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Marvel Comics Presents#169
Cover: Rey Garcia & Reggie Jones & Reggie Jones & Rey Garcia

Marvel Comics Presents #169

Dec 1994 · Marvel · 1.75 USD; 2.35 CAD
“[In the Hands of the Mandarin Part 1 of 2] The Past Is Prologue”

Bob O'Bryan finds out his former assistant Otto Ranetti had stolen his special effects to build a giant robot called Karrg for a movie being made by a rival studio. He takes control of the Colossus and confronts Otto. The two have their giant robots battle each other with the Colossus defeating Karrg. When Bob lambastes Otto for stealing his work, Otto reminds him how his early movies were literally stolen from earlier films. Realizing this, Bob spares Otto and returns home letting the box office decide which one of them is the better special effects master.

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Cast · 33 characters

Full credits

letterer Diana Albers
cover pencils Rey Garcia
cover pencils Reggie Jones
cover inks Reggie Jones
cover inks Rey Garcia

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Bob O'Bryan finds out his former assistant Otto Ranetti had stolen his special effects to build a giant robot called Karrg for a movie being made by a rival studio. He takes control of the Colossus and confronts Otto. The two have their giant robots battle each other with the Colossus defeating Karrg. When Bob lambastes Otto for stealing his work, Otto reminds him how his early movies were literally stolen from earlier films. Realizing this, Bob spares Otto and returns home letting the box office decide which one of them is the better special effects master.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).