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Cover: Ron Frenz & Joe Rubinstein

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #12

Nov 1986 · Marvel · 1.50 USD; 0.75 GBP; 1.75 CAD

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This 1986 installment of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition covers entries from Sif to Sunspot, and Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein pack the cover with an energetic crowd of Marvel characters. Front and center is Spider-Man in his striking black costume, swooping dynamically alongside a magenta-caped figure, while the Silver Surfer soars above near a massive green creature and a fiery burst — with dozens more heroes and villains filling every corner of the composition. Mark Gruenwald's meticulous approach to cataloguing the Marvel Universe shines through in a volume that reminds you just how wonderfully vast and varied this fictional world truly is.

writer Mark Gruenwald · letterer Brenda Mings · cover Ron Frenz, Joe Rubinstein

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Full credits

writer Mark Gruenwald

letterer Brenda Mings

cover pencils Ron Frenz

cover inks Joe Rubinstein

Reprints

Reprinted in Edderkoppen #4/1987 (1987), Edderkoppen #6/1988 (1988), Marvel Spesial #3/1989 (1989), Edderkoppen #5/1991 (1991), The Amazing Spider-Man #5/1991 (1991), X-Men #6/1993 (1993), Strange Spécial Origines #280 hors série (1993), Strange Spécial Origines #283 hors série (1993), Strange Spécial Origines #286 hors série (1993), Strange Spécial Origines #289 hors série (1994), Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #2 (2006), Essential Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe - Deluxe Edition #3 (2006), Marvel Zombies: The Book of Angels, Demons & Various Monstrosities #[nn] (2007), Essential Marvel Team-Up #3 (2009), Thor: Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby #5 (2009), Thor: Tales of Asgard #[nn] (2010), Thor: Tales of Asgard #[nn] (2011), Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2 (2013), Marvel Héroes #60 (2015), Squadron Supreme Classic Omnibus #[nn] (2016), Power Pack Classic Omnibus #1 (2019), Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition Omnibus #[nn] (2020), Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition Omnibus #[nn] (2020), The Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus #[nn] (2020)

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