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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, also known as OHOTMU, is a guide which attempts to detail the fictional universe of Marvel Comics. The original 15 volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, with the most recent updates published in 2004 - 2007.


Origins

Jim Shooter, Marvel's then Editor in Chief, initially came up with the idea for the project, envisioning a guide detailing statistics much in the manner of those found upon the backs of baseball cards.[1] This initial project was to be called The Marvel Super-Specifications Handbook. He appointed Mark Gruenwald editor of the project, and in Gruenwald's hands the project gained its published name and also grew in scope to cover all aspects of the Marvel Universe, although Gruenwald himself noted it was not comprehensive.[2]

Critics of the handbook have argued that the level of detail within the guide effectively limited the ability of writers to innovate, a charge Gruenwald dismissed, reputedly stating that the information presented was only the most recent data and was subject to change.[3] Peter Sanderson, one of the writers of the original guide, noted that "Mark sought to make the Marvel characters' super-powers as firm a basis in real science as possible. After the first version of the Handbook, Mark decided that some of the explanations had grown too complicated, and asked me to simplify them."[4]

The OHOTMU detailed the more significant characters, items and locations in the Marvel Universe, itemizing them into individual entries. Individual entries consisted, in most cases, of:

  • A frontal full-body view of the character. These illustrations were drawn solely for the OHOTMU, often by the artist most closely associated with the character; for example, the original entries for Elektra and Bullseye were illustrated by Frank Miller.
  • Prose text describing the character's origin, powers, and other abilities and unique traits, as well as 'statistics' such as place of birth, former aliases, height, weight, hair and eye color and so forth. The original edition opted only to describe the "Origins" of characters (how they acquired their powers), instead focusing heavily on detailed explanations for how those powers functioned. In its Book of the Dead supplement, however, the handbook provided entire "Histories" for the deceased characers, a trend which was then adopted for the main body of the Deluxe Edition, allowing the entire life and career of the characters to be covered. In a few cases, the Handbook even included previously unrevealed information. In addition, major important pieces of equipment were given technical illustrations with breakdowns of their functions and features.
  • Example pictures of the character in action, taken directly from the comics themselves.

In the original OHOTMU, characters were listed at one character per page, although minor characters were sometimes listed at two to a page and major characters would occasionally receive more than one page. In the Deluxe Edition, however, every character received at least one page; the most significant characters such as Captain America or Iron Man could receive up to 3-5 pages for their writeups; less important characters, such as Sunspot or Volcana, typically received one or two pages.

In the Master Edition (1990-1993) this reverted and every character, major or minor, was given the same amount of space - both sides of single loose leaf page. In the latest (2004- ) version this has been changed back again and now characters receive different lengths of entry depending on their history and importance.

There have been many iterations of the OHOTMU concept since it was first launched in 1982:

  • 1982-1984: a 15-issue series; this was the original OHOTMU. Issues 13 and 14 were the Book of the Dead and Inactive, featuring characters and groups who were, at the time, believed dead or inactive, and issue 15 was the 'Book of Weapons, Hardware, and Paraphernalia', featuring technical drawings of Iron Man's armor, Spider-Man's web-shooters and other notable characters' equipment. The back of each issue in the series featured a brief Appendix, giving one-line listings for minor and inactive characters.
  • 1985-1988: a 20-issue series, updating the original into a Deluxe Edition (OHOTMUDE for short). The last five issues of this series were, again, the 'Book of the Dead', cataloguing characters that were believed dead at the time; the technical drawings from the original series' supplemental 'Book of Weapons' were reproduced and updated in the relevant characters' main entries or, in a few cases, receiving their own entries. The '85-'88 run (Deluxe Edition) has also been collected in trade paperback format, a series of 10 thicker volumes of 128 pages each. Although numerous entries reference an Appendix, the Deluxe Edition Appendix never materialized.
  • 1989: the OHOTMU Update '89 was published, an 8-issue series. This series is notable for including numerous non-superhuman supporting characters, where previous runs had all but neglected them.
  • 1990-1993: OHOTMU Master Edition was a 36 issue series in which each issue was actually a shrink-wrapped pack of loose-leaf pages each featuring a character; rather than offering prose information, concentrates more on trying to make up accurate statistics for characters. Each page offered a full profile of the character's body: front, side, and back, all drawn by the same artist: Keith Pollard.
  • 2004-2005: Marvel has been releasing individual one-shot OHOTMUs that supplement the Marvel Encyclopedia, which target specific families of characters, beginning with Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004. Other entries in this themed, subtitled series include Spider-Man 2004, Avengers 2004, Hulk 2004, Daredevil 2004, Wolverine 2004, Golden Age 2004, Women of Marvel 2005 and Avengers 2005. One Handbook a month is planned through 2005.
  • 2006: A new twelve-issued series was released throughout 2006, one issue per month, covering characters from across the Marvel Universe. Jeff Christiansen is the head writer and researcher, and Jen Grünwald is the editor. Characters who have already received profiles in the one-shots of the past two years were mostly excluded, allowing the series to focus entirely on characters in need of major handbook updates, or who have never had an entry at all. A series of themed one-shot issues was also released throughout the year in the same style as the 2004-2005 books, usually tying in with specific events in the Marvel universe, such as the Civil War Files which tied in with Marvel's Civil War crossover series. This year also saw the original Handbook series, original 20-issue Deluxe Edition, and the Update '89 edition reprinted in five large Essential volumes.
  • 2007: Further Handbooks are planned throughout the year, including four A-Z Update volumes, plus unspecified themed titles.

The OHOTMUDE is the most familiar version of the OHOTMU to fans as it was distributed more widely and was of a more reasonable price than the OHOTMU Master Edition. Its trade paperback version is also the most durable OHOTMU available. Unfortunately, it is currently almost two decades out of date, the last issue having been released in 1988.

In addition to the Marvel Universe, Marvel published a number of handbook-style products for their licensed properties, among them Conan the Barbarian (The Official Handbook to the Conan Universe), G.I. Joe (G.I. Joe Order of Battle) and the Transformers (Transformers Universe).

It is amusing to note that in certain humor-based Marvel publications, such as What The--?!, "Ohotmu" has been used as the name of a parody version of a Watcher, as a play on the Watchers' reputations as far-seeing and possessing of great knowledge and for the phonetic pronunciation of OHOTMU (most often "oh-hot-moo") sounding similar to the name of the best-known Watcher, Uatu ("oo-wa-two").

DC Comics published a guide to their own DC Universe as well, under the name of Who's Who in the DC Universe.


Bibliography of Official Handbook series


The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. I

# Title Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 A from Abomination to Avengers Quinjet January 1983 34 $ 1.00
2 B - C from Baron Mordo to Collective Man February 1983 34 $ 1.00
3 C - D from Collector to Dracula March 1983 34 $ 1.00
4 D - G from Dragon Man to Gypsy Moth April 1983 34 $ 1.00
5 H - J from Hangman to Juggernaut May 1983 34 $ 1.00
6 K - M from Kang to Man-Bull June 1983 34 $ 1.00
7 M from Mandarin to Mystique July 1983 34 $ 1.00
8 N - P from Namorita to Pyro August 1983 34 $ 1.00
9 Q - S from Quasar to She-Hulk September 1983 34 $ 1.00
10 S from Shi'ar to Sub-Mariner October 1983 34 $ 1.00
11 S - U from Subterraneans to Ursa Major November 1983 34 $ 1.00
12 V - Z from Valkyrie to Zzzax December 1983 34 $ 1.00
13 Book of the Dead and Inactive I: Air-Walker to Man-Wolf February 1984 34 $ 1.00
14 Book of the Dead and Inactive II: Marvel Boy to Zuras March 1984 34 $ 1.00
15 Book of Weapons, Hardware, and Paraphernalia April 1984 34 $ 1.00



The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)

# Info Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 Abomination to Batroc's Brigade December 1985 64 $ 1.50
2 Beast to Clea January 1986 64 $ 1.50
3 Cloak to Doctor Octopus February 1986 64 $ 1.50
4 Doctor Strange to Galactus March 1986 64 $ 1.50
5 Gardener to The Hulk April 1986 64 $ 1.50
6 Human Torch to Ka-Zar May 1986 64 $ 1.50
7 Khoryphos to Magneto June 1986 64 $ 1.50
8 Magus to Mole Man July 1986 64 $ 1.50
9 Molecule Man to Owl August 1986 64 $ 1.50
10 Paladin to The Rhino September 1986 64 $ 1.50
11 Richard Rider to Sidewinder October 1986 64 $ 1.50
12 Sif to Sunspot November 1986 64 $ 1.50
13 Super-Adaptoid to Umar December 1986 64 $ 1.50
14 Unicorn to Wolverine January 1987 64 $ 1.50
15 Wonder Man to Zzzax plus Alien Races March 1987 64 $ 1.50
16 Book of the Dead: Air-Walker to Death-Stalker June 1987 64 $ 1.50
17 Book of the Dead: Destiny to Hobgoblin August 1987 64 $ 1.50
18 Book of the Dead: Hyperion to Nighthawk October 1987 64 $ 1.50
19 Book of the Dead: Nuke to Obadiah Stane December 1987 64 $ 1.50
20 Book of the Dead: Stick to Zuras February 1988 64 $ 1.50
# Info ISBN Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 Abomination to Circus of Crime ISBN 0-87135-208-7 ? 128 $ 6.95
2 Clea to Gaea ISBN 0-87135-209-5 ? 128 $ 6.95
3 Galactus to Kang ISBN 0-87135-210-9 ? 128 $ 6.95
4 Karkas to Mister Fantastic ISBN 0-87135-211-7 ? 128 $ 6.95
5 Mister Fear to Quicksilver ISBN 0-87135-212-5 ? 128 $ 6.95
6 Radioactive Man to Stilt-Man ISBN 0-87135-213-3 ? 128 $ 6.95
7 Stingray to Wendigo ISBN 0-87135-214-1 ? 128 $ 6.95
8 Werewolf to Zzzax
Book of the Dead: Air-Walker to Dorcas, Dr. Lemuel		 ISBN 0-87135-215-X ? 128 $ 6.95
9 Book of the Dead: Dorma to Patriot ISBN 0-87135-353-9 ? 128 $ 6.95
10 Book of the Dead: Phantom Eagle to Zuras ISBN 0-87135-366-0 ? 128 $ 6.95
# Info Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 Adversary to Chameleon July 1989 48 $ 1.50
2 Champion of the Universe to Ecstasy August 1989 48 $ 1.50
3 Eon to Hulk September 1989 48 $ 1.50
4 Human Torch to Manikin October 1989 48 $ 1.50
5 Marauders to Power Princess November 1989 48 $ 1.50
6 Prowler to Serpent Society Late November 1989 48 $ 1.50
7 Set to Tyrak December 1989 48 $ 1.50
8 U-Man to Madelyne Pryor Late December 1989 48 $ 1.50



The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. III (Master Edition)

# Info [5] Month of Publ. Sheets Orig. Price
1 Model Sheets: Anaconda, Blue Shield, Corsair, Counterweight, Dormammu, Foxfire, Gorgon, Agatha Harkness, Juggernaut, Llyra, Midnight Sun, MODAM, Moon-Boy, Nebulon, Oneg, Puck, Ronan the Accuser, Spider-Man, Starfox, Stranger, Trickshot, Typhoid Mary, Watchdogs, Zuras December 1990 24 $ 3.95
2 Model Sheets: Awesome Android, Ulysses Bloodstone, Captain America, Destiny, Doctor Octopus, Eel, Forge, Grey Gargoyle, Howard the Duck, Isaac, Kubik, Leader, Moonstone, Mother Night, Nitro, Orka, Plantman, Quicksilver, Rock Python, Sise-Neg, Scorpio, Triton, Volcana, Water Wizard January 1991 24 $ 3.95
3 Model Sheets: AIM, Baron Mordo, Big Bertha, Cable, Diamondback II, Electro, Firelord, Gargantua, Ghost Rider VI, Heimdall, Ka-Zar, Man-Ape, Mister Fantastic, Morgan Le Fey, Naga, Porcupine, Razorback, Shocker, Sunder, Thunderbird, Venus, Whizzer, Wrecker, Zaran February 1991 24 $ 3.95
4 Model Sheets: Apocalypse, Baron Zemo II, Blastarr, Carrion, Devastator, Executioner, Grim Reaper, Hammer, King Cobra, Living Mummy, Madame Web, Malekith the Accursed, Minerva, Mister Jip, Nikki, Puppet Master, Red Raven, Shadowcat, Shape, Texas Twister, U-Man, Vector, Wolverine, Ziran March 1991 24 $ 3.95
5 Model Sheets: Abomination, Blizzard, Boomerang, Captain Marvel I, Crimson Dynamo V, Dagger, Doctor Malus, Eternity, Fandral, Guardian II, In-Betweener, Knick Knack, Magma, Man-Thing, Mesmero, Nighthawk, Owl, Punisher, Quasimodo, Sleeper, Speed Demon, Titania II, Vulture, Wizard April 1991 24 $ 3.95
6 Model Sheets: Astronomer, Bullseye, Cannonball, Copperhead III, Darkoth, Fixer, Gatecrasher, Hela, Hobgoblin II-IV, Immortus, Leir, Mirage, Mister Sinister, Mordred, Nomad III, One Above All, Professor Power, Rintrah, She-Hulk, Starlight, Thin Man, Ursa Major, Vertigo II, Whirlwind May 1991 24 $ 3.95
7 Model Sheets: Armadillo, Barbarus, Black Knight III, Callisto, Cypher, Daredevil, Egghead, Firestar, Goldbug, Hangman, Jack Frost, Karnilla, Lizard, Magneto, Marvel Boy, Mercurio, Nova, Psycho-Man, Red Ronin, Shaper of Worlds, Slug, Stilt-Man, Ulik, Valkin June 1991 24 $ 3.95
8 Model Sheets: Attuma, Blacklash, Captain Ultra, Colossus, Devil Dinosaur, Dragon Man, Elektra, Gladiator II, Hulk, Jackal, Kang, Lamprey, Machete, Makkari, Manslaughter, Nighthawk, Piledriver, Quicksand, Shang-Chi, Spider-Woman I, Supreme Intelligence, Tyrannus, Viper, Woodgod 24 $ 3.95
9 Model Sheets: Air-Walker, Black Panther, Brother Tode, Chameleon, Doc Samson, Ego, Firebird, Gremlin II, Hyperion, Isis, Lightspeed, Machinesmith, Moon Knight, Overmind, Phantom Eagle, Rocket Raccoon, Scarlet Witch, Silver Dagger, Skids, Taskmaster, Vidar, Colleen Wing, Xemnu the Titan, Zarek 24 $ 3.95
10 Model Sheets: Ajak, Black Talon, Blob, Captain Britain, Constrictor, Doctor Faustus, Grandmaster, Hercules, Jigsaw, Llan the Sorcerer, Mad Thinker, Miss America, Misty Knight, N'Astirh, Odin, Poundcakes, Red Ghost, Seth, Siryn, Thanos, Umar, Venom, Wong, X-Ray 24 $ 3.95
11 Model Sheets: Ares, Balor, Cloak, Crucible, Death Adder, Gilgamesh, Hydro-Man, Impossible Man, Jocasta, Kronos, Lupo, Madrox the Multiple Man, Master Order, Nezarr, Oddball, Power Princess, Rocket Racer, Spider-Woman II, Storm, Tana Nile, Tinkerer, Vanguard, White Tiger, Yellow Claw 24 $ 3.95
12 Model Sheets: El Aguila, Andromeda, Black Cat, Centurius, Crossbones, D'Spayre, Frenzy, Goliath III, Helio, Jack of Hearts, Karnak, Loki, Melter, Mister Hyde, Nightcrawler, Puff Adder, Piper, Runner, Satannish, Silver Surfer, Spitfire, Taurus, Uni-Mind, Whiplash II 24 $ 3.95
13 Model Sheets: Arabian Knight, Blood Brothers, Bullet, Contemplator, Diablo, Dreadknight, Fer-De-Lance, High Evolutionary, Iceman, Mad Dog, Master, Mysterio, Northstar, Phoenix, Quasar, Ringmaster, Shroud, Surtur, Thundra, Tiger Shark, Ultimatum, Werewolf
Action Sheet: Spider-Man / Team Action Sheet: Fantastic Four		 24 $ 4.50
14 Model Sheets: Annihilus, Beast, Black Knight II, Champion of the Universe, Darkstar, Lun, Gargoyle, Jetstream, Kurse, Mentor, Modred, Mongoose, Namorita, Prowler, Rhino, Sidewinder, Sphinx, Super-Sabre, Thor, Tombstone, Wendigo
Action Sheets: Captain America, Spider-Man (Web-Shooters) / Team Action Sheet: Fantastic Four (Replacements)		 24 $ 4.50
15 Model Sheets: Ant-Man II, Brothers Grimm, Bushwacker, Charlie-27, Crystal, Deathurge, Frankenstein, Garokk, Guardsman, Hate Monger, Iron Man, Killer Shrike, Mangog, Moonglow, Omega, Princess Python, Rogue, Sandman, Saturnyne, Space Phantom, Tyr, Adam Warlock
Action Sheet: Ghost Rider / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (First Line-Up)		 24 $ 4.50
16 Model Sheets: Absorbing Man, Baron Strucker, Cyclops, Darkhawk, Force, Graviton, Hawkeye, Jemiah, Kofi, Lava Men, Martinex, Midas, Mole Man, Pluto, Sabretooth, Spymaster, Stallior, Tatterdemalion, Vamp, Yellowjacket, Zzaxx
Action Sheet: Wolverine / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Second Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
17 Model Sheets: 3-D Man, Ancient One, Black Queen, Brother Voodoo, Count Nefaria, Death-Stalker, Eson the Searcher, Glob, Havok, Kingpin, Lady Deathstrike, Maelstrom, MODOK, Namor, Paladin, Red Guardian, Sasquatch, Scorpion, Thunderball, Vishanti, Worm
Action Sheet: Punisher / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Third Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
18 Model Sheets: Arishem, Beetle, Bulldozer, Clea, Demolition-Man, Fang, Ghaur, Hogun the Grim, Ironclad, Kangaroo, Lucifer, Madcap, Moondragon, Nebula, Professor X, Razor-Fist, Nicholas Scratch, Spirit of '76, Thing, Wolfsbane, Zaladane
Action Sheet: She-Hulk / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Fourth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
19 Model Sheets: Apollo, Battlestar, Ch'od, Doctor Demonicus, Earth-Lord, Gamora, Iron Monger, Rick Jones, Major Victory, Mandarin, Marinna, Nova, Oracle, Ringer, Satana, Shatterstar, Tom Thumb, Ultimus, White Bishop, Zodiac I, Zodiac II
Action Sheet: Daredevil / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Fifth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
20 Model Sheets: Archangel, Baron Blood, Black Knight, Captain Atlas, Controller, Doctor Doom, Enchantress, Flag-Smasher, Ghost, Korvac, Lilandra, Maha Yogi, Maximus, Nuke, Quantum, Redstone, Sabra, Silvermane, Unicorn, Wasp, Wolverine (new uniform), Zarrko
Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Sixth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
21 Model Sheets: Aquarian, Banshee, Bi-Beast, Crossfire, Dakimh the Enchanter, Dominic Fortune, Gambit, Haywire, Invisible Woman, Jester, Karkas, Living Laser, Mantis, Master Man, Occult, Power Broker, Red Wolf, Speedball, Swordsman, Thena, Thor, Uatu the Watcher, Will O' The Wisp 23 $ 4.50
22 Model Sheets: Arcade, Black Bolt, Bushmaster II, Crimson Commando, Diamond Lil, Doctor Nightshade, Nick Fury, Gammenon, Hermes, Kismet, Madame Masque, Merlin, Phantom Rider, Screaming Mimi, Silver Sable, Slither, Starbolt, Terrax, Ultron, Volstagg, Whizzer, Yondu
Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Seventh Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
23 Model Sheets: Arkon, Batroc, Blonde Phantom, Cage, Chthon, Collector, Doctor Spectrum, Falcon, Glorian, Hammerhead, It the Living Colossus, Krang, Left-Winger, Mockingbird, Psylocke, Radioactive Man, Sauron, Silhouette, Supremor, Tarantula, Unus, Vermin
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (First Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
24 Model Sheets: Ape-Man, John Blaze, Byrrah, Chemistro I-III, Cyclone, Deathbird, Drax the Destroyer, Gladiator I, Horus, Human Torch II, Iron Fist, Jubilee, Klaw, Machine Man, Medusa, Phoenix III, Prester John, Red Skull, Stingray, Terminatrix, Trump, Zeus
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Second Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
25 Model Sheets: Black Widow II, Bucky, Cottonmouth, Deadpool, Fin Fang Foom, Guardian, Hepzibah, Infinity, Hannibal King, Mirage, Mister Fear, Night Thrasher, Osiris, Peregrine, Rama-Tut, Quagmire, Silver Samurai, Stellaris, Strong Guy, Terminus, Vibro, Wind Warrior
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Third Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
26 Model Sheets: Aginar, Belasco, Boomer, Caber, Chondu the Mystic, Doctor Druid, Foreigner, Jean Grey, Halflife, Ikaris, Jarella, Lockjaw, Molten Man, Mystique, Neptune, Orb, Psyklop, Rattler, Stryfe, Super-Skrull, Titan, Windshear
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Fourth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
27 Model Sheets: Anvil, Asp, Bengal, Beta Ray Bill, Cat-Man, Deathlok, Devos, Electron, Foolkiller, Giant-Man, Green Goblin, Hydra, Jack O'Lantern, Korath the Pursuer, Marauders, Master Pandemonium, Needle, Pip the Troll, Raza, Snowbird, Toad, Wyatt Wingfoot
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Fifth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.50
28 Model Sheets: Aron, Black Crow, Blade, Changeling, Cutthroat, Domino, Dream Queen, Elysius, Galactus, Hellfire Club, Kaluu, Living Lightning, Man-Beast, Meggan, Possessor, Ramrod, Scarecrow, Squadron Supreme, Starhawk, Terror, Inc., Valinor, Warstar
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Sixth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.95
29 Model Sheets: Aurora, Balder comics), Blackout, Carnage, Black Tom Cassidy, Chief Examiner, Dazzler, Dredmund Druid, Gardener, Justin Hammer, Lightmaster, Mastermind, Mentallo, Occulus, Puma, Reavers, Sabretooth, Sersi, Solo, Talon, U.S.Agent, Warwolves
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Seventh Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.95
30 Model Sheets: Answer, Bishop, Blackout II, Chord, Crusader II, Dracula, Dreadnaught, Griffin, Hera, Impala, Janus, Longshot, Magik, Nobilus, Portal, Rage, Shalla-Bal, Skrulls, Snowblind, Union Jack, Yandroth, Wraith
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Eighth Line-Up: Blue Team)		 23 $ 4.95
31 Model Sheets: Agamemnon, Blue Eagle, Cardiac, Coldblood, Destroyer III, Feral, Gronk, Hussar, Killraven, Living Monolith, Mandrill, Micromax, Molecule Man, Nebula, Presence, Quill, Shockwave, Sleepwalker, Talisman, Vision, War Machine, Wildheart
Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Eighth Line-Up: Gold Team)		 23 $ 4.95
32 Model Sheets: Analyzer, Bird-Man, Captain Universe, Doughboy, Enclave, Famine, Growing Man, Harriers, Ion, Kree, Lord Chaos, Maverick, Mephisto, Nefarius, Paibok, Rampage, Señor Muerte, Shapeshifter, Trapster, Union Jack, Voice, Ymir
Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (First Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.95
33 Model Sheets: Avalanche, Black Archer, Centurious, Crippler, Deathwatch, Enforcers, Feron, Gideon, Hercules, Human Torch, Inertia, Iron Man, Karma, Living Tribunal, Morg, Rancor, Reptyl, Scourge, Slapstick, Spider-Man 2099, Tyler Stone, Warpath
Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (Second Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.95
34 Model Sheets: Aragorn, Blackheart, Caliban, Captain Marvel, Cyber, Demogoblin, Frank Drake, 8-Ball, Frog-Man, Grizzly, Jack of Hearts, Lilith, Multiple Man, Null the Living Darkness, Omega Red, Punisher 2099, Henry Pym, Replica, Rictor, Sunfire, Tigra, Wonder Man
Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (Third Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.95
35 Model Sheets: Beyonder, Bloodaxe, Crystal, Deathlok II, Doctor Strange, Doom 2099, Fearmaster, Hellstorm, Kala, Lyja the Laserfist, Magus, Polaris, Proteus, Shotgun, Specialist, Spirit of Vengeance, Starhawk, Tamara Rahn, Thunderstrike, Turbo, Weapon X, Zero
Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (Fourth Line-Up)		 23 $ 4.95
36 Model Sheets: Ajax, Binary, Blackwing, Cerise, Chance, Evilhawk, Goddess, Grizzly I, Hardcore, Moonhunter, Morbius, Ms. Marvel, Proctor, Pyro, Ravage 2099, Roma, Savage Steel, Siege, Sunspot, Ultimo, Vanisher, White Queen, Zarathos 23 $ 4.95



The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. IV)

Title Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
X-Men 2004 May 2004 48 $ 3.99
Spider-Man 2004 June 2004 48 $ 3.99
Avengers 2004 July 2004 48 $ 3.99
Hulk 2004 August 2004 48 $ 3.99
Daredevil 2004 September 2004 48 $ 3.99
Wolverine 2004 October 2004 48 $ 3.99
Book of the Dead 2004 November 2004 48 $ 3.99
Golden Age 2004 December 2004 48 $ 3.99
Title Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
Women of Marvel 2005 January 2005 48 $ 3.99
Marvel Knights 2005 February 2005 48 $ 3.99
X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005 March 2005 48 $ 3.99
Spider-Man 2005 April 2005 48 $ 3.99
Teams 2005 May 2005 48 $ 3.99
Fantastic Four 2005 June 2005 48 $ 3.99
Avengers 2005 July 2005 48 $ 3.99
Ultimate Spider-Man & Ultimate Fantastic Four 2005 August 2005 48 $ 3.99
Alternate Universes 2005 September 2005 48 $ 3.99
Horror 2005 October 2005 48 $ 3.99
X-Men 2005 November 2005 48 $ 3.99
The Ultimates & Ultimate X-Men 2005 December 2005 48 $ 3.99
# Title Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 Abraxas to Batwing January 2006 64 $ 3.99
2 Benny Beckley to Crazy Eight February 2006 64 $ 3.99
3 Copperhead to Ethan Edwards March 2006 64 $ 3.99
4 Damon Dran to Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway April 2006 64 $ 3.99
5 Gorgon to Jury May 2006 64 $ 3.99
6 Justice to Marvel June 2006 64 $ 3.99
7 Victor Mancha to Phantazia July 2006 64 $ 3.99
8 Nekra to Quoi August 2006 64 $ 3.99
9 Puppet Master to Shamrock September 2006 64 $ 3.99
10 Shadowoman to Tara October 2006 64 $ 3.99
11 Stranger to Ultimo November 2006 64 $ 3.99
12 Ultra Girl to Arnim Zola December 2006 64 $ 3.99
# Title Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 Amatsu-Kami to Walker January 2007 64 $ 3.99
2 Adam II to Zodiak May 2007 64 $ 3.99
3 ? to ? July 2007 64 $ 3.99
4 ? to ? ? 2007 64 $ 3.99




Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe

# Info Marvel # TSR # ISBN Year of Publ. Sheets / Pages Orig. Price
1 Abomination through Dreadnought MU1 6878 ISBN 0-88038-540-5 1988 128 / 256 $ 13.95
2 Eel through Mad Dog MU2 6881 ISBN 0-88038-576-6 1988 128 / 256 $ 13.95
3 Mad Thinker through Sentry MU3 6883 ISBN 0-88038-601-0 1988 128 / 256 $ 13.95
4 Serpent Society through Zzzax MU4 6884 ISBN 0-88038-617-7 1988 128 / 256 $ 13.95
5 1989 Characters Update MU5 6887 ISBN 0-88038-766-1 1989 128 / 256 $ 15.95
6 1990 Characters Update MU6 6894 ISBN 0-88038-866-8 1990 128 / 256 $ 15.95
7 1991 Characters Update MU7 6903 ISBN 1-56076-102-4 1991 64 / 128 $ 15.95
8 1992 Characters Update MU8 6909 ISBN 1-56076-407-4 1992 64 / 128 $ 15.95
9 1993 Characters Update MU9 ? ISBN 1-56076-600-X - 64 / 128 ?



Marvel Encyclopedia (Series)

# Info ISBN Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
1 Avengers, Fantastic Four, Marvel Knights / MAX, Spider-Man, X-Men, Ultimate Marvel ISBN 0-7851-0984-6 October 2002 240 $ 29.99
2 X-Men ISBN 0-7851-1199-9 April 2003 240 $ 29.99
3 Hulk ISBN 0-7851-1164-6 June 2003 208 $ 19.99
4 Spider-Man ISBN 0-7851-1304-5 November 2003 240 $ 24.99
5 Marvel Knights ISBN 0-7851-1385-1 April 2004 240 $ 29.99
6 Fantastic Four ISBN 0-7851-1480-7 December 2004 240 $ 29.99



The Marvel Encyclopedia (One-Shot)

Title ISBN Month of Publ. Pages Orig. Price
The Marvel Encyclopedia ISBN 0-7566-2358-8 October 2006 352 $ 40.00




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