Marvel Comics Presents #24 [Direct]
(Late July 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-weekly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Terry Kavanagh (credited) (editor); Mike Rockwitz (credited as Michael Rockwitz) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

The X-Men's Havok Pharaoh's Legacy Begins! (Table of Contents)

Black Panther; Cyclops; Havok; Shamrock / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Erik Larsen (signed as Erik Larsen [stacked name])
Inks
Al Gordon (signed as Al Gordon)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Master Mold; Shamrock [Molly Fitzgerald]; Arnim Zola
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title, credits, summary, indicia, on the inside front cover.

The Retribution Affair Part VIII: Retribution and Resurrection (Table of Contents: 2)

Cyclops / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Harras (credited)
Pencils
Ron Lim (credited)
Inks
Jeff Albrecht (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Agustin Más (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mere moments ago, the android entity known as Conscience merged...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Callisto; Conscience; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Moira MacTaggert; Master Mold
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Panther's Quest Part XII: Voices Heard, Voices Ignored (Table of Contents: 3)

Black Panther / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don McGregor (credited)
Pencils
Gene Colan (credited)
Inks
Tom Palmer (credited)
Colors
Mike Rockwitz (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'A friend is someone to whom you can say...'
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Magistrate of Communications Anton Pretorius (cameo, on video screen); Minister of Security Doeke Riebeeck (cameo, on video screen); W'Kabi (cameo, on video screen); Miriam Chikane
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Zanti Chikane returns to the solar glider to help T'Challa bandage his wounds.
Reprints
Keywords
first aid; sonar glider; South Africa; television broadcasts; the heart-shaped herb

I Haven't Got Time for the Pain (Table of Contents: 4)

Shamrock / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell (credited)
Pencils
Dennis Jensen (credited, signed)
Inks
Dan Adkins (credited, signed)
Colors
Evelyn Stein (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Shamrock [Molly Fitzgerald]; Arnim Zola
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Shamrock has to battle Arnim Zola who is working with her IRA father.
Reprints

Pharaoh's Legacy Part 1: Change of Heart (Table of Contents: 5)

Havok / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Havok [Alex Summers]; Living Pharaoh [Ahmet Abdol] (cameo flashback); Leila O'Toole (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Havok rescues a young woman being chased by mercs in the service of an Egyptian cult.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Marvel Readers Present / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Victor Dupree, James W. Verden Jr. Includes Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for 1988 ballot. On the inside back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The X-Men's Havok Pharaoh's Legacy Begins!
    Black Panther; Cyclops; Havok; Shamrock
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Retribution Affair Part VIII: Retribution and Resurrection
    Cyclops
  4. 3. Panther's Quest Part XII: Voices Heard, Voices Ignored
    Black Panther
  5. 4. I Haven't Got Time for the Pain
    Shamrock
  6. 5. Pharaoh's Legacy Part 1: Change of Heart
    Havok
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
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