The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #16 (1987) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #16
Publication date: June 1987
Key date: 1987-06-00
On-sale date: 1987
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.50; 0.40 GBP; 2.00 CAD
Pages: 68
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Book of the Dead Deluxe Edition Part 1	cover	2	pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein
1	Dead Reckoning	credits, title page	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; letters: Brenda Mings
2	Air-Walker	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Air-Walker [Gabriel Lan]
3	Ancient One	character profile	4	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ancient One
4	Ani-Men	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ape-Man; Cat-Man; Frog-Man; Bird-Man
5	Baron Blood	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Alan Davis; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Baron Blood [Lord John Falsworth]
6	Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Baron Strucker [Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker]
7	Baron Zemo I	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Baron Zemo [Baron Heinrich Zemo]
8	Basilisk	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Basilisk [Basil Elks]
9	Beyonder	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Colleen Doran; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Beyonder
10	Big Man	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Big Man [Fredrick Foswell]
11	Black Knight I	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Bolton; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Black Knight [Sir Percy of Scandia]
12	Black Knight II	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]
13	Blackout	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Blackout [Marcus Daniels]
14	Blizzard	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Chuck Patton; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Blizzard [Gregor Shapanka]
15	Bloodstone	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tony Salmons; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Bloodstone
16	Blue Streak	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Blue Streak
17	Bucky	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Bucky
18	Captain Mar-Vell	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Captain Mar-Vell
19	Carrion	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Carrion [Miles Warren (Clone)]
20	Carter, Sharon	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Sharon Carter
21	Century, Turner D.	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Turner D. Century [Clifford F. Michaels]
22	Champions of Xandar	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Harris; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Nova-Prime; Protector; Powerhouse; Comet; Crimebuster
23	Changeling	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Changeling
24	Cheetah	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Ryan; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cheetah [Esteban Carracas]
25	Commander Kraken	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Commander Kraken
26	Count Nefaria	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Count Nefaria [Count Luchino Nefaria]
27	Cyclone	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cyclone
28	Dakimh the Enchanter	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dakimh the Enchanter
29	Damien, Margo	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Margo Damien
30	Darkoth	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Witherby; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Darkoth [Desmond Pitt]
31	Death Adder	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Bolton; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Death Adder [Roland Burroughs]
32	Death Stalker	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kevin Nowlan; inks: Josef Rubinstein, James Fry, Phil Lord, Bruce Solotoff; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Death Stalker [Phillip Wallace Sterling]
33	Strength Levels of Marvel Characters	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; letters: Brenda Mings

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Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #3 ISBN 0-7851-1936-1	2006	On eBay ›
Man-Thing by Steve Gerber: The Complete Collection #1 ISBN 978-0-7851-9905-2	2015	On eBay ›
The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92246-7	2020	On eBay ›
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-92364-8	2020	On eBay ›

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