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Issue: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four 2005 #[nn]
Publication Date: August 2005
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Marvel T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 06/29/2005
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: 75960605677400111
Price: $5.75 CAD
$3.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: Marvel T+
Content Items: 22 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Most of the art presented in each of the character profiles is a reprint of either a detail of a previous cover image or an interior comic panel; Only the penciller is identified for all interior artwork.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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[untitled]

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Credits and Indicia

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Annihilus

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Annihilus
Untold milennia ago, the Tyannans, a technologically-advanced semi-humanoid/leonine species...
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #6.

Illustration from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #43.

Eight 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.
Doctor Doom

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Victor Von Doom was born to the Zefiro travelers ("Gypsies") Werner and Cynthia in Latveria...
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #5.

Illustrations from (page 1) likely original for this issue, (page 2) the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #67 and (page 3) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #67.

Eight 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.
Fantastic Four

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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A quartet of "imaginauts" dedicated to protecting humanity...
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.

Illustrations from (page 1) the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #527 and (page 2) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #250.

Eight 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.
Galactus

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Sole survivor of the universe existing before the Big Bang...
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #48.

Illustrations from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #522.

Eight 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.
Human Torch

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Growing up in suburban Glenville, Johnny Storm was drawn to automobiles...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.

Illustrations from (page 1) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #47 and (page 2) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #61.

Eight 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.
Inhumans

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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? (page 1)
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superhero
25,000 years ago, a Kree patrol ship in the Solar System...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #45.

Illustrations from (page 1) the cover of Inhumans (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 and (page 2) the cover of Inhumans (Marvel, 2003 series) #12.

Eight 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.
Invisible Woman

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Long the least visible member of the Fantastic Four in more ways than one...
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.

Illustrations from (page 1) the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #507 and (page 2) the cover of Marvel Knights 4 (Marvel, 2004 series) #5.

Eight 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.
Mister Fantastic

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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One of the bravest adventurers and most brilliant scientific minds of his generation...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.

Illustrations from (page 1) the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #52 (although the image is reversed) and (page 2) Marvel Knights 4 (Marvel, 2004 series) #9.

Eight 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.
Mole Man

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Mole Man
Born in the late 1910s, Harvey Elder possessed a genius intellect...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.

It's likely that the illustration is an original illustration for this issue.

Eight 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.
Alyssa Moy

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Alyssa Moy
A wealthy genius with a taste for adventure...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #5.

Illustration from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #5.

Eight 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.
Psycho-Man

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Psycho-Man
The Chief Scientist and ruler of the technocracy governing the five planets of the Sub-Atomica system...
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #5.

Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #8.

Eight 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.
Ramades

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superhero
Ramades
The future Kang the Conqueror constructed a sphinx-shaped ship and travelled back to Egypt circa 2950 BC.
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1st appearance in Marvel Knights 4 (Marvel, 2004 series) #15.

Illustration from Marvel Knights 4 (Marvel, 2004 series) #15.

Eight 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.
Franklin Richards

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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Franklin Richards is the elder child of Earth's first family of super heroes.
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #6.

Illustrations from (page 1) likely original for this issue and (page 2) Marvel Knights 4 (Marvel, 2004 series) #16.

Eight 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.
Valeria Richards

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Valeria Richards
Valeria Richards, the second child of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman...
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1st appearance in (as infant Valeria) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #50 and (as Marvel Girl) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #15.

Illustrations from (infant Valeria) the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #68 and (Marvel Girl Valeria) Fantastic Four (Marvel 1998 series) #20.

Eight 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.
Silver Surfer

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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? (page 1)
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superhero
One of the noblest and most tormented cosmic entities in the universe...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #48.

Illustrations from (page 1) likely original for this issue and (page 2) Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2003 series) #10.

Eight 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.
Skrulls

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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? (page 2)
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superhero
Skrulls
A reptilian extraterrestrial race and masters of one of the universe's oldest interstellar empires...
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as Skrulls [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #2.

Illustrations from (page 1) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #37, (page 2) Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 and (page 3) The Thing: Freakshow (Marvel, 2002 series) #2.

Eight 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.
Thing

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Ben Grimm grew up in poverty at 7135 Yancy Street...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.

Illustrations from (page 1) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #64 and (page 3) Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #524.

Eight 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.
Uatu the Watcher

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
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superhero
Billions of years ago, the technologically-advanced race known as the Watchers...
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Miscellaneous
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1st appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #13.

Illustration from The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1983 series) #12.

Eight 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

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Includes inside back cover.

Condensed listing of all character profiles in this handbook, listing all significant issues per character/profile.

Eight different writers are credited in a list on the credits page, but there is no indication which writer scripted each individual character profile. Therefore the script writer is one or most likely all of those listed.
A Comprehensive Guide to the Fantastic Four

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Back cover. List of characters depicted in this book.

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