Marvel Comics Presents #1 [Direct]

(Early September 1988)

Marvel Comics Presents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits and contents page.

Save the Tiger Part 1: The Good Guy (Table of Contents: 2)

Wolverine / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Klaus Janson (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Night's my kinda time.

Genre

superhero

Characters

O'Donnell (first appearance); Sapphire Styx (first appearance); Wolverine [Logan]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Wolverine arrives in Madripoor and goes to the Princess Bar where he receives a very unfriendly welcome.

Reprints

• in Un Récit Complet Marvel (Semic S.A., 1989 series) #28 - Les Mystères de Madripoor ([novembre] 1990)
• in Wolverine: Save the Tiger (Marvel, 1992 series) #1 (May 1992)
• in Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Milestones: Wolverine, X-Men & Tuk: Caveboy (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
• in Wolverine Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
• in Marvel Série I (Levoir, 2012 series) #9 - Wolverine - Madripoor
• in Wolverine Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - Madripoor Nights (2014)

Indexer Notes

First Wolverine in Madripoor.

Elements of Terror Part 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

Man-Thing / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber (credited)

Pencils

Tom Sutton (credited)

Inks

Tom Sutton (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Agustin Más (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Void of thought.

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Monteiro; Lloyd Zahner; The General

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in I Nuovi Mutanti (Play Press, 1989 series) #1 (Aprile 1989)
• in Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #3 (2021)

Keywords

monsters; occult

Crossing Lines Part 1: Ripples (Table of Contents: 4)

Master of Kung Fu / Shang-Chi / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench (credited)

Pencils

Tom Grindberg (credited)

Inks

Dave Cockrum (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Agustin Más (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For a mind as blank as an unstirred pool

Genre

martial arts

Characters

Clive Reston; Shang-Chi; Black Jack Tarr; Leiko Wu; Xiao

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Shang Chi is reunited with his old comrades in arms.

Reprints

• in Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #4 (2017)

Keywords

kung fu

Indexer Notes

Storyline continues from the last issue of Master of Kung Fu #125 (June 1983). Continuity update from Henry Chin (June 25, 2004).

... Fear Itself (Table of Contents: 5)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Milgrom (credited)

Pencils

Al Milgrom (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The great beast chews slowly on the metallic alloys of the asteroid, savoring the tangy elements which give it sustenance.

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo flashback); Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards] (cameo flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo flashback); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo flashback)
Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom] (cameo flashback); The Fear Eater; Galactus [Galan] (cameo flashback); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; an asteroid eater from Denak IV

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Fear Eater tries to feed off of the Silver Surfer.

Reprints

• in Marvel Hit Comic (Condor, 1989 series) #4
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #115 (Janeiro 1992)
• in Doctor Strange: Lords of Fear (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)
• in Silver Surfer Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #4 - Parable (2022)

In Two Weeks... (Table of Contents: 6)

The Captain; Man-Thing; Shang-Chi; Wolverine / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Saviuk

Inks

Klaus Janson

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense; martial arts; superhero

Characters

The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]; Shang-Chi; Wolverine [Logan]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Marvel Milestones: Wolverine, X-Men & Tuk: Caveboy (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)

Keywords

kung fu; monsters

Indexer Notes

Presents the wraparound cover art for next issue.