Marvel Comics Presents #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Demon - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: Mid September 1988
Key date: 1988-09-15
On-sale date: 1988-05-19
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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: Alex Saviuk; inks: Klaus Janson	Logan, Wolverine
1	Marvel Comics Presents	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Save the Tiger Part 2: The Bad Guy!	comic story	8	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Jessán Hoan, Logan, O'Donnell, Razor-Fist, Roche First, Sapphire Styx, Wolverine, Douglas Scott
3	Elements of Terror Part 2: First Witness	comic story	8	script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Agustin Más	Jody Choate, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Senator Wycombe First, Monteiro, Lloyd Zahner, General Selbert
4	Crossing Lines Part 2: Bait	comic story	8	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Tom Grindberg; inks: Dave Cockrum; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Agustin Más	Fu Manchu, Clive Reston, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr, Leiko Wu, Zheng Zu, Shaka Kharn, Shockwave, Lancaster Sneed
5	Cold War	comic story	8	script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Greg Wright; letters: Jim Novak	Bucky Barnes, Baron Zemo, Thor Odinson, The Captain, Demolition Man, Diamondback, Dennis Dunphy, Falcon, Kkallakku, Giant-Man, Adolf Hitler, Iron Man, Rachel Leighton, Jack Monroe
6	In Two Weeks...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob Wiacek	Ben Grimm, Jessán Hoan, Logan, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Shang-Chi, The Thing, Wolverine, Demon First, Marea First
7	Back Cover	illustration	1	pencils: Alex Saviuk; inks: Klaus Janson	The Captain, Man-Thing, Steve Rogers, Ted Sallis, Shang-Chi

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602214502

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Wolverine: Save the Tiger #1	1992	On eBay ›
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine #1 ISBN 0-7851-1826-8	2005	On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-0-785-13477-0	2009	On eBay ›
Madripoor Nights ISBN 978-0-7851-8903-9	2014	On eBay ›
Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Omnibus #4 ISBN 978-1-302-90132-5	2017	On eBay ›
Doctor Strange: Lords of Fear #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90786-0	2017	On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #3 ISBN 978-1-302-92775-2	2021	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
Check the staples and centerfold; heavily read anniversary and key issues loosen there first.

Series context

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Sources

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

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