Marvel Comics Presents #162

In "Slave of Passion Part One: Ensnared," Tigra stumbles upon the shattered remnants of an Aboriginal village in Australia, where slave traders have left behind a trail of violence and sorrow—two elders dead, all the women taken. The story unfolds with quiet dread, as Tigra confronts the aftermath of a brutal raid, drawn into a mystery that tests her instincts and sense of justice.

In "Smells like Teen Spirits Chapter Four: If You Can Run Out of Time, Can You Walk Out on The Check?", Turbo and Impossible Man return to the museum after a fruitless search for seasoned heroes, only to discover the rest of the Warriors—and their friends—captured by the enigmatic Dr. Yesterday. The stakes rise as the team faces a crisis that tests their resolve, with time itself seeming to twist against them.

In "Origins Part Three," the Shadowmasters launch a brutal assault on the Sunrise Society’s base, testing Shigeru Ezaki’s resolve as he fends off the High Tech Ninjas with precision and grit. With the Society’s mission to protect Mace still in motion, they execute a daring extraction, slipping him away to a hidden outpost in California.

In the shadowed aftermath of a brutal fight, Vengeance tracks Diabolique to a hidden sanctuary where she stands before Salomé, offering herself as an apprentice. The air thrums with tension as the past and power collide—what does it mean to seek mastery from a sorceress who once wielded the dark arts?