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Issue Details

Issue #1
Cover Price 24.99 USD; 40.00 CAD
Pages 240
Editing Jeff Youngquist; Jennifer Grunwald

Cover Details

Characters Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Annihilus; Atlas [Erik Josten]; Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Apocalypse [En Sabah Nur]; The Black Panther [T'Challa]; Ares; Bishop [Lucas Bishop]; The Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; The Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; The Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; an AIM member; The Beast [Hank McCoy]
Pencils Tom Grummett; Roland Paris; Stephane Peru
Colors Tom Smith
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1 page insert or dust jacket

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1 page insert or dust jacket

1 page credits "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe"

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Notes "Head writer/Coordinator: Jeff Christiansen Writers: Mike Fichera; Stuart Vandal; Mark O'English; Sean McQuaid; Madison Carter; Michael Hoskin; Ronald Byrd; Eric J. Moreels; David Wiltfong; Chad Anderson; Anthony Flamini; Jacob Rougemont; Gabriel Shechter; Rich Green; Chris Biggs; Al Sjoerdsma; David Sexton; Bill Lentz; Barry Reese; Jonathan Couper-Smartt; Mike Raicht; Stephen Faulkner Cover Artists: Tom Grummett; Roland Paris; Stephane Peru Art Reconstruction: Pond Scum Select Coloring: Tom Smith Editors: Jeff Youngquist; Jennifer Grunwald Editor, Special projects: Mark D. Beazley Assistant Editors: John Denning; Cory Levine Copy Editor: Brian Overton Senior vice president of sales: David Gabriel Production: Jerron Quality Color Editor in Chief: Joe Quesada Publisher: Dan Buckley Special thanks: Tom Brevoort; Bob Almond; Daniel Block; John Cage; Peter David; Tom DeFalco; Scott Derby; Markus Ettlinger; Al Milgrom; Peter Milligan; Kurt Busiek; Steve Englehart; Roger Stern; Mark Paniccia; Jeff Parker; Priest; Jake Sullivan; Kevin Grevioux; Daniel Kethum; Roy Thomas; the guys at the Appendix (www.marvunapp.com) Eric Moreels would like to thank his partner Johanna king for her love, patience and support as well as his kids William and Andrew and Jo's kids Jade and Brodie for their love, admiration and understanding during his work on this project. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Frequently Asked Questions page--including data corrections and explanations, complete bibliographies, and Power Grid legends: http://www.marvel.com/universe/OHOTMU"

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Omission Impossible"

Script The OHOTMU Team
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2 page character profile "1602 A.D."

Characters David Banner; Hulk; Ananias Dare; Virginia Dare; Donal; Otto von Doom; Count Dougan; Queen Elizabeth; Grand Inquisitor Enrique; Doris Evans; Sir Nicholas Fury; John Grey; Benjamin Grimm; King James; Lord Iron; JJ Jameson; Carlos Javier; Chief Maroiac; Henry McCoy; Madame Medusa; Matthew Murdoch; Natasha; Numenor; Norman Osborne; Peter Parquagh; "Spider"; Petros; Sir Richard Reed; Rita; Rhodes; Rojhas; Captain Ross; Sandman; William Shakespeare; Jon Storm; Susan Storm; Clea Strange; Dr. Stephen Strange; Scotius Summerisle; Thor; Toad; Trapster; Robert Trefusis; Sister Wanda; Werner; Wizard
Genre superhero
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Notes Inhabitants of the alternate "1602" timeline, Earth-311.

3 page character profile "2020 A.D."

Characters Spider-Girl [May Parker]; Machine Man [X-51]; Slick; Hassle; Swift; Wild Thing [Nikki Doyle]; Brain; Iron Man [Arno Stark]; Death Wreck; Death's Head [Minion]; Baron Strucker V; Charnel; Marcus Wellington; Death Metal; Jocasta; The Dicemen [Athey; Chance]; The Ancient Wrecker [Wilbur "Gears" Garvin]; Bones; Doctor Cyclobe; Howard [Tony Stark]; Melodi MacLain; Evelyn Necker; Robert Saunders; Dorian Trask
Genre superhero; science fiction
Pencils Herb Trimpe; Barry Windsor-Smith; Tom Grummett; Duke Mighten; Dell Barras; Bryan Hitch; Liam Sharp; William Rosado; John Royale
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Notes Inhabitants of Earth-8410, circa the year 2020.

2 page character profile "2099 A.D."

Characters Doom [Victor von Doom?]; Punisher [Jake Gallows]; Desert Ghost [Xi'an Chi Xan]; Paul-Phillip Ravage; The Hulk [John Eisenhart]; Spider-Man [Miguel O'Hara]; Bloodhawk [Lemuel Halcon]
Genre superhero; science fiction
Pencils Greg Hildebrandt; Tim Hildebrandt
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Notes Inhabitants of Earth-928, circa 2099.

1 page character profile "2099 A.D.--Marvel Knights"

Characters Chronok; Fin Fang Foom; Daredevil [Samuel Fisk]; Franklin Castle; Cossandra Castle; Chad Channing; Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Reed Richards; Black Panther [K'Shamba]; Darkhawk [Chris Powell]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Gravity [Greg Willis]; Sleepwalker; Terror; Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]
Genre superhero; science fiction
Pencils Pat Lee; Karl Moline; Khary Randolph; Kyle Hotz; Paco Medina
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Notes Inhabitants of Earth-2992, circa 2099.

1 page character profile "8162 A.D."

Characters Big Shot; Slaughterhouse; Spratt; Death's Head [Freelance Peacekeeping Agent]; Digit; Steel; Scavenger; Dragon; Mercy
Genre superhero; science fiction
Pencils Geoff Senior; Dave Gibbons
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Notes Inhabitants of Earth-5555, circa 8162.

3 page character profile "Abomination"

Characters The Abomination [Emil Blonsky]
Genre superhero
Pencils Tom Marvelli; Sal Buscema; Keith Pollard
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1 page character profile "Abraxas"

Characters Abraxas
Genre superhero
Pencils Jeff Johnson
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3 page character profile "Absorbing Man"

Characters The Absorbing Man [Carl "Crusher" Creel] (a.k.a. Rocky Davis; a.k.a. Lightningbolt)
Genre superhero
Pencils Ron Wilson; Jack Kirby; Sal Buscema; Ron Frenz
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1 page character profile "Abyss"

Characters Abyss [Nils Styger]
Genre superhero
Pencils Ron Garney; Andy Kubert
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1 page character profile "Achebe"

Characters Achebe
Genre superhero
Pencils Mark Bright
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3 page character profile "Acolytes"

Characters The Acolytes [Fabian Cortez; Anne-Marie Cortez; Chrome [Allen Yuricic]; Marco Delgado; Nance Winters; Scanner [Sarah Ryall]; Frenzy [Joanna Cargill]; Carmella Unuscione; The Kleinstock Brothers [Harlan Kleinstock; Sven Kleinstock; Eric Kleinstock]; Neophyte [Simon Hall]; Francisco Milan; Amelia Voght; Suvik Senyaka; Spoor [Andrew Graves]; Katu; Seamus Mellencamp; Isaac Javitz; Exodus [Bennett du Paris]; Russel "Rusty" Collins; Skids [Sally Blevins]; Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Rasputin]; Rakkus [David Rice]; Orator [Victor Ludwig]; Kamal el Alaoui; Decay [Jacob Lashinski]; Gargouille [Lavinia LeBlanc]; Projector [Zachary Williams]; REM-RAM [Marcus Andrews]; Static [Gianna Esperanza]; Barnacle [Mortimer Everett]; Vindaloo [Venkat Katragadda]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Random [Marshall Stone III]; Tempo [Heather Tucker]]
Genre superhero
Pencils Leinil Francis Yu
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1 page character profile "Acrobat"

Characters The Acrobat [Carl Zante] (a.k.a. Captain America)
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Ayers; Walter McDaniel
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1 page character profile "Acts of Vengeance"

Characters The "Prime Movers" of the "Acts of Vengeance" plot [The Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; The Wizard; The Mandarin; Loki; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; The Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Magneto [Max Eisenhardt]
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Ryan
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2 page character profile "Adamantium"

Characters Characters related to the unbreakable metal, Adamantium [Wolverine [Logan/James Howlett]; Dr. Myron MacLain; Tess-One; Ultron; Lord Dark Wind; Cyber [Silas Burr]; X-23 [Laura kinney]
Genre superhero
Pencils Sean Chen; Eliot R. Brown; Clayton Henry; Paul Neary; Adam Kubert; Paul Ryan; Barry Windsor-Smith; Larry Stroman; William Johnson; Mike Choi
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1 page character profile "Aegis"

Characters Aegis [Trey Rollins]
Genre superhero
Pencils Jamal Igle; Steve Scott
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2 page character profile "The Age of Apocalypse"

Characters Inhabitants of Earth-295, the "Age of Apocalypse" reality [Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Rogue [Anna Marie Lensherr]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Holocaust (a.k.a. Nemesis); Kitty Pryde-Rasputin; Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Rasputin]; Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]; Blink [Clarice Ferguson]; Weapon X [Logan/James Howlett]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; The Silver Samurai [Kenuichio Harada]; Apocalypse [En Sabah Nur]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Magneto [Max Eisenhardt] (a.k.a. Erik Lensherr); Amazon [Elizabeth Guthrie]; Arclight; Charles Lensherr; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Damask [Emma Steed]; Dark Beast [Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy]; Death; Forge; Jean Grey; Kirika Yashida; Mikhail Rasputin; Nightcrawler [Kurt Darkholme]; Quietus; Sugar Man; Switchback; War; Wolverine; X-Man [Nate Grey]
Genre superhero
Pencils Mark Brooks
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1 page character profile "Aged Genghis"

Characters The Aged Genghis
Genre fantasy
Pencils Mike Mignola; Steve Scott
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1 page character profile "Agent"

Characters The Agent [Rick Mason]
Genre spy
Pencils John Ridgeway
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1 page character profile "Agent X"

Characters Agent X [Nijo] (a.k.a. Alex Hayden)
Genre spy; superhero
Pencils UDON Studios; Reilly Brown
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1 page character profile "Agents of Atlas"

Characters The Agents of Atlas [Gorilla Man [Ken Hale]; The Human Robot [M-11]; Marvel Boy [Robert "Bob" Grayson] (a.k.a. The Uranian); Namora [Aquaria Neptunia]; Venus; Jimmy Woo [Woo Yen Jet]]; Agent Derek Khanata
Genre superhero
Pencils Leonard Kirk
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1 page character profile "Ahab"

Characters Ahab [Roderick "Rory" Campbell] (a.k.a. Famine)
Genre superhero
Pencils Alan Davis; Dave Williams
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3 page character profile "A.I.M."

Characters Members of A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) [Paul Allen; B'Tumba; Baron Samedi; Clete Billups; Julia Black; Timothy Black; Lars Branco; Cache; George Clinton; Cyborg; Commander Cypher; Njeri Damphousse; Destructor [Kerwin Korman]; Clytemnestra Erwin; The Fixer [Norbert Ebersol]; Lyle Getz; Grizzly; Lifeform [George Prufrock]; Carl Lombardi; Chet Madden; Sean Madigan; Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Maxwell Mordius; MODAM [Olinka Barankova]; MODOK [George Tarleton]; Evelyn Necker; Peggy Park; Hyun Rahman; Monica Rappacini; The Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Abu-Jamal Rodriguez; Count Bornag Royale; Ralph Ryder; Ramona Starr; Betty Sumitro; Super-Adaptoid; Timekeeper; Valdemar Tykkio; Yorgon Tykkio; Ultra-Adaptoid; Victorius [Victor Conrad]; Bernard Worrell
Genre spy; superhero
Pencils Don Drake; Rik Levins; Brian Postman; Leonard Kirk; Steve Epting;
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1 page character profile "Akhenaten"

Characters The Pharaoh Akhenaten (a.k.a. Amenhotep IV)
Genre fantasy
Pencils Jim Starlin
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1 page character profile "Albert & Elsie-Dee"

Characters Albert; Elsie-Dee
Genre superhero; sci-fi
Pencils Marc Silvestri
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1 page character profile "Albion"

Characters Albion [Peter Hunter]
Genre superhero; fantasy
Pencils John Royle; Carlos Pacheco; Gary Erskine
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1 page character profile "Abdul Alhazred"

Characters Abdul Alhazred
Genre fantasy
Pencils Paul Ryan
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1 page character profile "Alkhema"

Characters Alkhema [a.k.a. Alkhema-2, a.k.a. War Toy]
Pencils Pat Olliffe; Dave Ross
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1 page character profile "All-American"

Characters The All-American [Giovanni "John" Magniconte; a.k.a. Mr. Magnificent]; Other members of Kickers, Inc. of Earth-148611 (the "New Universe).
Pencils Ron Fenz
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1 page character profile "All-Winners Squad"

Characters The All-Winners Squad (Captain America [William Nasland, a.k.a. The Spirit of '76]; Bucky [Fred Davis]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Whizzer [Robert "Bob" Frank]; Miss America [Madeline Joyce Frank]; The Blonde Phantom [Louise Grant])
Pencils Gil Kane
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3 page character profile "Alpha Flight"

Characters Alpha Flight, Beta Flight, Gamma Flight and the Flight (The Guardian [James Hudson, a.k.a. Weapon Alpha, a.k.a. Vindicator]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Marrina [Marrina Smallwood]; Snowbird [Narya]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]; Box [Roger Bochs]; Madison Jeffries; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Persuasion [Kara Killgrave, a.k.a. Purple Girl]; Manikin [Whitman Knapp]; Pathway [Laura Dean]; Goblyn [Goblyn Dean]; Diamond Lil [Lillian Crawley]; Witchfire [Ananym]; Windshear [Colin Hume]; Wildheart [Kyle Gibney]; Wyre; Feedback [Albert Louis]; Flashback [Gardner Monroe]; Silver [Jimon Tang]; Auric [Zhao Tang]; Earthmover [Chuck Moss]; Ghost Girl [Lilli Stephens]; Flex [Adrian Corbo]; Radius [Jared Corbo]; Guardian [synthoid duplicate]; Murmur [Arlette Truffaut]; Manbot [Bernie Lachenay]; Sasquatch [creature]; Flinch [Toby Wood]; Ouija [Bill Astin]; Nemesis [Amelia Weatherly]; Mar; Puck [Zuzha Yu]; Centennial [Rutherford Princeton]; Major Mapleleaf [Louis Sadler, Jr.]; Yukon Jack [Yukotujakzurjimozoata]; Smart Alec [Alexander Thorne]; St. Elmo; Wolverine [Logan/James Howlett, a.k.a. Weapon X]; Stitch [Jodi Furman]; Groundhog [Sean Bernard])
Pencils John Byrne; Roger Cruz; Duncan Rouleau; Clayton Henry
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1 page character profile "Amatsu-kami"

Characters The Amatsu-kami (Izanagi; Ame-No-Mi-Kumari; Kaminari; Hotei Osho; Bishamon; Mikaboshi; Inari)
Pencils Travel Forman; Marshall Rogers; Larry Hama
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1 page character profile "Americop"

Characters Americop [Bartholomew "Bart" Gallows]
Pencils Dave Hoover; Steve Lieber
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1 page character profile "Amphibion"

Characters Amphibion [Qnax]
Pencils Javier Pulido
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1 page character profile "Anachronauts"

Characters The Anachronauts [Ssith; Wildrun; Sir Raston; Apocryphus; Deathunt 9000; Raa; Tyndar]
Pencils Dan Panosian
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1 page character profile "Anarchist"

Characters The Anarchist [Tike Alicar]
Pencils Mike Allred
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2 page character profile "Ancient One"

Characters The Ancient One [Yao, a.k.a. the Spirit Leopard, a.k.a. the Mystic, a.k.a. the High Lama, a.k.a. Sorcerer Supreme, a.k.a. the Master]
Pencils Carl Potts; Andy Kuhn David; Dan Day; Marshall Rogers; Frank Lopez
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2 page character profile "Angel (Halloway)"

Characters The Angel [Thomas Halloway]; The Angel [Simon Halloway]
Genre superhero
Pencils Claire Moe; George Mandell; Gary Hartle
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4 page character profile "Angel (Worthington)"

Characters The Angel [Warren Worthington III, a.k.a. Archangel; a.k.a. Avenging Angel; a.k.a. Death; a.k.a. Dark Angel]
Genre superhero
Pencils David Finch; Werner Roth; Jack Kirby; Don Heck; John Byrne; Ron Frenz; Walter Simonson; Joe Jusko; Leinil Francis Yu; Ron Garney; Ian Churchill; Aaron Lopresti; Yanick Paquette
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3 page character profile "Angels"

Characters sphares; Tariel; Gadriel; Hafaza; Sariel; Azazel; Armaros; Ezekeel; Tzadqiel; Armaziel; Ephesus; Arcturus; Cherub Zachariah; Gabriel, Chairman of RRTC; Cherub Thrasher; Afterlife; Afterlife's Angelic Form; Agent of Heaven; Andy; Angel of Death; Anielle; Golden Angel; Lusa Gregor; Malachi; Daniel; Harry Moran; Ruth; Todyquiel; Uriel
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Notes Angels of the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Universe.

1 page character profile "Animus"

Characters Animus [a.k.a. Hate-Monger]
Genre superhero
Pencils Steve Epting
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1 page character profile "Annex"

Characters Annex [Alexander Ellis]
Genre superhero
Pencils Walter McDaniel
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