{"id":3153,"date":"2011-09-16T09:19:15","date_gmt":"2011-09-16T16:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2011-09-16T09:19:15","modified_gmt":"2011-09-16T16:19:15","slug":"guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-25-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-25-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Marvel Comics Presents #25"},"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 August 1989 | Cover Price<\/strong>: $1.25 | Cover Artist<\/strong>: Kevin Maguire <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\nHavok<\/strong> in “Pharaoh’s Legacy<\/em>” part 2
\nwritten by Howard Mackie
\nart by Rich Buckler
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\nHavok <\/strong>uses his powers to blast free of the net and delay the attackers long enough for him and Leila <\/strong>to steal their flying ship and escape. The couple spends the next few days experiencing Australia together as a romance between them buds. Soon enough, the cult’s hunters have tracked them down again and this time the Living Pharaoh <\/strong>(although, it’s a new guy in the costume) is with them. In the attack, the squad captures Leila and leaves Havok for dead.\n<\/td>\n
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\nBlack Panther<\/strong> in “Panther’s Quest<\/em>” part 13
\nwritten by Don McGregor
\nart by Gene Colan
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\nSouth African Minister of Security Doeke Riebeeck <\/strong>and Magistrate of Communcations Anton Pretorius <\/strong>angrily debate the implications of killing the Black Panther<\/strong>, now that he’s invaded their country. Riebeeck feels that it may come down to the death of the invader but Pretorius fears that his death may cause international repercussions. Meanwhile, back in Zanti’s neighborhood, the villagers have formed a mob and are attacking a man who they believe is to be a traitor to their people.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nNth<\/sup> Man<\/strong> in “… From Little Acorns Grow<\/em>“
\nwritten by Larry Hama
\nart by Ron Wagner
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\nOnce again, John Doe <\/strong>& Alfie Doe <\/strong>are in trouble in Iowa’s Merrivale Home For Boys. The administrator, Elmore, recalls how the boys were dropped off at the home by a women who looked like she had burst into flames from the inside out. The woman warned them that one of the boys was very, very good … and one was very, very bad. And, locked in their room as punishment, we discover that these boys are able to project themselves into their very own futures. They call it looking at “could-be” stuff – and this time they go into the future to discover John Doe is the CIA’s number one operative. They also find Alfie’s in charge of nuclear missiles! But, they’re abruptly woken out of their “could-be” journey to meet the O’Meagan<\/strong> couple – Alfie’s new, adopted parents!\n<\/td>\n
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\nUrsa Major<\/strong> in “Sophia<\/em>”
\nwritten by John Figueroa
\nart by Ron Wilson
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\nOne of the Soviet Super Soldiers, Ursa Major<\/strong>, is on vacation in the mountains, when he meets a young girl named Sophia Ilyitch Kharkova. And, three days later, he discovers her mother in an ambulance – badly beaten. Mikhail assumes his bear-form to rescue the young girl from her attackers.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This issue marks the first appearance of Nth Man <\/em> and is a prelude to his ongoing series that went on to last for 16 issues. Unfortunately, the Black Panther feature was mostly filler, as was Ursa Major’s.<\/p>\n

On Ebay<\/u>: Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | Havok<\/a> | Black Panther<\/a> | Nth Man<\/a> | Soviet<\/a>
\nOn AtomicAvenue<\/span>: Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | Black Panther<\/a> | Mutant X (aka Havok)<\/a> |Nth Man<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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