The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
#12
[Newsstand]
(December 1983)
Marvel,
1983 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1983-08-23
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
- Barcode
- 0714860281212
- Editing
- Mark Gruenwald (editor); Mike Carlin (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #31.
This issue is a variant of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #12 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
This issue is a variant of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #12 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
V-Z
cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan (signed as Hannigan)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (signed as Rubinstein)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine; Valkyrie; Vision; Wrecker; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Wonder Man; Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]; Vanguard; Werewolf by Night; Vance Astro; Wizard; The Watcher; Vulture; Will O' the Wisp; Whirlwind; Ymir; Zzzax; Viper; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Vermin; Vanisher; Yondu
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover.
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Valkyrie
Valkyrie / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob McLeod
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Valkyrie
- Reprints
Vance Astro
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vance Astro
- Reprints
Vanguard
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vanguard
- Reprints
Vanisher
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- June Brigman
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vanisher
- Reprints
Vermin
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vermin
- Reprints
Viper
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Viper
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 19, Panel 7 from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #110 (February 1969)
Vision
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vision
- Reprints
Vulture
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vulture
- Reprints
-
in Spindelmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #4/1986 ([april] 1986) -
in Edderkoppen (Interpresse, 1984 series) #4/1986 (uge 14 1986) -
in Edderkoppen (Semic, 1984 series) #4/1986 (uke 17 1986) -
in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Wakanda/Central Wakanda
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Don McGregor; Rick Parker
- Inks
- Don McGregor; Rick Parker
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Rick Parker
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
in Marvel Héroes (Panini España, 2012 series) #60 - Los 4 Fantásticos de John Byrne 2 (Mayo 2015) - in Black Panther Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 - Revenge of the Black Panther (2019)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (Marvel, 2010 series) #3
-
Indexer Notes
Maps of Wakanda.
Wakanda and Central Wakanda maps [redrawn and slightly altered but based upon] from: 'Map of the Land of Wakanda' from Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #8 (January 1974) [which itself is an updated version from what appeared in #6 of Jungle Action]
Wasp
Wasp / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
- Reprints
- in Hulk (Interpresse, 1984 series) #3/1985 (uge 11 1985)
- in Hulk (Semic, 1984 series) #3/1985 (uke 13 1985)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art from: Page 3, Panel 4 from The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #8 (1978)
Watchers
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Watcher [Uatu]
- Reprints
- in Spindelmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #7/1986 ([Juli] 1986)
- in Edderkoppen (Interpresse, 1984 series) #7/1986 (uge 27 1986)
- in Edderkoppen (Semic, 1984 series) #7/1986 (uke 26 1986)
- in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011) [art only]
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Werewolf
Werewolf by Night / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Don Perlin
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Werewolf
- Reprints
Whirlwind
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Kerry Gammill
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Whirlwind
- Reprints
White Queen
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Abrams
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- White Queen [Emma Frost]
- Reprints
Will O' the Wisp
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr.
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Will O' the Wisp
- Reprints
- in Spindelmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #6/1985 (1985)
- in Edderkoppen (Interpresse, 1984 series) #6/1985 (uge 23 1985)
- in Edderkoppen (Semic, 1984 series) #6/1985 (uke 25 1985)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Cover of The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #235 (December 1982)
Wizard
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wizard
- Reprints
Wolfsbane
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob McLeod
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolfsbane [Rahne Sinclair]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 12, Panel 1 from The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 (April 1983)
Wolverine
Wolverine / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine [Logan]
- Reprints
Wonder Man
Wonder Man / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
- Reprints
Wrecker
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Keith Pollard
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wrecker [Dirk Garthwaite]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 12, Panel 3 from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #148 (January 1968)
Wrecking Crew
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Luke McDonnell
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wrecking Crew [Thunderball; Piledriver; Bulldozer]
- Reprints
X-Men
X-Men / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Cyclops; Iceman; Angel; Beast; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Mimic; Changeling; Polaris; Havoc; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Banshee; Storm; Sunfire; Colossus; Thunderbird [John Proudstar]]
- Reprints
- in Projekt X special (Interpresse, 1987 series) #1 ([Januar] 1987) [Only Professor X; Storm; Jærven [Wolverine]; Sorte Springer [Nightcrawler]; Panser [Colossus]; Kyklop [Cyclops]; Shock [Havoc]; Englen [Angel]]
- in The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2016)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
[X-Men] Allies
X-Men / character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phoenix; Ariel [Kitty Pryde]; Rogue; Fred Duncan; Moira MacTaggart; Lilandra Neramani; Stevie Hunter; Binary [Carol Danvers]; Lockheed
- Reprints
- in Projekt X special (Interpresse, 1987 series) #1 ([Januar] 1987) [Only Kitty Pryde; Fønix [Phoenix]; Lilandra; Carol Danvers]
- in The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2016)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
New Mutants
New Mutants / character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- New Mutants [Wolfsbane; Karma; Sunspot; Mirage [Dani Moonstar]; Cannonball; Magma; Magik [Illyana Rasputin]]
- Reprints
X-Men Mansion
X-Men / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer); Eliot R. Brown
- Pencils
- Eliot R. Brown
- Inks
- Eliot R. Brown
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Diagrams of the X-Men mansion and a map of the area.
X-Men Jet
X-Men / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer); Eliot R. Brown
- Pencils
- Eliot R. Brown
- Inks
- Eliot R. Brown
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Diagram of the X-Men jet.
Ymir
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ymir
- Reprints
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (May 2009)
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2010 series) ([January] 2010)
- in Thor: Tales of Asgard (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #22 (2023)
-
Yondu
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Yondu
- Reprints
Zeus
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob Hall
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zeus
- Reprints
Zodiac
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zodiac [Taurus; Gemini; Cancer; Leo; Virgo; Libra; Scorpio; Sagittarius; Capricorn; Aquarius; Pisces; Aries]
- Reprints
Zzzax
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zzzax
- Reprints
Alien Races
character profile / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paty Cockrum
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Xantha; Xartans; Xeronians; Yirbek; Yrds; Z'nox
- Reprints
Appendix
text article / 2.5 pages
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (head writer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Includes a "special announcement" by Mark Gruenwald announcing the three extra issues.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
V-Z
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1.
Contents
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2.
Valkyrie
Valkyrie -
3.
Vance Astro
-
4.
Vanguard
-
5.
Vanisher
-
6.
Vermin
-
7.
Viper
-
8.
Vision
-
9.
Vulture
-
10.
Wakanda/Central Wakanda
-
11.
Wasp
Wasp -
12.
Watchers
-
13.
Werewolf
Werewolf by Night -
14.
Whirlwind
-
15.
White Queen
-
16.
Will O' the Wisp
-
17.
Wizard
-
18.
Wolfsbane
-
19.
Wolverine
Wolverine -
20.
Wonder Man
Wonder Man -
21.
Wrecker
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22.
Wrecking Crew
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23.
X-Men
X-Men -
24.
[X-Men] Allies
X-Men -
25.
New Mutants
New Mutants -
26.
X-Men Mansion
X-Men -
27.
X-Men Jet
X-Men -
28.
Ymir
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29.
Yondu
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30.
Zeus
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31.
Zodiac
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32.
Zzzax
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33.
Alien Races
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34.
Appendix
This issue was modified by
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Matthew Head
- Derek Reinhard
- Richard Thomson
- David Weston
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