–April 1996) * ''

'' 1990 series, #65-72 (Sept. 1995–April 1996) * ''

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'' (vol. 2) #433-439 (Sept. 1995–March 1996) * ''

'' 1995 series, #1-6 (Nov. 1995–April 1996)

Miniseries

* ''

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'' (1996, #1-4) * ''

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'' (1995, #1-4) * ''

: Family Plot'' (1996, #1-2) * ''Over the Edge'' (1995 series, #1-10) * ''

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'' (1995, #1-4)

One-shot issues

* ''

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: Cutting Edge'' (1995, one-shot) * ''Double Edge'' (1995 alpha, 1995 omega) * ''

: Crossroads'' (one-shot) * ''Savage

'' (1996, one-shot)

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