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Marvel Comics Presents #18

Marvel · Series began 1988 · Early May 1989

first appearance of Anton Pretorius and Mary Campbell

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Anton Pretorius (Marvel) — introduction, Magistrate of Communications
Mary Campbell (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: Early May 1989
On sale: December 29, 1988
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #18 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 07148602214518
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Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Ron Lim, Gene Colan, Richard Howellinks: John Byrne, Bruce Patterson, Tom Palmer, Bob Wiacek, Joe Sinnottcolors: George Roussos, Andy Yanchus, Glynis Oliver, Richard Howellletters: John Byrne, Agustin Más, Joe Rosen, Michael Heisler, Jack Morelliscript: Bob Harras, Don McGregor, John Byrne, Glenn Herdling

Stories

The Retribution Affair Part II: Plague In the Night · 8 pages
Cyclops and Banshee try to investigate Moira's mysterious bouts of sleep walking.
Panther's Quest [Part 6 of 25]: Naked Exposures · 8 pages
South African Magistrate of Communications, Anton Pretorius, finds out about T'Challa's attack on Percy Boraine. Pretorius sends more troops to the black township and tells the nation about T'Challa's illegal entry into the country. T'Challa and Zanti avoid the military patrols and make it to the solar glider in time to learn about Pretorius' televised speech.
X-Mas Tease · 8 pages
She-Hulk is bored on Christmas Eve and calls The Thing up to have a chat.
A Christmas Card · 8 pages
Due to an unfortunate mistake, Willie Lumpkin is visited by the ghosts of Christmas and put through a christmas carol wringer which was actually meant for miser J. Jonah Jameson.

Characters

Ben GrimmScott SummersThe ThingCyclopsReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsT'ChallaBlack PantherInvisible WomanJennifer WaltersVictor Von DoomShe-HulkDoctor DoomErik LehnsherrMagnetoPietro MaximoffQuicksilverBlack BoltBlackagar BoltagonSean CassidyGalanGalactusMedusaMedusalith Amaquelin BoltagonCrystalCrystalia Amaquelin MaximoffMoira MacTaggert

Reprinted in

Cyclops: Retribution (1994), Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2010), Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne (2011), Black Panther Epic Collection (2016), Black Panther: Panther's Quest (2018), Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne Omnibus (2019), She-Hulk Epic Collection (2022), X-Factor: The Original X-Men Omnibus (2024), Black Panther: Panther's Prey Omnibus (2025)