The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #15 (1984) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue: #15
Publication date: May 1984
Key date: 1984-05-00
On-sale date: 1984
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.00; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages: 36

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Book of Weapons, Hardware, and Paraphernalia	cover	2	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Machine Man; Moon Knight; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Ringmaster; Mockingbird; Wizard; Cyclops; Rom; Wolverine; Wonder Man; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Hobgoblin; Dr. Strange; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Falcon; Dr. Octopus; Dr. Doom; Nomad [Jack M
1	Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Ant-Man's Helmet	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
3	Blacklash's Whip	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Iron Man; Blacklash
4	Black Widow's Sting/Line	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Widow
5	Book of the Vishanti	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
6	Captain America's Motorcycle	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain America [Steve Rogers]
7	Captain America's Shield	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
8	Cerebro	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
9	Cyclops's Visor	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
10	The Darkhold	character profile	0.6	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
11	Deathlok's Gun	character profile	0.4	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
12	Deathlok's Bionic System	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Deathlok
13	Doctor Doom's Armor	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Doctor Doom
14	Doctor Octopus's Arms	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
15	Doctor Spectrum's Power Prism	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Doctor Spectrum
16	Doctor Strange's Amulet	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
17	Dragonfang	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Valkyrie
18	The Evil Eye	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Prester John
19	Falcon's Wings	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Falcon [Sam Wilson]
20	Fantastic Four Signal Device	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]
21	Hawkeye's Skymobile	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hawkeye
22	Hawkeye's Quiver and Bows	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hawkeye
23	Hobgoblin's Bat-Glider	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hobgoblin
24	Iron Man's Briefcase	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
25	Iron Man's Armor	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
26	Iron Man's Helmet	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Iron Man (head)
27	Klaw's Blaster	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Klaw
28	Machine Man's Robotic Systems	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Machine Man
29	Mandarin's Rings	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Mandarin
30	Mockingbird's Battle-Staves	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Mockingbird
31	Moon Knight's Crescent-Darts	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Moon Knight
32	Moon Knight's Truncheon	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Moon Knight (hands only)
33	Nomad's Stun-Discs	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Nomad [Jack Monroe]
34	Odin's Spear	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Odin
35	Orb of Agamotto	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
36	Paladin's Gun	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
37	Psycho-Man's Control Box	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Psycho-Man; Triton; Black Bolt; Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
38	Quasar's Wrist-Bands	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Quasar
39	Ringmaster's Hat	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
40	Rom's Armor	character profile	0.6	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	ROM
41	Rom's Analyzer	character profile	0.4	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
42	Rom's Neutralizer	character profile	0.6	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	ROM
43	Rom's Translator	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
44	Sentinel	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Cannonball; Wolfsbane
45	SHIELD Guns	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Nick Fury
46	Silver Surfer's Surfboard	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
47	Spider-Man's Belt-Camera	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
48	The Ultimate Nullifier	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Galactus
49	Stilt-Man's Battle Suit	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Stilt-Man
50	Wizard's Helmet, Power-Gloves, and Anti-Grav Discs	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Wizard
51	Wolverine's Skeleton	character profile	1	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Wolverine [Logan]
52	Wonder Man's Jet-Belt	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
53	Wrecker's Crowbar	character profile	0.5	script: Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus	Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]
54	Adamantium/Vibranium	text article	0.6	script: Eliot R. Brown
55	Editor's Note	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	0.4	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus

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