Marvel Edge was a short-lived Marvel Comics

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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

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, the Ghost Rider, the

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, and the Punisher. Marvel Edge was discontinued right before the

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(comics cover-dated May 1996).

History

Following an inter-office shake-up in late 1994, Tom DeFalco 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 X-Men 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 Punisher went temporarily insane. He became convinced

and S.H.I.E.L.D. 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 Frank Castle'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

* ''

'' #344-351 (Sept. 1995–April 1996) * '' Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme'' 1988 series, #81-88 (Sept. 1995–April 1996) * '' Ghost Rider'' 1990 series, #65-72 (Sept. 1995–April 1996) * '' The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #433-439 (Sept. 1995–March 1996) * '' Punisher'' 1995 series, #1-6 (Nov. 1995–April 1996)

Miniseries

* '' Doc Samson'' (1996, #1-4) * '' Skrull Kill Krew'' (1995, #1-4) * ''

/ Punisher: Family Plot'' (1996, #1-2) * ''Over the Edge'' (1995 series, #1-10) * '' Typhoid'' (1995, #1-4)

One-shot issues

* ''

: Cutting Edge'' (1995, one-shot) * ''Double Edge'' (1995 alpha, 1995 omega) * '' Ghost Rider: Crossroads'' (one-shot) * ''Savage

'' (1996, one-shot)

References