Marvel Comics Presents #1 [Newsstand]

(Early September 1988)

Marvel Comics Presents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Credits and contents page.

Save the Tiger Part 1: The Good Guy (Table of Contents: 2)

Wolverine / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Klaus Janson

Colors

Glynis Oliver

Letters

Tom Orzechowski

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine; O'Donnell (1st); Sapphire Styx

Synopsis

Wolverine arrives in Madripoor and goes to the Princess Bar where he receives a very unfriendly welcome.

Reprints

• in Un Récit Complet Marvel (Semic S.A., 1989 series) #28 - Les Mystères de Madripoor ([novembre] 1990)
• in Wolverine: Save the Tiger (Marvel, 1992 series) #1 (May 1992)
• in Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Milestones: Wolverine, X-Men & Tuk: Caveboy (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
• in Wolverine Omnibus (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
• in Marvel Série I (Levoir, 2012 series) #9 - Wolverine - Madripoor
• in Wolverine Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - Madripoor Nights (December 2014)

Indexer Notes

First Wolverine in Madripoor.

Elements of Terror Part 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

Man-Thing / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Gerber

Pencils

Tom Sutton

Inks

Tom Sutton

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Agustin Más

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Man-Thing; Zahner; Monteiro; The General

Reprints

• in I Nuovi Mutanti (Play Press, 1989 series) #1 (Aprile 1989)
• in Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #3 (2021)

Keywords

monsters; occult

Crossing Lines Part 1: Ripples (Table of Contents: 4)

Master of Kung Fu / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Doug Moench

Pencils

Tom Grindberg

Inks

Dave Cockrum

Colors

Petra Goldberg

Letters

Agustin Más

Genre

martial arts

Characters

Shang-Chi; Leiko Wu; Black Jack Tarr; Clive Reston; Xiao

Synopsis

Shang Chi is reunited with his old comrades in arms.

Reprints

• in Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #4 (2017)

Keywords

kung fu

Indexer Notes

Storyline continues from the last issue of Master of Kung Fu #125 (June 1983). Continuity update from Henry Chin (June 25, 2004).

... Fear Itself (Table of Contents: 5)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Al Milgrom (credited)

Pencils

Al Milgrom (credited)

Inks

Al Milgrom (credited)

Colors

Gregory Wright (credited)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The great beast chews slowly on the metallic alloys of the asteroid, savoring the tangy elements which give it sustenance.

Genre

superhero; science fiction

Characters

Silver Surfer; Fear Eater; an asteroid eater from Denak IV; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; The Thing] (cameo flashback); Galactus (cameo flashback); Dr. Doom (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

The Fear Eater tries to feed off of the Silver Surfer.

Reprints

• in Marvel Hit Comic (Condor, 1989 series) #4
• in Superaventuras Marvel (Editora Abril, 1982 series) #115 (Janeiro 1992)
• in Doctor Strange: Lords of Fear (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)
• in Silver Surfer Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #4 - Parable (2022)

In Two Weeks... (Table of Contents: 6)

The Captain; Man-Thing; Shang-Chi; Wolverine / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Saviuk

Inks

Klaus Janson

Letters

typeset

Genre

horror-suspense; martial arts; superhero

Characters

Wolverine; The Captain [Steve Rogers]; Shang-Chi; Man-Thing

Reprints

• in Marvel Milestones: Wolverine, X-Men & Tuk: Caveboy (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)

Keywords

kung fu; monsters

Indexer Notes

Presents the wraparound cover art for next issue.