Marvel Comics Presents #3 for Sale - First Appearance of Michael Ditillio - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: Late September 1988
Key date: 1988-09-25
On-sale date: 1988-06-11
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 Michael Ditillio - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Senator Miller - 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	2	pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Bob Wiacek	Ben Grimm, Jessán Hoan, Logan, Man-Thing, Ted Sallis, Shang-Chi, The Thing, Wolverine, Demon, Marea
1	Marvel Comics Presents	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Save the Tiger Part 3: The Gals	comic story	8	script: Chris Claremont; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Tom Orzechowski	Bonebreaker, Colossus, Jessán Hoan, Logan, Ororo Munroe, Pretty Boy, Piotr Rasputin, Razor-Fist, Roma, Sapphire Styx, Douglas Scott, Skullbuster, Storm, Wolverine
3	Elements of Terror Part 3: Ritual and Belief	comic story	8	script: Steve Gerber; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Agustin Más	Jody Choate, Debbi Choate First, Michael Ditillio First, Man-Thing, Senator Miller First, Laurence Railsback First, Ted Sallis, Lloyd Zahner, Demon, Marea, Senator Wycombe
4	Crossing Lines Part 3: Fish	comic story	8	script: Doug Moench; pencils: Tom Grindberg; inks: Dave Cockrum; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Agustin Más	Clive Reston, Shang-Chi, Black Jack Tarr
5	The Measure of a Man!	comic story	8	script: Al Milgrom; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; colors: Greg Wright; letters: Jim Novak	The Captain, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Kkallakku, Galactus, Galan, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Sub-Mariner, Norrin Radd
6	In Two Weeks...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: P. Craig Russell	Logan, Man-Thing, Thor Odinson, Razor-Fist, Ted Sallis, Douglas Scott, Shang-Chi, Thor, Wolverine, Demon, Marea

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602214503

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 ›

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Before you buy

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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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