#22,473: Marvel Graphic Novel (1981) #34
"Predator and Prey"
Title: Marvel Graphic Novel
Editor-in-Chief:
Tom DeFalco
Editor:
Carl Potts
Writer:
Bill Mantlo
Artist:
Larry Stroman
Inker:
Al Williamson
Cover Artist:
Larry Stroman
Colorist:
John Wellington
Letterer:
Ken Bruzenak
Cover Date: May 1988
Release Date: February 1988
Pages: 61
Cover Price: $5.95
Times Read: 232
Times Rated: 160
Plot Flags:
Universe:
Earth-616
Issue Blurb
Before Cloaks eyes, New York seem to turn into a misty 19-th century version of itself and in the mist a predator of old stalks the streets.
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BaronBytes
Mar 29, 2026
I feel like Predator should have been patient here. Yeah he's hungry but revealing his existence by using his powers ran the risk of making things worse for him. Just wait it out, Dagger will overflow and you'll get your light.
VikingLegion
+1
Mar 15, 2026
Well, they weren't trying to take down drug dealers, so that's a bit of a change of pace. Yeah, yeah, I get it, Cloak's angst has been well explored to this point. But going up against a literal demon and the soul of Jack the Ripper is a pretty big departure from what we've seen so far with street level criminals. Maybe if we hadn't seen SOOOO much of the earlier stuff, you guys might be judging this more kindly.
Go ahead and try to convince me Tyrone didn't have an earth-shattering orgasm when Tandy overloaded him with light. I will die on this hill.
Go ahead and try to convince me Tyrone didn't have an earth-shattering orgasm when Tandy overloaded him with light. I will die on this hill.
Aug 3, 2025
We saw Cloak was innocent, but the cops still think he went on a killing spree, right?
First comic in the Order with DeFalco as EiC?
First comic in the Order with DeFalco as EiC?
Jsarich
+2
Nov 22, 2024
Sweet, Jack the Ripper, He is always a fascinating subject filled with speculation of where he went.
MJJMayor
+3
Oct 29, 2024
Is the Predator a new concept? I thought it was, but he apparently has previous appearances. But are those retconned appearances? I reacted to him as if he were new and at first I didn't like it, but I grew to actually kind of like it by the end.
I do agree with many others here that they are way overusing the whole "omg Cloak's powers are gone!" twist. It's gotten old really quick.
I do agree with many others here that they are way overusing the whole "omg Cloak's powers are gone!" twist. It's gotten old really quick.
Aug 3, 2025
Predator was depicted as lurking eyes in Cloak's darkness for several issues prior to this.
dadoodoflow
+1
Jul 19, 2023
- ugh, not looking forward to this
- Ugh
- Ugh
bastos
+4
Aug 6, 2022
Worst summary ever:
Cloak and Dagger learn that neither they nor anyone else is truly all light or darkness.
Again.
Cloak and Dagger learn that neither they nor anyone else is truly all light or darkness.
Again.
melvillean
+3
Jun 25, 2021
If this hadn’t been published a year before /Family Matters debuted, I’d have sworn that was an Urkel cameo in the half-splash page where Dagger starts looking for Cloak.
Nov 4, 2024
I totally saw Urkel in this too.
Marksman
+6
Mar 24, 2021
I think there's a germ of a good idea here but it could have been put into a mystery format within their series of whether Cloak was doing the killings or not. Mantlo pretty much revealed all the players up front instead of building a suspense with the readers to allow the suspense and mystery unfold. Mantlo just does not have the subtle touch with storytelling....
Russ
+5
Dec 31, 2020
It may be a unique spin on the theme, but it's really the same story over again, only made slightly more compelling than normal due to the Ripper's spirit.
Kinda split, but I can't give this more than 2 stars in spite of the spin on the same theme. Maybe somebody other than Mantlo try scripting them for awhile? He can't seem to break away from the same thing with these two.
Kinda split, but I can't give this more than 2 stars in spite of the spin on the same theme. Maybe somebody other than Mantlo try scripting them for awhile? He can't seem to break away from the same thing with these two.
Jun 1, 2020
Enough with stupid Cloak and Dagger already.
VirtualAdept
+10
Dec 17, 2019
Yeah, they make delgado out to be insane the very same book his theory of cloaks ties to demons pans out? And we didn't see any of it? Ok...
AwesomeSauce
+8
Oct 16, 2019
I hate Cloak and Dagger. It’s the same story over and over and over again.
Jan 15, 2019
Religion does tend to drive people crazy at times.
Apr 29, 2017
So what did actually happen with Delgado? I see he has plenty of future appearances, but in this one they say he's dead??
fragsel
+7
Apr 29, 2017
There is nothing about him being dead here. They take him to mental institution. He is crazy but alive
Redsvetz
+11
Jun 15, 2015
-This was OK, I guess. But it's pretty much always the same story with these two...And I'm tired of the cured/uncured nonsense with Cloak.
