The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #8 (1989) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue: #8
Publication date: Mid-December 1989
Key date: 1989-12-00
On-sale date: 1989
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $1.50; 2.00 CAD
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	U-Man to Madelyne Pryor	cover	2	pencils: Ron Frenz	Ben Urich; U-Man; U.S. Agent; Venom; Vision; Warwolves; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Whizzer; Widget; Wiz Kid; Wong; Xemnu the Titan
1	-	credits, title page	0.7	letters: typeset
2	The Marvel Side	illustration	0.3	script: Marc Siry; pencils: Marc Siry; inks: Marc Siry; letters: Marc Siry	Terry Kavanaugh; Zarko the Flying Squid
3	U-Man	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Rich Buckler; letters: Tom Avery	U-Man [Meranno]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]
4	Urich, Ben	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: John Romita Jr.; letters: Tom Avery	Ben Urich
5	U.S. Agent	character profile	3	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; letters: Tom Avery	U.S. Agent [John F. Walker]; Resistants [Crucible [Byron Calley]; Meteorite [Ned Lathrop]; Mist Mistress; Occult [Peter Quinn]; Think Tank [Marvin Flumm]]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
6	Utgard-Loki	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Sal Buscema; letters: Tom Avery	Utgard-Loki; Balder
7	Vagabond	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Gavin Curtis; letters: Tom Avery	Vagabond [Priscilla Lyons]; Demolition Man [Dennis Dunphy]
8	Venom	character profile	3	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Erik Larsen; letters: Tom Avery	Venom [Edward Brock]; Venom (symbiote); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
9	Vertigo	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Marc Silvestri; letters: Tom Avery	Vertigo; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
10	Vishanti	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Mike Mignola; letters: Tom Avery	Vishanti [Agamotto; Hoggoth; Oshtur]; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]
11	Vision	character profile	3	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: John Byrne; letters: Tom Avery	Vision; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
12	Warwolves	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Alan Davis; letters: Tom Avery	Warwolves [Bowzer; Ducks; Jacko; Popsie; Scarper]
13	Watchdogs	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Kieron Dwyer; letters: Tom Avery	Watchdogs
14	Watson-Parker, Mary Jane	character profile	4	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Erik Larsen; letters: Tom Avery	Mary Jane Watson-Parker; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Jonathan Caesar; Flash Thompson; Harry Osborn; Liz Osborn; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; May Parker; Anna Watson; Betty Brant
15	Whiteout	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Marc Silvestri; letters: Tom Avery	Whiteout; Gaza; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]
16	Whizzer II	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Paul Ryan; letters: Tom Avery	Whizzer [Stanley Stewart]
17	Widget	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Alan Davis; letters: Tom Avery	Widget; Tweedledope
18	Wildboys	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: John Romita Jr.; letters: Tom Avery	Wildboys [Jet [Jet Ving]; Spit [Marvin Lockerbie]]
19	Wiz Kid	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; letters: Tom Avery	Wiz Kid [Takashi Matsuya]
20	Wolfpack	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Ron Wilson; letters: Tom Avery	Wolfpack [Malcolm; Sharon; Slag Slagley; Rafael Vega; Wheels Wolinski]
21	Wong	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Mike Mignola; letters: Tom Avery	Wong; Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Imei Chang; Sara Wolfe
22	Worm	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Marc Silvestri; letters: Tom Avery	Worm
23	Xemnu the Titan	character profile	3	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: John Byrne; letters: Tom Avery	Xemnu the Titan; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Razorback [Buford Hollis]; Taryn O'Connell; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mary McGrill Archer; US Archer [Ulysses Solomon Archer]; Poppa Wheelie [Ed Wheelie]; Wide Load Annie [Anne Getchurgunn Wheelie]
24	X-Factor Ship	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Paul Smith; letters: Tom Avery	Ship
25	X-Terminators	character profile	1	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; letters: Tom Avery	X-Terminators [Boom Boom [Tabitha Smith]; Leech; Rictor [Julio Richter]; Rusty [Russell Collins]; Skids [Sally Blevins]; Wiz Kid [Takeshi Matsuya]]; Limbo Demons
26	Yashida, Mariko	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Al Milgrom; letters: Tom Avery	Mariko Yashida; Wolverine [James Howlett]
27	Young Gods	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Tom Sutton; letters: Tom Avery	Young Gods [Bright Sword [Carter Dyam]; Caduceus [Mark Cadmon]; Calculus [Jahaharel Patel]; Daydreamer [Catherine Moranis]; Genii [Jason Kimball]; Harvest [Chi Lo]; Highnote [Raoul Hernandez]; Mindsinger [Gregor Buhkarov]; Moonstalker [Kiana]; Sea Witch [Bridget O'Hare]; Splice [Chandra Ku]; Varua [
28	Yukio	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Al Milgrom; letters: Tom Avery	Yukio; Wolverine [James Howlett]; Mariko Yashida
29	Zaladane	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Marc Silvestri; letters: Tom Avery	Zaladane [Zala Dane]; Savage Land Mutates [Amphibius; Barbarus; Brainchild; Gaza; Lupo]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]
30	Deceased: Pryor, Madelyne	character profile	3	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; pencils: Marc Silvestri; letters: Tom Avery	Goblin Queen [Madelyne Pryor]; Limbo Demons; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman [Robert Drake]; Rogue [Anna Marie]; Nathan Summers; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Wolverine [James Howlet]; Psylocke [Elisabeth Braddock]; Mr. Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]
31	Data Corrections	character profile	2	script: Peter Sanderson, Marc McLaurin, David Wohl, Glenn Herdling, Len Kaminski; letters: Tom Avery

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