- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Series info by writer and editor, Mark Gruenwald and Contents and artists credits.
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typesetter)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Synopsis
- A profile on the major Hulk villain, The Abomination.
- Reprints
First appearance and origin, Tales To Astonish (1959 series) #90 April 1967.
First inset panel clip art from: Page 9, Panel 2 from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #90 (April 1967)
Second inset panel clip art from: Page 6, Panel 23 from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #90 (April 1967)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Ron Wilson
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typesetter)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Absorbing Man [Carl Creel; Crusher Creel]; Thor [Donald Blake]
- Synopsis
- A profile on Thor villain, The Absorbing Man.
- Reprints
First appearance and origin, Journey Into Mystery (1952 series) # 114 March 1965. The artwork for this character's entry is the same as it appears in The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe (1983 series) # 1 January 1983.
First inset panel clip art from: Page 10, Panel 5 from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #121 (October 1965)
Second inset panel clip art from: Page 5, Panel 3 from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #236 (June 1975)
Third inset panel clip art from: Page 14, Panel 1 from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #121 (October 1965)
Fourth inset panel clip art from: Splash Page 7 from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #121 (October 1965)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typesetter)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Wolverine; Ultron-6; Ultron-7; Dr. Myron MacLain
- Synopsis
- A profile on the indestructible steel alloy, Adamantium.
- Reprints
No artist credited for entry; uses various clip art from past issues. First appearance, The Avengers (1963 series) #66 July 1969.
Inset panel clip art:
Dr. Myron MacLain from: Page 6, Panel 5 from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #303 (March 1985)
Ultron-7 [labelled wrong should be Ultron-6] from: Splash Page 20 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #66 (July 1969)
Pouring metal into mold of Captain America's future shield from: Page 14, Panel 4 from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #303 (March 1985)
Wolverine swiping claws [altered - Dracula removed] from: Page 33, Panel 1 from X-Men Annual (Marvel, 1970 series) #6 (1982)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (Typesetter)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- El Aguila [The Eagle; Alejandro Montoya]
- Synopsis
- A profile on the Spanish swashbuckling anti-hero, El Aguila, Or "The Eagle" in english.
- Reprints
First Appearance, Power Man And Iron Fist (1978 series) #58 August 1979. Dave Cockrum also did the pencils on this character's entry with a different pose for The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe (1983 series) # 1 January 1983.In that issue his entry is listed as "El Aguila", but the clip art remained the same in both volumes.
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 15, Panel 5 (Iron Fist removed) from Power Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #65 (October 1980)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Don Drake
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typesetter)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aim Agent [A.I.M. Agent]
- Synopsis
- A profile on the high-technology super-spy organization, Aim [A.I.M.].
- Reprints
First appearance: Strange Tales (1951 series) #146 July 1966. In The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe (1983 series) # 1 January 1983, this entry is listed as "A.I.M.".
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: "If This Be... MODOK!", Page 6, Panel 1 from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #94 (October 1967)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typesetter)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkoski]; Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Snowbird [Anne McKenzie]; Marinna [Marinna Smallwood]; Puck [Eugene Milton Judd]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]; Box [Roger Bochs]
- Synopsis
- A profile on the Canadian team, Alpha Flight.
- Reprints
First appearance, The inset art by John Byrne of Guardian (Then Vindicator); Shaman; Sasquatch; Snowbird; Northstar; Puck & Marinna is the same in The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe (1983 series) # 1 January 1983, John Byrne also did the artwork for the additional characters added here. No first appearance listed in entry.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Ron Wilson
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Alpha Primitives
- Reprints
Inset panel clip art from: Page 9, Panel 1 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #47 (February 1966)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Ron Wilson
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- American Eagle
- Reprints
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 16, Panel 4 (Ka-Zar removed) from Marvel Two-In-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #6 (1981)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Mark Gruenwald
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Anaconda
- Reprints
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Cover of Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #160 (July 1982)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Buscema
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Andromeda
- Reprints
Inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 4, Panel 2 from The Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #147 (September 1985)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Steve Leialoha
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Angar the Screamer
- Reprints
Inset panel clip art [altered - figure only used] from: Splash Page 1 from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #101 (July 1973)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Jerry Ordway
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Scott Lang]
- Reprints
First inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 15, Panel 1 from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #47 (April 1979)
Second inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 10, Panel 5 from Rom #59
Third inset panel clip art [altered plus really Hank Pym] from: Page 13, Panel 5 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #93 (November 1971)
Fourth inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 13, Panel 3 from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #48 (May 1979)
Fifth inset panel clip art [altered - Ant-Man figure only] from: Page 14, Panel 1 from Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #133 (April 1980)
Sixth inset panel clip art [altered] from: Page 17, Panel 5 from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #48 (May 1979)
Seventh inset panel clip art [altered plus really Hank Pym] from: Page 8, Panel 4 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #93 (November 1971)
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Rich Buckler
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; superhero
- Characters
- Heimdall; Frigga; Idunn; Tyr; Volla; Hermod; Hoder; Sigyn; Frey; Vidar
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Bob Budiansky
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Namor the Sub-Mariner; Attuma; Lady Dorma; Warlord Krang; Vashti; Byrrah (Namor’s cousin); Seth; Ikthon; Thakos; Kormok; Orka; Thakorr (Namor’s grandfather); Fen (Namor’s mother); Namora (Namor’s cousin); Namorita (Namor’s second cousin); Lorvex; Coral; Arkus; Volpan; Madoxx; Raman; Tyrak (Krang’s Lieutenant); Meranno (U-Man); Dragonrider; Dara (Namor’s cousin); Proteus; Andromeda
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Thor; Iron Man [Anthony Stark]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hulk [Robert Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Swordsman; Goliath [Henry Pym]; Hercules; Black Panther [T'Challa]; Vision; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]; Goliath [Clint Barton]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Mantis; Beast [Henry McCoy]; Moondragon [Heather Douglas]; Hellcat [Patsy Walker]; Jocasta; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Falcon [Sam Wilson]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Starfox [Eros]; Mockingbird [Barbara Morse Barton]; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Thing [Benjamin Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Firebird [Bonita Juarez]; Rick Jones; Henry Pym
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Paul Neary
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batroc [Georges Batroc]; Zaran [Maximillian Zaran]; Machete [Ferdinand Lopez]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Short form appendix of places, universes, concepts, etc.
- Reprints
Glossary contains information on Adamantium; alien; alternate Earth; alternate future; alternate world; amphibious; android; anti-graviton; anti-matter; anti-matter universe; astral body; astral projection; astral plane; Big Bang; bio-; bioelectricity; biokinetics; bionic; biosphere; clairvoyance; clone; cosmic; cosmic awareness; Cosmic Cube; cosmic power; cosmic radiation; cybernetics; cyborg; Darkforce; death; Death; death gods; demon; Deviant; dimension; dimension travel; divergence; divergent Earth