Marvel Comics Presents
| Marvel Comics Presents | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule |
(vol. 1): Biweekly (vol. 1): Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date(s) |
(vol. 1) September 1988 - March 1995 (vol. 2) September 2007 - August 2008 |
| No. of issues |
(vol. 1): 175 (vol. 2): 12 |
| Main character(s) |
(vol. 1) Wolverine, Ghost Rider, Man-Thing, Weapon X, Shang-Chi, Cyclops (vol. 2) Vanguard, Weapon Omega |
| Creative team | |
| Written by |
(vol. 1) Chris Claremont |
| Penciller(s) |
(vol. 1) John Buscema, Tom Sutton, Tom Grindberg, Dave Cockrum, Al Milgrom, Ron Lim, Rick Leonardi, Rich Buckler, Paul Gulacy, Erik Larsen, Javier Saltares, Mark Texeira, Kelley Jones, Barry Windsor-Smith, Sam Kieth, Steve Lightle, Dwayne Turner (vol. 2) Dave Wilkins, Stuart Immonen, Clayton Henry, Khoi Pham, Mico Suayan, Andrea DiVito, Staz Johnson, Ed McGuinness, Lee Weeks, Marco Checchetto |
| Collected editions | |
| Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 1 | ISBN |
| Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 2 | ISBN |
| Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 3 | ISBN |
| Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 4 | ISBN |
| Wolverine: Weapon X | ISBN |
| Marvel Comics Presents: Weapon Omega | ISBN |
Marvel Comics Presents was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995; it returned for a second volume in 2007-2008.
The first volume was released on a biweekly basis and lasted for 175 issues. Each issue had four eight-page stories, of which generally two were episodes in ongoing serials and two were one-episode stories. The one-episode stories generally featured obscure or little-seen characters from the Marvel universe, and often featured work by creators previously unpublished in the comics field, including Scott Lobdell (later X-Men Writer) who started work under the editorship of Tom DeFalco.
The original plan was for the lead story to feature different members of the X-Men in solo adventures lasting between eight and ten episodes. The first ten issues featured Wolverine; others featured were Colossus, Cyclops, Havok, and Excalibur. From issue 39 onwards, Wolverine was featured in the series until issue #121, when the character was phased out of the series. Particularly notable was "Weapon X" in issues #72-84, which revealed Wolverine's origin, with story and art by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Later Ghost Rider was added to the series as "co-lead" feature, and the book adopted a "flip-book" format, thereby allowing each of the two characters cover billing. Eventually other characters, such as Man-Thing and Lunatik, got cover billing.
Several of the Wolverine storylines have since been collected and reprinted in trade paperback format. The first volume features Wolverine's first adventures in Madripoor, a fictional island that became Wolverine's second home during the late 1980s, as well as the "introduction" of Tyger Tiger.
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