{"product_id":"the-official-handbook-of-the-marvel-universe-1983-1-1793931","title":"The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe 1983 #1 - back issue - $5.00","description":"\u003cp\u003eA profile on the major Hulk villain, The Abomination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on Thor villain, The Absorbing Man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on the Spanish swashbuckling anti-hero, El Aguila, or \"The Eagle\" in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on the high-technology super-spy organization, AIM [A.I.M.].\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on the Eternals character, Ajak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brief profile on the Canadian team, Alpha Flight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfile on the Inhumans character sub-human worker drones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile of the Native-American hero, American Eagle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on Serpent Squad\/Serpent Society member, Anaconda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on Daredevil foe, Angar the Screamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on original X-Man, Angel, Warren Worthington III.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on Fantastic Four villain, Annihilus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile on the second Ant-Man, Scott Lang.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile of cosmic supporting character, Aquarian, formerly known as Wundarr. Has an origin similar to Superman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile of the Saudi Arabian hero, The Arabian Knight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile of X-Men villain, Arcade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile of the Thor character, Ares, God of War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profile of Kitty Pryde as her short-lived alias, Ariel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfile on Avengers character, Arkon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfile on Captain America villain, Arnim Zola.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA map of Asgard, home of the Norse Gods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e - Contents page featuring credits and indicia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbomination - First appearance and origin: Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #90 (April 1967).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art from: page 10, panel 3 from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #90 (April 1967).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsorbing Man - First appearance and origin: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) # 114 (March 1965).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art from: page 5, panel 3 from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #236 (June 1975).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEl 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.\r\n\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: page 15, panel 5 (Iron Fist removed) from Power Man (Marvel, 1974 series) #65 (October 1980).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA.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.\r\n\r\nInset 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).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAjak - First appearance: The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 Series) #2 (August 1976). The artwork for this character's entry is done in \"Jack Kirby\" style.\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art from: page 9, panel 3 from The Eternals (Marvel, 1976 series) #12 (June 1977).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlpha 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlpha 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.\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art from: page 9, panel 1 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #47 (February 1966).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmerican Eagle - First Appearance: Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #6 (1981).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: page 16, panel 4 (Ka-Zar removed) from Marvel Two-in-One Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #6 (1981).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnaconda - First appearance: Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #64 (June 1980).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: Cover of Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #65 (July 1980).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngar the Screamer - First appearance: Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #100.\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: Splash page 1 (Daredevil removed) from Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #101 (July 1973).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngel - Firat appearance: X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 (September 1963).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: splash page 1 (Angel costume changed) from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #56 (May 1969).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnihilus - First appearance: Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (November 1968). Entry artwork is done in \"Jack Kirby\" style.\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered, including 3 FF members removed) from: page 6, panel 4 from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #183 (June 1977).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnt-Man - First appearance: Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #47 (April 1979).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art from: page 15, panel 1 from Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #47 (April 1979).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAquarian - 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).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art from: page 7, panel 6 from Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #64 (June 1980).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArabian Knight - First appearance: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #257 (March 1981).\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: page 16, panel 3 from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #257 (March 1981).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArcade - 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAres, 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAriel - 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.\r\n\r\nInset panel clip art (altered) from: page 3, panel 3 (Storm removed) from The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #151 (November 1981).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArkon - First appearance: The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #75 (April 1970). Entry is on top half of page shared with the Arnim Zola entry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArnim 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.\r\n\r\nFigure is an altered pose (the left arm) from page 3 splash of Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #209 (May 1977).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsgard Home of the Norse Gods - First appearance: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962). No first appearance listed in entry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttilan, 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).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttuma - Inset panel clip art (altered) from: cover of Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #4 (August 1968).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAurora - Inset panel clip art from: page 12, panel 1 from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #121 (May 1979).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marvel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46260795998358,"sku":"CSAS2758I87557B1793931","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0362\/5854\/5795\/files\/87557_fe1fe021-2ece-4225-a5b2-55c0790eee80.jpg?v=1783349872","url":"https:\/\/shop.thecomicsplace.com\/products\/the-official-handbook-of-the-marvel-universe-1983-1-1793931","provider":"Comics Place","version":"1.0","type":"link"}