Marvel Edge

Marvel

Parent company	Marvel Comics
Predecessor	Midnight Sons
Founded	1995
Defunct	1996
Successor	Marvel Knights
Country of origin	U.S.
Headquarters location	New York
Key people	Bobbie Chase,Editor-in-Chief
Publication types	Comic books
Owner(s)	Marvel Entertainment, LLC (The Walt Disney Company)

Marvel Edgewas a short-livedMarvel Comicsimprintlasting 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 asDaredevil,Doctor Strange,theGhost Rider,theHulk,Nick Fury,and thePunisher.

Marvel Edge was discontinued right before theOnslaught Saga(cover-datedMay 1996).

History

Following an inter-office shake-up in late 1994,Tom DeFalcowas removed as Marvel's Editor-in-Chief.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 theMarvel Universe.This change was reflected externally by collecting all Marvel monthlies into broad groups: theX-Mentitles, theSpider-Mantitles, and three new imprints, one of them being Marvel Edge, which was overseen byBobbie Chase.

The imprint was launched with the storyline "Over the Edge" (beginning in comics cover-dated September 1995) in which thePunisherwent temporarily insane. He became convincedNick FuryandS.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 thePunishertitle, where the Mafia fakedFrank 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

• Daredevil#344-351 (Sept. 1995–April 1996)
• Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme1988 series, #81-88 (Sept. 1995–April 1996)
• Ghost Rider1990 series, #65-72 (Sept. 1995–April 1996)
• The Incredible Hulk(vol. 2) #433-439 (Sept. 1995–March 1996)
• Punisher1995 series, #1-6 (Nov. 1995–April 1996)

Miniseries

• Doc Samson(1996, #1-4)
• Skrull Kill Krew(1995, #1-4)
• Spider-Man/Punisher:Family Plot(1996, #1-2)
• Over the Edge(1995 series, #1-10)
• Typhoid(1995, #1-4)

One-shot issues

• The Hulk:Cutting Edge(1995, one-shot)
• Double Edge(1995 alpha, 1995 omega)
• Ghost Rider:Crossroads(one-shot)
• SavageHulk(1996, one-shot)

See also

• Marvel MAX
• Marvel Knights