Marvel Presents #2 [Regular Edition]
(December 1975)

Marvel, 1975 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-09-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the Comic Reader #122.
This issue has variants:

The Curse of the Hellfire Hex! (Table of Contents)

Bloodstone / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Irv Watanabe
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ulysses Bloodstone; Possessor
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Indexer Notes

Giacoia and Watanabe credit per Nick Caputo. Indexer previously credited Dan Adkins with inks.

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Hellfire Helix Hex! (Table of Contents: 1)

Bloodstone / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
John Warner
Pencils
Sonny Trinidad
Inks
Sonny Trinidad
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Sonny Trinidad
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ulysses Bloodstone (origin continued); Brad Carter; P.D.Q. Werner; Torg (introduction); Possessor (villain, death); Ullux'yl Kwan T'ae 'Sny (villain)
Synopsis
Bloodstone's origin is continued with Brad Carter seeing a portion of it, but not the conclusion when the Bloodstone is shattered into many pieces. Bloodstone battles the Possessor to the death.
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Indexer Notes

This story is continued in Rampaging Hulk #1.

Readers' Space (Table of Contents: 2)

Bloodstone / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Warner
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Background on how the Bloodstone series first began and where it was to be published, a mention of the guest stars Brad Carter and P.D.Q. Werner and more information on the Hellfire Helix.
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Marvel Treasury Editions (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Marvel Treasury Editions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Hearty Helping of High-Falutin', Habit-Formin' Happenings From Your Humble House of Ideas! [December 1975] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Incredible Hulk and the Twins of Evil! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Hulk It For Halloween! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Marvel Costumes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Curse of the Hellfire Hex!
    Bloodstone
  2. 1. Hellfire Helix Hex!
    Bloodstone
  3. 2. Readers' Space
    Bloodstone
  4. 3. Marvel Treasury Editions
    Marvel Treasury Editions
  5. 4. A Hearty Helping of High-Falutin', Habit-Formin' Happenings From Your Humble House of Ideas! [December 1975]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. The Incredible Hulk and the Twins of Evil!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Hulk
  7. 6. Hulk It For Halloween!
    Marvel Costumes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
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