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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: December 1985
Key date: 1985-12-00
On-sale date: 1985-08-09
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.50; 1.75 CAD
Pages: 68

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Abomination To Batroc's Brigade	cover	2	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Abomination, Absorbing Man, El Águila, American Eagle, Anaconda, Angar the Screamer, David Angar, Angel, Annihilus, Ant-Man, Aquarian, Arabian Knight, Aragorn, Arcade
1	The Expanding Universe	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Gruenwald
2	Abomination	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
3	Absorbing Man	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Absorbing Man [Carl Creel; Crusher Creel]; Thor [Donald Blake]
4	Adamantium	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Wolverine; Ultron-6; Ultron-7; Dr. Myron MacLain
5	Aguila	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	El Aguila [The Eagle; Alejandro Montoya]
6	AIM (Advanced Idea Mechanics)	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Don Drake; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Aim Agent [A.I.M. Agent]
7	Alpha Flight	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkoski]; Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Snowbird [Anne McKenzie]; Marinna [Marinna Smallwood]; Puck [Eugene Milton Judd]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungme
8	Alpha Primitives	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Alpha Primitives
9	American Eagle	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	American Eagle
10	Anaconda	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Gruenwald; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Anaconda
11	Andromeda	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Andromeda
12	Angar The Screamer	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Angar the Screamer
13	Angel	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Angel [Warren Worthington III]
14	Annihilus	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Annihilus
15	Ant-Man	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ant-Man [Scott Lang]
16	Aquarian	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Harris; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Aquarian [Wundarr]
17	Arabian Knight	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Harris; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Arabian Knight [Abdul Qamar]
18	Aragorn	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Aragorn
19	Arcade	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Arcade
20	Ares	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ares
21	Arkon	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Arkon
22	Armadillo	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Armadillo [Antonio Rodriguez]
23	Arnim Zola	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Arnim Zola
24	Asgard	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
25	Asgard: the Nine Worlds	illustration	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot Brown; inks: Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
26	Asgard: the Continent	illustration	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot Brown; inks: Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
27	Asgardians	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Heimdall; Frigga; Idunn; Tyr; Volla; Hermod; Hoder; Sigyn; Frey; Vidar
28	Asp	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Asp
29	Atlanteans	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Namor the Sub-Mariner; Attuma; Lady Dorma; Warlord Krang; Vashti; Byrrah (Namor’s cousin); Seth; Ikthon; Thakos; Kormok; Orka; Thakorr (Namor’s grandfather); Fen (Namor’s mother); Namora (Namor’s cousin); Namorita (Namor’s second cousin); Lorvex; Coral; Arkus; Volpan; Madoxx; Raman; Tyrak (Krang’s L
30	Atlantis	text article	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
31	Attilan	text article	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; letters: Brenda Mings
32	Attuma	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Attuma
33	Aurora	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]
34	Avalanche	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Avalanche [Dominic Petros]
35	Avengers	character profile	4	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Thor; Iron Man [Anthony Stark]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hulk [Robert Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Swordsman; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hercules; Black Panthe
36	Avengers Compound	text article	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
37	Avengers Mansion	text article	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
38	Avengers Quinjet	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
39	Balder	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Balder
40	Baron Mordo	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]
41	Baron Zemo	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]
42	Batroc's Brigade	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Batroc [Georges Batroc]; Zaran [Maximillian Zaran]; Machete [Ferdinand Lopez]
43	Glossary	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson

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