Marvel Comics Presents #83 [Direct]
([August] 1991)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
biweekly
On-sale Date
1991-06-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Terry Kavanagh (editor); Mark Powers (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #191.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wolverine / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors
Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Professor; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Weapon X: Chapter Eleven (Table of Contents: 1)

Wolverine / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Barry Windsor-Smith
Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors
Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters
Jim Novak; Barry Windsor-Smith
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come, come creature... into the pit with you --
Genre
superhero
Characters
Carol Hines; The Professor; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Professor springs his trap as Logan goes after Hines and buries them both in flames. A smouldering Logan, his mind slowly returning, breaks into the control room and kills the Professor.
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Life During War Time Part 2: Things Fall Apart (Table of Contents: 2)

Firestar / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Javins; Marc McLaurin
Pencils
Dwayne Turner
Inks
José Marzán Jr. (credited as Jose Marzan ?)
Colors
Marc McLaurin
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
superhero
Characters
Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Mystique [Raven Darkhölme]; Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse)
Cross; Firestar [Angelica Jones]; Fitch; Rita Wayword; Arms of Salvation
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
With her father dying, Firestar tries to evade Freedom Force while trying to get him to the hospital.
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The Distance (Table of Contents: 3)

Hawkeye / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza
Pencils
John Stanisci
Inks
Don Hudson
Colors
Mike Rockwitz
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Hawkeye fails to save an old boxer.

The Matchstick and the Moth! (Table of Contents: 4)

Human Torch / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Ditko (plot); Erik Larsen
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Erik Larsen
Colors
Santiago Oliveras
Letters
Dave Sharpe
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Moth
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Moth captures the Human Torch for some crooks, then gets double-crossed.

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 5)

Firestar; Hawkeye; Human Torch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dave Hoover (signed)
Inks
Dave Hoover (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Freedom Force: Avalanche [Dominikos Petrakis]; Mystique [Raven Darkhölme]; Spiral [Rita Wayword] (Mojoverse)
Firestar [Angelica Jones]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Rita Wayword
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wolverine
  2. 1. Weapon X: Chapter Eleven
    Wolverine
  3. 2. Life During War Time Part 2: Things Fall Apart
    Firestar
  4. 3. The Distance
    Hawkeye
  5. 4. The Matchstick and the Moth!
    Human Torch
  6. 5. [Back Cover]
    Firestar; Hawkeye; Human Torch
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
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  • Jim Van Dore
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