CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Comics Presents #13

Marvel · Series began 1988 · Late February 1989

first appearance of Ramonda, Elmer Gore, Number Six and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Ramonda (Wakanda) — introduction, imagination
Elmer Gore (Marvel) — introduction, villain
Number Six (from Colossus series in Marvel Comics Presents) — introduction
Patrick Slade (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: Late February 1989
On sale: October 20, 1988
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #13 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07148602214513
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Creators

pencils: Gene Colan, Rick Leonardi, Mike Harris, Bruce Jones, Javier Saltaresinks: Gene Colan, P. Craig Russell, Tom Palmer, Mike Harris, Bruce Jones, Bob McLeodscript: Ann Nocenti, Don McGregor, C. J. Henderson, Bruce Jonescolors: Mike Rockwitz, Glynis Oliver, Steve Buccellato, Steve Mattssonletters: Ken Lopez, Joe Rosen, Michael Heisler, Pete Ciccone

Stories

God's Country Part IV: Draw the Lines... · 8 pages
Panther's Quest [Part 1]: A Rumor of Life · 8 pages
June 1986: In a black township in the area around Pretoria, South Africa, T'Challa meets white shop-owner, Patrick Slade, who may have information about T'Challa's long-lost mother, Ramonda.
Reed's on the Roof and We Can't Get Him Down · 8 pages
Reed gets stuck while fixing the roof and is dramatically rescued by Invisible Woman.
A Tooth for a Tooth · 8 pages
Shanna takes down a hunter who has killed his wife and blamed it on a lion.

Characters

Reed RichardsMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsPiotr RasputinColossusT'ChallaBlack PantherInvisible WomanShanna the She-DevilShanna O'Hara PlunderRamondaT'ChakaElmer GoreBruceRoxanneZackeryNumber SixPatrick Slade

Reprinted in

Colossus: God's Country (1994), Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2010), Black Panther Epic Collection (2016), Black Panther: Panther's Quest (2018), X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus (2024), Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus (2025)