Marvel Comics Presents, #21 Newsstand

Published: June 1989

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Issue Contents:

Story Featuring Black Panther , Story Featuring The Thing , Story Featuring Paladin , Story Featuring Cyclops

"Fighting for his life against the Retribution Virus!"

Story Notes

Wraparound cover.

The Retribution Affair - Part V: Best Laid Plans

Story Featuring Cyclops

"Far above the Scottish highlands, a ship of many lights soars through the night sky."

Storyline

Cyclops, Callisto and Moira are taken prisoners by Conscience and the Master Mold. As Cyclops is gradually dying from the virus, he loses his optic powers while Conscience outlines his origins. Meanwhile, two non-mutants contract the virus, which means that over 92% of humanity will die along with 100% of mutantkind. Conscience wants to stop the release of the virus, but Master Mold refuses.

Credits
Panther's Quest Part IX: Justifiable Action

Story Featuring Black Panther

"When Justice is over-ruled by Law"

Storyline

Not fatally shot by van der Merwe, T'Challa takes him down, but more soldiers arrive.

Credits
Let's Take It from Where I Swing In and Rescue You...

Story Featuring Paladin

"I know, I know-- you're thinking..."

Storyline

Paladin accepts a paying job to rescue a newspaper tycoon's daughter from kidnappers, but all isn't as it seems. The job leads onto another job, which leads on to another, and another, and eventually leads to a group of intergalactic aliens that are trying to turn Earth into their armory.

Credits
The First Cut

Story Featuring The Thing

"They say no two things are exactly the same."

Storyline

A woman is attacked by an old boyfriend that now has super powers, and she runs to the Thing to get help. Ben tries to reason with him, as his situation is similar to Ben's in terms of Alicia leaving him for Johnny.

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Table of contents, credits, recaps and indicia.