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CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Comics Presents #38

Marvel · Series began 1988 · Mid December [Late December] 1989

Dates

Cover date
Mid December [Late December] 1989
On sale
October 3, 1989
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #38 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.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602214538

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Mark Badger, Erik Larsen, Javier Saltares, Marshall Rogers, John Buscema, Butch Guiceinks: Mark Badger, Terry Austin, José Marzán Jr., Dan Adkins, John Buscema, Bob Laytonscript: Michael Higgins, Bill Mumy, Marv Wolfmancolors: Mike Rockwitz, Tom Vincent, Kelly Corvese, Nel Yomtovletters: Tim Harkins, Ken Lopez, Jack Morelli, Phil Felix

Stories

  • Having a Wild Weekend-- Part 8: There's No Place Like Home · 8 pages

    Excalibur learns that Arcade has been behind their zany adventure.

  • Stardust Miseries Part 1: Something in the Air · 8 pages

    Wonder Man starts feeling like his mind is not his own just before he turns on his Avengers allies and leaves them.

  • Art for Art's Sake · 8 pages

    Joe Fixit tries to persuade a reclusive singer/songwriter to perform for his boss.

  • Black Shadow! White Shadow! Chapter One: The Killing Ground! · 8 pages

    Wolverine arrives in Hong Kong to discover that a mysterious force has vaporized an entire city block.

Characters

LoganWolverineSteve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManBruce BannerThorHulkThor OdinsonKurt WagnerNightcrawlerClint BartonWanda MaximoffScarlet WitchHawkeyeHank PymJanet Van DyneVisionWaspKitty PrydeSimon WilliamsWonder ManBrian BraddockShadowcatCaptain BritainGiant-ManRachel SummersLockheedAmora

Reprinted in

Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (2005), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), Excalibur Epic Collection (2017), Excalibur Omnibus (2020), Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus (2023)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.