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Issue: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #5
Publication Date: April 1986
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Issues: #5 of 20 Issues (52 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Direct Edition
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 1986
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.75 CAD
£0.75 GBP
$1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 42 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagEdderkoppen #2/1989 published February 1989 as Marvel Universe [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2 [unnamed variant] published January 2013 as Invisible Woman [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in another Issue:
FlagOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition Omnibus #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 2020
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Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Gardener to The Hulk

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Vital Statistics II

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Page contains Artist Credits, Table of Contents, text article, and Indicia.

The text article, "Vital Statistics II", comprises of character profiles for series creators Josef Rubinstein, Andy Yachus, & Howard Mackie. It continues on the inside back cover.
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Gardener

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Gardener
Character(s): Gardener [Ord Zyonyz]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Gargoyle

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gargoyle [Isaac Christians]
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Pages: 2
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Gee

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gee [Alex Power]
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Pages: 1
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Geirrodur

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Geirrodur
Character(s): Geirrodur
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Pages: 1
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Ghaur

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ghaur
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Pages: 1
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Ghost Rider

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Ghost Rider [Hamilton Slade]
Character(s): Ghost Rider [Hamilton Slade]
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Pages: 2
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Gladiator

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Imperial Guard
Character(s): Gladiator
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Pages: 2
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Glamor

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Glamor [Glynis Zarkov]
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Pages: 1
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Glorian

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Glorian
Character(s): Glorian [Thomas Gideon]
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Pages: 1
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Gods

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Text article explaining hoe the deities of the Marvel Universe function and co-exist.
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Goliath

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Goliath [Erik Josten]
Character(s): Goliath [Erik Josten]
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Pages: 2
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Gorgon

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Gorgon
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Pages: 2
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Grandmaster

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Elders of the Universe
Character(s): Grandmaster [En Dwi Gast]
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Pages: 2
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Grapplers

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Grapplers
Character(s): Titania; Poundcakes; Screaming Mimi; Letha; Auntie Freeze; Battleaxe; Sushi; Butterball; Vavavoom; Magilla; Cowgirl; Gladiatrix
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Pages: 1
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Graviton

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Graviton
Character(s): Graviton [Franklin Hall]
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Pages: 1
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Gremlin

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Gremlin
Character(s): Gremlin
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Pages: 2
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Grey Gargoyle

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Grey Gargoyle
Character(s): Grey Gargoyle [Paul Pierre Duvall]
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Pages: 2
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Guardians of the Galaxy

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Guardians of the Galaxy [Charlie 27; Martinex; Vance Astro; Yondu; Starhawk; Nikki]
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Pages: 2
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Guardsman

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Guardsman
Character(s): Guardsman [Michael O'Brien]
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Pages: 3
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Gypsy Moth

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Gypsy Moth
Character(s): Gypsy Moth [Sybil Dvorak]
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Pages: 1
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Gyrich, Peter Henry

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Peter Henry Gyrich
Character(s): Peter Henry Gyrich
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Pages: 1
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Hammer, Justin

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justin Hammer
Character(s): Justin Hammer
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Pages: 1
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Havok

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Havok [Alexander ("Alex") Summers]
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Pages: 2
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Hawkeye

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hawkeye [Clinton Francis Barton]
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Pages: 3
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Hawkeye's Sky-Cycle

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hela

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hela
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Pages: 2
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Heliopolis

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Heliopolis Gods [Osiris; Isis; Horus; Seth; Geb; Nut]
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Pages: 2
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Hellfire Club

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hellfire Club [Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; White Queen [Emma Frost]; Black Queen [Selene]; Black Bishop [Harry Leland]; White Bishop [Donald Pierce]; Black Rook [Friedrich von Roehm]; White Rook [Emmanuel Da Costa]; Tessa; Black Queen [Phoenix; Jean Grey]; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]]
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Hellions

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hellions
Character(s): Hellions [Roulette [Jennifer Stavros]; Jetstream [Haroun Ibn Sallah al-Rashid]; Tarot [Marie-Ange Colbert]; Thunderbird II [James Proudstar]; Empath [Manuel Alfonso Rodrigo de la Rocha]; Catseye [Sharon Smith]]
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Hellstrom, Daimon

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Daimon Hellstrom
Character(s): Daimon Hellstrom [Son of Satan; Hellstorm]
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Pages: 2
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Hellstrom, Patsy Walker

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Patsy Walker Hellstrom
Character(s): Patsy Walker Hellstrom [Hellcat]
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Pages: 2
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Her

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Her
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Pages: 1
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Hercules

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hercules
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Pages: 2
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High Evolutionary

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): High Evolutionary [Herbert Edgar Wyndham]
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Pages: 2
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Hobgoblin

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hobgoblin
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Howard the Duck

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Howard the Duck
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Pages: 1
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Hulk

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Hulk [Robert Bruce Banner]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.4
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Hulkbusters

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulkbusters [Robert Bruce Banner; Craig Saunders Jr.; Carolyn Parmenter; Samuel J. LaRoquette; Armand Martel; Hideko Takata]
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Pages: 0.6
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Vital Statistics II

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Short form appendix of places, universes, concepts, etc.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The "Vital Statistics II" text article is continued from inside front cover. Sketches of series contributors Josef Rubinstein, Andy Yanchus, & Howard Mackie are provided by Kyle Baker.
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Appendix: Alternate Dimensions

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Short form appendix of places, universes, concepts, etc.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The glossary contains information on a list of terms relating to alternate dimensions of the Marvel Universe, those being: Alternate Earths; Alien Worlds; Microverses; Astral Dimensions; Interdimensional Space; Mystic Realms; Anti-Matter Universe.

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