Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk 2004 #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Cassiopeia - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk 2004 (Marvel, 2004 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [August] 2004
Key date: 2004-08-00
On-sale date: 2004
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $3.99; 5.75 CAD
Pages: 52
Barcode: 75960605585200111
Rating: Marvel PSR

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Agent Baxter - 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: Salvador Larroca; inks: Richard Isanove; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Abomination, Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner, Emil Blonsky, Crusher Creel, Hulk, Leader, Betty Ross, Doc Samson, Leonard Samson, Samuel Sterns, Sandra Verdugo
1	-	credits, title page	1	pencils: Mike Deodato; inks: Mike Deodato; colors: Hermes Tadeu	Bruce Banner, Nadia Dornova, Hulk, Mr. Blue, Betty Ross
2	-	illustration	1	pencils: Adam Kubert; inks: Adam Kubert; colors: Liquid!	Bruce Banner, Hulk
3	Abomination	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Tom Marvelli; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Abomination, Emil Blonsky
4	Absorbing Man	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Ron Wilson, Leandro Fernández; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Leandro Fernández; colors: Chris Sotomayor, Leandro Fernández	Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner, Crusher Creel, Hulk
5	Bereet	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Bereet
6	Bi-Beast	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Bi-Beast
7	Doc Samson	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Dougie Braithwaite; inks: Bill Reinhold; colors: Studio F	Doc Samson, Leonard Samson
8	Nadia Dornova	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Mike Deodato Jr.; inks: Mike Deodato Jr.; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Nadia Dornova
9	Galaxy Master	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Dan Adkins; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Galaxy Master First
10	Home Base	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Mike Deodato Jr., Stuart Immonen; inks: Mike Deodato Jr., Scott Koblish; colors: Studio F	Sandra Verdugo, Agent Baxter First, Agent Kelly First, Leader, Agent Pratt, Samuel Sterns
11	Hulk	character profile	6	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Dale Keown, Ed McGuinness, Ron Garney; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Bruce Banner, Hulk, Mister Fixit
12	Hulkbusters	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: John Severin; colors: Chris Sotomayor
13	Jarella	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Sandy Plunkett; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Jarella
14	Rick Jones	character profile	3	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Aaron Lopresti, Dale Keown, ChrisCross; inks: Joe Weems, John Livesay, Anibal Rodríguez, Wayne Faucher, Scott Koblish; colors: Chris Sotomayor, Dan Kemp, Steve Oliff	Bruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones
15	Leader	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Tom Marvelli; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Leader, Samuel Sterns
16	Madman	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Dale Keown; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Madman, Philip Sterns
17	Maestro	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: George Pérez; inks: George Pérez; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Bruce Banner, Maestro
18	Pantheon	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Keith Pollard, Darick Robertson; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Lee Sullivan; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Achilles, Agamemnon, Atalanta, Bruce Banner, Cassiopeia First, Walter Charles, Vali Halfling, Hector, Hulk, Ulysses
19	Rhino	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Mike Deodato Jr.; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Rhino, Aleksei Sytsevich
20	Riot Squad	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Dale Keown, Jan Duursema; inks: Mark Farmer; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Diane Davids, Jess Harrison, Hotshot, Jailbait, Sam LaRoquette, Louis Lembert, Father Jason McCall, Ogress, Redeemer, Rock, Craig Saunders Jr., Soul Man
21	Betty Ross	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Dougie Braithwaite; inks: Bill Reinhold; colors: Studio F	Betty Ross
22	Thunderbolt Ross	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
23	General Ryker	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Ron Garney; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Chris Sotomayor	John Ryker
24	Glenn Talbot	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Glenn Talbot
25	Troyjans	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Gary Frank; inks: Cam Smith; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Lord Armageddon, Trauma
26	Tyrannus	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Joe Sinnott, Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Dick Ayers; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Romulus Augustulus, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Tyrannus
27	U-Foes	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Ann Darnell, Jimmy Darnell, Ironclad, Michael Steel, Simon Utrecht, Vapor, Vector, X-Ray
28	Sandra Verdugo	character profile	1	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Stuart Immonen; inks: Scott Koblish; colors: Studio F	Sandra Verdugo
29	Wendigo	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Steve Geiger, ChrisCross; inks: Joe Rubinstein, ChrisCross; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Bruce Banner, Captain Marvel, Genis-Vell, Hulk, Wendigo
30	Zzzax	character profile	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Chris Sotomayor	Zzzax
31	Bibliography	text article	2	script: Jeff Christiansen, Ronald Byrd, Michael Hoskin, Stuart Vandal
32	A Comprehensive Guide to the Hulk Universe	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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Sources

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