Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005 #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Big Mother - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005 (Marvel, 2005 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [October] 2005
Key date: 2005-10-00
On-sale date: 2005
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99; 5.75 CAD
Pages: 52
Barcode: 75960605697200111
Rating: Marvel T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Big Mother - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Immortalis - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mortigan Goth - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Morry Hollowell	Elsa Bloodstone, Brother Voodoo, Dracula, Frank Drake, Jericho Drumm, Frankenstein Monster, Simon Garth, Daimon Hellstrom, Abraham van Helsing, Hannibal King, Lilith, Lilith, Living Mummy, Mephisto
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Baroness Blood	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Scott Kolins; inks: Scott Kolins	Baroness Blood, Lily Cromwell
3	Big Mother	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: ChrisCross; inks: Anibal Rodríguez; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Big Mother First
4	Blackheart	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Klaus Janson; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Blackheart
5	Elsa Bloodstone	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Michael Lopez; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Color Dojo	Elsa Bloodstone
6	Brother Voodoo	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Keith Pollard, Georges Jeanty; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Dexter Vines; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Brother Voodoo, Jericho Drumm
7	Chthon	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dan Green; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Chthon, Gaea
8	Dracula	character profile	3	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Bob Larkin, Gene Colan; inks: Bob Larkin, Tom Palmer; colors: Bob Larkin, Chris Sotomayor	Dracula
9	D'Spayre	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Terry Austin; colors: Chris Sotomayor	D'Spayre
10	Dweller-in-Darkness	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Tom Sutton; inks: Tom Sutton; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Dweller-in-Darkness
11	Frankenstein Monster	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Boris Vallejo; inks: Boris Vallejo; colors: Boris Vallejo	Frankenstein Monster
12	Gabriel the Devil-Hunter	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Billy Graham; inks: Billy Graham; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Devil-Hunter, Gabriel
13	Hangman	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: David Ross; inks: Tim Dzon; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Hangman, Jason Roland
14	Hellstorm	character profile	3	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Leonardo Manco, Bob Hall; inks: Leonardo Manco, Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Hellstorm, Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan
15	Howling Commandos	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Eduardo Francisco; inks: Kris Justice; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Frankenstein Monster, Living Mummy, Vic Marcus, N'Kantu, Nina Price, Clay Quartermain, Vampire by Night, Warwolf
16	Immortalis	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Mark Buckingham; inks: Mark Buckingham; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Mortigan Goth First, Immortalis First
17	Jack the Ripper	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Virgilio Redondo; inks: Alfredo Alcala, Tony DeZuniga; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Jack the Ripper
18	Hannibal King	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Hannibal King
19	Marie Laveau	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Mark Pennington; colors: Joe Andreani	Marie Laveau
20	Legion of Night	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Whilce Portacio; inks: Scott Williams, Dan Panosian; colors: Paul Mounts	Charles Blackwater, Martin Gold, Jennifer Kale, Chan Liuchow, Omen, Katherine Reynolds, Ariann Wright
21	Legion of the Unliving	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Tom Smith	Captain Marvel, Anthony Druid, Doctor Druid, Jacques Duquesne, Mar-Vell, Eric Masterson, Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse, Swordsman, Thunderstrike, Simon Williams, Wonder Man
22	Lilith - Mother of Demons	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Andy Kubert; inks: Adam Kubert; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Lilith
23	Lilith - Daughter of Dracula	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Nestor Redondo; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Lilith
24	Living Mummy	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Michael Lopez; inks: Scott Hanna; colors: Color Dojo	Living Mummy, N'Kantu
25	Mephisto	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Mephisto
26	Nightmare	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Jimmy Palmiotti; colors: Matt Milla	Nightmare
27	Satannish	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Satannish
28	Scarecrow	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Ebenezer Laughton, Scarecrow
29	Shuma-Gorath	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Jeff Butler; inks: Jeff Butler; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Shuma-Gorath
30	Straw Man	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Scarecrow
31	Terror	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Darick Robertson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Shreck, Terror
32	Thog	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Thog
33	Vampire by Night	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Federica Manfredi; inks: Federica Manfredi; colors: Federica Manfredi	Nina Price, Vampire by Night
34	Vampire-Hunters	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Gene Colan, Jeff Johnson; inks: Frank Giacoia, Jeff Johnson; colors: Chris Sotomayor, Studio F	Blade, Eric Brooks, Frank Drake, Quincy Harker, Harold H. Harold, Rachel Van Helsing
35	Werewolf	character profile	3	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Mike Ploog; inks: Mike Ploog; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Dracula, Jack Russell, Werewolf
36	Zombie	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English; pencils: Boris Vallejo; inks: Boris Vallejo; colors: Boris Vallejo	Simon Garth, The Zombie
37	Bibliography	text article	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Barry Reese, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Mark O'English
38	A Comprehensive Guide to All Manner of Monster, Creatures of Every Color, and Hosts of Hunters and Hunted!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Horror: The Magazine Collection #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-90840-9	2017	On eBay ›

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