CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Comics Presents #44

Marvel · Series began 1988 · [Late February] 1990

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Dates

Cover date: [Late February] 1990
On sale: December 26, 1989
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #44 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 07148602214544
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Creators

pencils: Bryan Hitch, John Buscema, Javier Saltares, Dave Simons, Gavin Curtis, Kevin O'Neillinks: Bryan Hitch, John Buscema, José Marzán Jr., Dave Simons, Bob Wiacek, Kevin O'Neill, Mike Machlanscript: Marv Wolfman, Michael Higgins, Roy Thomas, Dan Mishkincolors: Nel Yomtov, Tom Vincent, Brad Vancataletters: Phil Felix, Ken Lopez, Janice Chiang

Stories

Black Shadow! White Shadow! Chapter VII: Blood Craze! · 8 pages
Wolverine enters the lair of the Shadows and learns that they are manifested from a morbidly obese mutant.
Stardust Miseries Part 7: Wipeout · 8 pages
Wonder Man takes out the Avengers, and the Enchantress hooks them up to a machine in order to siphon their powers and make Simon a god.
Trashed! · 8 pages
Rintrah accidentally turns a pile of trash into a sentient monster.
... And Not a Drop to Drink! · 8 pages
Puma stops an old spirit from turning a sacred area of the desert to a huge lake of water.

Characters

LoganWolverineSteve RogersCaptain AmericaTony StarkIron ManThorThor OdinsonHank McCoyBeastStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeHank PymJanet Van DyneWaspSimon WilliamsWonder ManAmoraEnchantressWongRintrahThomas FireheartPumaBlack Shadow/White ShadowMaiBlack ShadowWhite ShadowCh'un

Reprinted in

Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (2005), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Wonder Man: The Early Years Omnibus (2023)