Marvel Comics Presents, Vol. 1

The Retribution Affair: Part 2: Plague in the Night - Journeying to Muir Island at the request of an old friend, Cyclops finds himself attacked by an unseen adversary. He discovers that Moira MacTaggert, the mistress of the island, is deeply involved. In an attempt to investigate what is happening, he becomes more involved in a strange and deadly mystery.

Panther's Quest: Part 6: Naked Exposures - The Black Panther has defended himself against mercenaries led by Elmer "Sex 'n' Violence" Gore, and South African security forces since has arrived in a black township. He has come to learn if an artifacts store owner named Patrick Slade really knows if the mother he has not seen since he was a child is still alive. Zanti Chikane, a goldminer, reluctantly gives the barbed wire gouged and bloodied panther aid. But this is a place imminently hostile not only to the great cat!

X-Mas Tease... - Her own book cancelled! her association with the Fantastic Four and the Avengers broken! The ever-sensational She-Hulk awaits the coming of Christmas, and those are visions of sugar plums dancing in her head!

A Christmas Card - A plodding, pixilated postman from the Midwest, Willie Lumpkin never dreamed he would one day deliver mail to the super hero family known as the Fantastic Four. Tonight, however, on Christmas Eve, the good-natured Willie must save his immortal soul from a misdirected spirit's act of "redemption" - alone!

Summaries reproduced from the issue's table of contents.