Marvel Comics Presents #17 [Direct]
(Late April 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
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

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Colossus [Marvel superhero]; Cyclops / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed as Buckler)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed as MCLEOD)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus; Cyclops
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God's Country Part 8: Fit to Print (Table of Contents: 1)

Colossus [Marvel superhero] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ann Nocenti
Pencils
Rick Leonardi
Inks
Al Milgrom; P. Craig Russell
Colors
Mike Rockwitz
Letters
Ken Lopez
Genre
superhero
Characters
Colossus
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Panther's Quest Part V: Reasonable Force (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
Percy Boraine watches the figures grow larger...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Percy Boraine (introduction); Cynthia
Synopsis
T'Challa and Zanti are stopped by a pair of army soldiers. T'Challa knocks out the soldiers and has Zanti drive him away in the soldiers' truck.
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Keywords
apartheid; beaches; Clifton; segregation; sonar glider; South Africa; South African Army; vans

Do You See What I See? (Table of Contents: 3)

Watcher / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Lobdell
Pencils
Tom Sutton
Inks
Tom Sutton
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Todd Klein
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Watcher
Synopsis
The Watcher has his own version of "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
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The Retribution Affair Part 1: Binded by the Light (Table of Contents: 4)

Cyclops / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Harras
Pencils
Ron Lim
Inks
Bruce Patterson
Colors
Andy Yanchus
Letters
Agustin Más
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cyclops; Moira MacTaggert; Banshee
Synopsis
Cyclops arrives on Muir Isle but is attacked by a mysterious force.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 6)

Black Panther; Watcher / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed as Buckler)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed as McLeod)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; the Watcher
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Colossus [Marvel superhero]; Cyclops
  2. 1. God's Country Part 8: Fit to Print
    Colossus [Marvel superhero]
  3. 2. Panther's Quest Part V: Reasonable Force
    Black Panther
  4. 3. Do You See What I See?
    Watcher
  5. 4. The Retribution Affair Part 1: Binded by the Light
    Cyclops
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
  7. 6. [Back Cover]
    Black Panther; Watcher
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