Marvel Comics Presents launched in 1988 as an ad-free anthology showcasing four eight-page features, stuffed inside a wrap-around cover. This guide will tell you everything you wanted to know about the series – and more!
Cover Date: 1990 | Cover Price: $1.25 | Cover Artist: David Ross
|
Wolverine in “Acts of Vengeance” part 2 written by Howard Mackie art by Mark Texeira Wolverine follows the trail of Deathwatch’s men to Brooklyn where he discovers they’ve captured a young woman. He lunges into action to save her! Ghost Rider stumbles onto the scene and assumes that Wolverine is one of Deathwatch’s assassins. This results in a big battle between the two of them. At the end, they defeat each other and a mysterious figure stands above them. |
Poison in “Vandals of the Heart” part 6 written by Steve Gerber art by Cindy Martin Poison threatens Dallas and Sally for their self-serving ways. Meanwhile, “Myrna” finds Trinity Joe and merges with him (she’d been inhabiting his mop) – she reveals her name is Mrinhä. Poison has an uneasy feeling that Mrinhä is also self-serving and will end up hurting Joe. |
|
Fantastic Four in “Dark Dimensions” part 2 written by Robert Denatale art by Tom Morgan In this odd story, the Mad Thinker’s replacement Sue Richards android is re-animated. It seeks out the Invisible Woman and steals her memories/mind/persona – its new programming is so strong that it begins to think it is truly the original Sue. But, when a realization is triggered that it is not, in fact, the real Sue – it makes a surprising move and re-awakens the real Sue. Even though it means it will be reduced to an inert android again. |
Starfox in “Wang Dang Doodle“ written by Peter Gillis art by Ernie Chan Starfox takes his girl, Heater Delight, on a vacation to the lavish planet, Kotzwinkle. Dark Roger, a previous potential suitor of Heater’s, has tracked her down in order to propose marriage … again. When she turns him down … again, he transports the club into the Caverns of Silence on a mystery planet. Don’t worry – he’ll bring it back once she changes her answer to “yes”. But, Starfox and his pal, Howlin’ Wolf, just ain’t gonna stand for it. So, the womanizing Avengers (he’s Thanos’ brother, too) and the legendary dead blues musician team up to take down the desperate suitor. |
Well how about that?! The first meeting between Ghost Rider and Wolverine takes place in this very issue! Poison’s feature introduces some interesting questions about this Mrinhä that I truly hope are explained before it ends. The Fantastic Four and Starfox features are very skippable although, it should be noted that Howlin’ Wolf is a tribute to Chester Arthur Burnett.
On Ebay: Marvel Comics Presents | Wolverine | Fantastic Four | Starfox
On AtomicAvenue: Marvel Comics Presents | Wolverine | Fantastic Four