| Issue | #4 |
| Published | March 1986 |
| Cover Price | $1.00 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Danny Fingeroth; Jim Shooter (Editor in Chief); Mark Gruenwald (Consulting Editor); Ralph Macchio (Consulting Editor) |
| Notes | The Official History of the Marvel Universe |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Rob Frenz (Cover Design) |
| Pencils | Jackson Guice; Al Milgrom |
| Inks | Jackson Guice; Al Milgrom |
| Colors | Jackson Guice; Al Milgrom |
| Notes | The Official History of the Marvel Universe |
| Characters | Cyclops; Charles Xavier; Juggernaut; Magneto; Jack O' Diamonds; Havok; Corsair; Thor; Ant Man; Dr. Doom; Sub-Mariner; Fantastic Four |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Janet Jackson (Design); Bill Vallely (Design); Bruce N. Solotoff (Design); Stan Lee; Roy Thomas; Chris Claremont; Larry Lieber; Alan Zelenetz |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby; Joe Buscema; John Byrne; Dave Cockrum; Brent Anderson; Werner Roth; Alex Toth; Frank Miller; Bob Hall; Dick Ayers; John Verpoorten; Herb Trimpe; Terry Austin; Bob Wiacek; Josef Rubinstein; Vince Colletta; Frank Giacoia |
| Inks | Jack Kirby; Joe Buscema; John Byrne; Dave Cockrum; Brent Anderson; Werner Roth; Alex Toth; Frank Miller; Bob Hall; Dick Ayers; John Verpoorten; Herb Trimpe; Terry Austin; Bob Wiacek; Josef Rubinstein; Vince Colletta; Frank Giacoia |
| Colors | Rob Carosella; Jack Kirby; Joe Buscema; John Byrne; Dave Cockrum; Brent Anderson; Werner Roth; Alex Toth; Frank Miller; Bob Hall; Dick Ayers; John Verpoorten; Herb Trimpe; Terry Austin; Bob Wiacek; Josef Rubinstein; Vince Colletta; Frank Giacoia |
| Letters | Brenda Mings (Typesetter) |
| Notes | Anita Duncan (Production Manager); Jim Novak (Production); Barry Shapiro (Production); Phil Felix (Production); Ken Lopez (Production); Harry Candelario (Production); Rob Carosella (Production); Dawn Geiger (Production); Paul Becton (Production); Barbara Johnson (Production); John Romita, Sr. (Art Supervisor); Tom Morgan (Art Department); James W. Fry (Art Department); Mark McKenna (Art Department); Jose Marzn (Art Department). In addition to the excerpted material, information from a wide variety of sources was incorporated into the entire issue's bridgin text. |
| Reprinted | Excerpted material from X-Men (1963) #12 (July 1965), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #20 (May 1966), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #38 (November 1967), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #39 (December 1967), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #40 (January 1968), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #41 (February 1968), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #42 (March 1968), Marvel, USA; X-Men (1963) #117 (January 1979), Marvel, USA; Uncanny X-Men, The (1981) #144 (April 1981), Marvel, USA; Uncanny X-Men, The (1981) #161 (September 1982), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #6 (September 1982), Marvel, USA; Journey Into Mystery #83 (August 1982); Journey Into Mystery (1952) #84 (September 1962), Marvel, USA; Thor (1966) #159 (December 1968), Marvel, USA; Thor Annual (1966) #11 (1983), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #35 (September 1962), Marvel, USA; Bizarre Adventures (1981) #27 (July 1981), Marvel, USA; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983) #6 (May 1983), Marvel, USA; Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1983)#10 (October 1983), Marvel, USA |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Janet Jackson (Design); Bill Vallely (Design) |
| Reprinted | B&W Classic covers of Journey Into Mystery (1952) #83 (August 1962), Marvel, USA; Uncanny X-men, The (1981) #161 (September 1982), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #35 (Sepetember 1962), Marvel, USA |