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Issue: The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18
Publication Date: October 1987
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics
On Sale Date: 1987
Volume: 2
Pages: 68
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UPC/EAN: none
Price: $2.00 CAD
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$1.50 USD
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Content Items: 33 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Comic is An Index of Deceased Marvel Characters Employing Text, Original Art, and Previously Published Clip Art; Joe Rubinstein is Listed as Inker and Phil Lord, Rodney Ramos, and Hector Collazo as Art Enhancers So All Have Been Listed as Inkers for All Entries; All Volume Numbers are from Silver Age up; In his intro in Issue #16, Mark Gruenwald insists that all characters appearing in this book are truly dead, but as time and plotlines proved, a number of them proved to be only mostly dead
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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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Book of the Dead Deluxe Edition Part 3

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Hyperion to Nighthawk
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Hyperion II

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Hyperion II
Hyperion
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First appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #69; Last appearance: Squadron Supreme (Marvel, 1985 series) #8
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Imperial Hydra

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Imperial Hydra
Imperial Hydra [Arnold Brown]
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Arnold Brown; First appearance: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135; Last appearance: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #141
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It, The Living Colossus

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It, The Living Colossus [Robert O'Bryan]
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Robert O'Bryan; First appearance: Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #14; Last appearance: Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #244
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Jackal

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Jackal [Miles Warren]
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Miles Warren; First appearance (as Warren): Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #31; First appearance: (as Jackal): Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #129; Last appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #149
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Jarella

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Jarella
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First appearance: Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #140; Last appearance: Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #205
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Jocasta

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First appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #162; Last appearance: Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #93
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Kangaroo

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Kangaroo [Frank Oliver]
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Frank Oliver; First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #81; Last appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #126
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Kiber the Cruel

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Kiber the Cruel [Frederick Kiber]
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Frederick Kiber; First appearance: Black Panther (Marvel, 1977 series) #11; Last appearance: Black Panther (Marvel, 1977 series) #13
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Kid Colt

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Kid Colt [Blaine Colt]
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Blaine Colt; First appearance: Kid Colt (Marvel, 1948 series) #1; No last appearance depicted.
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Korvac

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Korvac [Michael Korvac]
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Michael Korvac; First appearance: Giant Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #3; Last appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #178
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Letha

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Letha
Letha [Hellen Feliciano]
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Hellen Feliciano; First appearance: Marvel Two-In-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #54; Last appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #319
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Lilith

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Daughter of Dracula; First appearance: Giant Size Chillers (Marvel, 1974 series) #1; Last appearance: Dr. Strange (Marvel, 1974 series) #62
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Living Monolith

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Living Monolith [Ahmet Abdol; Living Planet]
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Ahmet Abdol; First appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #54; Last appearance: Marvel Graphic Novel (Marvel, 1982 series) #17. (Not technically dead; was transformed into the "Living Planet.")
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Lucifer

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First appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #9; Last appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #178
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Malekith

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Malekith
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First appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #344; Last appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #367
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Marauders

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Blockbuster; Riptide; Prism
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First appearance: Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #210
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Marvel Boy

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Marvel Boy [Robert Grayson]
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Robert Grayson; 1First appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #164; Last appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #165
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Mauler I

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Mauler [Aaron Soames]
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Aaron Soames; First and last appearance: Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #167
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Melter

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Melter [Bruno Horgan]
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Bruno Horgan; First appearance: Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #47; Last appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #263
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Midgard Serpent

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Midgard Serpent [Jormungand; Fin Fang Foom]
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Jormungand; Also Fin Fang Foom; First appearance (as Serpent): Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #127; First appearance (as Fin): Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #89; Last appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #380
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Mimic

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Mimic [Calvin Rankin]
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Calvin Rankin; First appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #18; Last appearance: Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #161
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Miracle Man

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Miracle Man
Miracle Man
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First appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #3; Last appearance: Thing (Marvel, 1983 series) #24
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Mirage I

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Mirage
Mirage [Desmond Chame]
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Desmond Chame; First appearance: Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #156; Last appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #319
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Miss America

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Miss America [Madeline Joyce Frank]
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Madeline Joyce Frank; First and last appearance: Giant Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #1
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Modok

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Modok [George Tarleton]
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George Tarleton; First appearance: Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #94; Last appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #313
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Morlocks

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Annalee; Blow-Hard; Cybelle; Scaleface; Tommy
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Nebulon

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Nebulon
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Fist appearance: Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #13; Last appearance: Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #11
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Nighthawk I

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Nighthawk
Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
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Kyle Richmond; First appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #85; Last appearance: Squadron Supreme (Marvel, 1985 series) #12
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Nighthawk II

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Nighthawk [Kyle Richmond]
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Kyle Richmond; First appearance: Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #71; Last appearance: Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #106
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Marvel Publications Secret Wars II Through X-Men vs. Avengers

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Marvel Universe
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