(August 1987)

Marvel, 1985 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.50 USD; 0.40 GBP; 2.00 CAD
Pages
68
On-sale Date
1987
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Gregory Wright; David Wohl; Marc Siry (Assistants); Mark Gruenwald

Issue Notes

Comic is An Index of Deceased Marvel Characters Employing Text, Original Art, and Previously Published Clip Art; Joe Rubinstein is Listed as Inker and James Fry, Phil Lord, and Rodney Ramos as Art Enhancers So All Have Been Listed as Inkers for All Entries; All Volume Numbers are From Silver Age Up; In his intro in Issue #16, Mark Gruenwald insists that all characters appearing in this book are truly dead, but as time and plotlines proved, a number of them proved to be only mostly dead
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Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[Book of the Dead Deluxe Edition Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Destiny To Hobgoblin / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Keith Pollard (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
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?
Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Wraparound Cover.

Cover Thumbnail for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #17 Cover Thumbnail for The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1985 series) #17 [Newsstand]
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Veracity Quotient (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
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Indexer Notes

Page contains artist credits, table of contents, text article, and indicia.

The text article, "Veracity Quotient”, continues on the inside back cover.

Destiny I (Table of Contents: 2)

Destiny / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Javier Saltares (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Destiny [Paul Destine]
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Indexer Notes

Paul Destine; First appearance: Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #101; Last appearance: Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #7

DeWolff, Jean (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Mark Texeira (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jean DeWolff
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #48; Last appearance: Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1976 series) #107

Dorcas, Dr. Lemuel (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Lemuel Dorcas / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Hector Collazo (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
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Dr. Lemuel Dorcas
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #5; Last appearance: Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 1975 series) #3

Doctor Sun (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Sun / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Marc McLaurin (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Sun
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #16; Last appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #217

Dorma (Table of Contents: 6)

Dorma / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dorma
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Indexer Notes

Atlantean; First appearance: Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1; Last appearance: Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #37

Dracula (Table of Contents: 7)

Dracula / character profile / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero; horror-suspense
Characters
Dracula [Vlad Dracula]
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Indexer Notes

Vlad Dracula; First appearance: Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #1; Last appearance: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1974 series) #62

Drax The Destroyer (Table of Contents: 8)

Drax / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Drax The Destroyer [Arthur Douglas]
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Indexer Notes

Arthur Douglas; Father of Moondragon; First appearance: Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #55; Last appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #220

Eel I (Table of Contents: 9)

Eel / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Eel [Leopold Stryke]
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Indexer Notes

Leopold Stryke; First appearance: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #112; Last appearance: Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1973 series) #21

Egghead (Table of Contents: 10)

Egghead / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Al Milgrom (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Egghead [Elihas Starr]
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Indexer Notes

Elihas Starr; First appearance: Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #38; Last appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #230

Enforcer (Table of Contents: 11)

Enforcer / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Rudy Nebres (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
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Enforcer [Charles Delazny Jr.]
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Indexer Notes

Charles Delazny Jr.; First appearance: Ghost Rider (Marvel, 1973 series) #22; Last appearance: Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #194

Executioner (Table of Contents: 12)

Executioner / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Keith Pollard (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Executioner [Skurge]
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Indexer Notes

Skurge; First appearance: Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #103; Last appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #362

Fafnir (Table of Contents: 13)

Fafnir / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fafnir
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #134; Last appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #343

Farouk, Amahl (Table of Contents: 14)

The Shadow King / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Marc Siry (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
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Amahl Farouk [The Shadow King]
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Indexer Notes

The Shadow King; First and last appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #117

Firebrand (Table of Contents: 15)

Firebrand / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Steve Rude (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
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Firebrand [Gary Gilbert]
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Indexer Notes

Gary Gilbert; First appearance: Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #27; Last appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #319

Foolkiller I (Table of Contents: 16)

Foolkiller / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Kevin Nowlan (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Foolkiller
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #3; Last appearance: Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4

Fury, Jacob (Table of Contents: 17)

Scorpio / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Keith Giffen (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
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Jacob Fury [Scorpio]
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Indexer Notes

Scorpio; Brother of Nick Fury; First appearance: (as Jacob) Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series)y #68; First and last appearance: (as Scorpio) Nick Fury (Marvel, 1968 series) #1

Gamora (Table of Contents: 18)

Gamora / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gamora
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #180; Last appearance: Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #7

Gargoyle I (Table of Contents: 19)

character profile / 1 page (report information)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Rodney Ramos (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gargoyle
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Indexer Notes

Father of Gremlin; First and last appearance: Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1

Ghaur (Table of Contents: 20)

Ghaur / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Brent Anderson (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ghaur
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Eternals (Marvel, 1985 series) #2; Last appearance: Eternals (Marvel, 1985 series) #12

Grand Director (Table of Contents: 21)

Grand Director / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Fred Kida (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Grand Director
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #153; Last appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #155

Green Goblin I (Table of Contents: 22)

Green Goblin / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Tom Morgan (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
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Indexer Notes

Norman Osborne; Father of Green Goblin II (Harry); First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #14; Last appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #122

Grim Reaper (Table of Contents: 23)

Grim Reaper / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Ian Akin (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Grim Reaper [Eric Williams]
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Indexer Notes

Eric Williams; Brother of Wonder Man; First appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #52; Last appearance: Vision and the Scarlet Witch (Marvel, 1985 series) #2

Guardian (Table of Contents: 24)

Guardian / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson]
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Indexer Notes

James MacDonald Hudson; First appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #109; Last appearance: Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #12

Hammer and Anvil (Table of Contents: 25)

Hammer and Anvil / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Kevin Maguire (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Leroy Hammer; John Anvil
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Indexer Notes

Leroy Jackson and John Anvil; First appearance: Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #182; Last appearance:. Marvel Fanfare (Marvel, 1982 series) #29

Hangman (Table of Contents: 26)

Hangman / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Bill Sienkiewicz (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hangman [Harlan Krueger]
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Indexer Notes

Harlan Krueger; First appearance: Werewolf By Night (Marvel, 1972 series) #11; Last appearance: Bizarre Adventures (Marvel, 1981 series) #31

Harker, Quincy (Table of Contents: 27)

Tomb of Dracula / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Tom Palmer (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero; horror-suspense
Characters
Quincy Harker
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #7; Last appearance: Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #70

Harkness, Agatha (Table of Contents: 28)

Agatha Harkness / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Lee Weeks (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Agatha Harkness
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #94; Last appearance: Vision and the Scarlet Witch (Marvel, 1985 series) #3

Hate Monger (Table of Contents: 29)

Hate Monger / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hate Monger [Adolf Hitler]; Hate Monger [the third Hate Monger, name unknown]
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Indexer Notes

Adolf Hitler, Hate Monger; First appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1968 series) #21; Last appearance: Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 1975 series) #17; The Third Hate Monger; First appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #279; Last appearance: Secret Wars (Marvel, 1984 series) #2

Hobgoblin I (Table of Contents: 30)

Hobgoblin / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein); James Fry (credited); Phil Lord (credited); Rodney Ramos (credited)
Colors
Andy Yanchus (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hobgoblin [Edward Leeds; Ned Leeds]
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Indexer Notes

Edward "Ned" Leeds; First appearance (as Ned): Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #18; 1st appearance (as Hobgoblin): Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #238; Last appearance: Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (Marvel, 1987 series) #1

Marvel Publications Alpha Flight Through Savage Tales (Table of Contents: 31)

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Mark Gruenwald (credited); Peter Sanderson (credited)
Letters
Brenda Mings (credited) (typeset)
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Indexer Notes

Lists all Marvel Comics published from Alpha Flight through Savage Tales.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Book of the Dead Deluxe Edition Part 2]
    Destiny To Hobgoblin
  2. 1. Veracity Quotient
  3. 2. Destiny I
    Destiny
  4. 3. DeWolff, Jean
    Jean DeWolff
  5. 4. Dorcas, Dr. Lemuel
    Dr. Lemuel Dorcas
  6. 5. Doctor Sun
    Doctor Sun
  7. 6. Dorma
    Dorma
  8. 7. Dracula
    Dracula
  9. 8. Drax The Destroyer
    Drax
  10. 9. Eel I
    Eel
  11. 10. Egghead
    Egghead
  12. 11. Enforcer
    Enforcer
  13. 12. Executioner
    Executioner
  14. 13. Fafnir
    Fafnir
  15. 14. Farouk, Amahl
    The Shadow King
  16. 15. Firebrand
    Firebrand
  17. 16. Foolkiller I
    Foolkiller
  18. 17. Fury, Jacob
    Scorpio
  19. 18. Gamora
    Gamora
  20. 19. Gargoyle I
  21. 20. Ghaur
    Ghaur
  22. 21. Grand Director
    Grand Director
  23. 22. Green Goblin I
    Green Goblin
  24. 23. Grim Reaper
    Grim Reaper
  25. 24. Guardian
    Guardian
  26. 25. Hammer and Anvil
    Hammer and Anvil
  27. 26. Hangman
    Hangman
  28. 27. Harker, Quincy
    Tomb of Dracula
  29. 28. Harkness, Agatha
    Agatha Harkness
  30. 29. Hate Monger
    Hate Monger
  31. 30. Hobgoblin I
    Hobgoblin
  32. 31. Marvel Publications Alpha Flight Through Savage Tales
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