The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe 1983 #1 - back issue - $6.00

A profile on the major Hulk villain, The Abomination.

A profile on Thor villain, The Absorbing Man.

A profile on the Spanish swashbuckling anti-hero, El Aguila, or "The Eagle" in English.

A profile on the high-technology super-spy organization, AIM [A.I.M.].

A profile on the Eternals character, Ajak.

A brief profile on the Canadian team, Alpha Flight.

Profile on the Inhumans character sub-human worker drones.

A profile of the Native-American hero, American Eagle.

A profile on Serpent Squad/Serpent Society member, Anaconda.

A profile on Daredevil foe, Angar the Screamer.

A profile on original X-Man, Angel, Warren Worthington III.

A profile on Fantastic Four villain, Annihilus.

A profile on the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang.

A profile of cosmic supporting character, Aquarian, formerly known as Wundarr. Has an origin similar to Superman.

A profile of the Saudi Arabian hero, The Arabian Knight.

A profile of X-Men villain, Arcade.

A profile of the Thor character, Ares, God of War.

A profile of Kitty Pryde as her short-lived alias, Ariel.

Profile on Avengers character, Arkon.

Profile on Captain America villain, Arnim Zola.

A map of Asgard, home of the Norse Gods.

• - Contents page featuring credits and indicia.
• Abomination - First appearance and origin: Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #90 (April 1967). Inset panel clip art from: page 10, panel 3 from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #90 (April 1967).
• Absorbing Man - First appearance and origin: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) # 114 (March 1965). Inset panel clip art from: page 5, panel 3 from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #236 (June 1975).
• El Aguila - First Appearance: Power Man and Iron Fist (Marvel, 1978 series) #58 (August 1979). Dave Cockrum also did the pencils on this character's entry with a different pose for The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985). In that issue his entry is listed as "Aguila", but the clip art remained the same in both volumes. Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 15, panel 5 (Iron Fist removed) from Power Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #65 (October 1980).
• A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) - First appearance: Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #146 (July 1966). In The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985), this entry is listed as "AIM". No first appearance listed in profile. Inset panel clip art (altered, including removing Nick Fury's face from view sight) from: "And the Dragon Cried... Death!" page 7, panel 1 from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #163 (December 1967).
• Ajak - First appearance: The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 Series) #2 (August 1976). The artwork for this character's entry is done in "Jack Kirby" style. Inset panel clip art from: page 9, panel 3 from The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #12 (June 1977).
• Alpha Flight - First appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #120 (April 1979). The character headshot art by John Byrne of Guardian (here as Vindicator), Shaman, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Northstar, Puck, and Marinna is reused in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985). John Byrne also did the artwork for the additional characters added to the team in that series issue. No first appearance listed in entry. Entry is on top half of page shared with the Alpha Primitives entry.
• Alpha Primitives - First appearance: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #47 (February 1966). Entry is on bottom half of page shared with the Alpha Flight entry. Art is done in "Jack Kirby" style. No first appearance listed in entry. Inset panel clip art from: page 9, panel 1 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #47 (February 1966).
• American Eagle - First Appearance: Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #6 (1981). Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 16, panel 4 (Ka-Zar removed) from Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #6 (1981).
• Anaconda - First appearance: Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #64 (June 1980). Inset panel clip art (altered) from: Cover of Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #65 (July 1980).
• Angar the Screamer - First appearance: Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #100. Inset panel clip art (altered) from: Splash page 1 (Daredevil removed) from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #101 (July 1973).
• Angel - Firat appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963). Inset panel clip art (altered) from: splash page 1 (Angel costume changed) from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #56 (May 1969).
• Annihilus - First appearance: Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (November 1968). Entry artwork is done in "Jack Kirby" style. Inset panel clip art (altered, including 3 FF members removed) from: page 6, panel 4 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #183 (June 1977).
• Ant-Man - First appearance: Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #47 (April 1979). Inset panel clip art from: page 15, panel 1 from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #47 (April 1979).
• Aquarian - First appearance as Wundarr: Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #17 (October 1973). First appearance as Aquarian: Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #58 (December 1979). Inset panel clip art from: page 7, panel 6 from Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #64 (June 1980).
• Arabian Knight - First appearance: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #257 (March 1981). Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 16, panel 3 from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #257 (March 1981).
• Arcade - First appearance: Marvel Team-Up (Marvel, 1972 series) #66 (February 1978). Entry is on top half of page shared with Ares, God of War entry.
• Ares, God of War - First appearance: Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #129 (June 1966). Entry is on bottom half of page shared with Arcade entry. Entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #1 (December 1985), listed as just "Ares", without the "God of War" title.
• Ariel - First appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #129 (January 1980). This is the only time Kitty Pryde appeared in an Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe as this character, she was retooled later as Shadowcat. Inset panel clip art (altered) from: page 3, panel 3 (Storm removed) from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #151 (November 1981).
• Arkon - First appearance: The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #75 (April 1970). Entry is on top half of page shared with the Arnim Zola entry.
• Arnim Zola - First appearance: Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #208 (April 1977). Given the standard alphabetical listings of these characters, Arnim Zola is incorrectly placed under "A" for "Arnim", the character should be alphabetized as "Z" for "Zola". Entry is on bottom half of page shared with the Arkon entry. Figure is an altered pose (the left arm) from page 3 splash of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #209 (May 1977).
• Asgard Home of the Norse Gods - First appearance: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962). No first appearance listed in entry.
• Attilan, Home of the Inhumans - Inset panel clip art (altered) of view of city from: page 17, panel 1 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #240 (March 1982).
• Attuma - Inset panel clip art (altered) from: cover of Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #4 (August 1968).
• Aurora - Inset panel clip art from: page 12, panel 1 from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #121 (May 1979).