Marvel Comics Presents #30 [Direct]
(Late October 1989)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.60 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:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Black Panther; Coldblood; Havok; Leir / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Steve Geiger (credited) (signed as Geiger)
Inks
P. Craig Russell (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Coldblood [Eric Savin]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Leir; Wolverine [Logan]; Trackers
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

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Pharaoh's Legacy Part 7: A Heart Defeated (Table of Contents: 1)

Havok / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Howard Mackie (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Bruce Patterson (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Bill Oakley (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Havok; Wolverine [Logan]; Trackers; Plasma [Leila O'Toole]
Synopsis
Havok and Wolverine take on the Pharaoh's cult only to find their queen is the missing Leila.
Reprints

Panther's Quest Part XVIII: So Many Nameless Enemies (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
'One would obviously want peace in your country...'
Genre
superhero
Characters
Black Panther [T'Challa]; Zanti Chikane; Elmer Gore (villain); Miyo Moshigo (villain); Doeke Riebeeck (villain); Patrick Slade (also in flashback, death); Strike (villain); Sergeant Eugene van der Merwe (villain); Molale (flashback, death)
Synopsis
T'Challa battles Elmer Gore and his mercenaries. Patrick Slade recalls how he was told of Ramonda's whereabouts by a dying black maid. Gore finds and kills Slade.
Reprints
Keywords
jeeps; Slade's African Artifacts; South Africa; walkie-talkies

Rise and Shine Part 5: Room Seven (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

The Temper of a God (Table of Contents: 4)

Leir / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sue Flaxman (credited)
Pencils
Tom Morgan (credited)
Inks
Tom Morgan (credited)
Colors
Steve Buccellato (credited)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Leir; Dagda; Caber

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Black Panther; Coldblood; Havok; Leir
  2. 1. Pharaoh's Legacy Part 7: A Heart Defeated
    Havok
  3. 2. Panther's Quest Part XVIII: So Many Nameless Enemies
    Black Panther
  4. 3. Rise and Shine Part 5: Room Seven
    Coldblood
  5. 4. The Temper of a God
    Leir
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Readers Present
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