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Marvel Comics Presents #57

Marvel · Series began 1988 · [Late August] 1990

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Sandra Rains (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: [Late August] 1990
On sale: June 26, 1990
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #57 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 07148602214557
This edition’s page

Story arc: On the Road

This is part 1 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Dale Keown, David Ross, James Fry, Mike Collins, Mike Harris, Dave Cockruminks: Bob McLeod, Dan Day, Brad K. Joyce, Mark Farmer, Joe Rubinstein, Jeff Albrechtscript: Michael Higgins, Len Kaminski, Bob DeNatale, Jon Zimmermancolors: Brad Vancata, Gregory Wright, Kelly Corvese, Mike Rockwitzletters: Todd Klein, Brad K. Joyce, Phil Felix, Chris Eliopoulos

Stories

On the Road Part 4: Death Don't Have No Mercy · 8 pages
Wolverine barely escapes his own autopsy. Hulk has another encounter with Wolverine, or does he?
Children of the Beast, Chapter IV: Leader of the Pack! · 8 pages
Jack is horrified to learn that he has spawned a whole group of werewolves by his actions in the past.
Neptune's Eye! Part 1: Strange Visitors · 8 pages
Namor encounters a scientific film crew working near the whirlpool known as Neptune's eye.
The Crown Jewel Caper · 8 pages
The Black Cat steals a treasure map from the Palace of Versailles, but is double-crossed by the antiquarian who hired her.

Publisher’s description

This issue features four stories. "On the Road" starring Wolverine and the Hulk. "Part 4: Death Don't Have No Mercy" "Children of the Beast" starring the Werewolf. "Chapter IV: Leader of the Pack!" - Jack Russell rides with a motorcycle gangs called the Braineaters. The gang, a pack of intelligent werewolves led by a female named Layla, had saved Jack's alter ego after he had been severely injured by Silver Dagger. Now, the Braineaters run rampant at a drive-in theater as dusk falls. Jack tries to fight off Layla's seductive powers as she explains that the gang is one the Werewolf attacked years earlier, passing his curse on to them. From a distance, Silver Dagger watches the orgy, then gives the order to his team, the Sword, to mobilize. The moon rises, and Jack and the bikers transform into werewolves. The gang begin to assault the drive-in patrons, but Jack's Werewolf tears into them. A lit cigarette dropped from the mouth of one of the Braineaters ignites a puddle of gasoline, resulting in an explosion. Jack's lycanthropic alter ego takes the opportunity to run away, as Layla growls at the "traitor", vowing revenge. "Neptune's Eye!" starring the Sub-Mariner. "Part 1: Strange Visitors" "The Crown Jewel Caper" starring the Black Cat.

Characters

LoganWolverineBruce BannerHulkNamorSub-MarinerFelicia HardyBlack CatJack RussellWerewolfMimicCalvin RankinIsaiah CurwenSilver DaggerLaylaSandra Rains

Reprinted in

Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine (2005), Wolverine Omnibus (2009)