Marvel Comics Presents comic books issue 169
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Issue #169
$6.00
$6.00
Cover (front) by Reggie Jones. First story: "The Past is Prologue" Part 1. Starring the Mandarin. Script by Len Kaminski and Scott Benson. Pencils by Patrick Rolo. Inks by Reggie Jones. The Mandarin finds the Heart of Darkness! Second story: "Century" Starring Century. Script by Dan Abnett. Art by Lawrence Brown. Force Works arrives in Hong Kong ready to take on the Mandarin's Avatars! Story overlaps with Force Works #6. Appearances by the Recorder, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent. Third story: "Fallen Idols" Part 3. Starring Vengeance. Script by Chris Cooper. Art by Reggie Jones (breakdowns) and Fred Harper (finishes). War Machine battles Vengeance and the Revengers! Appearances by Sam Buchanan and Mike Clemson. Fourth story: "Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots!" Starring It, the Living Colossus. Script by Barry Dutter. Art by Jose Fonteriz. It battles his robot doppelganger! (Notes: The back cover features Century with art by Rey Garcia. The first and second stories lead into the Hands of the Mandarin saga. They were reprinted in 2013 in the trade paperback: Iron Man/War Machine Hands of the Mandarin.) 36 pages. Cover price $1.75.
