The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #13 (1984) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue: #13
Publication date: February 1984
Key date: 1984-02-00
On-sale date: 1983-10-04
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.00; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages: 36

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Book of the Dead and Inactive 1	cover	2	pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Banshee; Baron Strucker; Black Knight [Sir Percy of Scandia]; Mantis; Dracula; Korvac; Man-Wolf; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Gamora; Count Nefaria; Drakoth; Changling; Drax the Destroyer; Air-Walker [Gabriel Lan]; Baron Blood; Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]; Baron Heinrich Zemo; Black Goliath; Egghead; B
1	Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Air-Walker	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Air-Walker
3	Ancient One	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Carl Potts; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Ancient One
4	Banshee	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Banshee
5	Baron Blood	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Baron Blood
6	Baron Strucker	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Baron Strucker [Wolfgang von Strucker]
7	Baron Zemo I	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bill Willingham; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]
8	Black Knight I	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Bolton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Black Knight [Sir Percy]
9	Bloodstone	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Tony Salmons; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Ulysses Bloodstone
10	Bucky	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Bucky [James Buchanan Barnes]
11	Captain Mar-Vell	character profile	1.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
12	Changeling	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bill Reinhold; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Changeling
13	Count Nefaria	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Count Nefaria
14	Darkoth	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Darkoth
15	Death-Stalker	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bill Willingham; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Death-Stalker
16	Destroyer	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Destroyer
17	Dracula	character profile	1.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Dave Simons; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Dracula
18	Drax the Destroyer	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Drax the Destroyer
19	Egghead	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Egghead
20	Foolkiller	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Armando Gil; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Foolkiller
21	Gamora	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Gamora
22	Ghost Rider	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]
23	Giant-Man	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Giant-Man
24	Green Goblin	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Romita; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
25	It	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	It
26	Jackal	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Jackal [Miles Warren]
27	Jocasta	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Jocasta
28	Korvac	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Dennis Jensen; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Korvac
29	Lilith	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Nestor Redondo; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Lilith
30	Mantis	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob McLeod; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Mantis
31	Man-Wolf	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Man-Wolf [John Jameson]
32	Defunct Teams: Ani-Men	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Ani-Men [Ape-Man; Bird-Man; Cat-Man; Frog-Man]
33	Defunct Teams: Champions of Los Angeles	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Budiansky; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Champions [Angel; Iceman; Black Widow; Ghost Rider; Hercules; Darkstar]
34	Defunct Teams: Freedom's Five	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Andy Mushynsky; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Freedom's Five [Phantom Eagle; Crimson Cavalier; Union Jack; Sir Steel; Silver Squire]
35	Defunct Teams: Howling Commandos	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Nick Fury; Howling Commandos [Dum Dum Dugan; Gabriel Jones; Rebel Ralston; Percival Pinkerton; Izzy Cohen; Dino Minelli; Eric Koenig]
36	Defunct Teams: Invaders	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Alan Kupperberg; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Invaders [Captain America; Human Torch; Sub-Mariner; Bucky; Toro; Union Jack; Spitfire; Whizzer; Miss America]
37	Defunct Teams: Kid Commandos	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kyle Baker; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Kid Commandos [Bucky; Toro; Golden Girl; Human Top]
38	Defunct Teams: Leatherneck Raiders	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Becton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Captain Simon Savage; Leatherneck Raiders [Sam Yates; Jacques LaRocque; Jay Littlebear; Lee Baker; Roy Stone]
39	Defunct Teams: Liberty Legion	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kim DeMulder; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Liberty Legion [Bucky; Patriot; Miss America; Red Raven; Thin Man; Whizzer; Blue Diamond; Jack Frost]
40	Editor's Note	text article	0.25	script: Mark Gruenwald
41	Death in the Marvel Universe	character profile	0.75	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Death

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