{"id":2813,"date":"2011-07-22T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T19:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2011-07-22T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T19:40:49","slug":"guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Marvel Comics Presents #18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 – and more!<\/font><\/p>\n


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\nCover Date<\/strong>: Early May 1989 | Cover Price<\/strong>: $1.25 | Cover Artist<\/strong>: John Byrne<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\nCyclops<\/strong> in “the Retribution Affair<\/em>” part 2
\nwritten by Bob Harras
\nart by Ron Lim
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\nThe next day, Cyclops <\/strong>and Banshee <\/strong>both have the same feeling that something is wrong on Muir Island. The Irish super-hero shares his concerns about Moira’s odd behavior. Moira MacTaggert interrupts their meeting with news that Mary Campbell has fallen ill. The young girl belongs to a family that rents their home from Moira. When the three of them go to investigate, Mary’s brother Bobbie claims that the “Little People … the people in the lights” caused his sister to come down with this deadly infection. Later that night, the “light” attacks Cyclops while Moira, in a daze again, meets with Master Mold<\/strong>! The alpha sentinel explains that both Mary & Bobbie were exposed to the virus but, because Bobbie is human, it didn’t affect him.\n<\/td>\n
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\nBlack Panther<\/strong> in “Panther’s Quest<\/em>” part 6
\nwritten by Don McGregor
\nart by Gene Colan
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\n 
\nSouth African Magistrate, Anton Pretorius<\/strong>, meets with Corporal Percy Boraine <\/strong>to discuss the Black Panther<\/strong>‘s presence in their country. He puts the country on alert that an intruder has infiltrated their nation and reinforcement troops are dispatched to the Panther’s last-known location. Meanwhile, in that same area, the Black Panther and Zanti Chikane <\/strong>have reached their goal: the Panther’s sonar glider.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nShe-Hulk<\/strong> in “X-Mas Tease…<\/em>“
\nwritten by John Byrne
\nart by John Byrne
\n<\/center>
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\nThis tale begins as She-Hulk <\/strong>is struggling against that worst of foes: boredom! So, she phones Ben Grimm – otherwise known as the Thing <\/strong>from the Fantastic Four – and she explains how fun it’d be to take on Doctor Doom<\/strong>, Magneto <\/strong>and then Galactus<\/strong>. All in the same day! After her phone call, she reaches under her tree to open a present from Marvel Comics. It’s a box full of Sensational She-Hulk <\/em>#1’s. We’ve been had – this was all just to promote her then-upcoming series (it debuted this same month).\n<\/td>\n
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\nWillie Lumpkin<\/strong> in “A Christmas Card<\/em>”
\nwritten by Glenn Herdling
\nart by Richard Howell
\n<\/center>
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\nThe events of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol <\/em>are about to befall J. Jonah Jameson but the Ghost Of Christmas Past <\/strong>accidentally loses the ol’ codger’s address! So, he mistakenly descends upon the Fantastic Four’s mailman, Willie Lumpkin<\/strong>. As the Spirit takes Willie through moments in his life, it becomes evident that he’s one of the nicest guys out there. The Spirit has made a huge mistake … but will he realize it before he shows Willie how he dies?\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In this issue, the continuing sagas build some more steam but the one and done tales fall flat.<\/p>\n

On Ebay<\/u>: Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | Cyclops<\/a> | Black Panther<\/a> | She-Hulk<\/a> | Fantastic Four<\/a>
\nOn AtomicAvenue<\/span>: Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | Cyclops<\/a> | Black Panther<\/a> | She-Hulk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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