(February 1986)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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2
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Pages
68
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Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Howard Mackie (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald

Issue Notes

Comic is an index of Marvel characters employing text, original art, and previously published clip art; Joe Rubinstein is listed as inker and James Fry as art enhancer, so both are listed as inkers for all entries; All entries for Eliot Brown are for equipment diagrams; All series volumes are from Silver Age on
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Cloak to Doctor Octopus (Table of Contents)

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John Byrne
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Joe Rubinstein
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Andy Yanchus
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Wraparound Cover

Cover Thumbnail for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (1985 series) #3 [Canadian]
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Scientific Method (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Page contains artist credits, table of contents, indicia, plus an article explaining the criteria for inclusion in the index

Cloak (Table of Contents: 2)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Rick Leonardi
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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superhero
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Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]
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1st Appearance Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #64

Cloud (Table of Contents: 3)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Craig Hamilton
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Cloud
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1st Appearance Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #123

Cobra (Table of Contents: 4)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Ron Frenz; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]
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1st Appearance Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #98

Collector (Table of Contents: 5)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Rudy Nebres; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Collector [Taneleer Tivan]
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1st Appearance Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #28

Colossus (Table of Contents: 6)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Dave Cockrum
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Nikolayevich Rasputin]
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Brother of Magik; 1st Appearance Giant Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1

Constrictor (Table of Contents: 7)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Tom Lyle
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Constrictor [Frank Schlichting]
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1st Appearance Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #212

Contemplator (Table of Contents: 8)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Alan Weiss
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Contemplator [Tath Ki]
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1st Appearance Marvel Treasury Special Featuring Captain America's Bicentennial Battles (Marvel, 1968 series) #1

Controller (Table of Contents: 9)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Al Milgrom; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Controller [Basil Sandhurst]
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1st Appearance Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #12

Corruptor (Table of Contents: 10)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Dave Gibbons
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Corruptor [Jackson Day]
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1st Appearance Nova (Marvel, 1976 series) #4

Corsair (Table of Contents: 11)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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James Fry
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Corsair [Major Christopher Summers]
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Father of Cyclops and Havok; 1st Appearance X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #107

Cottonmouth (Table of Contents: 12)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Rich Buckler
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Cottonmouth [Quincy McIver]
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1st Appearance Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #310

Crimson Dynamo (Table of Contents: 13)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Bob Layton; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Crimson Dynamo [Dimitri Bukharin]
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1st Appearance (as Crimson Dynamo) Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #109

Crossfire (Table of Contents: 14)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Kerry Gammill
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Crossfire [William Cross]
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1st Appearance Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #52

Crusader (Table of Contents: 15)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Bob Hall
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Andy Yanchus
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Crusader [Arthur Blackwood]
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1st Appearance Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #330

Crystal (Table of Contents: 16)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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John Byrne
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]
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1st Appearance Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #45

Cybele (Table of Contents: 17)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Sal Buscema
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Cybele
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1st Appearance Eternals (Marvel, 1985 series) #1

Cyclops (Table of Contents: 18)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Butch Guice; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Cyclops [Scott Summers]
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Son of Corsair; Brother of Havok; Husband of Jean Grey; Father of Cable and Phoenix [Rachel Summers]; 1st Appearance X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

Cypher (Table of Contents: 19)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Mary Wilshire
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry
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Andy Yanchus
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Cypher [Douglas Ramsey]
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1st Appearance New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #13

Dagger (Table of Contents: 20)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Rick Leonardi
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Dagger [Tandy Bowen]
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1st Appearance Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #64

Daily Bugle (Table of Contents: 21)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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John Romita; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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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
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1st Appearance Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

Daredevil (Table of Contents: 22)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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David Mazzucchelli; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Andy Yanchus
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
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1st Appearance Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1

Darkstar (Table of Contents: 23)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Cynthia Martin
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Darkstar [Laynia Petrovina]
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1st Appearance Champions (Marvel, 1975 series) #7

Dazzler (Table of Contents: 24)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Bob Layton
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Dazzler [Alison Blaire]
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1st Appearance X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #130

Death (Table of Contents: 25)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Death
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1st Appearance Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series) #27

Deathbird (Table of Contents: 26)

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Dave Cockrum
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Deathbird
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Shi'ar; 1st Appearance Ms. Marvel (Marvel, 1977 series) #9

Deathlok (Table of Contents: 27)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Mike Zeck; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Deathlok [Luther Manning]
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1st Appearance Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #25

Death-Throws (Table of Contents: 28)

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Paul Neary
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Death-Throws [Ringleader; Oddball; Bombshell; Tenpin; Knickknack]
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1st Appearance Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #317

Deathurge (Table of Contents: 29)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Mark Gruenwald
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Deathurge
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1st Appearance Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #71

Demons (Table of Contents: 30)

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Dave Simons
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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
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Destiny (Table of Contents: 31)

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Paul Smith
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Destiny [Irene Adler]
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1st Appearance X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #141

Deviants (Table of Contents: 32)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Sal Buscema
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Kro; Tode; Ghaur; Ransak; Cataphrax; Ranar; Ahqlau; Vira; Dragona; Erishkigel; Zakka; Shelmar; Toro Rojo; Broop; Ragar; Sluice; Karygmax; Yrdisis
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1st Appearance Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #1

Diablo (Table of Contents: 33)

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John Byrne
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Diablo [Esteban Diablo]
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1st Appearance Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #30

Diamondback (Table of Contents: 34)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Paul Neary; Eliot R. Brown
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Diamondback [Rachel Leighton]
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1st Appearance Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #310

Doc Samson (Table of Contents: 35)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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John Byrne
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Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]
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1st Appearance Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #141

Doctor Demonicus (Table of Contents: 36)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Tom Christopher
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Doctor Demonicus [Douglas Birely]
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1st Appearance Godzilla (Marvel, 1977 series) #4

Doctor Doom (Table of Contents: 37)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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John Byrne; Eliot R. Brown
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Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
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1st Appearance Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #5

Doctor Doom's Castle (Table of Contents: 38)

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Eliot R. Brown
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Eliot R. Brown
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Doctor Druid (Table of Contents: 39)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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Nestor Redondo
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Doctor Druid [Anthony Druid]
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1st Appearance Weird Wonder Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #19

Doctor Octopus (Table of Contents: 40)

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Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
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John Romita Jr.; Eliot R. Brown
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Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Eliot R. Brown
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Brenda Mings (typeset)
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Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
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1st Appearance Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #3

Glossary (Table of Contents: 41)

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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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cloak to Doctor Octopus
  2. 1. Scientific Method
  3. 2. Cloak
    Cloak
  4. 3. Cloud
    Cloud
  5. 4. Cobra
    Cobra
  6. 5. Collector
    Collector
  7. 6. Colossus
    Colossus
  8. 7. Constrictor
    Constrictor
  9. 8. Contemplator
    Contemplator
  10. 9. Controller
    Controller
  11. 10. Corruptor
    Corruptor
  12. 11. Corsair
    Corsair
  13. 12. Cottonmouth
    Cottonmouth
  14. 13. Crimson Dynamo
    Crimson Dynamo
  15. 14. Crossfire
    Crossfire
  16. 15. Crusader
    Crusader
  17. 16. Crystal
    Crystal
  18. 17. Cybele
    Cybele
  19. 18. Cyclops
    Cyclops
  20. 19. Cypher
    Cypher
  21. 20. Dagger
    Dagger
  22. 21. Daily Bugle
    Daily Bugle
  23. 22. Daredevil
    Daredevil [Marvel]
  24. 23. Darkstar
    Darkstar
  25. 24. Dazzler
    Dazzler
  26. 25. Death
    Death
  27. 26. Deathbird
    Deathbird
  28. 27. Deathlok
    Deathlok
  29. 28. Death-Throws
    Death-Throws
  30. 29. Deathurge
    Deathurge
  31. 30. Demons
    Demons
  32. 31. Destiny
    Destiny
  33. 32. Deviants
    Deviants
  34. 33. Diablo
    Diablo
  35. 34. Diamondback
    Diamondback
  36. 35. Doc Samson
    Doc Samson
  37. 36. Doctor Demonicus
    Doctor Demonicus
  38. 37. Doctor Doom
    Doctor Doom
  39. 38. Doctor Doom's Castle
    Doctor Doom's Castle
  40. 39. Doctor Druid
    Doctor Druid
  41. 40. Doctor Octopus
    Doctor Octopus
  42. 41. Glossary
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