The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition #27 - First Appearance of Devos the Devastator, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (Marvel, 1990 series)
Issue: #27
Publication date: 1993
Key date: 1993
On-sale date: 1993
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $4.50; 5.65 CAD; 2,95 GBP
Pages: 48

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Devos the Devastator - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Samuel Coleman - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Anvil - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Andy Yanchus	Anvil First, Arclight, Asp, Beta Ray Bill, Blockbuster, Cat-Man, Samuel Coleman First, Michael Collins, Colossus, Victor Creed, Deathlok, Devos the Devastator First, Electron, Ross Everbest
1	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Tom Brevoort
2	Anvil	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Anvil [John "Johnny" Anvil]
3	Asp	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Asp [Cleo (last name unrevealed)]
4	Bengal	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Bengal
5	Beta Ray Bill	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Beta Ray Bill
6	Cat-Man	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Cat-Man [Townshend Horgan]
7	Deathlok	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Deathlok [Michael Collins]
8	Devos	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Devos
9	Electron	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Electron
10	Foolkiller	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Foolkiller [Ross G. Everbest]
11	Giant-Man	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Giant-Man [William Barrett "Bill" Foster]
12	Green Goblin	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Green Goblin [Norman Osborn]
13	Hydra	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Hydra
14	Jack O'Lantern	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Jack O'Lantern
15	Korath the Pursuer	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Korath the Pursuer [Korath-Thak]
16	Marauders	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Arclight, Blockbuster, Victor Creed, John Greycrow, Harpoon, Alice MacAllister, Malice, Prism, Riptide, Sabretooth, Scalphunter, Scrambler, Philippa Sontag, Vertigo
17	Master Pandemonium	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Master Pandemonium [Martin Preston]
18	Needle	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Needle
19	Pip the Troll	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Pip Gofern
20	Raza	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Raza [Raza Longknife]
21	Snowbird	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Snowbird [Narya]
22	Toad	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]
23	Wyatt Wingfoot	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	Wyatt Wingfoot
24	X-Men Fifth Line-Up	character profile	2	script: Glenn Herdling, Peter Sanderson, Murray Ward; pencils: Brandon Peterson; inks: Josef Rubinstein; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Dwight Coye	X-Men [Shadowcat; Nightcrawler; Colossus; Phoenix; Professor X; Magneto; Wolverine; Storm; Rogue]

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-95177-1	2023	On eBay ›
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition Omnibus #2 ISBN 978-1-302-96352-1	2025	On eBay ›

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Sources

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