Marvel Comics Presents #41 [Direct]
(January 1990)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.65 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
biweekly
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 (editor); Kelly Corvese (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Shark Bait! (Table of Contents)

Wolverine / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Purcell
Inks
Steve Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
shark

Black Shadow! White Shadow! Part IV: China Beachhead (Table of Contents: 1)

Wolverine / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
John Buscema
Colors
Nel Yomtov
Letters
Phil Felix

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'd left Victoria Harbor an' sailed east out of Hong Kong...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ch'un; Hsiao; Mai; Patch [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Wolverine and his new allies travel to China looking for the Shadows as Mai tells him how the monsters are responsible for her family's death.
Reprints

Stardust Miseries Part 4: With a Vengeance (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Michael Higgins
Pencils
Javier Saltares
Inks
José Marzán Jr.
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Ken Lopez

Genre
superhero
Characters
Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo] (cameo flashback); Beast [Hank McCoy]; Enchantress [Amora]; Executioner [Skurge] (cameo flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Enchantress dupes Wonder Man into attacking Iron Man.
Reprints

All in the Family Part 3: Long Live the King (Table of Contents: 3)

Hercules / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Layton
Pencils
Bob Layton
Inks
Bob Layton
Colors
Brad Vancata
Letters
John Workman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Emperor Arimathes; Hercules; Recorder 417; Skyppi; Layana Sweetwater
Universe
Marvel : Earth-829
Synopsis
Herc and Layana set aside their differences to help their injured son.
Reprints

Anything (Table of Contents: 4)

Freedom Force / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell
Pencils
Dave Cockrum
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
John Wilcox
Letters
Diana Albers

Genre
superhero
Characters
Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Blob [Fred Dukes]; Mystique [Raven Darkhölme]; Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]; Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse)
Senator Robert Kelly; Rita Wayword; The Grip [Muerte; Napalm; Vice; Windmill; Uzi; Sprint]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 5)

Freedom Force; Hercules; Wonder Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Purcell (signed as Purcell)
Inks
Steve Purcell (signed as Purcell)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Freedom Force (mainstream): Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis] (mainstream); Blob [Fred Dukes] (mainstream); Destiny [Irene Adler] (mainstream); Mystique [Raven Darkhölme] (mainstream); Pyro [St. John Allerdyce] (mainstream)
Hercules (Earth-829); Wonder Man [Simon Williams] (mainstream)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream; Marvel : Earth-829
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Shark Bait!
    Wolverine
  2. 1. Black Shadow! White Shadow! Part IV: China Beachhead
    Wolverine
  3. 2. Stardust Miseries Part 4: With a Vengeance
    Wonder Man
  4. 3. All in the Family Part 3: Long Live the King
    Hercules
  5. 4. Anything
    Freedom Force
  6. 5. [Back Cover]
    Freedom Force; Hercules; Wonder Man
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dan Creel
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Jim Van Dore