{"id":3186,"date":"2011-10-14T06:26:59","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=3186"},"modified":"2011-10-14T06:27:21","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T13:27:21","slug":"guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2011\/10\/guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Marvel Comics Presents #31"},"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-031.jpg\" alt=\"Marvel Comics Presents #31\" title=\"Marvel Comics Presents #31\" ><br \/>\n<strong>Cover Date<\/strong>: Early November 1989 | <strong>Cover Price<\/strong>: $1.25 | <strong>Cover Artist<\/strong>: Jon Bogdanove 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; conclusion<br \/>\nwritten by Howard Mackie<br \/>\nart by Rich Buckler<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Plasma <\/strong>reveals that everything that&#8217;s occurred over the past few days was a ruse to lure <strong>Havok <\/strong>into the clutches of the Cult of the Living Pharaoh. The Cult intended to use Havok&#8217;s power to empower a new leader &#8211; a descendant of the Living Pharaoh. Turns out that descendant is Plasma (she&#8217;s the Pharaoh&#8217;s niece) and she wants Havok to use his powers to energize her own powers. But Havok doesn&#8217;t like being used &#8211; he denies her the power and defeats her in battle.<br \/>\n\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 19<br \/>\nwritten by Don McGregor<br \/>\nart by Gene Colan<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Patrick Slade <\/strong>is now dead at the hands of <strong>Gore<\/strong>, a South African mercenary. The information about the <strong>Black Panther<\/strong>&#8216;s mother forever locked within his lifeless brain. Desperate for answers, the Panther visits Sarah Slade, newly widowed, to figure out his next move. She had a note there, left by one of the mercenaries, <strong>Strike<\/strong>, for him. The note essentially told him to &#8220;bug off&#8221; and it was signed <strong>Ramonda<\/strong>. His mother&#8230;\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 6<br \/>\nwritten by Doug Moench<br \/>\nart by Paul Gulacy<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\n<strong>Coldblood-7&#8242;<\/strong>s computer reveals how Eric Savin&#8217;s lifeless body was brought back to life by Mako&#8217;s surgeons and enhanced with cybernetics by <strong>Gina Dyson<\/strong>. Meanwhile, <strong>Mako <\/strong>and his team have tracked Coldblood to his location in the Las Vegas Lucky 7 Motel. A robotic agent of theirs meets with Coldblood to reveal that his friend, Gina, is now their captive. They&#8217;ve given him an offer: if he turns himself back in, they won&#8217;t kill her. He answers by destroying the robot.\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\" align=\"left\">\n<center><br \/>\n<strong>Excalibur<\/strong> in &#8220;<em>Having A Wild Weekend<\/em>&#8221; part 1<br \/>\nwritten by Michael Higgins<br \/>\nart by Erik Larsen<br \/>\n<\/center><br \/>\nThe <strong>Loonies <\/strong>escape from Kitty Pryde&#8217;s computer and invade <strong>Excalibur<\/strong>&#8216;s base. All six members (Guns Gummy, Rooster Cockburn, Billy Bird, Southpaw, the Ham, Tailgunner) quickly launch into attack mode! And, perhaps due to their surprise attack advantage, the &#8220;Looney Tunes&#8221; rip-offs defeat our heroes and lock them up within their Carrot Confinement Containers!\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Well, the conclusion to Havok&#8217;s story certainly had a twist but, overall it wasn&#8217;t that much of an interesting story. Girl want power. Girl can&#8217;t have power. Fight! The <em>Excalibur <\/em>story features some nice art by Erik Larsen but I&#8217;m concerned it&#8217;ll stay in this &#8220;silly&#8221; vein for too long.<\/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> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22excalibur%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Excalibur<\/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> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atomicavenue.com\/atomic\/SellerIssues.aspx?XT=1&amp;T=excalibur&amp;S=cyberspacecomics\" target=\"_blank\">Excalibur<\/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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