{"id":2405,"date":"2011-04-22T07:18:03","date_gmt":"2011-04-22T14:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=2405"},"modified":"2011-04-22T07:18:03","modified_gmt":"2011-04-22T14:18:03","slug":"guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Marvel Comics Presents #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"b18d58\"><em>Marvel Comics Presents <\/em> 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 &#8211; and more!<\/font><\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/mcp\/marvel-comics-presents-005.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel Comics Presents #5\" title=\"Marvel Comics Presents #5\" ><br \/>\n<strong>Cover Date<\/strong>: Late October 1988 | <strong>Cover Price<\/strong>: $1.25 | <strong>Cover Artist<\/strong>: John Buscema with K. Janson<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Wolverine <\/strong>in &#8220;<em>Save the Tiger<\/em>&#8221; part 5<br \/>\nwritten by Chris Claremont<br \/>\nart by John Buscema with Klaus Janson<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Logan<\/strong>, battered from his fight and huge fall from last issue, is rescued from the Madripoor Harbor by <strong>Jessan Hoan<\/strong>. Over the next few days, she nurses him back to health.\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Man-Thing <\/strong>in &#8220;<em>Elements of Terror<\/em>&#8221; part 5<br \/>\nwritten by Steve Gerber<br \/>\nart by Tom Sutton<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nIn Washington D.C., Colonel Jody Choate testifies that his involvement with the Freedom Science Institute was done with the nation&#8217;s best interests in mind &#8211; attempting to defeat an influx of Communist sentiment. Back in the Florida swamps, &#8220;Demon&#8221; (we discover her real name is Marea) has thrown off her government bosses now that she&#8217;s got the <strong>Man-Thing <\/strong>&#8211; hoping to use him as a gateway for demonic infestation. And, over in Northern California, the Super Soldier experimentation continues to progress.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Master of Kung Fu <\/strong>in &#8220;<em>Crossing Lines<\/em>&#8221; part 5<br \/>\nwritten by Doug Moench<br \/>\nart by Tom Grindberg with Dave Cockrum<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Shang-Chi <\/strong>and the <strong>Cat <\/strong>continue to hunt down the trail that will lead them to <strong>Argus <\/strong>and his Terrorist Training Base. And, over at the base, where Argus still has <strong>Leiko Wu <\/strong>captive, we discover that he has commissioned a deadly chemical to be produced that will provide immediate incapacitation for its victims.\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Daredevil<\/strong> in &#8220;<em>You&#8217;ll See It When You Believe It<\/em>&#8221; <br \/>\nwritten by Terry Kavanagh<br \/>\nart by Dwayne Turner with Michael Gustovich<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nMatt Murdock is contacted by a teenager named Freddy who claims that a man named Rick is out to kill him. But, there&#8217;s more to this story than there originally appears. Can <strong>Daredevil <\/strong>help this young man before irreparable harm is done to him?\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>The Daredevil story found here is not your standard super-hero tale but does a great job of promoting awareness of mental illness.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note from the Format Dept<\/strong>: this issue&#8217;s cover is not in the single image wrap format established by the first issue.<\/p>\n<p><u>On Ebay<\/u>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22marvel+comics+presents%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22wolverine%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Wolverine<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22man-thing%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Man-Thing<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22shang-chi%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Shang-Chi<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22daredevil%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Daredevil<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">On AtomicAvenue<\/span>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=marvel+comics+presents&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=wolverine&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Wolverine<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=man-thing&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Man-Thing<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=master+of+kung+fu&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Master of Kung Fu<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=daredevil&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Daredevil<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marvel Comics Presents launched in 1988 as an ad-free anthology showcasing four eight-page features, stuffed inside a wrap-around cover. 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