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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #4
Publication date: March 1986
Key date: 1986-03-00
On-sale date: 1985
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.50
Pages: 68

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Doctor Strange to Galactus	cover	2	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus
1	Vital Statistics	credits, title page	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; letters: Brenda Mings
2	Doctor Strange	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
3	Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum	illustration	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
4	Dormammu	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dormammu
5	Dragon Man	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dragon Man
6	Dreadknight	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dreadknight [Bram Velsing]
7	Dreadnought	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dreadnought
8	Drew, Jessica	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]
9	D’Spayre	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rick Leonardi; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	D’Spayre
10	Eel	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Art Nichols; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Eel [Leopold Stryke; Edward Lavell]
11	Ego	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ego, the Living Planet
12	Elders of the Universe	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Collector; Grandmaster; Gardener; Contemplator; Possessor; Champion; Runner
13	Electro	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Electro [Maxwell Dillon]
14	Elektra	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Elektra [Elektra Natchios]
15	Enchantress	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Enchantress [Amora]
16	Enclave	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Russ Stefans; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Maris Morlak; Carlo Zota; Wladyslav Shinski; Jerome Hamilton
17	Energizer	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: June Brigman; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Energizer [Katie Power]
18	Enforcers	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito]; Ox [Raymond Bloch; Ronald Bloch]; Montana [Jackson W. Brice]; Snake Marston [Sylvester Marston]; Hammer Harrison [Willard Harrison]
19	Eternals	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ikaris; Ajak; Sersi; Makkari; Domo; Thena; Zuras; Sprite; Kingo Sunen; Valkin; Druig; Aginar; Zarin; The Delphan Brothers; The Forgotten One; Sigmar; Virako; Vampiro; Kronos (Chronos); Mentor (Alars); Starfox (Eros); Thanos; Sui-San; Uranos; Cybele; Phastos; Khoryphos; Interloper; Arlok; Astron
20	Eternity	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Eternity
21	Falcon	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Redwing
22	Fantastic Four	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Jonathan Storm]; The Thing [Benjamin J. Grimm]; Crystal [[Crystalia Amaquelin]; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Alicia Masters; Wyatt Wingfoot; Franklin Richards;
23	Fenris	character profile	1.25	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Andrea Strucker; Andreas Strucker
24	Fenris Wolf	character profile	0.75	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Fenris Wolf
25	Firebird	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Firebird [Bonita Juarez]
26	Firelord	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Firelord [Pyreus Krll]
27	Firestar	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Firestar [Angelica Jones]
28	Fixer	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Fixer [Norbert Ebersol]
29	Flag-Smasher	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Neary; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Flag-Smasher
30	Foolkiller	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Foolkiller [Greg Salinger]
31	Forge	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Forge
32	Forgotten One	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Forgotten One
33	Fortune, Dominic	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Dominic Fortune [David Fortunov]
34	Foster, Bill	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Bright; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Bill Foster [William Barrett Foster; Black Goliath; Giant-Man]
35	Frankenstein’s Monster	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Val Mayerik; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Frankenstein’s Monster
36	Freedom Force	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Mystique [Raven Darkholme]; Avalanche [Dominic Petros]; Rogue [Anna Marie Rogue]; Blob [Fred J. Dukes]; Destiny [Irene Adler]; Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]; Spiral; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]
37	Frog-Man	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Frog-Man [Eugene Paul Patillo]
38	Fury, Nick	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Nick Fury [Nicholas Joseph Fury]
39	Gaea	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Trina Robbins; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gaea
40	Galactus	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Galactus
41	Galactus’s Heralds	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Silver Surfer; Air-Walker Automaton; Air-Walker; Firelord; Destroyer; Terrax the Tamer; Nova [Frankie Raye]
42	Glossary	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Brenda Mings

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