Marvel Comics Presents #114 for Sale - First Appearance of Bacillus - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue: #114
Publication date: [Early October] 1992
Key date: 1992-10-05
On-sale date: 1992-09-01
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.50; 1.80 CAD; 1.00 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bacillus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sidney Joern - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Strontium-90 - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Brian Roberts, Frank, Harry.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle	Bill Foster, Giant-Man, Logan, Wolverine
1	Marvel Comics Presents Wolverine	credits, title page	0.5	letters: typeset
2	-	letters page	0.5	letters: typeset
3	Typhoid's Kiss Part VI: Crisscross	comic story	8	script: Ann Nocenti; pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle; colors: Carlos Lopez; letters: Michael Higgins	Frank Death, Harry Death, Sidney Joern First, Logan, Brian Roberts Death, Trevor, Dorothy Walker
4	Rest and Sweet Glory Part 2: The Bootstrap Model	comic story	8	script: Dwayne McDuffie; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Ron Wilson; colors: Brad Vancata; letters: John Morelli	Doctor Nemesis, Bill Foster, Giant-Man, Goliath, Edwin Earl Hawkins, Erik Josten, Michael Stockton
5	Bazaar Tales	comic story	8	script: Gary Barnum; pencils: James Blackburn; inks: Don Hudson; colors: John Kalisz; letters: Jon Babcock	Arabian Knight, Abdul Qamar
6	If the Mind's Eye Offend Thee...	comic story	8	script: Joey Cavalieri; pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Shawn McManus; colors: Fred Mendez; letters: Sharpe, Dutro	Bacillus First, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Danny Ketch, Boris Meacham, Mind's Eye, Danny Rand, Strontium-90 First, Vesper
7	Marvel Comics Presents Ghost Rider	credits, title page	0.5	letters: typeset
8	-	letters page	0.5	letters: typeset
9	-	cover	1	pencils: Shawn McManus; inks: Shawn McManus	Arabian Knight, Ghost Rider, Iron Fist, Danny Ketch, Abdul Qamar, Danny Rand

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.50 USD; 1.80 CAD; 0.80 GBP; barcode 00928102214514

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Wolverine: Typhoid's Kiss #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-0056-3	1994	On eBay ›
Daredevil: Typhoid's Kiss #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-9326-5	2015	On eBay ›
Iron Fist: The Book of Changes #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90450-0	2017	On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-302-95399-7	2023	On eBay ›
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-95975-3	2024	On eBay ›
Daredevil by Nocenti & Romita Jr. Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-96883-0	2026	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #113114 of 175#115 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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