Marvel Comics Presents #15 [Direct]
(Late March 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
On-sale Date
1988-11-17
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); Mike Rockwitz (credited as Michael Rockwitz) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Amazing Heroes #153.
This issue has variants:

Showdown with the Cold Warriors! (Table of Contents)

Black Panther; Colossus; Marvel Girl; Red Wolf / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Lim (signed as Ron Lim)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (signed as B. Wiacek)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero; western-frontier
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Red Wolf [William Talltrees]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover. Red Wolf character from marvel.fandom.com.

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God's Country Part 6: Bondage (Table of Contents: 1)

Colossus / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ann Nocenti (credited)
Pencils
Rick Leonardi (credited)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited)
Colors
Mike Rockwitz (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus
Reprints

Panther's Quest Chapter III: Lost Blood in Copper Dust (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
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The great cat is torn and bleeding.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Elmer Gore (villain); Patrick Slade; Strike (villain)
Synopsis
T'Challa manages to free himself from the concertina wire as Elmer Gore's mercenaries beat him with sticks. During the melee, Patrick Slade pulls the knife from his arm and escapes unnoticed.
Reprints
Keywords
pain; Pretoria; South Africa

The Maiden Phoenix (Table of Contents: 3)

Marvel Girl / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bobbie Chase (credited)
Pencils
Dwayne Turner (credited)
Inks
Mike Gustovich (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Ken Lopez (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jean Grey [Marvel Girl]

Desert Tears (Table of Contents: 4)

Red Wolf / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza (credited)
Pencils
Javier Saltares (credited)
Inks
Mark McKenna (credited)
Colors
Evelyn Stein (credited)
Letters
Michael Heisler (credited)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Red Wolf; Owayodata; Bengal

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Showdown with the Cold Warriors!
    Black Panther; Colossus; Marvel Girl; Red Wolf
  2. 1. God's Country Part 6: Bondage
    Colossus
  3. 2. Panther's Quest Chapter III: Lost Blood in Copper Dust
    Black Panther
  4. 3. The Maiden Phoenix
    Marvel Girl
  5. 4. Desert Tears
    Red Wolf
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
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