{"id":3087,"date":"2011-10-07T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=3087"},"modified":"2011-10-07T06:00:14","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T13:00:14","slug":"guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Marvel Comics Presents #30"},"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-030.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel Comics Presents #30\" title=\"Marvel Comics Presents #30\" ><br \/>\n<strong>Cover Date<\/strong>: Late October 1989 | <strong>Cover Price<\/strong>: $1.25 | <strong>Cover Artist<\/strong>: Steve Geiger with Peter Craig Russell<\/p>\n<table border=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Havok<\/strong> in &#8220;<em>Pharaoh&#8217;s Legacy<\/em>&#8221; part 7<br \/>\nwritten by Howard Mackie<br \/>\nart by Rich Buckler<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Havok <\/strong>and <strong>Wolverine <\/strong>invade the base of the Cult of the Living Pharaoh and come face to face with <strong>Plasma <\/strong>&#8211; who takes off her mask to reveal that she is Leila O&#8217;Toole!\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Black Panther<\/strong> in &#8220;<em>Panther&#8217;s Quest<\/em>&#8221; part 18<br \/>\nwritten by Don McGregor<br \/>\nart by Gene Colan<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs <strong>Patrick Slade <\/strong>is held at knife-point by the South African soldier, <strong>Gore<\/strong>, he reflects upon how he discovered that the Black Panther&#8217;s mother was still alive. Unfortunately for Slade, the Black Panther cannot react quickly enough to save him from the blade &#8211; now covered in his blood.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Coldblood<\/strong> in &#8220;<em>Rise and Shine<\/em>&#8221; part 5<br \/>\nwritten by Doug Moench<br \/>\nart by Paul Gulacy<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Coldblood-7<\/strong> finds sanctuary at a Las Vegas brothel while, back at the complex, <strong>Mako <\/strong>accuses <strong>Gina <\/strong>of helping Coldblood escape and subdues her. Given safety and time, Coldblood asks the computer to reveal his past to him. He learns that he is <strong>Eric Savin<\/strong>, a Lieutenant-Colonel in the U.S. Army and that the fake city he escaped from was a training ground for super-soldier cyborgs like him. The program was unwittingly funded by the U.S. Government for the mad scientist, Mako. And, the cyber-surgeon behind all of this was Gina Dyson &#8211; the woman who has now, in her guilt, given aid to Coldblood so he can shut the whole thing down. \n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Leir<\/strong> in &#8220;<em>The Temper Of A God&#8230;<\/em>&#8221; <br \/>\nwritten by Sue Flaxman<br \/>\nart by Tom Morgan<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nAn intruder has disturbed the peaceful autumn morning on Avalon and it&#8217;s up to <strong>Leir<\/strong>, the Celtic Lord of Lightning and God of the Spear, to dispatch the troll. <strong>Dagda<\/strong>, the God of the Druids, claims that the Fomorians sent the troll to test the Celtic gods. So, to teach them a lesson, Leir and <strong>Caber <\/strong>(the God of Bards) invade the Fomorians&#8217; camp. But, Dagda intervenes before Leir can kill the rival tribe. The Lord of Lightning, it seems, has a lot to learn about mercy.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/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=%22havok%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Havok<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22black+panther%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Black Panther<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22coldblood%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Coldblood<\/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=black+panther&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Black Panther<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=mutant+x&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Mutant X (aka Havok)<\/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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