CATALOG RECORD
Marvel Comics Presents #172
first appearance of Lunatik and Skreet
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Lunatik (Alien mercenary, Marvel) — introduction
- Skreet (Marvel, Chaos Sprite) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- Late January 1995
- On sale
- November 22, 1994
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
Story arc: Hands of the Mandarin
This is part 2 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Iron Man #312
- Marvel Comics Presents #172
Creators
Stories
- U.S.Agent · 8 pages
With all power dead in the Hex Ship, USAgent can only crash the ship into the side of the Mandarin's fortress. When he recovers, he is surrounded by soldiers from the Mandarin's army.
- Scarlet Witch · 8 pages
Spider-Woman and Wanda bail out of the Hex Ship just before it crashes into the Mandarin's fortress. As Spider-Woman heads to the crash site, Wanda heads to the main fortress in the hopes of finding the Mandarin and Iron Man.
- I Found My Heart in San Francisco · 8 pages
During a fight with the Foolkiller, Michael is forced to change into Vengeance in front of Rebecca. However, she tells him that she's known about his dual-identity for weeks.
- Pain and Penalties · 8 pages
Lunatik accepts a contract to retrieve a new addictive drug that's been developed.
Publisher’s description
HANDS OF THE MANDARIN tie-in! Force Works fights the deadly Avatars of Mandarin!
Characters
Reprinted in
Iron Man Epic Collection (2013), Iron Man / War Machine: Hands of the Mandarin (2013)