{"id":4792,"date":"2012-11-23T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2012-11-23T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=4792"},"modified":"2012-11-22T10:03:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-22T17:03:08","slug":"guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/guide-to-marvel-comics-presents-89\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Marvel Comics Presents #89"},"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>: 1991 | Cover Price<\/strong>: $1.25 | Cover Artist<\/strong>: Sam Kieth; Joe Madureira (back)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\nWolverine<\/strong> in “Blood Hungry<\/em>” part 5
\nwritten by Peter David
\nart by Sam Kieth
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\nAfter her meeting with Cyber<\/strong>, Tiger Tyger <\/strong>sets out to find Wolverine <\/strong>– he’s gone missing ever since Cyber <\/strong>infected him with a hallucinagenic drug. As he comes to – she reveals that she did, in fact, make a deal with Cyber <\/strong>for the drug shipments – even though she really didn’t want to. Afterwards, we see Cyber <\/strong>making a deal with General Coy <\/strong>– Tiger Tyger <\/strong>is sure to disapprove when she finds out.\n<\/td>\n
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\nBeast<\/strong> in “Just Friends<\/em>” part 5
\nwritten by Scott Lobdell
\nart by Jae Lee
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\nThe Beast <\/strong>seeks out the Constrictor <\/strong>and reveals that he thinks he was set up. After all, why would the Red Ghost <\/strong>hire him to kill the Beast<\/strong>? The Red Ghost <\/strong>is typically a Fantastic Four villain – and hasn’t encountered the Beast. Constrictor <\/strong>confirms that he never actually met with the Red Ghost – just that he was told that’s who was paying for the hit. So, the Beast <\/strong>convinces the Constrictor <\/strong>to join him in his quest for answers. The two of them then have to fight their way through a squad of Were-Borgs <\/strong>in to the Belgian Ministry of Defense (that’s where the Red Ghost is being kept – in ill health). After they dispatch those goons, they split up. The Beast finds Jennifer Nyles <\/strong>– and she pulls a gun on him!\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nSpitfire<\/strong> in “Young Blood<\/em>“
\nwritten by Dan Slott
\nart by Rita Fagiani
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\nAfter receiving a second transfusion of blood from the original Human Torch (in Namor the Sub-Mariner #12), Spitfire<\/strong>‘s body has reverted biologically back 48 years! It’s a strange mutant power – to have regenerative blood that is triggered by the addition of synthetic blood. Blood that Selene <\/strong>(the Black Queen) wants! After all, Selene <\/strong>is an “energy vampire” – she has to kill others to maintain her youth. To that end, she’s kidnapped Spitfire<\/strong>‘s son in an effort to gain access to her body. She intends to vivisect the heroine in order to duplicate the process – a far simpler task than having to kill someone every time, I suppose. Naturally, Spitfire <\/strong>doesn’t want that to happen so she figures out a way to defeat Selene and rescue her son.\n<\/td>\n
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\nMojo<\/strong> in “What’s Wrong With This Picture?!<\/em>“
\nwritten by Dan Slott
\nart by Joe Madureira
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\nMojo’s media empire’s ratings have plummeted – a competitor has been luring away the audience with documentaries. Minor Domo suggests that they create a documentary to stay relevant (and, more importantly, in business). So, Mojor sets out to capture the X-Men in their natural habitat. Turns out, it’s pretty boring watching them live a normal day. When they get back, they realize that the camera was facing the wrong way – the X-Men were never even filmed. But, what it did capture saves the day – it becomes a hit show!\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Lots of good stuff here, folks. A Sam Kieth cover and very early work by Joe Madureira (and Dan Slott, too). I’m curious to see how this double-deal Cyber’s planning unfolds. The Beast story is really fun! I certainly did not see a Beast\/Constrictor team-up coming … but I like it! Spitfire was this issue’s low point but the Mojo story was silly and fun (in that special Mojo-way).<\/p>\n

On Ebay<\/u>: Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | Wolverine<\/a> | Spitfire<\/a> | Beast<\/a> | Mojo<\/a>
\nOn AtomicAvenue<\/span>: Marvel Comics Presents<\/a> | Wolverine<\/a> | Spitfire<\/a> | Beast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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