The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2 (1983) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: February 1983
Key date: February 1983
On-sale date: November 16, 1982
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.00; 1.25 CAD
Pages: 36

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	B-C: From Baron Mordo to The Collective Man	cover	1	pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	The Collective Man, Chang Tao-Yu, Han Tao-Yu, Ho Tao-Yu, Lin Tao-Yu, Sun Tao-Yu
1	-	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
3	Baron Mordo	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Baron Mordo
4	Baron Zemo	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]
5	Basilisk	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Basilisk
6	Batroc	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Batroc
7	Beast	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Beast [Henry "Hank" McCoy]
8	Beetle	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Beetle [Abner Jenkins]
9	Belladonna	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Belladonna
10	Binary	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Binary [Carol Danvers]
11	Black Bolt	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Bolt
12	Black Cat	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]
13	Black Knight	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Knight [Dane Whitman]
14	Blacklash	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Blacklash
15	Black Mamba	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Mamba
16	Black Panther	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Panther [T'Challa]
17	Black Widow	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Widow
18	Blastaar	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Blastaar
19	Blitzkrieg	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Joe Rubinstein; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Blitzkrieg
20	Blizzard	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Blizzard
21	Blob	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Blob [Fred J. Dukes]
22	Blue Shield	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Blue Shield
23	Boomerang	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Boomerang
24	Brother Voodoo	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Brother Voodoo
25	Brotherhood of Evil Mutants	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mastermind; Blob; Unus; Lorelei]
26	New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique; Avalanche; Destiny; Pyro; Rogue; Blob]
27	Bullseye	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Bullseye
28	Cannonball	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob McLeod; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]
29	Captain America	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain America [Steve Rogers]
30	Captain Britain	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]
31	Captain Marvel	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]
32	Captain Universe	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain Universe
33	Celestials	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Gene Day; colors: Andy Yanchus	Celestials [Hargen; Tefral; Nezarr; Gammenon; Arishem; Jemiah; Esion; Oneg; Ziran]
34	Champion of the Universe	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Champion of the Universe
35	Champions of Xandar	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Brian Postman; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Champions of Xandar [Nova-Prime; Protector; Powerhouse; Comet; Nova; Crimebuster; Diamondhead]
36	Charlie-27	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Charlie-27
37	Circus of Crime	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mark Gruenwald, Brian Postman; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Circus of Crime [Fire-Eater; The Clown; Live Wire; Cannonball; Flying Gambonnos; Bruto the Strongman; Princess Python]
38	Cloak	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Cloak [Tyrone Bowen]
39	Dagger	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Dagger
40	Cobra	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]
41	Collective Man	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Dan Reed; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	The Collective Man, Chang Tao-Yu, Han Tao-Yu, Ho Tao-Yu, Lin Tao-Yu, Sun Tao-Yu
42	Alien Races	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paty Cockrum; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Eliot R. Brown	Ba-Bani; Badoon; Brood; Centaurians; Centurii; Chr'ylites; Ciegrimites; Cotati
43	Appendix	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.00 USD; barcode 0714860281202
Canadian	price 1.25 CAD; barcode 0714860281202

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #1	1985	On eBay ›
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2	1986	On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #12	1986	On eBay ›

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