Marvel Comics Presents #68 for Sale - First Appearance of Guy Cross-Wallace - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Marvel Comics Presents (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue: #68
Publication date: [Early January] 1991
Key date: 1991-01-05
On-sale date: 1990-11-27
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.25; 1.75 CAD; 0.65 GBP
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Guy Cross-Wallace - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Eric Heller - 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	Hog Wild!	cover	1	pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy	Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch, Logan, Wolverine
1	Marvel Comics Presents	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Acts of Vengeance Part 5: Mutants, Ninjas & Demons	comic story	8	script: Howard Mackie; pencils: Mark Texeira; inks: Harry Candelario; colors: Gregory Wright; letters: Clem Robins	Brass, Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch, Logan, Sean Watanabe, Yuji Watanabe, Wolverine
3	The Bush of Ghosts Part 1: Hunters	comic story	8	script: Gerard Jones; pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Gary Martin; colors: Steve Mattsson; letters: Jade Moede	Guy Cross-Wallace First, Eric Heller First, Jeremy Mchele First, Shanna O'Hara Plunder
4	Deadly Dimensions Part 5: The Web Snaps	comic story	8	script: Robert Denatale; pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Tom Morgan; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Todd Klein	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
5	Sparky the Wonder Dog!	comic story	8	script: Scott Lobdell; pencils: José Delbo; inks: Jack Abel, Al Milgrom; colors: Ed Lazellari; letters: Agustin Más	Karnak, Lockjaw, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
6	Next Issue...	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Alan Weiss	Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Danny Ketch, Logan, Matt Murdock, Shanna O'Hara Plunder, Norrin Radd, Shanna the She-Devil, Silver Surfer, Wolverine
7	Back Cover	illustration	1	pencils: Paul Gulacy; inks: Paul Gulacy	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Lockjaw, Mister Fantastic, Shanna O'Hara Plunder, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Shanna the She-Devil, Johnny Storm, The Thing

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; barcode 07148602214568

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Wolverine and Ghost Rider in Acts of Vengeance #[nn] ISBN 0-7851-0022-9	1993	On eBay ›
Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine #4 ISBN 0-7851-2066-1	2006	On eBay ›
Lockjaw: Dog Days #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-91050-1	2017	On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-92995-4	2021	On eBay ›
Vengeance Reborn ISBN 978-1-302-95405-5	2023	On eBay ›
Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-95975-3	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #6768 of 175#69 ›

Sources

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

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