Marvel Comics Presents
#18
[Direct]
(Early May 1989)
Marvel,
1988 Series
- 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 (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Black Panther; She-Hulk; Cyclops; Willie Lumpkin / cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Michael Higgins
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Panther; Cyclops; She-Hulk (doll); Willie Lumpkin
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover. Roussos and Higgins credited in Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne Omnibus (2020).
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The Retribution Affair Part 2: Plague In the Night
Cyclops / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Harras
- Pencils
- Ron Lim
- Inks
- Bruce Patterson
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Agustin Mas
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cyclops; Banshee; Moira MacTaggert; Master Mold [Stephen Lang; cameo]
- Synopsis
- Cyclops and Banshee try to investigate Moira's mysterious bouts of sleep walking.
- Reprints
Panther's Quest Part 6 of 25: Naked Exposures
Black Panther / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Don McGregor (credited)
- Pencils
- Gene Colan (credited)
- Inks
- Tom Palmer (credited)
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (credited)
- Letters
- Joe Rosen (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Magistrate of Communications Anton Pretorius (introduction, villain); Corporal Percy Boraine
- Synopsis
- South African Magistrate of Communications, Anton Pretorius, finds out about T'Challa's attack on Percy Boraine. Pretorius sends more troops to the black township and tells the nation about T'Challa's illegal entry into the country. T'Challa and Zanti avoid the military patrols and make it to the solar glider in time to learn about Pretorius' televised speech.
- Reprints
-
in Silver Surfer (Play Press, 1989 series) #4 (Gennaio 1990)
-
- Keywords
- sonar gliders; South Africa; television studios
Indexer Notes
Story part number is from the table of contents.
X-Mas Tease
She-Hulk / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Bob Wiacek
- Colors
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Michael Heisler
- Genre
- superhero; humor
- Characters
- She-Hulk; The Thing; Dr. Doom; Magneto; Galactus
- Synopsis
- She-Hulk is bored on Christmas Eve and calls The Thing up to have a chat.
- Reprints
in 
in Indexer Notes
Introduces the Sensational She-Hulk monthly comic.
A Christmas Card
Willie Lumpkin / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Glenn Herdling
- Pencils
- Richard Howell
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Richard Howell
- Letters
- Jack Morelli
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Willie Lumpkin; The Thing; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]; Human Torch; Alicia Masters; Freddie Lumpkin; Mr. Magoo (cameo; on TV); Mr. Fantastic (cameo); Invisible Woman (cameo); Super Skrull (Cameo); Inhumans (all cameo) [Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Quicksilver; Crystal; Triton; Lockjaw]
- Synopsis
- Due to an unfortunate mistake, Willie Lumpkin is visited by the ghosts of Christmas and put through a christmas carol wringer which was actually meant for miser J. Jonah Jameson.
Indexer Notes
Parody of Dicken's A Christmas Carol.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Black Panther; She-Hulk; Cyclops; Willie Lumpkin -
1.
The Retribution Affair Part 2: Plague In the Night
Cyclops -
2.
Panther's Quest Part 6 of 25: Naked Exposures
Black Panther -
3.
X-Mas Tease
She-Hulk -
4.
A Christmas Card
Willie Lumpkin -
5.
[no title indexed]
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