The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #3 (1986) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: February 1986
Key date: February 1986
On-sale date: 1985
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.50; 0.75 GBP; 1.75 CAD
Pages: 68

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Cloak to Doctor Octopus	cover	2	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus
1	Scientific Method	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; letters: Brenda Mings
2	Cloak	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]
3	Cloud	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Craig Hamilton; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cloud
4	Cobra	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Frenz, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]
5	Collector	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rudy Nebres, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Collector [Taneleer Tivan]
6	Colossus	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin]
7	Constrictor	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Lyle; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Constrictor [Frank Schlichting]
8	Contemplator	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Alan Weiss; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Contemplator [Tath Ki]
9	Controller	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Al Milgrom, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Controller [Basil Sandhurst]
10	Corruptor	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Corruptor [Jackson Day]
11	Corsair	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: James Fry; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Corsair [Major Christopher Summers]
12	Cottonmouth	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cottonmouth [Quincy McIver]
13	Crimson Dynamo	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Layton, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Crimson Dynamo [Dimitri Bukharin]
14	Crossfire	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Crossfire [William Cross]
15	Crusader	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Hall; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Crusader [Arthur Blackwood]
16	Crystal	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]
17	Cybele	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cybele
18	Cyclops	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jackson Guice, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cyclops [Scott Summers]
19	Cypher	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Cypher [Douglas Ramsey]
20	Dagger	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dagger [Tandy Bowen]
21	Daily Bugle	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Romita, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson [Joe Robertson]; Betty Leeds; Ned Leeds; Glory Grant; Lance Bannon; Ben Urich; Charley Snow; Jacob Conover; Wendy Thornton; Ann Macintosh
22	Daredevil	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: David Mazzucchelli, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
23	Darkstar	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Cynthia Martin; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Darkstar [Laynia Petrovina]
24	Dazzler	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dazzler [Alison Blaire]
25	Death	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: David Mazzucchelli; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Death
26	Deathbird	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Deathbird
27	Deathlok	character profile	2.5	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Zeck, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Deathlok [Luther Manning]
28	Death-Throws	character profile	1.5	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Death-Throws [Ringleader; Oddball; Bombshell; Tenpin; Knickknack]
29	Deathurge	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Gruenwald; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Deathurge
30	Demons	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Simons; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Chthon; Set; Y'Garon; Gaea; Belathauzer; Mephisto, Satannish; Thog; Asmodeus; Baphomet; Zarathos; Ningal; Ludi; Dagoth; D'Spayre; Ikthalon; Allatou; Sligguth; Shuma-Gorath; Kierrok; Nightmare; Dormammu; Dweller in Darkness; Saturnine; Zom; Visimajoris; Ikonn; Inferno; Undying One; Null
31	Destiny	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Destiny [Irene Adler]
32	Deviants	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Kro; Tode; Ghaur; Ransak; Cataphrax; Ranar; Ahqlau; Vira; Dragona; Erishkigel; Zakka; Shelmar; Toro Rojo; Broop; Ragar; Sluice; Karygmax; Yrdisis
33	Diablo	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Diablo [Esteban Diablo]
34	Diamondback	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Neary, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Diamondback [Rachel Leighton]
35	Doc Samson	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]
36	Doctor Demonicus	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Christopher; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Doctor Demonicus [Douglas Birely]
37	Doctor Doom	character profile	3.5	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne, Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
38	Doctor Doom's Castle	illustration	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot Brown; inks: Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
39	Doctor Druid	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Nestor Redondo; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Doctor Druid [Anthony Druid]
40	Doctor Octopus	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Romita Jr., Eliot Brown; inks: Joe Rubinstein, James Fry, Eliot Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
41	Glossary	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Gruenwald

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Canadian	price 1.75 CAD; barcode 0714860203402
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Where to read it

Collection	Year
Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #1 ISBN 0785119345	2006	On eBay ›
Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #3 ISBN 0-7851-1936-1	2006	On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #6 ISBN 0785121900	2006	On eBay ›
Cloak & Dagger: Child of Darkness, Child of Light #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-3783-2	2009	On eBay ›
Cloak and Dagger Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-92466-9	2019	On eBay ›

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