(February 1983)

Marvel, 1983 Series
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1
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1.00 USD
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [various positions]
Barcode
0714860281202
Editing
Mark Gruenwald (editor); Mike Carlin (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

B-C: From Baron Mordo to The Collective Man (Table of Contents)

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Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Baron Mordo (villain); Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo] (villain); Basilisk (villain); Batroc [The Leaper] (villain); Beast [Hank McCoy; Henry McCoy]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (villain); Binary [Carol Danvers] [Ms. Marvel]; Black Bolt; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Blacklash (villain); Black Panther [T'Challa]; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova; Natasha Romanoff]; Blastaar (villain); Blitzkrieg; Blizzard [Gregor Shapanka] (villain); Blob [Fred Dukes] (villain); Blue Shield [Joe Cartelli]; Boomerang [Fred Myers] (villain); Brother Voodoo [Jericho Drumm]; Bullseye (villain); Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Captain Universe; Charlie-27; Cloak; Dagger; Cobra [Klaus Voorhees] (villain); Collective Man
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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Baron Mordo (Table of Contents: 2)

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Baron Mordo
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Baron Zemo (Table of Contents: 3)

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Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: page 10, panel 5 from Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #278 (February 1983).

Basilisk (Table of Contents: 4)

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Basilisk
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Batroc (Table of Contents: 5)

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Batroc
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Beast (Table of Contents: 6)

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Beast [Henry "Hank" McCoy]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: page 12, panel 2 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #194 (April 1980).

Beetle (Table of Contents: 7)

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Beetle [Abner Jenkins]
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Belladonna (Table of Contents: 8)

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Marie Severin (credited)
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Belladonna
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Binary (Table of Contents: 9)

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Binary [Carol Danvers]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art (mirrored) from: page 19, panel 5 from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #166 (February 1983).

Black Bolt (Table of Contents: 10)

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Mike Zeck (credited)
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Black Bolt
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Black Cat (Table of Contents: 11)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
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John Romita Jr. (credited)
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Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: page 4, panel 2 from The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #204 (May 1980).

Black Knight (Table of Contents: 12)

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Black Knight [Dane Whitman]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: page 6, panel 3 from The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #226 (December 1982).

Blacklash (Table of Contents: 13)

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Bob Layton (credited)
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Andy Yanchus (credited)
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Blacklash
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Black Mamba (Table of Contents: 14)

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Black Mamba
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Black Panther (Table of Contents: 15)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
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Keith Pollard (credited)
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superhero
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Black Panther [T'Challa]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: page 3, panel 3 from Jungle Action (Marvel, 1972 series) #9 (May 1974).

Black Widow (Table of Contents: 16)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited) (Head Writer)
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Frank Miller (credited)
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Black Widow
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art (altered, Black Widow pose taken from cover but costume has been updated to the grey/shorthair one) from: cover of Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #155 (November 1978).

Blastaar (Table of Contents: 17)

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Blastaar
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: splash page 7 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #215 (February 1980).

Blitzkrieg (Table of Contents: 18)

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Joe Rubinstein (credited)
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Blitzkrieg
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Blizzard (Table of Contents: 19)

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Blizzard
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Blob (Table of Contents: 20)

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Blob [Fred J. Dukes]
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Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 7, panel 2 from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 (September 1964).

Blue Shield (Table of Contents: 21)

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Bret Blevins (credited)
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Blue Shield
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Boomerang (Table of Contents: 22)

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Boomerang
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Brother Voodoo (Table of Contents: 23)

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Brother Voodoo
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Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Table of Contents: 24)

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Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mastermind; Blob; Unus; Lorelei]
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New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Table of Contents: 25)

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New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Mystique; Avalanche; Destiny; Pyro; Rogue; Blob]
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Bullseye (Table of Contents: 26)

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Bullseye
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art (altered, Bullseye pose taken from panel and thrown ace of spades card added) from: page 12, panel 3 from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #141 (January 1977).

Cannonball (Table of Contents: 27)

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Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art (altered and mirrored) from: cover of Marvel Graphic Novel (Marvel, 1982 series) #4 - The New Mutants (1982).

Captain America (Table of Contents: 28)

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Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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Captain Britain (Table of Contents: 29)

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Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]
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Indexer Notes

Inset panel clip art from: page 9, panel 6 from Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #65 (January 1978).

Captain Marvel (Table of Contents: 30)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited) (head writer)
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John Romita Jr. (credited)
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Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]
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Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 19, panel 2 from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #16 ([December] 1982).

Captain Universe (Table of Contents: 31)

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Captain Universe
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Celestials (Table of Contents: 32)

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Celestials [Hargen; Tefral; Nezarr; Gammenon; Arishem; Jemiah; Esion; Oneg; Ziran]
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Celestials figures art (altered) from: Chapter Three Day of Alpha, double page spread pages 24 and 25 (Destroyer and Uni-Mind removed) from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #300 (October 1980).

Champion of the Universe (Table of Contents: 33)

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Ron Wilson (credited)
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Champions of Xandar (Table of Contents: 34)

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Brian Postman (credited)
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Champions of Xandar [Nova-Prime; Protector; Powerhouse; Comet; Nova; Crimebuster; Diamondhead]
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Indexer Notes

Includes illustrations of Xandar, Nova-Ship, Centurion symbols, Denarian symbols, Millennian symbols, and Corpsman symbols.

Charlie-27 (Table of Contents: 35)

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Charlie-27
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Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 11, panel 7 from Marvel Presents (Marvel, 1975 series) #12 (August 1977).

Circus of Crime (Table of Contents: 36)

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Joe Rubinstein (credited)
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Circus of Crime [Fire-Eater; The Clown; Live Wire; Cannonball; Flying Gambonnos; Bruto the Strongman; Princess Python]
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Ditko is erroneously credited on the contents page. According to Brian Postman and Joe Rubinstein on the Ditkomania Facebook page, October 2014, Ditko had drawn an illustration that was rejected by Mark Gruenwald. Instead Gruenwald traced the Clown, Princess Python and Gambono figures from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 and Brian Postman added the figures of Fire-Eater, Bruto, and Live Wire.

Cloak (Table of Contents: 37)

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Cloak [Tyrone Bowen]
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Dagger (Table of Contents: 38)

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Dagger
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Cobra (Table of Contents: 39)

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Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]
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Collective Man (Table of Contents: 40)

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Dan Reed (credited)
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Collective Man
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Alien Races (Table of Contents: 41)

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Paty Cockrum (credited)
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Andy Yanchus (credited)
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Ba-Bani; Badoon; Brood; Centaurians; Centurii; Chr'ylites; Ciegrimites; Cotati
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Appendix (Table of Contents: 42)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. B-C: From Baron Mordo to The Collective Man
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Baron Mordo
    Baron Mordo
  4. 3. Baron Zemo
    Baron Zemo
  5. 4. Basilisk
  6. 5. Batroc
    Batroc
  7. 6. Beast
    Beast
  8. 7. Beetle
  9. 8. Belladonna
  10. 9. Binary
  11. 10. Black Bolt
    Black Bolt
  12. 11. Black Cat
    Black Cat
  13. 12. Black Knight
    Black Knight
  14. 13. Blacklash
  15. 14. Black Mamba
  16. 15. Black Panther
    Black Panther
  17. 16. Black Widow
    Black Widow
  18. 17. Blastaar
  19. 18. Blitzkrieg
  20. 19. Blizzard
  21. 20. Blob
  22. 21. Blue Shield
  23. 22. Boomerang
  24. 23. Brother Voodoo
    Brother Voodoo
  25. 24. Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
  26. 25. New Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
  27. 26. Bullseye
  28. 27. Cannonball
  29. 28. Captain America
    Captain America
  30. 29. Captain Britain
    Captain Britain
  31. 30. Captain Marvel
    Captain Marvel
  32. 31. Captain Universe
    Captain Universe
  33. 32. Celestials
  34. 33. Champion of the Universe
  35. 34. Champions of Xandar
  36. 35. Charlie-27
  37. 36. Circus of Crime
  38. 37. Cloak
    Cloak and Dagger
  39. 38. Dagger
    Cloak and Dagger
  40. 39. Cobra
  41. 40. Collective Man
  42. 41. Alien Races
  43. 42. Appendix
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