(2004 [January 2005])
- Price
- 3.99 USD; 5.75 CAD
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 2004-11-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Marvel PSR
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Brand
-
Marvel [in horizontal box]
- Barcode
- 759606056446 00111
- Printer
- Printed in Canada
- Editing
- Jeff Youngquist (credited) (editor); Mark D. Beazley (credited) (assistant managing editor); Jennifer Grünwald (credited) (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (credited) (editor in chief); Dan Buckley (credited) (publisher); Tom Marvelli (credited) (creative director); Julio Herrera (credited) (designer); Scott Elmer (credited as Pondscum) (art reconstruction)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock
- glossy
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Special thanks to the guys at the Marvel Universe Appendix (www.marvunapp.com), the gang at Comix-Fan (www.comixfan.com), Lia Brown, Tom Brevoort and Mike Marts.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Salvador Larroca (credited)
- Inks
- Salvador Larroca (credited)
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Bucky; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]; Harry Osborn; Ben Parker; Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Captain George Stacy; Gwen Stacy; Thor [Thor Odinson]; Vision
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- John Romita; Tony Mortellaro
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek; typeset
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Gwen Stacy
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Full credits & indicia. Includes an Illustration of the death of Gwen Stacy reprinted from Amazing Spider-Man #121 (Marvel, 1963 series).
Book of the Dead 2004
Captain America / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- David Finch (signed as
FINCH) - Inks
- Danny Miki (signed as
DANNY MIKI) - Colors
- Frank D'Armata (signed as
fgd) - Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
Indexer Notes
Title page using a full page image from the cover of Avengers (Marvel, 1998 series) #503.
Ancient One
Ancient One / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Carl Potts (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Born in the 1430s, the man later known as the Ancient One was, as a young man, active as the Spirit Leopard...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ancient One
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of the Ancient One.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as High Lama) in Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 and (as the Ancient One) in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #110.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #13.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Ant-Man
Ant-Man / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Olivier Coipel (credited)
- Inks
- Andy Lanning
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An electronics expert turned burglar to support his family...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ant-Man [Scott Lang]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of the Ant-Man.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Scott Lang) in Avengers (Marvel, 1964 series) #181 and (as Ant-Man) in Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #47.
Illustration from Avengers (Marvel, 1998 series) #65.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Baron Zemo
Baron Zemo / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heinrich Zemo was born in 1900, the 12th Baron Zemo.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Baron Zemo.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (in shadows) in Avengers (Marvel, 1964 series) #4 and (full) in Avengers (Marvel, 1964 series) #6.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #16.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Bloodstone
Bloodstone / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Jeff Christiansen (credited)
- Pencils
- Tony Salmons (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the distant past, an ancient race of gods existed in an alien universe...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ulysses Bloodstone
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Bloodstone.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Frank) in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #73 and (as Bloodstone) in Marvel Presents (Marvel, 1975 series) #1.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #16.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Bucky
Bucky / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Chris Bachalo (credited)
- Inks
- Tim Townsend; Al Vey
- Colors
- Brian Reber
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Separated from his sister following their parents' deaths...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Bucky.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1.
Illustration from Captain America (Marvel, 2002 series) #26.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel / character profile / 2 pages
- Script
- Jeff Christiansen (credited)
- Pencils
- Alex Ross (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Alex Ross (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Alex Ross (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mar-Vell was a member of the Kree race who was born with pink skin...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Captain Marvel.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #12.
Illustration from the cover of Universe X (Marvel, 2000 series) #0 (Dynamic Forces Variant).
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Changeling
Changeling / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Reinhold (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little is known of the life of mutant shape-changer Kevin Sidney...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Changeling [Kevin Sidney]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of the Changeling.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #35.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #16.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Fabian Cortez
Fabian Cortez / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Derec Aucoin (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Born into a wealthy family, Fabian Cortez joined the Upstarts...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fabian Cortez
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Fabian Cortez.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #1.
Illustration from ?
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Graydon Creed
Graydon Creed / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Madureira (credited)
- Inks
- Tim Townsend
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Almost nothing is known about the early life of Graydon Creed...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Graydon Creed
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Graydon Creed.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #299.
Illustration from Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #340.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Cypher
Cypher / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Butch Guice ? (credited as Jackson Guice) (see notes); Mary Wilshire (see notes)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Douglas Ramsey was a teenage friend of Kitty Pryde of the X-Men...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Cypher [Doug Ramsey]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Cypher.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Doug Ramsey) in New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #13 and (as Cypher) in New Mutants Annual (Marvel, 1984 series) #1.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #3.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Jackson Guice is credited as the penciller in this Handbook. However, the penciller credited for this illustration in The OHOTMU Deluxe Edition #3 is Mary Wilshire. It is likely that the credit in this Handbook issue is incorrect.
Destiny
Destiny / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Smith (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Destiny was apparently born into a wealthy family in 19th-century Austria.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Destiny [Irene Adler]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Destiny (Irene Adler).
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #141.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #3.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Destiny
Destiny / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Javier Saltares (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A carnival mentalist, Destine's interest in advancing his telepathic power...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Destiny [Paul Destine]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Destiny (Paul Destine).
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #101.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #17.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Dorma
Dorma / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- John Buscema (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dorma was an Atlantean aristocrat and, in her youth, the playmate of her distant cousin, Prince Namor.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dorma
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Lady Dorma.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly (First Funnies, Inc., 1939 series) #1.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #17.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Effigy
Effigy / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1947, a Skrull ship crashed on Earth...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Effigy [Velmax]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Effigy.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Marvel: The Lost Generation (Marvel, 2000 series) #12.
Illustration from Marvel: The Lost Generation (Marvel, 2000 series) #3.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- Larry Lieber (credited as Larry Leiber)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Eternal most often known as "the Forgotten One"...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Gilgamesh
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Gilgamesh.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #13.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #4.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Hawkeye
Hawkeye / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- David Finch (credited)
- Inks
- Danny Miki
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Clint was orphaned after his parents died in a car accident.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Hawkeye.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #57.
Illustration from Avengers (Marvel, 1998 series) #502.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Kraven the Hunter
Kraven the Hunter / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jonathan Couper-Smartt (credited)
- Pencils
- John Romita (credited as John Romita Sr.)
- Inks
- John Romita (credited as John Romita Sr.)
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Born into a stagnant Russian aristocracy...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kraven the Hunter [Sergei Kravinoff]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Kraven the Hunter.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #15.
Illustration from the cover of Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #47.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Moira MacTaggart
Moira MacTaggart / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Butch Guice (credited as Jackson Guice)
- Inks
- Kyle Baker
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The daughter of a powerful Scottish nobleman...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Moira MacTaggert
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Moira MacTaggart.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #96.
Illustration from The New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #44.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Maggott
Maggott / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Carlos Pacheco (credited)
- Inks
- Art Thibert
- Colors
- Liquid!
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Young Japheth was diagnosed with stomach cancer...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Maggott [Japheth]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Maggott.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #345.
Illustration from X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #70.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Magik
Magik / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Bret Blevins (credited)
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The younger sister of the X-Man Colossus...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Magik [Illyana Rasputina]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Magik.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Illyana) in Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1, and (as Magik) in New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #14.
Illustration from the cover of New Mutants (Marvel, 1983 series) #66.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Microchip
Microchip / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jeff Christiansen (credited)
- Pencils
- Lewis LaRosa (credited); Doug Braithwaite (credited as Dougie Braithwaite)
- Inks
- Tom Palmer; Art Nichols
- Colors
- Dean White; Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In college via scholarship, Linus dated Jan O'Reilly.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Microchip [David Lieberman]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Microchip.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Illyana) in The Punisher (Marvel, 1987 series) #4.
Illustrations from Punisher (Marvel, 2004 series) #2 (although the image is reversed) and the cover of The Punisher: The Origin of Microchip (Marvel, 1993 series) #1.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Mark Richards (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Barbara Morse was a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent whose work allied her with the jungle lord Ka-Zar.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Mockingbird.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #6.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #7.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Nova
Nova / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- Kevin Maguire
- Inks
- Wade von Grawbadger
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Frankie Raye was the stepdaughter of Phineas T. Horton, inventor of the android Human Torch.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Nova [Frankie Raye]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Nova.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Frankie Raye) in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #164 and (as Nova) in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #244.
Illustration from Fantastic Four 2001 (Marvel, 2001 series).
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Art credits have been omitted from this profile.
Odin
Odin / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Greg Tocchini (credited)
- Inks
- Jay Leisten
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of the most powerful Asgardian gods...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Odin
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Origin, adventures and death of Odin.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85.
Illustration from Thor: Son of Asgard (Marvel, 2004 series) #6.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Omega the Unknown
Omega the Unknown / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Created by the metallic alien race called the Protar...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Omega the Unknown
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Omega the Unknown
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Omega the Unknown (Marvel, 1976 series) #1.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #19.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Harry Osborn
Harry Osborn / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jonathan Couper-Smartt (credited)
- Pencils
- Todd McFarlane (credited)
- Inks
- Todd McFarlane (credited)
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fast friends Peter Parker and Harry Osborn were fellow freshmen at Empire State University.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Goblin [Harry Osborn]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Harry Osborn.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #31.
Illustration from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #312.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Ben Parker
Ben Parker / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jonathan Couper-Smartt (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Ryan (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In his youth, Ben Parker worked as a carnival barker at New York's Coney Island.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ben Parker
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Ben Parker
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #19.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Phoenix
Phoenix / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Phil Jimenez (credited)
- Inks
- Andy Lanning
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The younger daughter of history professor John Grey and his wife Elaine...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Phoenix [Jean Grey]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Phoenix.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance (as Jean Grey) in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 and (as Phoenix) in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #101.
Illustration from New X-Men (Marvel, 2001 series) #141.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Pyro
Pyro / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- st. John Allerdyce was originally a money-hungry young man...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Pyro [St. John Allerdyce]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Pyro.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #141.
Illustration from ?
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Art credits have been omitted from this profile.
Skin
Skin / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Chris Bachalo (credited)
- Inks
- Mark Buckingham
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little is known about the life of the young mutant named Angelo Espinosa...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Skin [Angelo Espinosa]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Skin.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #317.
Illustration from Generation X (Marvel, 1994 series) #1.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Captain George Stacy
Captain George Stacy / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jonathan Couper-Smartt (credited)
- Pencils
- John Romita (credited) (layouts); Don Heck
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little did Peter Parker know, after falling in love with Empire State University classmate Gwen Stacy...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain George Stacy
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Captain George Stacy.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #56.
Illustration from Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #59 (although his walking stick has changed hands and his pipe has been removed).
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Gwen Stacy
Gwen Stacy / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Jonathan Couper-Smartt (credited)
- Pencils
- Tim Sale (credited)
- Inks
- Tim Sale (credited)
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gwen Stacy was the first love of Peter Parker, Spider-Man.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Gwen Stacy
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Gwen Stacy.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #31.
Illustration from Spider-Man: Blue (Marvel, 2002 series) #5.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Swordsman
Swordsman / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As a youth, Jaques Duquesne became the Swordsman to liberate the nation of Sin-Cong...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Swordsman [Jacques Duquesne]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Swordsman.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #19.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #14.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Synch
Synch / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Chris Bachalo (credited)
- Inks
- Mark Buckingham
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Everett Thomas grew up as a straight-A student...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Synch [Everett Thomas]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Synch.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #36.
Illustration from Generation X (Marvel, 1994 series) #1 (although the image is reversed).
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Thor
Thor / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- John Romita Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Klaus Janson
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thor was the son of Odin, Lord of Asgard, and the Earth-mother goddess Gaea.
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Thor [Thor Odinson]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Thor.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83.
Illustration from the cover of Thor (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 - Sunburst variant (although the image is reversed) .
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Thunderbird
Thunderbird / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An exceptionally strong and vigorous athlete in his youth...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Thunderbird [John Proudstar]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Thunderbird.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #20.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Thunderstrike
Thunderstrike / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- Ron Frenz (credited)
- Inks
- Al Milgrom
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eric Masterson was an architect who became friends with Thor...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Thunderstrike [Eric Masterson]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Thunderstrike.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #391.
Illustration from the cover of Marvel Age (Marvel, 1983 series) #123.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
U-Go Girl
U-Go Girl / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Mike Allred (credited)
- Inks
- Mike Allred (credited)
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Edie Sawyer's mutant teleportation abilities first manifested when she was twelve years old...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- U-Go Girl [Edith Sawyer]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of U-Go Girl
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series) #116.
Illustration from X-Force (Marvel, 1991 series) #117.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Union Jack
Union Jack / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- John Byrne (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In World War I, Lord Falsworth became Union Jack...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Union Jack [James Montgomery Falsworth]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Union Jack.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The Invaders (Marvel, 1975 series) #7.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #20.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Vision
The Vision / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Vision began life as the android Human torch...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Vision
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of the Vision.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #57.
Illustration from ?
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Art credits have been omitted from this profile.
Whiplash / Blacklash
Blacklash / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Ronald Byrd (credited)
- Pencils
- Bob Layton (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mark Scarlotti was a Maggia weapons designer...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Blacklash [Marco Scarlotti]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Whiplash.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #97.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #2.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
X-Man
X-Man / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Eric J. Moreels (credited)
- Pencils
- Ariel Olivetti (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Ariel Olivetti (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Ariel Olivetti (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nate Grey hailed from the timeline in which the eternal mutant Apocalypse had conquered North America.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- X-Man [Nate Grey] (Age of Apocalypse - Earth-295)
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of X-Man.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in X-Man (Marvel, 1995 series) #1.
Illustration from the cover of X-Man (Marvel, 1995 series) #63.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
Yellowjacket
Yellowjacket / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Hoskin (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)
- Colors
- Chris Sotomayor (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After Hank Pym had retired from his career as a super hero, Rita DeMara stole his Yellowjacket costume...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Yellowjacket [Rita DeMara]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Life and death of Yellowjacket.
Indexer Notes
1st appearance in X-Man (Marvel, 1995 series) #1.
Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition (Marvel, 1985 series) #15.
Five different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. However, script credits clarified by Michael Hoskin, who is listed as one of the writers.
[Bibliography]
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Jeff Christiansen (credited); Ronald Byrd (credited); Michael Hoskin (credited); Jonathan Couper-Smartt (credited); Eric J. Moreels (credited as Eric Moreels)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Includes inside back cover. List of first appearances and significant issues for the characters depicted in this book.
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Book of the Dead 2004
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Ancient One
Ancient One -
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Ant-Man
Ant-Man -
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Baron Zemo
Baron Zemo -
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Bloodstone
Bloodstone -
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Bucky
Bucky -
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Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel -
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Changeling
Changeling -
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Fabian Cortez
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Graydon Creed
Graydon Creed -
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Cypher
Cypher -
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Destiny
Destiny -
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Destiny
Destiny -
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Dorma
Dorma -
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Effigy
Effigy -
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Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh -
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Hawkeye
Hawkeye -
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Kraven the Hunter
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Moira MacTaggart
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Maggott
Maggott -
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Magik
Magik -
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Microchip
Microchip -
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Mockingbird
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Nova
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Odin
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Ben Parker
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Phoenix
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Pyro
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Skin
Skin -
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Captain George Stacy
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Gwen Stacy
Gwen Stacy -
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Swordsman
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Synch
Synch -
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Thor
Thor -
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Thunderbird
Thunderbird -
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Thunderstrike
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U-Go Girl
U-Go Girl -
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Union Jack
Union Jack -
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Vision
The Vision -
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Whiplash / Blacklash
Blacklash -
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X-Man
X-Man -
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Yellowjacket
Yellowjacket -
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[Bibliography]
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A Comprehensive Guide to the Marvel Universe's Dearly Departed
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Valmiki Annamanthadoo
- Dwayne Best
- Terry Collier
- Ruben Cortes
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Antonio Pontes Junior
- Ramon Schenk
- Douglas Sederberg
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