Written by Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson; & Mark Lerer
Art by (See Below), including Josef Rubinstein; Eliot R. Brown; & Andy Yanchus
Wraparound Cover Art by Edward Hannigan; Josef Rubinstein; & Andy Yanchus
SUMMARY:
Released for November 1983, this 34-page issue (counting the inside covers) consists of character profiles consisting of a biography, a full frontal image (and occasionally supplemental images), height, weight, eyes, hair, unusual features, and a brief description of a character’s powers. This issue features these characters (with their pencillers and/or inkers):
- Subterraneans (Bret Blevins)
- Sunfire (Sandy Plunkett)
- Sunspot (Bob McLeod)
- Super-Adaptoid (Mike Zeck)
- Super-Skrull (John Byrne)
- Supreme Intelligence (Ron Wilson)
- Surtur (Walter Simonson)
- Swarm (Alan Kupperberg)
- Taskmaster (Paul Becton)
- Tatterdemalion (Bob Hall)
- Texas Twister (Keith Pollard)
- Thena (Brian Bolland)
- Thing (John Byrne)
- Thor (Walter Simonson)
- Thor’s Hammer {Mjolnir} (Eliot R. Brown)
- Thundra (John Romita, Sr.)
- Tiger Shark (John Buscema)
- Tigra (Will Meugniot)
- Titan {Saturn’s moon} (Eliot R. Brown)
- Titanium Man (Allen Milgrom)
- Toad (John Byrne)
- Tomorrow Man (Sal Buscema)
- Trapster {Paste Pot Pete} (John Byrne)
- Triton (Mike Zeck)
- U-Foes (Sal Buscema)
- Ulik (Walter Simonson)
- Ultron (Kerry Gammill)
- Umar (Josef Rubinstein)
- Unicorn (Brett Breeding)
- Union Jack {Joey Chapman} (Kerry Gammill)
- Unus (Paul Smith)
- Ursa Major (Ron Wilson)
- Alien Races {Tribbitites, Tsiln, Tsyrani, Ul’lula’ns, Vegans, Vorms, Vrellnexians, & Xantareans} (Paty)
Notes: Originally billed as a twelve-part series, this Original Handbook series went on to include supplements (i.e. two issues for the dead and inactive characters). Its subsequent Deluxe Edition counterpart is Issue # 13.
REVIEW:
Issue # 11 is evidence that this first handbook series continues to improve its game. Not only are the profiles more detailed than those seen in earlier issues, but the artwork holds up surprisingly well after nearly forty years. For fans of Early ‘80s Marvel , this issue is worth picking up for its nostalgia value.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
The inside front cover is the table-of-contents & credits page. The back inside cover is an appendix continuing to identify characters that didn’t make Issue # 11’s cut.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 7 Stars
