The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #5 [Direct]

(April 1986)

Vital Statistics II (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Indexer Notes

Page contains Artist Credits, Table of Contents, text article, and Indicia.

The text article, "Vital Statistics II", comprises of character profiles for series creators Josef Rubinstein, Andy Yachus, & Howard Mackie. It continues on the inside back cover.

Gardener (Table of Contents: 2)

Gardener / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Trevor Von Eeden

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gardener [Ord Zyonyz]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gargoyle (Table of Contents: 3)

Gargoyle / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Mark Badger

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gee (Table of Contents: 4)

Power Pack / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

June Brigman

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gee [Alex Power]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]
• in Power Pack Classic (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
• in Power Pack Classic Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019) [Illustration only]

Geirrodur (Table of Contents: 5)

Geirrodur / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Geirrodur

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #4 (April 1983) [artwork only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Ghaur (Table of Contents: 6)

Eternals / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Brent Anderson

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ghaur

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Ghost Rider (Table of Contents: 7)

Ghost Rider [Hamilton Slade] / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Tom Palmer

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Ghost Rider [Hamilton Slade]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gladiator (Table of Contents: 8)

Imperial Guard / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gladiator

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Glamor (Table of Contents: 9)

Glamor / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Rich Howell

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Glamor [Glynis Zarkov]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Glorian (Table of Contents: 10)

Glorian / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Kerry Gammill

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Glorian [Thomas Gideon]

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #4 (April 1983) [artwork only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gods (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

?

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Indexer Notes

Text article explaining hoe the deities of the Marvel Universe function and co-exist.

Goliath (Table of Contents: 12)

Goliath [Erik Josten] / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Jim Fern

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Goliath [Erik Josten]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gorgon (Table of Contents: 13)

The Inhumans / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Larry Lieber

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gorgon

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Grandmaster (Table of Contents: 14)

Elders of the Universe / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Rudy Nebres

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Grandmaster [En Dwi Gast]

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #4 (April 1983) [artwork only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Grapplers (Table of Contents: 15)

Grapplers / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Howard Bender

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Titania; Poundcakes; Screaming Mimi; Letha; Auntie Freeze; Battleaxe; Sushi; Butterball; Vavavoom; Magilla; Cowgirl; Gladiatrix

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Graviton (Table of Contents: 16)

Graviton / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Bob Hall

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Graviton [Franklin Hall]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gremlin (Table of Contents: 17)

Gremlin / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Ken Steacy

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gremlin

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Grey Gargoyle (Table of Contents: 18)

Grey Gargoyle / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Grey Gargoyle [Paul Pierre Duvall]

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #4 (April 1983) [artwork only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Guardians of the Galaxy (Table of Contents: 19)

Guardians of the Galaxy / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Al Milgrom

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie 27; Martinex; Vance Astro; Yondu; Starhawk; Nikki]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Guardsman (Table of Contents: 20)

Guardsman / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Bob Layton

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Guardsman [Michael O'Brien]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gypsy Moth (Table of Contents: 21)

Gypsy Moth / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Sandy Plunkett

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gypsy Moth [Sybil Dvorak]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Gyrich, Peter Henry (Table of Contents: 22)

Peter Henry Gyrich / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Jack Abel

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Peter Henry Gyrich

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hammer, Justin (Table of Contents: 23)

Justin Hammer / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Dwayne Turner

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Justin Hammer

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Havok (Table of Contents: 24)

X-Men / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Dave Gibbons

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Havok [Alexander ("Alex") Summers]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hawkeye (Table of Contents: 25)

Hawkeye [Clint Barton] / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Mark Gruenwald

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hawkeye [Clinton Francis Barton]

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #15 (May 1984) [diagrams only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]
• in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009), (2009)
• in Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Assemble (Marvel, 2010 series) (2010)
• in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2012 series) (2012), (2012)

Hawkeye's Sky-Cycle (Table of Contents: 26)

Hawkeye / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Eliot R. Brown

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #15 (May 1984)
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]
• in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2009 series) (2009)
• in Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Assemble (Marvel, 2010 series) (2010)
• in Avengers: Hawkeye (Marvel, 2012 series) (2012), (2012)

Hela (Table of Contents: 27)

Thor / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Walter Simonson

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Hela

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Heliopolis (Table of Contents: 28)

Thor / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Carl Potts

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Heliopolis Gods [Osiris; Isis; Horus; Seth; Geb; Nut]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hellfire Club (Table of Contents: 29)

Hellfire Club / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Kyle Baker

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

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

• in X-Men (TM-Semic, 1992 series) #3/1992 (1992)
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hellions (Table of Contents: 30)

Hellions / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Mary Wilshire

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (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

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hellstrom, Daimon (Table of Contents: 31)

Daimon Hellstrom / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Rich Buckler

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan; Hellstorm]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hellstrom, Patsy Walker (Table of Contents: 32)

Patsy Walker Hellstrom / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Trina Robbins

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Patsy Walker Hellstrom [Hellcat]

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #5 (May 1983) [artwork only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Her (Table of Contents: 33)

Her / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Her

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hercules (Table of Contents: 34)

Hercules / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hercules

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

High Evolutionary (Table of Contents: 35)

High Evolutionary / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Butch Guice

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #5 (May 1983) [artwork only]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hobgoblin (Table of Contents: 36)

Hobgoblin / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Ron Frenz

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hobgoblin

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]
• in Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)

Howard the Duck (Table of Contents: 37)

Howard the Duck / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

Paul Smith

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero; anthropomorphic-funny animals; satire-parody

Characters

Howard the Duck

Reprints

• from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #5 (May 1983) [artwork only, image reversed]
• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hulk (Table of Contents: 38)

Hulk / character profile / 2.4 pages (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hulk [Robert Bruce Banner]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Hulkbusters (Table of Contents: 39)

Hulk / character profile / 0.6 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulkbusters [Robert Bruce Banner; Craig Saunders Jr.; Carolyn Parmenter; Samuel J. LaRoquette; Armand Martel; Hideko Takata]

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) [Black & white.]

Vital Statistics II (Table of Contents: 40)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

Indexer Notes

The "Vital Statistics II" text article is continued from inside front cover. Sketches of series contributors Josef Rubinstein, Andy Yanchus, & Howard Mackie are provided by Kyle Baker.

Appendix: Alternate Dimensions (Table of Contents: 41)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson

Letters

Brenda Mings (typeset)

Synopsis

Short form appendix of places, universes, concepts, etc.

Reprints

• in Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)

Indexer Notes

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.