The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #5 (1983) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series)
Issue: #5
Publication date: May 1983
Key date: 1983-05-00
On-sale date: 1983-02-15
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	H-J From Hangman to Juggernaut	cover	2	pencils: Ed Hannigan; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Ikaris; Iron Man [James Rhodes]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Jack of Hearts; Hatemonger [Adolf Hitler]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Her; Hydra; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Hobgoblin; Iron Fist [Danny Rand]; Baron Henrich Zemo; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Jack O' Lantern; Impossib
1	Contents	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Hangman	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hangman
3	Hate-Monger	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hate-Monger [Adolf Hitler]
4	Havok	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Havok [Alex Summers]
5	Hawkeye	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mark Gruenwald; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hawkeye [Clint Barton]
6	Headmen	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Head Men [Shrunken Bones; Chondu the Mystic; Gorilla-Man; Ruby Thursday]
7	Hela	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Richard Howell; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hela
8	Heliopolis Gods	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Horus; Osiris; Isis; Seth; Geb; Nut
9	Hellcat	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob McLeod; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hellcat [Patsy Walker]
10	Hellfire Club	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Brian Postman; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hellfire Club [Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Black Bishop [Harry Leland]; White Queen [Emma Frost]; White Bishop [Donald Pierce]; Mastermind; Black Queen [Jean Grey]]
11	Her	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Her
12	Hercules	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hercules
13	Heroes for Hire	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald, Eliot R. Brown; pencils: Eliot R. Brown; inks: Eliot R. Brown; colors: Andy Yanchus
14	High Evolutionary	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Butch Guice; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	High Evolutionary
15	Hobgoblin	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hobgoblin
16	Howard the Duck	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paul Smith; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Howard the Duck
17	Hulk	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hulk [Bruce Banner]
18	Human Torch	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
19	Hydra	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hydra
20	Hyperion	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Ron Wilson; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Hyperion
21	Iceman	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Bob Layton; colors: Andy Yanchus	Iceman [Bobby Drake]
22	Ikaris	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Ikaris
23	Immortus	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Rudy Nebres; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Immortus
24	Imperial Guard	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Shi'ar Imperial Guard [Gladiator; Electron; Tempest; Oracle; Starbolt; Smasher; Astra; Hobgoblin; Mentor; Quasar; Titan; Nightside; Impulse; Magic; Fang; Hussar; Manta]
25	Impossible Man; Impossible Woman	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Steve Leialoha; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Impossible Man; Impossible Woman
26	In-Betweener	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Jim Starlin; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	In-Betweener
27	Inhumans	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Inhumans [Medusa; Gorgon; Black Bolt; Triton; Crystal; Aireo; Leonus; Maximus; Lockjaw; Karnak; Timberius; Falcona; Thraxton; Nadar; Marak; Glytra; Iridia; Stallior]
28	Invisible Girl	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
29	Iron Fist	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Denys Cowan; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Iron Fist [Danny Rand]
30	Iron Man	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Bob Layton; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Iron Man [James Rhodes]
31	Jack of Hearts	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Jack of Hearts
32	Jack O'Lantern	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Luke McDonnell; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Jack O'Lantern
33	Jester	character profile	0.5	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Kerry Gammill; inks: Kerry Gammill; colors: Andy Yanchus	Jester
34	Juggernaut	character profile	1	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: John Romita Jr.; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Juggernaut [Cain Marko]
35	Alien Races	character profile	2	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Paty Cockrum; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus	Humanoid Aliens; Judans; Kallusians; Kawa; Klklk; Kosmosians; Kronans
36	Appendix	text article	1	script: Mark Gruenwald

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