Marvel Comics Presents #25 [Direct]
(Early August 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:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Attacked by the Trackers! (Table of Contents)

Black Panther; Havok; Nth Man; Ursa Major / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Kevin Maguire (credited) (signed as McG)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited) (signed as JR)
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (sourced) (revised logo design); typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa] (mainstream); Havok [Alex Summers] (mainstream); Nth Man [John Doe] (Earth-8908); Ursa Major [Mikhail Ursus] (mainstream)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Earth-8908
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Pharaoh's Legacy Part 2: A Heart Reborn (Table of Contents: 1)

Havok / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited) (breakdowns); Joe Rubinstein (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Havok [Alex Summers]; Leila O'Toole; Tracker
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Havok fails to keep the Pharoah's mercs from capturing Leila.
Reprints

Panther's Quest Part 13: A Right to Kill (Table of Contents: 2)

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
'Of course we are not in favor of necklacing, but we understand its origins.'
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Nkosi (introduction, villain, Comrads); Anton Pretorius (villain); Doeke Riebeeck (villain); Sergeant Eugene van der Merwe; Comrads (introduction, villains)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Anton Pretorius and Doeke Riebeeck argue about how best to deal with T'Challa. Zanti Chikane brings T'Challa to the home of Miyo Moshigo just as the Comrads, anti-apartheid radicals, arrive to kill Moshigo.
Reprints
Keywords
apartheid; Cape Town; necklace ceremony; South Africa

...From Little Acorns Grow (Table of Contents: 3)

Nth Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Ron Wagner (credited)
Inks
Fred Fredericks (credited)
Colors
Mark Chiarello (credited)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Nth Man [John Doe] (first appearance, origin); Alfie O'Meagan (first appearance)
Universe
Marvel : Earth-8908

Indexer Notes

Introduction strip which leads into the monthly book.

Sophia (Table of Contents: 4)

Ursa Major / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell (credited)
Pencils
Don Hudson (credited)
Inks
Chris Ivy (credited)
Colors
Harry Eisenstein (credited)
Letters
Agustin Más (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ursa Major [Mikhail Ursus]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Attacked by the Trackers!
    Black Panther; Havok; Nth Man; Ursa Major
  2. 1. Pharaoh's Legacy Part 2: A Heart Reborn
    Havok
  3. 2. Panther's Quest Part 13: A Right to Kill
    Black Panther
  4. 3. ...From Little Acorns Grow
    Nth Man
  5. 4. Sophia
    Ursa Major
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Max Capp
  • Dan Creel
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Terry Staats
  • Jim Van Dore