CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Comics Presents #17

Marvel · Series began 1988 · Late April 1989

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Dates

Cover date: Late April 1989
On sale: December 15, 1988
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #17 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 07148602214517
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Creators

pencils: Rich Buckler, Rick Leonardi, Gene Colan, Tom Sutton, Ron Liminks: Bob McLeod, Al Milgrom, P. Craig Russell, Tom Palmer, Tom Sutton, Bruce Pattersonscript: Ann Nocenti, Don McGregor, Scott Lobdell, Bob Harrascolors: Mike Rockwitz, Glynis Oliver, Tom Vincent, Andy Yanchusletters: Ken Lopez, Joe Rosen, Todd Klein, Agustin Más

Stories

American Pie, Part VIII: Fit to Print · 8 pages
The battle against Alexander and his Cold Warriors is over, and Roxanne's father dies.
Panther's Quest Part V: Reasonable Force · 8 pages
T'Challa and Zanti are stopped by a pair of army soldiers. T'Challa knocks out the soldiers and has Zanti drive him away in the soldiers' truck.
Do You See What I See? · 8 pages
The Watcher has his own version of "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
The Retribution Affair! Part 1: Blinded by the Light · 8 pages
Cyclops arrives on Muir Isle but is attacked by a mysterious force.

Characters

Scott SummersCyclopsPiotr RasputinColossusT'ChallaBlack PantherSean CassidyUatuThe WatcherMoira MacTaggertZanti ChikaneBruceRoxanneZackeryNumber SixAlexander

Reprinted in

Cyclops: Retribution (1994), Colossus: God's Country (1994), Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2010), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), Black Panther Epic Collection (2016), Black Panther: Panther's Quest (2018), X-Men: X-Tinction Agenda Omnibus (2024), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024), Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus (2025)