Marvel Comics Presents #26 [Direct]
(Late August 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 (credited) (editor); Mike Rockwitz (credited as Michael Rockwitz) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Havok on a Rampage through Australia! (Table of Contents)

Coldblood; Havok / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Gulacy (signed as Gulacy)
Inks
Paul Gulacy (signed as Gulacy)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Coldblood [Eric Savin]; Havok [Alex Summers]
Reprints
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Pharaoh's Legacy Part 3: A Heart on Fire (Table of Contents: 1)

Havok / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited) (breakdowns); Joe Rubinstein (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Havok [Alex Summers]
Synopsis
Havok tracks down the mercs who captured Leila.
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Panther's Quest Part XIV: Somebody's Going to Pay (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
Mike Rockwitz (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
'The bloodshed has made ungovernable many of the townships...'
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Miyo Moshigo (villain); Nkosi (villain, Comrads); Theodore Olebogeng; Walter Olebogeng; Comrads (villains); Oliver; Bernard
Synopsis
T'Challa attempts to stop the Comrads from torturing and killing Miyo Moshigo. The Comrads pile on T'Challa and attempt to set him on fire with gasoline.
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Keywords
apartheid; barbed wire; necklace ceremony; South Africa; torture

Rise and Shine Part 1: New York (Table of Contents: 3)

Coldblood / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Doug Moench (credited)
Pencils
Paul Gulacy (credited)
Inks
Paul Gulacy (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Tim Harkins (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Coldblood [Eric Savin] (first appearance)

Splashdown (Table of Contents: 4)

Hulk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David (credited)
Pencils
Jeff Purves (credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
T. Fine (credited)
Letters
Agustin Más (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who's there?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Fixit [Bruce Banner]; Jonas Marlin; Harry (death); Shandu
Synopsis
Hulk battles a killer whale.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Back cover] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Pencils
Paul Gulacy
Inks
Paul Gulacy
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Joe Fixit [Bruce Banner]
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Havok on a Rampage through Australia!
    Coldblood; Havok
  2. 1. Pharaoh's Legacy Part 3: A Heart on Fire
    Havok
  3. 2. Panther's Quest Part XIV: Somebody's Going to Pay
    Black Panther
  4. 3. Rise and Shine Part 1: New York
    Coldblood
  5. 4. Splashdown
    Hulk
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
  7. 6. [Back cover]
    Black Panther; Hulk
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  • Max Capp
  • Dan Creel
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Hunter Johnson
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
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  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Terry Staats
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