Why Star-Lord Special Edition was a trend setter for Marvel Comics in 1982

In the early 1980s, Marvel Comics experimented with printing comic books on a higher quality paper, resulting in brighter and more vibrant colors. Their first book was a colorized version of Star-Lord, a character that had recently resurfaced in Marvel Spotlight, but was found mostly in Marvel magazines in the mid 1970s. This was also to take advantage of the popularity of artist John Byrne at that time. This would lead to other Marvel and other publishers trying out higher quality production formats and some memorable and not so memorable series.
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[@buraddorun3043]

Marvel Fanfare was one of my favorites when I was a kid. Spotlighting creators and various characters, having cool pinup art, having no ads (right? Or were there ads), and being printed on that nice paper just made for a great series. I wish Marvel would try that again but I just don't think they have enough talent or care to really do it right.

[@davidallen4026]

Definitely one of my favorite books of the 80s.

[@raph-retro-comics]

It was great that they packaged everything in one issue. Thanks for watching!