Marvel Presents

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Marvel Presents
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Marvel Presents #3 (Feb. 1976).
Art by Al Milgrom and John Romita Sr.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
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Publication date October 1975 to August 1977
Number of issues 12
Main character(s) Guardians of the Galaxy
Creative team
Writer(s) Steve Gerber, Mary Skrenes, Roger Stern, John Warner
Penciller(s) Pat Boyette, Howard Chaykin, Al Milgrom, Sonny Trinidad, Mike Vosburg

Marvel Presents was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. Twelve issues were published from October 1975 to August 1977.

Publication history

Marvel Presents began publication with an October 1975 cover date.[1] The first two issues featured Ulysses Bloodstone. It is most notable for giving the Guardians of the Galaxy their first regular series, from issues #3 to #12, by Steve Gerber and Al Milgrom[2] with Roger Stern replacing Gerber as writer as of issue #10.[3] Issue #7 (Nov. 1976) depicted an obvious sex act in a Comics Code-approved comic book, between Vance Astro and Nikki.[4] It presumably made it past the code because Nikki was outside her physical body and Vance was in the mind of the Topographical Man, a humanoid heavenly body. The series was cancelled with issue #12 (August 1977) due to low sales.[3]

The issues

Issue Date Title Writer Pencils Notes
#1 October 1975 Dweller From the Depths! John Warner Mike Vosburg
Pat Boyette
first appearance of Ulysses Bloodstone
#2 December 1975 Hellfire Helix Hex! Sonny Trinidad
#3 February 1976 Just Another Planet Story! Steve Gerber Al Milgrom text piece on the history of Earth-691
#4 April 1976 Into the Maw of Madness! text piece on the history of Earth-691; first appearance of Nikki
#5 June 1976 Planet of the Absurd! Al Milgrom
Howard Chaykin
#6 August 1976 The Topographical Man Al Milgrom
#7 November 1976 Embrace the Void!
#8 December 1976 Once Upon a Time... the Silver Surfer! Roger Stern flashback reprinted from Silver Surfer #2 (October 1968)
#9 February 1977 Breaking Up is Death to Do! Steve Gerber
Mary Skrenes
#10 April 1977 Death-Bird Rising! Roger Stern
#11 June 1977 At War With Arcturus!
#12 August 1977 The Shipyard of Deep Space!

Collected editions

  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers includes Marvel Presents #3-12, 368 pages, January 2013, ISBN 978-0785166870

References

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External links

  • Marvel Presents at the Comic Book DB
  • Marvel Presents at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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  1. Marvel Presents at the Grand Comics Database
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