Was the original Marvel Tryout Book ever a real comic?

[Mego Magyar]

The title says it all - was the original Marvel Tryout Book ( Spider-man vs. Doc Ock ) ever a real comic?

[johnnystorm]

From wikipedia:

"Though the book was published in 1983, the contest winners were not announced until 1986.[1] The initial winners were:

Plotter and scripter: Chuck Duffie
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: Doug Hazlewood
Colorist: P. Jeanine Pasda
Letterer: Robin Riggs
For their outstanding entries, the winners received a commemorative certificate. They were also promised "their first regular professional assignment, which will be finishing the Spider-Man story 'Personals' which was begun in the Try-Out Book. The result of their labors will be published next spring in a special giant-sized issue of The Amazing Spider-Man."[1] That promised issue never was published. However, artist Bagley is now a well-known penciler who would go on to have an extended run on Ultimate Spider-Man with Brian Michael Bendis in the 2000s. Inker Hazlewood has had a steady career, mostly for DC Comics, since the late 1980s. Duffie and Pasda have yet to see their work in print.
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[samurainoir]

Bagley had a fairly significant run on Amazing Spiderman as well, most notably through Carnage and the clone saga. I think he drew the death of Aunt May as well.

He didn't want to do Ultimate Spiderman, since he already had quite a significant run on Spidey. He was only going to do a few issues, but stayed on past the number that Stan Lee and Jack Krby did on FF, although less than evenier and aragones on groo.