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Marvel Comics Presents #72

Marvel · Series began 1988 · [Early March] 1991

first appearance of Abraham Cornelius, The Professor and Carol Hines

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Abraham Cornelius (scientist of Weapon X program) — introduction
The Professor (Truett Hudson, Weapon X) — introduction, not named
Carol Hines (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: [Early March] 1991
On sale: January 22, 1991
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #72 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 07148602214572
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Creators

pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith, Butch Guice, Paul Gulacy, Sandy Plunkett, Dwayne Turner, Javier Saltaresinks: Butch Guice, Barry Windsor-Smith, Gary Martin, Chris Ivy, Mark McKennacolors: Barry Windsor-Smith, Steve Mattsson, Gregory Wright, Kelly Corvesescript: Barry Windsor-Smith, Gerard Jones, Sandy Plunkett, Fabian Niciezaletters: Jim Novak, Barry Windsor-Smith, Jade Moede, Janice Chiang, Michael Heisler

Stories

Weapon-X: Prologue · 8 pages
As Logan drinks and reflects on his life, the Professor gathers his staff for the Weapon X project.
The Bush of Ghosts Part 5: Ant Hills of the Savannah · 8 pages
Shanna, Jeremy, Eric and Dubose team up and set out to track down Guy Cross-Wallace.
Redemption Song Part IV: A Momentary Taste of Being · 8 pages
Daredevil looks for Ellington, but finds his boat abandoned.
Flesh of My Flesh · 8 pages
After Lobo was killed by Bengal, Red Wolf performs a ceremony and then skins Lobo which he then dons as his new headdress/cloak. Four drunks come across a mother wolf suckling her five wolf cubs and shoot her, and then go after the cubs and shoot them down one by one. Red Wolf intervenes, taking down the drunks, and rescues the last wolf cub. He will name this wolf cub Lobo after his original companion, and it will grow into Red Wolf's second loyal wolf companion.

Characters

LoganWolverineMatt MurdockDaredevilShanna the She-DevilShanna O'Hara PlunderWilliam TalltreesRed WolfAbraham CorneliusThe ProfessorCarol HinesBengalDuc No TranhLoboTruett HudsonDubose WilsonJeremy McheleEric HellerElla Pinkwater

Reprinted in

Weapon X (1993), Weapon-X (1994), X-Men: The Movie (2000), Wolverine: Weapon X (2001), Best of Wolverine (2004), Wolverine: Weapon X (2007), Wolverine: Weapon X (2009), Pet Avengers Classic (2009), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection (2013), True Believers: Wolverine Weapon X (2017), Wolverine: Weapon X Gallery Edition (2022)