The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
#7
[Direct]
(July 1983)
Marvel,
1983 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1983-03-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
- Editing
- Mark Gruenwald (credited); Mike Carlin (credited as Michael Carlin) (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #22.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
M From Mandarin to Mystique
cover / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019) - in Ed Hannigan: Covered (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn]
-
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover.
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Mandarin
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Jerry Bingham (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mandarin
- Reprints
Mandrill
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Rudy Nebres (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mandrill
- Reprints
Mandroids
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob Layton (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mandroid
- Reprints
Manhattan
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mark Gruenwald (credited)
- Inks
- Mark Gruenwald (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- Rick Parker (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Detailed map of the Marvel Universe Manhattan.
Man-Thing
Man-Thing / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Man-Thing [Ted Sallis]
- Reprints
Man-Thing's Swamp
Man-Thing / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- David Lofvers (credited as David A. Lofvers)
- Inks
- David Lofvers (credited as David A. Lofvers)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- Rick Parker (credited)
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- in Essential Man-Thing (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006), #2 (2008)
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Detailed maps of FLorida and Man-Thing's swamp.
Marrina
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Marrina
- Reprints
- in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2013)
- in Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017) [illustration only]
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 18, panel 5 from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #1 (August 1983).
Martinex
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martinex
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from the cover of Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #86 (October 1979).
Mastermind
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mastermind
- Reprints
Mauler
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob Layton (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mauler
- Reprints
Maximus
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Maximus
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from the cover of The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #95 (January 1972).
Medusa
Medusa / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Medusa
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 10, panel 1 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #44 (November 1965).
Melter
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Kerry Gammill (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Melter
- Reprints
Mentallo
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mentallo
- Reprints
Mentor
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mentor
- Reprints
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020) [reformatted to 2 pages]
-
Mephisto
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mephisto
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from the splash page 8 from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #3 (December 1968).
Mercurio
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Butch Guice (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mercurio
- Reprints
Mesmero
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mesmero
- Reprints
Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Reprints
-
in Spindelmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #3/1985 ([mars] 1985) -
in Edderkoppen (Interpresse, 1984 series) #3/1985 (uge 10 1985) -
in Edderkoppen (Semic, 1984 series) #3/1985 (uke 12 1985) - in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011) [art only]
-
in Marvel Héroes (Panini España, 2012 series) #59 - Los 4 Fantásticos de John Byrne 1 (Marzo 2015) - in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Mister Fear
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Ed Hannigan (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mister Fear
- Reprints
Mr. Hyde
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]
- Reprints
Mockingbird
Mockingbird / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mark Richards (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]
- Reprints
- in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009) [art only]
- in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from the cover of Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #95 (July 1980).
MODOK
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- MODOK
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 2, panel 5 from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #133 (January 1971).
Modred the Mystic
Modred the Mystic / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob Budiansky (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Modred the Mystic
- Reprints
- Keywords
- supernatural
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 7, panel 1 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #186 (August 1979).
Mole Man
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mole Man
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 4, panel 3 (Thing and Human Torch removed) from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #89 (August 1969).
Molecule Man
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Molecule Man
- Reprints
- in Spindelmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #12/1987 ([December] 1987)
- 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)
-
Moondragon
Moondragon / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Jim Starlin (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Moondragon [Heather Douglas]
- Reprints
Moon Knight
Moon Knight / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Moon Knight [Marc Spector]
- Reprints
Moon Knight's Helicopter
Moon Knight / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer); Eliot R. Brown (credited)
- Pencils
- Eliot R. Brown (credited)
- Inks
- Eliot R. Brown (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Diagrams of Moon Knight's helicopter.
Moon Knight's Mansion
Moon Knight / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer); Eliot R. Brown (credited)
- Pencils
- Eliot R. Brown (credited)
- Inks
- Eliot R. Brown (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Illustration and diagrams of Moon Knight's mansion.
Moonstone
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bob McLeod (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Moonstone [Karla Sofen]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 16, panel 1 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #228 (February 1983).
Morgan Le Fey
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Morgan Le Fey
- Reprints
- Keywords
- supernatural
Morlocks
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Caliban; Callisto; Masque; Plague; Sunder
- Reprints
Morpheus
character profile / 0.5 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Morpheus
- Reprints
Mysterio
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- John Romita (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mysterio
- Reprints
Mystique
character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mystique [Raven Darkholme]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inset panel clip art (altered) from page 20, panel 6 from The Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #10 ([November] 1981).
Alien Races
character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Pencils
- Paty Cockrum (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited)
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Mobians; Morani; Ovoids; Pegasusians; Phantoms; Pheragots; Procyonites; Prosilicans
- Reprints
Appendix
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
M From Mandarin to Mystique
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1.
Contents
-
2.
Mandarin
-
3.
Mandrill
-
4.
Mandroids
-
5.
Manhattan
-
6.
Man-Thing
Man-Thing -
7.
Man-Thing's Swamp
Man-Thing -
8.
Marrina
-
9.
Martinex
-
10.
Mastermind
-
11.
Mauler
-
12.
Maximus
-
13.
Medusa
Medusa -
14.
Melter
-
15.
Mentallo
-
16.
Mentor
-
17.
Mephisto
-
18.
Mercurio
-
19.
Mesmero
-
20.
Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] -
21.
Mister Fear
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22.
Mr. Hyde
-
23.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird -
24.
MODOK
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25.
Modred the Mystic
Modred the Mystic -
26.
Mole Man
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27.
Molecule Man
-
28.
Moondragon
Moondragon -
29.
Moon Knight
Moon Knight -
30.
Moon Knight's Helicopter
Moon Knight -
31.
Moon Knight's Mansion
Moon Knight -
32.
Moonstone
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33.
Morgan Le Fey
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34.
Morlocks
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35.
Morpheus
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36.
Mysterio
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37.
Mystique
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38.
Alien Races
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39.
Appendix
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