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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: April 1986
Key date: 1986-04-00
On-sale date: 1986
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	Gardener to The Hulk	cover	2	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
1	Vital Statistics II	credits, title page	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson
2	Gardener	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Trevor Von Eeden; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gardener [Ord Zyonyz]
3	Gargoyle	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Badger; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]
4	Gee	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: June Brigman; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gee [Alex Power]
5	Geirrodur	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Geirrodur
6	Ghaur	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Brent Anderson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ghaur
7	Ghost Rider	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Tom Palmer; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Ghost Rider [Hamilton Slade]
8	Gladiator	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gladiator
9	Glamor	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rich Howell; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Glamor [Glynis Zarkov]
10	Glorian	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Glorian [Thomas Gideon]
11	Gods	text article	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
12	Goliath	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jim Fern; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Goliath [Erik Josten]
13	Gorgon	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gorgon
14	Grandmaster	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rudy Nebres; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Grandmaster [En Dwi Gast]
15	Grapplers	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Howard Bender; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Titania; Poundcakes; Screaming Mimi; Letha; Auntie Freeze; Battleaxe; Sushi; Butterball; Vavavoom; Magilla; Cowgirl; Gladiatrix
16	Graviton	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Hall; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Graviton [Franklin Hall]
17	Gremlin	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ken Steacy; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gremlin
18	Grey Gargoyle	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Grey Gargoyle [Paul Pierre Duvall]
19	Guardians of the Galaxy	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie 27; Martinex; Vance Astro; Yondu; Starhawk; Nikki]
20	Guardsman	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Guardsman [Michael O'Brien]
21	Gypsy Moth	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Gypsy Moth [Sybil Dvorak]
22	Gyrich, Peter Henry	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jack Abel; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Peter Henry Gyrich
23	Hammer, Justin	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dwayne Turner; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Justin Hammer
24	Havok	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Havok [Alexander ("Alex") Summers]
25	Hawkeye	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Gruenwald; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Hawkeye [Clinton Francis Barton]
26	Hawkeye's Sky-Cycle	illustration	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings
27	Hela	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Hela
28	Heliopolis	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Heliopolis Gods [Osiris; Isis; Horus; Seth; Geb; Nut]
29	Hellfire Club	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Hellfire Club [Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Black Queen [Selene]; Black Bishop [Harry Leland]; White Bishop [Donald Pierce]; Black Rook [Friedrich von Roehm]; White Rook [Emmanuel Da Costa]; Tessa; Black Queen [Phoenix; Jean Grey]; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]]
30	Hellions	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mary Wilshire; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Hellions [Roulette [Jennifer Stavros]; Jetstream [Haroun Ibn Sallah al-Rashid]; Tarot [Marie-Ange Colbert]; Thunderbird II [James Proudstar]; Empath [Manuel Alfonso Rodrigo de la Rocha]; Catseye [Sharon Smith]]
31	Hellstrom, Daimon	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan; Hellstorm]
32	Hellstrom, Patsy Walker	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Trina Robbins; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Patsy Walker Hellstrom [Hellcat]
33	Her	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Her
34	Hercules	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Hercules
35	High Evolutionary	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]
36	Hobgoblin	character profile	3	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Hobgoblin
37	Howard the Duck	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	Howard the Duck
38	Hulk	character profile	2.4	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Brenda Mings	The Hulk [Robert Bruce Banner]
39	Hulkbusters	character profile	0.6	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hulkbusters [Robert Bruce Banner; Craig Saunders Jr.; Carolyn Parmenter; Samuel J. LaRoquette; Armand Martel; Hideko Takata]
40	Vital Statistics II	text article	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Kyle Baker; letters: Brenda Mings
41	Appendix: Alternate Dimensions	text article	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson; letters: Brenda Mings

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