- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (signed)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Abomination; Absorbing Man; El Aguila; AIM Agent; American Eagle; Anaconda; Angar The Screamer; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Annihilus; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Aquarian [Wundarr]; Arabian Knight; Aragorn; Arcade; Ares; Arkon; Armadillo; Arnim Zola; Asp; Attuma; Aurora; Balder; Baron Mordo; Baron Zemo [Helmut Zemo]; Batroc
- Reprints
- 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; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- 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; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Absorbing Man [Carl Creel; Crusher Creel]; Thor [Donald Blake]
- 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
- ?
- 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; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- El Aguila [The Eagle; Alejandro Montoya]
- 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; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aim Agent [A.I.M. Agent]
- 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; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- 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]
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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; James Fry
- 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 Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Paul Neary
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batroc [Georges Batroc]; Zaran [Maximillian Zaran]; Machete [Ferdinand Lopez]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- 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
- Pencils
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (signed)
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Beast [Hank McCoy; Henry McCoy]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (Villain); Belasco; Beta Ray Bill; Binary [Carol Danvers] [Ms. Marvel]; Black Bolt; Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; Black Crow; Black King; Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Blacklash (Villain); Black Mamba; Blackout; Black Panther (T'Challa); Black Queen; Black Talon; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova; Natasha Romanoff]; Blastaar (Villain); Blaze, Johnny; Blob [Fred Dukes] (Villain); Boomerang [Fred Myers] (Villain); Box; Brothers Grimm; Brother Voodoo [Jericho Drumm]; Bushmaster(Villain); Caliban; Callisto; Cannonball [Sam Guthrie]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Britain [Brian Braddock]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau] [Photon]; Captain Ultra; Captain Universe; Cassidy, Black Tom; Cassidy, Sean; Celestials; Chief Examiner; Chthon; Circus of Crime; Clea
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Reprints
Page contains artist credits, table of contents, and an article explaining the criteria for inclusion in the index.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Karnak; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Mike Gustovich
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Mamba [Tanya Sealy]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blackout [Marcus Daniels]; Nova [Richard Rider]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Steve Leialoha
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blob [Fred J. Dukes]; Wolverine [James Howlett; Logan]; Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin]; The Hulk [Robert Bruce Banner] ; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Box [Roger Bochs; Jerome "Jerry" Jaxon; Walter Langkowski]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- William Messner-Loebs
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brothers Grimm [Percy Grimes; Barton Grimes]; Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- M. D. Bright
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sean Cassidy [The Banshee]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Nikolaievitch Rasputin]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Keith Pollard
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Celestials [Arishem the Judge; Gammenon the Gatherer; Jemiah the Analyzer; Tefral the Surveyor; One Above All; Nezarr the Calculator; Oneg the Prober; Hargen the Measurer; Eson the Searcher; Ziran the Tester]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Circus of Crime [Fire-Eater; The Clown; Live Wire; Cannonball; Flying Gambonnos; Bruto the Strongman]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Glossary containing the following entries: ectoplasm, Elder of the Universe; Elf; empathic; entropy; ESP; extradimensional; extraterrestrial; force field; gamma radiation; genetic; genetics; ghost; giant; god; graviton; Homo mermanus; Homo superior; houngan; humanoid; hyperspace; incubus; interdimensional; levitation; life essence; lift (press); limbo; Limbo.
Page also contains part two of the text article "Natural Selection", continued from earlier in this book.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Reprints
Page contains artist credits, table of contents, and an article explaining the criteria for inclusion in the index.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin]
- Reprints
Brother of Magik; 1st Appearance Giant Size X-Men #1
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Romita; Eliot R. Brown
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson [Joe Robertson]; Betty Leeds; Ned Leeds; Glory Grant; Lance Bannon; Ben Urich; Charley Snow; Jacob Conover; Wendy Thornton; Ann Macintosh
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Paul Neary
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Death-Throws [Ringleader; Oddball; Bombshell; Tenpin; Knickknack]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Dave Simons
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Chthon; Set; Y'Garon; Gaea; Belathauzer; Mephisto, Satannish; Thog; Asmodeus; Baphomet; Zarathos; Ningal; Ludi; Dagoth; D'Spayre; Ikthalon; Allatou; Sligguth; Shuma-Gorath; Kierrok; Nightmare; Dormammu; Dweller in Darkness; Saturnine; Zom; Visimajoris; Ikonn; Inferno; Undying One; Null
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kro; Tode; Ghaur; Ransak; Cataphrax; Ranar; Ahqlau; Vira; Dragona; Erishkigel; Zakka; Shelmar; Toro Rojo; Broop; Ragar; Sluice; Karygmax; Yrdisis
- Reprints
1st Appearance Eternals Vol.1 #1
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Nestor Redondo
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Doctor Druid [Anthony Druid]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
The inside back cover contains a glossary that is continued from last issue and a text article, "Scientific Method", continued from inside front cover.
Glossary contains the following entries: magic; mass accruing; metamorph; microverse; micro-world; multiverse; mutagenic; mutant; mutate; mutation; Negative Zone; nexus; omnipotent; omnium; pantheon; parallel Earth; parallel world; phase; pocket-dimension; polymorph; precognition; prosthesis; psi; psion; psionic; psychic; psychokinesis; Pym particles; radar sense; robot; sentient; sorcerer supreme; soul; space warp
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Page contains Artist Credits, Table of Contents, text article, and Indicia.
The text article, "Vital Statistics", comprises of character profiles for series creators Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson, & Eliot R. Brown. It continues on a later page.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Mike Mignola
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Characters
- Collector; Grandmaster; Gardener; Contemplator; Possessor; Champion; Runner
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Ron Frenz
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fancy Dan [Daniel Brito]; Ox [Raymond Bloch; Ronald Bloch]; Montana [Jackson W. Brice]; Snake Marston [Sylvester Marston]; Hammer Harrison [Willard Harrison]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Sal Buscema
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Ikaris; Ajak; Sersi; Makkari; Domo; Thena; Zuras; Sprite; Kingo Sunen; Valkin; Druig; Aginar; Zarin; The Delphan Brothers; The Forgotten One; Sigmar; Virako; Vampiro; Kronos (Chronos); Mentor (Alars); Starfox (Eros); Thanos; Sui-San; Uranos; Cybele; Phastos; Khoryphos; Interloper; Arlok; Astron
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Jonathan Storm]; The Thing [Benjamin J. Grimm]; Crystal [[Crystalia Amaquelin]; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin]; Power Man [Luke Cage]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Alicia Masters; Wyatt Wingfoot; Franklin Richards; Agatha Harkness
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- M. D. Bright
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bill Foster [William Barrett Foster; Black Goliath; Giant-Man]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mystique [Raven Darkholme]; Avalanche [Dominic Petros]; Rogue [Anna Marie Rogue]; Blob [Fred J. Dukes]; Destiny [Irene Adler]; Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]; Spiral; Spider-Woman [Julia Carpenter]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Bob Budiansky
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; Air-Walker Automaton; Air-Walker; Firelord; Destroyer; Terrax the Tamer; Nova [Frankie Raye]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Kyle Baker
- Inks
- Kyle Baker
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Synopsis
- Short form appendix of places, universes, concepts, etc.
- Reprints
A glossary and the "Vital Statistics" text article continued from earlier in this book. Sketches of series contributors Mark Gruenwald, Peter Sanderson, & Eliot R. Brown are provided by Kyle Baker.
The glossary contains information on sub-space; Subterranean; succubus; super hero; superhuman; superhumanoid; super-villain; synthezoid; telekinesis; telepathy; teleportation; Terrigen Mist; time; time line; timestream; time travel; troll; unstable molecules; vampire; vibranium; Voodoo; warlock; warp-space; werewolf
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Page contains Artist Credits, Table of Contents, and a text article, "Vital Statistics II", which comprises of character profiles for series creators Josef Rubinstein, Andy Yachus, & Howard Mackie. It continues later in this book.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Text article explaining hoe the deities of the Marvel Universe function and co-exist.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Howard Bender
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Titania; Poundcakes; Screaming Mimi; Letha; Auntie Freeze; Battleaxe; Sushi; Butterball; Vavavoom; Magilla; Cowgirl; Gladiatrix
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Al Milgrom
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie 27; Martinex; Vance Astro; Yondu; Starhawk; Nikki]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Carl Potts
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Heliopolis Gods [Osiris; Isis; Horus; Seth; Geb; Nut]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Kyle Baker
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hellfire Club [Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Black Queen [Selene]; Black Bishop [Harry Leland]; White Bishop [Donald Pierce]; Black Rook [Friedrich von Roehm]; White Rook [Emmanuel Da Costa]; Tessa; Black Queen [Phoenix; Jean Grey]; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Mary Wilshire
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hellions [Roulette [Jennifer Stavros]; Jetstream [Haroun Ibn Sallah al-Rashid]; Tarot [Marie-Ange Colbert]; Thunderbird II [James Proudstar]; Empath [Manuel Alfonso Rodrigo de la Rocha]; Catseye [Sharon Smith]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Paul Smith
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody
- Characters
- Howard the Duck
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulkbusters [Robert Bruce Banner; Craig Saunders Jr.; Carolyn Parmenter; Samuel J. LaRoquette; Armand Martel; Hideko Takata]
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Kyle Baker
- Inks
- Kyle Baker
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Synopsis
- Short form appendix of places, universes, concepts, etc.
- Reprints
The "Vital Statistics II" text article is continued from earlier in the book. Sketches of series contributors Josef Rubinstein, Andy Yanchus, & Howard Mackie are provided by Kyle Baker.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Synopsis
- The glossary contains information on a list of terms relating to alternate dimensions of the Marvel Universe, those being: Alternate Earths; Alien Worlds; Microverses; Astral Dimensions; Interdimensional Space; Mystic Realms; Anti-Matter Universe.
- Reprints
The glossary contains information on a list of terms relating to alternate dimensions of the Marvel Universe, those being: Alternate Earths; Alien Worlds; Microverses; Astral Dimensions; Interdimensional Space; Mystic Realms; Anti-Matter Universe.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
Page contains artist credits, table of contents, and a text article.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Baron Strucker; Arnold Brown; Laura Brown; Mentallo; Fixer; Anton Trojak; Robert Rickard; Karl Kraus; Number 72; Viper; Richard Fisk; Kingpin; Red Skull; Chameleon, Silvermane; Blackwing; Jackhammer; El Jaguar; Commander Kraken, The Fox; Man-Killer; Space Phantom; Grim Reaper; Bulls-Eye; Count Vermin; Spider-Woman; Jared Kurtz; William Darvin; James Winterfield; Nancy Winterfield; Elsie Carson; Ralph Sanzetti
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Ron Wilson
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hydro-Man [Morris Bench]
- Reprints
1st Appearance Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #212
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Butch Guice
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Iceman [Bobby Drake]
- Reprints
1st Appearance X-Men Vol.1 #1
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Richard Howell
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Illusion [Ilya Zarkov]
- Reprints
1st Appearance Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol.2 #4
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Imperial Guard [Electron; Oracle; Tempest; Mentor; Hobgoblin; Starbolt; Smasher; Impulse; Titan; Fang; Midget; Nightshade; Astra; Magic; Quasar; Manta; Warstar; Hussar; Earthquake]
- Reprints
1st Appearance X-Men Vol.1 #107
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Bob Budiansky
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Colors
- Andy Yanchus
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Inhumans [Seeker; Aiero; Falcona; Leonus; Stallor; Timberius; Luna; Agon; Rynda; Makoth; Randac; Phaeder; Asmodeus; Kaliban; Chiron; Flaidermaus; Avius; Pinyon; Piskas; Dominus; Glytra; Marak; Nadar; Budan; Thraxton; Nebulo; Romnar]
- Reprints
- Script
- Dennis Mallonee
- Letters
- Brenda Mings
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
The glossary contains information on a list of terms relating to other dimensions of the Marvel Universe, those being: Alfheim, Alter-Earth, Ankh Dimension, Asgard, Astral Realm of Morgan LeFey, Avalon, Badlands, Bast, Beliath, Beyond, Biphasia, The Black Sea, Citadel of Silence, Crimson Cosmos, Crystalium.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
Page contains artist credits, table of contents, and a text article, "Omission: Impossible", which continues later in this book.
- Script
- Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
- Pencils
- Howard Bender
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
- Letters
- Brenda Mings (typeset)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supreme Intelligence; Ronan; Zarek; Mar-Vell; Una; Yon-Rogg; Morag; Fer-Porr; Sro-Himm; Bel-Dann; Bun-Dall; Minerva; Mac-Ronn; Falzon; Shatterstar
- Reprints