Issue Details

Issue	#74
Published	[April] 1991
Cover Price	1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD
Pages	36
Editing	Terry Kavanagh; Kelly Corvese (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details

Characters	Logan
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors	Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted	in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #2 (November 1994) [Italy]

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Marvel Comics Presents"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover. Introductions, credits and indicia.

8 page Weapon X story "Weapon X; (chapter 2)"

Characters	Dr. Abraham Cornelius; Logan; Professor Thornton
Synopsis	The Professor learns that his current test subject is a mutant. Logan wakes up in a berzerker rage and pops adamantium claws from his wrists.
Genre	superhero
Script	Barry Windsor-Smith
Pencils	Barry Windsor-Smith
Inks	Barry Windsor-Smith
Colors	Barry Windsor-Smith
Letters	Jim Novak; Barry Windsor-Smith
Reprinted	in X-Marvel (Play Press, 1990 series) #22 (January 1992) [Italy]; in Weapon X (Marvel, 1993 series) #[nn]; in Marvel Special (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #2 (November 1994) [Italy]; in X-Men: The Movie (Marvel, 2000 series) #[nn] (May 2000); in Wolverine: Arma X (Panini, 2009 series) #[nn] (April 2009) [Italy]

8 page Shanna the She-Devil story "The Bush of Ghosts; (A Man of the People part 7)"

Characters	Dubose Wilson; Guy Cross-Wallace; Jeremy Mchele; Mlima; Shanna
Genre	jungle
Script	Gerard Jones
Pencils	Paul Gulacy
Inks	Gary Martin
Colors	Steve Mattsson
Letters	Jade Moede
Reprinted	in Marvel Magazine (Marvel Italia, 1994 series) #15 (September 1995) [Italy]

8 page The Constrictor story The "Freebie"

Characters	Captain Stacy; the Constrictor; McAvey
Synopsis	The Constrictor tracks down his abusive father.
Genre	superhero
Script	Scott Lobdell
Pencils	Scott McDaniel [as Scott McDaniels]
Inks	Randy Emberlin
Colors	Brad Vancata
Letters	Todd Klein

8 page The Human Torch and Iceman story "Absolute Zero"

Characters	Alicia Masters; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iceman
Synopsis	The Torch and Iceman have ten seconds to save Alicia from a bomb.
Genre	superhero
Script	Dan Mishkin
Pencils	Joe Staton
Inks	Dan Adkins
Colors	Mark Guggenheim
Letters	Jim Massara
Reprinted	in Silver Surfer (Play Press, 1989 series) #34 (1992) [Italy]; in Silver Surfer (Play Press, 1989 series) #35 (1992) [Italy]

1 page letters page "Marvel Readers Present"

Script	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside back cover. Letters on Marvel Comics Presents #63 and 64.

1 page The Human Torch and Iceman; The Constrictor; Shanna the She-Devil illustration "untitled"

Characters	the Constrictor; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iceman; Shanna
Genre	superhero; jungle
Pencils	Sam Kieth (signed)
Inks	Sam Kieth (signed)
Notes	Outside back cover.