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CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Comics Presents #147

Marvel · Series began 1988 · Early February 1994

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Psiphon (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
Early February 1994
On sale
December 7, 1993
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #147 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 75960602214414711

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 00928102214547

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Robert E. Brown, Reggie Jones, Fred Harper, David Cullen, Ron Wilson, Steve Lieber, Colin MacNeilinks: Rey Garcia, Fred Harper, John Stanisci, Ron Wilson, Steve Lieber, Colin MacNeilscript: Chris Cooper, Len Kaminski, John Figueroa, Mariano Niciezacolors: Joe Andreani, James Felder, Marianne Lightleletters: Michael Higgins, Loretta Krol

Stories

  • Tower of Blood · 8 pages

    Vengeance arrives too late to stop terrorists from killing 70 hostages, and discovers that the murders were made just to attract his attention to the scene.

  • Serpent's Teeth · 8 pages

    A gang of violent criminal bikers are taken down and killed by the Master of Silence. The last man standing finds out that it was their parents that put the contract out, for bringing shame to their families.

  • Saints and Sinners · 8 pages

    American Eagle helps a young boy's runaway friends escape their servitude to a vicious drug dealer.

  • Legacy · 8 pages

    Falcon goes looking for an arsonist with fire powers, and tracks down Equinox. But it turns out that Equinox's young daughter is responsible, as she inherited her father's powers and can't control them.

Characters

Sam WilsonFalconMichael BadilinoVengeanceAmerican EagleJason StrongbowEquinoxInazumaKaminariKiyoshi KurataTerry SorensonArashi WakayamaPsiphonKazeDaichi Sakamoto

Reprinted in

Marvel Firsts: The 1990s Omnibus (2015), Marvel Firsts: The 1990s (2016)

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

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