Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2005

([April] 2005)

[Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Gary Frank

Inks

Gary Frank

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Full credits & indicia. Includes an illustration taken from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #515.

Spider-Man 2005 (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Greg Land

Inks

Matthew Ryan

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sarah Stacy

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Title page using an image of the cover from Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #24.

Betty Brant (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty Brant / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Joe Bennett (credited) (page 1); Steve Ditko (credited) (page 2)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited) (page 2); ? (page 1)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Raised by a single mother and often disappointed by her weak-willed brother Bennett...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Betty Brant

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) ? and (page 2) Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Carrion (Table of Contents: 4)

Carrion / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Bob Budiansky (credited) (page 1); Mark Bagley (credited) (page 2)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (page 1); Randy Emberlin (page 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited) (page 1); Bob Sharen (page 2)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Professor Miles Warren created a virus at the High Evolutionary's lab...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Carrion; Carrion [Malcolm McBride]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #16 and (page 2) Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #379.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Chameleon (Table of Contents: 5)

Chameleon / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

?

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dmitri Smerdyakov was the illegitimate son of the patriarch of the Russian Kravinoff family...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from ?

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Jean DeWolff (Table of Contents: 6)

Jean DeWolff / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mark Texeira (credited)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jean DeWolff was one of the first law officials to openly come out in support of Spider-Man

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jean DeWolff

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #17.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Doppelganger (Table of Contents: 7)

Doppelganger / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mark Bagley (credited)

Inks

Randy Emberlin

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Doppelganger began life as a living fractal...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doppelganger

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #378.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Fly (Table of Contents: 8)

Fly / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Keith Pollard ? (credited) (see notes); Al Milgrom (see notes)

Inks

Bob McLeod

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Richard Deacon, a small-time criminal out on parole...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fly [Richard Deacon]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #193 (although the image is reversed).

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Keith Pollard is credited as the penciller in this Handbook. However, Al Milgrom stated in 2008 that he was the penciller of the cover to Amazing Spider-Man #193. It is likely that the credit in this Handbook issue is incorrect.

Frederick Foswell (Table of Contents: 9)

Frederick Foswell / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Tom Morgan (credited); John Romita (credited) (inset)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein; Mike Esposito (inset)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Frederick Foswell was a short, slight, timid reporter for the Daily Bugle.

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Big Man [Frederick Foswell]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #16 and (inset) Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #50.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Fusion (Table of Contents: 10)

Fusion / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mark Buckingham (credited)

Inks

Wayne Faucher

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jeremy Francis Markley was a shy nine-year-old boy who escaped his troubles...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fusion [Wayne Markley]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #32.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Glory Grant (Table of Contents: 11)

Glory Grant / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Shawn McManus (credited)

Inks

Shawn McManus (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The charming Glory Grant was pursuing a modelling career...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Glory Grant

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Spider-Man '97 (Marvel, 1997 series).

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Hammerhead (Table of Contents: 12)

Hammerhead / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

John Romita (credited)

Inks

John Romita (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Years ago, a minor gunman for an unidentified Maggia crime family...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hammerhead

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #115.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Crusher Hogan (Table of Contents: 13)

Crusher Hogan / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Giuseppe Camuncoli ? (credited) (see notes); Dave Johnson ? (see notes)

Inks

Giuseppe Camuncoli ? (credited) (see notes); Dave Johnson ? (see notes)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Crusher Hogan was the top star of his wrestling league.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Crusher Hogan

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of Spider-Man's Tangled Web (Marvel, 2001 series) #14 (although the image is reversed).

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Giuseppe Camuncoli is credited as artist in this Handbook issue, but Dave Johnson is credited as the cover artist on Spider-Man's Tangled Web #14. Camuncoli is the interior story artist on Tangled Web #14, so it is possible that the credit in this handbook is incorrect.

Hydro-Man (Table of Contents: 14)

Hydro-Man / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Terry Dodson (credited)

Inks

Rachel Dodson

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cargo ship crewman Morrie Bench was accidentally knocked overboard by Spider-Man...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hydro-Man [Morrie Bench]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Marvel Knights Spider-Man (Marvel, 2004 series) #10.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Jackal (Table of Contents: 15)

Jackal / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mark Pacella (credited) (page 1); Sal Buscema (credited) (page 2)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (page 1); Bill Sienkiewicz (page 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited) (page 1); Bob Sharen (page 2)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Miles Warren was born into a family with a proclivity for science.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jackal [Miles Warren]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #18 and (page 2) Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #222.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

John Jameson (Table of Contents: 16)

John Jameson / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

John Romita Jr. (credited) (page 1); Dean Haspiel (credited) (page 2)

Inks

Joe Rubinstein (page 1); Dean Haspiel (credited) (page 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As a career test pilot and astronaut...

Genre

superhero

Characters

John Jameson (also appears as Man-Wolf)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #6 and (page 2) Spider-Man's Tangled Web (Marvel, 2001 series) #20.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Jonah Jameson (Table of Contents: 17)

Jonah Jameson / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Gregg Schigiel (credited)

Inks

Richard Case

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The son of an abusive veteran, Jameson began his journalism career as a paperboy...

Genre

superhero

Characters

J. Jonah Jameson

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's possible that this illustration is original and has not appeared previously.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Kaine (Table of Contents: 18)

Kaine / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

Bill Sienkiewicz

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Kaine was the first of the Jackal's experiments in cloning...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Kaine

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #228.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Madame Web (Table of Contents: 19)

Madame Web / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Bart Sears (credited)

Inks

Randy Elliott; Ray Kryssing

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Though Cassandra Webb suffered from a lifetime of blindness...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Madame Web [Cassandra Webb]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Spider-Woman (Marvel, 1999 series) #1.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Mindworm (Table of Contents: 20)

Mindworm / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Talent Caldwell (credited)

Inks

Robert Campanella

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

An experimental government lab infected a residential community...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mindworm [William Turner]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #22.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Morbius (Table of Contents: 21)

Morbius / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Claudio Castellini (credited) (page 1); Isaac Cordova (credited) (page 2)

Inks

Mark Farmer (page 1); Andrew Pepoy (page 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nobel Prize-winning biochemist Dr. Michael Morbius discovered he was dying...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Morbius [Michael Morbius]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) the cover of Spider-Man (Marvel, 1990 series) #77 and (page 2) the cover of Morbius: The Living Vampire (Marvel, 1992 series) #16.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Mysterio (Table of Contents: 22)

Mysterio / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Stewart Johnson (credited as Staz Johnson)

Inks

Danny Miki

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Quentin Beck found his calling when his uncle gave him an old movie camera.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mysterio [Quentin Beck]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Doctor Octopus: Negative Exposure (Marvel, 2003 series) #3.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Liz Osborn (Table of Contents: 23)

Liz Osborn / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited)

Inks

Sal Buscema (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The daughter of a restaurant and hotel owner...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Liz Osborn; Normie Osborn

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #189.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Queen (Table of Contents: 24)

Queen / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Michael Ryan (credited)

Colors

Studio F

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

During the Second World War, Ana Soria was the first female Marine in combat.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Queen [Adriana Soria]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #15.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Ben Reilly (Table of Contents: 25)

Ben Reilly / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Sal Buscema (credited); Dan Jurgens (credited) (inset)

Inks

Jimmy Palmiotti; Klaus Janson (inset)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

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Ben Reilly was the most genetically stable of the many clones of Spider-Man...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Scarlet Spider [Ben Reilly]; Spider-Man [Ben Reilly]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from the cover of Spectacular Scarlet Spider (Marvel, 1995 series) #1 and (inset) Sensational Spider-Man (Marvel, 1996 series) #2.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Joe Robertson (Table of Contents: 26)

Joe Robertson / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Larry Lieber (credited) (see notes); John Romita (see notes)

Inks

Mike Esposito

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Joe Robertson was born to be a journalist.

Genre

superhero

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #5.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

John Romita wrote that he worked very closely, page by page, with Larry Lieber, in laying out the story and assisting with the pencils, on Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5 where this image originated.

Joe Smith (Table of Contents: 27)

Joe Smith / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Lee Weeks (credited)

Inks

Lee Weeks (credited)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

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A born loser with big dreams, Joe failed at boxing and professional wrestling.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Joe Smith

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of Spider-Man and Mysterio (Marvel, 2001 series) #3.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Spider-Man Update (Table of Contents: 28)

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Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mike Deodato (credited as Mike Deodato Jr.)

Inks

Brian Haberlin

Colors

Matt Milla

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Mutated by the bite of an irradiated spider...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #509 (although the image is reversed).

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Spider-Mobile (Table of Contents: 29)

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Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited) (image 1); Paul Smith (credited) (image 2)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (image 1); Paul Smith (credited) (image 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited) (image 1); Frank D'Armata (image 2)

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At a time when Spider-Man was wanted by the police...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #130 and the cover of Spider-Man / Human Torch (Marvel, 2005 series) #3.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Spider-Slayers (Table of Contents: 30)

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Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (version I); John Romita (versions II & IV); Gil Kane (version III); Ross Andru (version V); John Romita Jr. (version VIII); Erik Larsen (version XIX); ? (versions XI & XVIII)

Inks

Steve Ditko (version I); John Romita (version II); Frank Giacoia (versions III & IV); Mike Esposito (version V); Vince Colletta (version VIII); John Beatty (version XIX); Rodney Ramos (version XIX); ? (versions XI & XVIII)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Spider-Slayers are robots originally designed by Spencer Smythe...

Genre

superhero

Characters

J. Jonah Jameson; Alistair Smythe; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Spider-Slayer (versions I, II, III, IV, V, VIII, XI, XVIII & XIX)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from the following issues:

Version I - the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #25.
Version II - the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #58.
Version III - the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #105.
Version IV - Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #106.
Version V - Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #168.
Version VIII - Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #291.
Version XI - ?
Version XVIII - ?
Version XIX - Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #21.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Stacy Twins (Table of Contents: 31)

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Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mike Deodato (credited as Mike Deodato Jr.)

Inks

Brian Haberlin (page 1); Joe Pimentel (page 1 insets & page 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Norman Osborn once helped rescue Police Captain George Stacy and his daughter, Gwen...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gray Goblin [Gabriel Stacy]; Sarah Stacy

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #512, (page 1 insets) Amazing Spider-man (Marvel, 1999 series) #513 and (page 2) Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #514.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Mendel Stromm (Table of Contents: 32)

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Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mark Bagley (credited); Mark Buckingham (credited) (inset)

Inks

Larry Mahlstedt; Al Milgrom; Dan Green (inset); Rodney Ramos (inset)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

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Mendel Stromm was sickly growing up...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gaunt [Mendel Stromm]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #411 (although the image is reversed) and (inset) Peter Parker: Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #28.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Flash Thompson (Table of Contents: 33)

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Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Tim Sale (credited) (page 1); Humberto Ramos (credited) (page 2)

Inks

Tim Sale (credited) (page 1); Wayne Faucher (page 2)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

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Handsome and naturally athletic, young Eugene Thompson seemed to have a bright future ahead of him...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Liz Osborn; May Parker; Flash Thompson

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) Spider-Man: Blue (Marvel, 2002 series) #3 and (page 2) Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 2003 series) #2.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Toxin (Table of Contents: 34)

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Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Clayton Crain (credited) (painting)

Inks

Clayton Crain (credited) (painting)

Colors

Clayton Crain (credited) (painting)

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Born into a long line of Irish New York police officers...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Toxin [Patrick Mulligan]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of Venom vs. Carnage (Marvel, 2004 series) #4.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

Charlie Weiderman (Table of Contents: 35)

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Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Pencils

Mike Deodato (credited as Mike Deodato Jr.)

Inks

Brian Haberlin; Joe Pimentel (inset)

Colors

Chris Sotomayor (credited)

Letters

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Charlie Weiderman was the one student at Midtown High School more bullied than Peter Parker.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Charlie Weiderman

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #516 (although the image is reversed) and (inset) Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1999 series) #515.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed.

[Bibliography] (Table of Contents: 36)

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Script

Al Sjoerdsma ? (credited) (head writer/co-ordinator); Mike Fichera ? (credited); Sean McQuaid ? (credited); Ronald Byrd ? (credited); Heather Buchanan ? (credited); Kerry Wilkinson ? (credited); Eric Engelhard ? (credited); Barry Reese ? (credited); Bryan Thiessen ? (credited); Jeff Christiansen ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Includes inside back cover.

Condensed listing of all profiles in this handbook, listing all significant issues per profile.

All writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or more from those listed, or most likely all of them for this bibliography.

A Comprehensive Guide to the Spider-Man Universe (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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