Dates
- Cover date
- Late December 1993
- On sale
- October 26, 1993
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #144 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.
Barcode 75960602214414411
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602214544
This edition’s page
Story arc: Siege of Darkness
This is part 6 of 18. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Nightstalkers (1992) #14
- Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins (1992) #15
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #143
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #16
- Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992) #17
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #144
- Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #60
- Ghost Rider (1990) #44
- Silver Sable and the Wild Pack (1992) #19
- Nightstalkers (1992) #15
- Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins (1992) #16
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #145
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #17
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #146
- Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992) #18
- Midnight Sons Unlimited (1993) #4
- Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #61
- Ghost Rider (1990) #45
Creators
Stories
- Siege of Darkness Part 7: Like Family, Like Enemy · 8 pages
Even though Morbius has freed himself from Bloodthirst's control, he cannot yet reveal that fact to his fellow Midnight Sons, who continue to attack him as they believe he is a traitor. Eventually Morbius escapes, and then turns on the Lilin when they attack a small child. Morbius ends up fighting Martine who has been possessed by the Lilin Parasite, but can't find the resolve to kill her.
- Siege of Darkness Part 7: Treachery Redeemed · 8 pages
Ghost Rider goes all out in attacking Morbius, who he believes has betrayed him and the Midnight Sons, unaware that Morbius is now free of control but is incapable of speaking. In the meantime, Modred and Jinx face off against Zarathos.
- Algorithm of Life Part 2 of 2: Techno Phobia! · 8 pages
Wanda and her adversary Pixil are both entrapped by the more dangerous Ars Magna in Pixil's cyber world. Through one of her hexes, Wanda manages to latch onto a "computer hack", which draws her back to Earth via the hacker's terminal, leaving both Pixil and Ars Magna stranded.
- Goblin Night Part 2 of 2: Stage Fright · 8 pages
The werewolf tracks the group of small Lilin to a school, where the audience thinks they are part of the school's Halloween play. Carnage ensues.
Characters
Reprinted in
Avengers: Scarlet Witch by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning (2015), Avengers: The Death of Mockingbird (2016), Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Epic Collection (2023)