Marvel Comics Presents #27 [Direct]
(Early September 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
< Previous Issue |
| Next Issue >
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:

Havok vs. the Cult of the Living Pharaoh! (Table of Contents)

American Eagle; Black Panther; Coldblood; Havok / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (credited) (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited) (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms])
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; western-frontier
Characters
American Eagle [Jason Strongbow]; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Coldblood [Eric Savin]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Hulk Robot
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series) #27 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Marvel Comics Presents (1988 series) #27 [Newsstand]
Edit cover
Cover gallery

Pharaoh's Legacy Part 4: A Heart Unleashed (Table of Contents: 1)

Havok / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Bruce Patterson (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Havok [Alex Summers]; Leila O'Toole; Trackers
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Havok travels to Egypt and finds Leila in the hands of a cult.
Reprints

Panther's Quest Part XV: Last Night I Wept for Freedom (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
'If a man has not wept at the world's pain...'
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Miyo Moshigo (villain); Nkosi (villain, Comrads); Theodore Olebogeng; Walter Olebogeng; Comrads (villains); the Fathers (introduction, villains); Oliver
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Theodore Olebogeng helps douse the flames on T'Challa's back. As the Comrads continue to chase Miyo Mishogi, one of them, Nkosi, relights the gasoline pooled on the ground. Another group of anti-apartheid radicals, the "Fathers", arrives and attacks the Comrads. The gasoline fire reaches Theodore burning him badly.
Reprints
Keywords
necklace ceremony; South Africa; torture

Rise and Shine Part 2: The Funhouse (Table of Contents: 3)

Coldblood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Paul Gulacy (credited)
Inks
Paul Gulacy (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tim Harkins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Coldblood [Eric Savin]; Hulk Robot
Universe
Marvel : mainstream

Just Another Shade of Hate (Table of Contents: 4)

American Eagle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell (credited)
Pencils
Ron Wilson (credited)
Inks
Jeff Albrecht (credited)
Colors
John Wilcox (credited as John A. Wilcox)
Letters
Janice Chiang (credited)
Genre
superhero; western-frontier
Characters
American Eagle [Jason Strongbow]; Peace Monger
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. Includes Marvel Assistant Editors Fan Awards for 1988 ballot.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Havok vs. the Cult of the Living Pharaoh!
    American Eagle; Black Panther; Coldblood; Havok
  2. 1. Pharaoh's Legacy Part 4: A Heart Unleashed
    Havok
  3. 2. Panther's Quest Part XV: Last Night I Wept for Freedom
    Black Panther
  4. 3. Rise and Shine Part 2: The Funhouse
    Coldblood
  5. 4. Just Another Shade of Hate
    American Eagle
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Max Capp
  • Dan Creel
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
If you believe any of this data to be incorrect, please let us know.
Cover thumbnails are used for identification purposes only. All rights to cover images reserved by the respective copyright holders.
Creative Commons License All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.
The GCD Privacy Policy. The GCD Web Site code is licensed under the GNU General Public License.