Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, also known as OHOTMU, is a guide which attempts to detail the Marvel Universe. The original 15 volume series was published in comic book format in 1982, with the most recent updates published in 2004 - 2006.

Origins

Jim Shooter, Marvel's then Editor in Chief, initially came up with the idea for the project, envisioning a guide detailing statistics much in the manner of those found upon the backs of baseball cards.[1] This initial project was to be called The Marvel Super-Specifications Handbook. He appointed Mark Gruenwald editor of the project, and in Gruenwald's hands the project gained its published name and also grew in scope to cover all aspects of the Marvel Universe, although Gruenwald himself noted it was not comprehensive.[2]

Critics of the handbook have argued that the level of detail within the guide effectively limited the ability of writers to innovate, a charge Gruenwald dismissed, reputedly stating that the information presented was only the most recent data and was subject to change.[3] Peter Sanderson, one of the writers of the original guide, noted that "Mark sought to make the Marvel characters' super-powers as firm a basis in real science as possible. After the first version of the Handbook, Mark decided that some of the explanations had grown too complicated, and asked me to simplify them."[4]

The OHOTMU detailed the more significant characters, items and locations in the Marvel Universe, itemizing them into individual entries. Individual entries consisted, in most cases, of:

• A frontal full-body view of the character. These illustrations were drawn solely for the OHOTMU, often by the artist most closely associated with the character; for example, the original entries for Elektra and Bullseye were illustrated by Frank Miller.
• Prose text describing the character's origin, powers, and other abilities and unique traits, as well as 'statistics' such as place of birth, former aliases, height, weight, hair and eye color and so forth. The original edition opted only to describe the "Origins" of characters (how they acquired their powers), instead focusing heavily on detailed explanations for how those powers functioned. In in its Book of the Dead supplement, however, the handbook provided entire "Histories" for the deceased characters, a trend which was then adopted for the main body of the Deluxe Edition, allowing the entire life and career of the characters to be covered. In a few cases, the Handbook even included previously unrevealed information. In addition, major important pieces of equipment were given technical illustrations with breakdowns of their functions and features.
• Example pictures of the character in action, taken directly from the comics themselves.

In the original OHOTMU, characters were listed at one character per page, although minor characters were sometimes listed at two to a page and major characters would occasionally receive more than one page. In the Deluxe Edition, however, every character received at least one page; the most significant characters such as Captain America or Iron Man could receive up to 3-5 pages for their writeups; less important characters, such as Sunspot or Volcana, typically received one or two pages.

In the Master Edition (1990-1993) this reverted and every character, major or minor, was given the same amount of space - both sides of single loose leaf page. In the latest (2004- ) version this has been changed back again and now characters receive different lengths of entry depending on their history and importance.

There have been many iterations of the OHOTMU concept since it was first launched in 1982:

• 1982-1984: a 15-issue series; this was the original OHOTMU. Issues 13 and 14 were the Book of the Dead and Inactive, featuring characters and groups who were, at the time, believed dead or inactive, and issue 15 was the 'Book of Weapons, Hardware, and Paraphernalia', featuring technical drawings of Iron Man's armor, Spider-Man's web-shooters and other notable characters' equipment. The back of each issue in the series featured a brief Appendix, giving one-line listings for minor and inactive characters.
• 1985-1988: a 20-issue series, updating the original into a Deluxe Edition (OHOTMUDE for short). The last five issues of this series were, again, the 'Book of the Dead', cataloging characters that were believed dead at the time; the technical drawings from the original series' supplemental 'Book of Weapons' were reproduced and updated in the relevant characters' main entries or, in a few cases, receiving their own entries. The '85-'88 run (Deluxe Edition) has also been collected in trade paperback format, a series of 10 thicker volumes of 128 pages each. Although numerous entries reference an Appendix, the Deluxe Edition Appendix never materialized.
• 1989: the OHOTMU Update '89 was published, an 8-issue series. This series is notable for including numerous non-superhuman supporting characters, where previous runs had all but neglected them.
• 1990-1993: OHOTMU Master Edition was a 36 issue series in which each issue was actually a shrink-wrapped pack of loose-leaf pages each featuring a character; rather than offering prose information, concentrates more on trying to make up accurate statistics for characters. Each page offered a full profile of the character's body: front, side, and back, all drawn by the same artist: Keith Pollard.
• 2004-2005: Marvel has been releasing individual one-shot OHOTMUs that supplement the Marvel Encyclopedia, which target specific families of characters, beginning with Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004. Other entries in this themed, subtitled series include Spider-Man 2004, Avengers 2004, Hulk 2004, Daredevil 2004, Wolverine 2004, Golden Age 2004, Women of Marvel 2005 and Avengers 2005. One Handbook a month is planned through 2005.
• 2006: A new twelve-issued series is planned for release throughout this year, one issue per month, covering characters from across the Marvel Universe. Characters who have already received profiles in the one-shots of the past two years will apparently be excluded, allowing the series to focus entirely on characters in need of major handbook updates, or who have never had an entry at all. A series of one-shot issues will also be released throughout the year in the same style as the 2004-2005 books to focus on major groups of characters. This year will also see the original Handbook series, original 20-issue Deluxe Edition, and the Update '89 edition reprinted in three large Essential volumes.

The OHOTMUDE is the most familiar version of the OHOTMU to fans as it was distributed more widely and was of a more reasonable price than the OHOTMU Master Edition. Its trade paperback version is also the most durable OHOTMU available. Unfortunately, it is currently almost two decades out of date, the last issue having been released in 1988.

In addition to the Marvel Universe, Marvel published a number of handbook-style products for their licensed properties, among them Conan the Barbarian (The Official Handbook to the Conan Universe), G.I. Joe (G.I. Joe Order of Battle) and the Transformers (Transformers Universe).

It is amusing to note that in certain humor-based Marvel publications, such as What The--?!, "Ohotmu" has been used as the name of a parody version of a Watcher, as a play on the Watchers' reputations as far-seeing and possessing of great knowledge and for the phonetic pronunciation of OHOTMU (most often "oh-hot-moo") sounding similar to the name of the best-known Watcher, Uatu ("oo-wa-two").

Bibliography of Official Handbook series

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. I

• Original Series #1 - #15 (Marvel Comics, January 1983 - May 1984)

#	Title	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
1	A from Abomination to Avengers Quinjet	January 1983	34	$ 1.00
2	B - C from Baron Mordo to Collective Man	February 1983	34	$ 1.00
3	C - D from Collector to Dracula	March 1983	34	$ 1.00
4	D - G from Dragon Man to Gypsy Moth	April 1983	34	$ 1.00
5	H - J from Hangman to Juggernaut	May 1983	34	$ 1.00
6	K - M from Kang to Man-Bull	June 1983	34	$ 1.00
7	M from Mandarin to Mystique	July 1983	34	$ 1.00
8	N - P from Namorita to Pyro	August 1983	34	$ 1.00
9	Q - S from Quasar to She-Hulk	September 1983	34	$ 1.00
10	S from Shi'ar to Sub-Mariner	October 1983	34	$ 1.00
11	S - U from Subterraneans to Ursa Major	November 1983	34	$ 1.00
12	V - Z from Valkyrie to Zzzax	December 1983	34	$ 1.00
13	Book of the Dead and Inactive I: Air-Walker to Man-Wolf	February 1984	34	$ 1.00
14	Book of the Dead and Inactive II: Marvel Boy to Zuras	March 1984	34	$ 1.00
15	Book of Weapons, Hardware, and Paraphernalia	April 1984	34	$ 1.00

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• Essential (Trade Paperback) #1 (Marvel Comics, January 2006)

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. II (Deluxe Edition)

• Original Series #1 - #20 (Marvel Comics, December 1985 - February 1988)

#	Info	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
1	Abomination to Batroc's Brigade	December 1985	64	$ 1.50
2	Beast to Clea	January 1986	64	$ 1.50
3	Cloak to Doctor Octopus	February 1986	64	$ 1.50
4	Doctor Strange to Galactus	March 1986	64	$ 1.50
5	Gardener to The Hulk	April 1986	64	$ 1.50
6	Human Torch to Ka-Zar	May 1986	64	$ 1.50
7	Khoryphos to Magneto	June 1986	64	$ 1.50
8	Magus to Mole Man	July 1986	64	$ 1.50
9	Molecule Man to Owl	August 1986	64	$ 1.50
10	Paladin to The Rhino	September 1986	64	$ 1.50
11	Nova to Sidewinder	October 1986	64	$ 1.50
12	Sif to Sunspot	November 1986	64	$ 1.50
13	Super-Adaptoid to Umar	December 1986	64	$ 1.50
14	Unicorn to Wolverine	January 1987	64	$ 1.50
15	Wonder Man to Zzzax plus Alien Races	March 1987	64	$ 1.50
16	Book of the Dead: Air-Walker to Death-Stalker	June 1987	64	$ 1.50
17	Book of the Dead: Destiny to Hobgoblin	August 1987	64	$ 1.50
18	Book of the Dead: Hyperion to Nighthawk	October 1987	64	$ 1.50
19	Book of the Dead: Nuke to Obadiah Stane	December 1987	64	$ 1.50
20	Book of the Dead: Stick to Zuras	February 1988	64	$ 1.50

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• Reprints (Trade Paperback) #1 - #10 (Marvel Comics, 1986 - 1987)

#	Info	ISBN	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
1	Abomination to Circus of Crime	ISBN 0-87135-208-7	?	128	$ 6.95
2	Clea to Gaea	ISBN 0-87135-209-5	?	128	$ 6.95
3	Galactus to Kang	ISBN 0-87135-210-9	?	128	$ 6.95
4	Karkas to Mister Fantastic	ISBN 0-87135-211-7	?	128	$ 6.95
5	Mister Fear to Quicksilver	ISBN 0-87135-212-5	?	128	$ 6.95
6	Radioactive Man to Stilt-Man	ISBN 0-87135-213-3	?	128	$ 6.95
7	Stingray to Wendigo	ISBN 0-87135-214-1	?	128	$ 6.95
8	Werewolf to Zzzax Book of the Dead: Air-Walker to Dorcas, Dr. Lemuel	ISBN 0-87135-215-X	?	128	$ 6.95
9	Book of the Dead: Dorma to Patriot	ISBN 0-87135-353-9	?	128	$ 6.95
10	Book of the Dead: Phantom Eagle to Zuras	ISBN 0-87135-366-0	?	128	$ 6.95

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• Essential (Trade Paperback) #1 - #3 (Marvel Comics, March 2006 - July 2006)

• Update '89 #1 - #8 (Marvel Comics, July 1989 - December 1989)

#	Info	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
1	Adversary to Chameleon	July 1989	48	$ 1.50
2	Champion of the Universe to Ecstasy	August 1989	48	$ 1.50
3	Eon to Hulk	September 1989	48	$ 1.50
4	Human Torch to Mannikin	October 1989	48	$ 1.50
5	Marauders to Power Princess	November 1989	48	$ 1.50
6	Prowler to Serpent Society	Late November 1989	48	$ 1.50
7	Set to Tyrak	December 1989	48	$ 1.50
8	U-Man to Madelyne Pryor	Late December 1989	48	$ 1.50

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• Essential Update (Trade Paperback) #1 (Marvel Comics, December 2006)

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol. III (Master Edition)

• Original Series #1 - #36 (Marvel Comics, December 1990 - ?)

#	Info [5]	Month of Publ.	Sheets	Orig. Price
1	Model Sheets: Anaconda, Blue Shield, Corsair, Counterweight, Dormammu, Foxfire, Gorgon, Agatha Harkness, Juggernaut, Llyra, Midnight Sun, MODAM, Moon Boy, Nebulon, Oneg, Puck, Ronan the Accuser, Spider-Man, Starfox, Stranger, Trickshot, Typhoid Mary, Watchdogs, Zuras	December 1990	24	$ 3.95
2	Model Sheets: Awesome Android, Ulysses Bloodstone, Captain America, Destiny, Doctor Octopus, Eel, Forge, Grey Gargoyle, Howard the Duck, ISAAC, Kubik, Leader, Moonstone, Mother Night, Nitro, Orka, Plantman, Quicksilver, Rock Python, Sise-Neg, Scorpio, Triton, Volcana, Water Wizard	January 1991	24	$ 3.95
3	Model Sheets: AIM, Baron Mordo, Big Bertha, Cable, Diamondback II, Electro, Firelord, Gargantua, Ghost Rider VI, Heimdall, Ka-Zar, Man-Ape, Mister Fantastic, Morgan Le Fey, Naga, Porcupine, Razorback, Shocker, Sunder, Thunderbird, Venus, Whizzer, Wrecker, Zaran	February 1991	24	$ 3.95
4	Model Sheets: Apocalypse, Baron Zemo II, Blastarr, Carrion, Devastator, Executioner, Grim Reaper, Hammer, King Cobra, Living Mummy, Madame Web, Malekith the Accursed, Minerva, Mister Jip, Nikki, Puppet Master, Red Raven, Shadowcat, Shape, Texas Twister, U-Man, Vector, Wolverine, Ziran	March 1991	24	$ 3.95
5	Model Sheets: Abomination, Blizzard, Boomerang, Captain Marvel I, Crimson Dynamo V, Dagger, Doctor Malus, Eternity, Fandral, Guardian II, In-Betweener, Knick Knack, Magma, Man-Thing, Mesmero, Nighthawk, Owl, Punisher, Quasimodo, Sleeper, Speed Demon, Titania II, Vulture, Wizard	April 1991	24	$ 3.95
6	Model Sheets: Astronomer, Bullseye, Cannonball, Copperhead III, Darkoth, Fixer, Gatecrasher, Hela, Hobgoblin II-IV, Immortus, Leir, Mirage, Mister Sinister, Mordred, Nomad III, One Above All, Professor Power, Rintrah, She-Hulk, Starlight, Thin Man, Ursa Major, Vertigo II, Whirlwind	May 1991	24	$ 3.95
7	Model Sheets: Armadillo, Barbarus, Black Knight III, Callisto, Cypher, Daredevil, Egghead, Firestar, Goldbug, Hangman, Jack Frost, Karnilla, Lizard, Magneto, Marvel Boy, Mercurio, Nova, Psycho-Man, Red Ronin, Shaper of Worlds, Slug, Stilt-Man, Ulik, Valkin		24	$ 3.95
8	Model Sheets: Attuma, Blacklash, Captain Ultra, Colossus, Devil Dinosaur, Dragon Man, Elektra, Gladiator II, Hulk, Jackal, Kang, Lamprey, Machete, Makkari, Manslaughter, Nighthawk, Piledriver, Quicksand, Shang-Chi, Spider-Woman I, Supreme Intelligence, Tyrannus, Viper, Woodgod		24	$ 3.95
9	Model Sheets: Air-Walker, Black Panther, Brother Tode, Chameleon, Doc Samson, Ego, Firebird, Gremlin II, Hyperion, Isis, Lightspeed, Machinesmith, Moon Knight, Overmind, Phantom Eagle, Rocket Raccoon, Scarlet Witch, Silver Dagger, Skids, Taskmaster, Vidar, Colleen Wing, Xemnu the Titan, Zarek		24	$ 3.95
10	Model Sheets: Ajak, Black Talon, Blob, Captain Britain, Constrictor, Doctor Faustus, Grandmaster, Hercules, Jigsaw, Llan the Sorcerer, Mad Thinker, Miss America, Misty Knight, N'Astirh, Odin, Poundcakes, Red Ghost, Seth, Siryn, Thanos, Umar, Venom, Wong, X-Ray		24	$ 3.95
11	Model Sheets: Ares, Balor, Cloak, Crucible, Death Adder, Gilgamesh, Hydro-Man, Impossible Man, Jocasta, Kronos, Lupo, Madrox the Multiple Man, Master Order, Nezarr, Oddball, Power Princess, Rocket Racer, Spider-Woman II, Storm, Tana Nile, Tinkerer, Vanguard, White Tiger, Yellow Claw		24	$ 3.95
12	Model Sheets: El Aguila, Andromeda, Black Cat, Centurius, Crossbones, D'Spayre, Frenzy, Goliath III, Helio, Jack of Hearts, Karnak, Loki, Melter, Mister Hyde, Nightcrawler, Puff Adder, Piper, Runner, Satannish, Silver Surfer, Spitfire, Taurus, Uni-Mind, Whiplash II		24	$ 3.95
13	Model Sheets: Arabian Knight, Blood Brothers, Bullet, Contemplator, Diablo, Dreadknight, Fer-De-Lance, High Evolutionary, Iceman, Mad Dog, Master, Mysterio, Northstar, Phoenix, Quasar, Ringmaster, Shroud, Surtur, Thundra, Tiger Shark, Ultimatum, Werewolf Action Sheet: Spider-Man / Team Action Sheet: Fantastic Four		24	$ 4.50
14	Model Sheets: Annihilus, Beast, Black Knight, Champion of the Universe, Darkstar, Lun, Gargoyle, Jetstream, Kurse, Mentor, Modred, Mongoose, Namorita, Prowler, Rhino, Sidewinder, Sphinx, Super-Sabre, Thor, Tombstone, Wendigo Action Sheets: Captain America, Spider-Man (Web-Shooters) / Team Action Sheet: Fantastic Four (Replacements)		24	$ 4.50
15	Model Sheets: Ant-Man II, Brothers Grimm, Bushwacker, [[Charlie-27, Crystal, Deathurge, Frankenstein, Garokk, Guardsman, Hate Monger, Iron Man, Killer Shrike, Mangog, Moonglow, Omega, Princess Python, Rogue, Sandman, Saturnyne, Space Phantom, Tyr, Adam Warlock Action Sheet: Ghost Rider / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (First Line-Up)		24	$ 4.50
16	Model Sheets: Absorbing Man, Baron Strucker, Cyclops, Darkhawk, Force, Graviton, Hawkeye, Jemiah, Kofi, Lava Men, Martinex, Midas, Mole Man, Pluto, Sabretooth, Spymaster, Stallior, Tatterdemalion, Vamp, Yellowjacket, Zzaxx Action Sheet: Wolverine / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Second Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
17	Model Sheets: 3-D Man, Ancient One, Black Queen, Brother Voodoo, Count Nefaria, Death-Stalker, Eson the Searcher, Glob, Havok, Kingpin, Lady Deathstrike, Maelstrom, MODOK, Namor, Paladin, Red Guardian, Sasquatch, Scorpion, Thunderball, Vishanti, Worm Action Sheet: Punisher / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Third Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
18	Model Sheets: Arishem, Beetle, Bulldozer, Clea, Demolition-Man, Fang, Ghaur, Hogun the Grim, Ironclad, Kangaroo, Lucifer, Madcap, Moondragon, Nebula, Professor X, Razor-Fist, Nicholas Scratch, [[Spirit of '76|Spirit of '76, Thing, Wolfsbane, Zaladane Action Sheet: She-Hulk / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Fourth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
19	Model Sheets: Apollo, Battlestar, Ch'od, Doctor Demonicus, Earth-Lord, Gamora, Iron Monger, Rick Jones, Major Victory, Mandarin, Marinna, Nova, Oracle, Ringer, Satana, Shatterstar, Tom Thumb, Ultimus, White Bishop, Zodiac I, Zodiac II Action Sheet: Daredevil / Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Fifth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
20	Model Sheets: Archangel, Baron Blood, Black Knight, Captain Atlas, Controller, Doctor Doom, Enchantress, Flag-Smasher, Ghost, Korvac, Lilandra, Maha Yogi, Maximus, Nuke, Quantum, Redstone, Sabra, Silvermane, Unicorn, Wasp, Wolverine (new uniform), Zarrko Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Sixth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
21	Model Sheets: Aquarian, Banshee, Bi-Beast, Crossfire, Dakimh the Enchanter, Dominic Fortune, Gambit, Haywire, Invisible Woman, Jester, Karkas, Living Laser, Mantis, Master Man, Occult, Power Broker, Red Wolf, Speedball, Swordsman, Thena, Thor, Uatu the Watcher, Will O' The Wisp		23	$ 4.50
22	Model Sheets: Arcade, Black Bolt, Bushmaster II, Crimson Commando, Diamond Lil, Doctor Nightshade, Nick Fury, Gammenon, Hermes, Kismet, Madame Masque, Merlin, Phantom Rider, Screaming Mimi, Silver Sable, Slither, Starbolt, Terrax, Ultron, Volstagg, Whizzer, Yondu Team Action Sheet: Avengers (Seventh Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
23	Model Sheets: Arkon, Batroc, Blonde Phantom, Cage, Chthon, Collector, Doctor Spectrum, Falcon, Glorian, Hammerhead, It the Living Colossus, Krang, Left-Winger, Mockingbird, Psylocke, Radioactive Man, Sauron, Silhouette, Supremor, Tarantula, Unus, Vermin Team Action Sheet: X-Men (First Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
24	Model Sheets: Ape-Man, John Blaze, Byrrah, Chemistro I-III, Cyclone, Deathbird, Drax the Destroyer, Gladiator I, Horus, Human Torch II, Iron Fist, Jubilee, Klaw, Machine Man, Medusa, Phoenix III, Prester John, Red Skull, Stingray, Terminatrix, Trump, Zeus Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Second Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
25	Model Sheets: Black Widow II, Bucky, Cottonmouth, Deadpool, Fin Fang Foom, Guardian, Hepzibah, Infinity, Hannibal King, Mirage, Mister Fear, Night Thrasher, Osiris, Peregrine, Rama-Tut, Quagmire, Silver Samurai, Stellaris, Strong Guy, Terminus, Vibro, Wind Warrior Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Third Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
26	Model Sheets: Aginar, Belasco, Boomer, Caber, Chondu the Mystic, Doctor Druid, Foreigner, Jean Grey, Halflife, Ikaris, Jarella, Lockjaw, Molten Man, Mystique, Neptune, Orb, Psyklop, Rattler, Stryfe, Super-Skrull, Titan, Windshear Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Fourth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
27	Model Sheets: Anvil, Asp, Bengal, Beta Ray Bill, Cat-Man, Deathlok, Devos, Electron, Foolkiller, Giant-Man, Green Goblin, Hydra, Jack O'Lantern, Korath the Pursuer, Marauders, Master Pandemonium, Needle, Pip the Troll, Raza, Snowbird, Toad, Wyatt Wingfoot Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Fifth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.50
28	Model Sheets: Aron, Black Crow, Blade, Changeling, Cutthroat, Domino, Dream Queen, Elysius, Galactus, Hellfire Club, Kaluu, Living Lightning, Man-Beast, Meggan, Possessor, Ramrod, Scarecrow, Squadron Supreme, Starhawk, Terror, Inc., Valinor, Warstar Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Sixth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.95
29	Model Sheets: Aurora, Balder comics), Blackout, Carnage, Black Tom Cassidy, Chief Examiner, Dazzler, Dredmund Druid, Gardener, Justin Hammer, Lightmaster, Mastermind, Mentallo, Occulus, Puma, Reavers, Sabretooth, Sersi, Solo, Talon, U.S.Agent, Warwolves Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Seventh Line-Up)		23	$ 4.95
30	Model Sheets: Answer, Bishop, Blackout II, Chord, Crusader II, Dracula, Dreadnaught, Griffin, Hera, Impala, Janus, Longshot, Magik, Nobilus, Portal, Rage, Shalla Bal, Skrulls, Snowblind, Union Jack, Yandroth, Wraith Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Eighth Line-Up: Blue Team)		23	$ 4.95
31	Model Sheets: Agamemnon, Blue Eagle, Cardiac, Coldblood, Destroyer, Feral, Gronk, Hussar, Killraven, Living Monolith, Mandrill, Micromax, Molecule Man, Nebula, Presence, Quill, Shockwave, Sleepwalker, Talisman, Vision, War Machine, Wildheart Team Action Sheet: X-Men (Eighth Line-Up: Gold Team)		23	$ 4.95
32	Model Sheets: Analyzer, Bird-Man, Captain Universe, Doughboy, Enclave, Famine, Growing Man, Harriers, Ion, Kree, Lord Chaos, Maverick, Mephisto, Nefarius, Paibok, Rampage, Señor Muerte, Shapeshifter, Trapster, Union Jack, Voice, Ymir Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (First Line-Up)		23	$ 4.95
33	Model Sheets: Avalanche, Black Archer, Centurious, Crippler, Deathwatch, Enforcers, Feron, Gideon, Hercules, Human Torch, Inertia, Iron Man, Karma, Living Tribunal, Morg, Rancor, Reptyl, Scourge, Slapstick, Spider-Man 2099, Tyler Stone, Warpath Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (Second Line-Up)		23	$ 4.95
34	Model Sheets: Aragorn, Blackheart, Caliban, Captain Marvel, Cyber, Demogoblin, Frank Drake, 8-Ball, Frog-Man, Grizzly, Jack of Hearts, Lilith, Multiple Man, Null the Living Darkness, Omega Red, Punisher 2099, Henry Pym, Replica, Rictor, Sunfire, Tigra, Wonder Man Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (Third Line-Up)		23	$ 4.95
35	Model Sheets: Beyonder, Bloodaxe, Crystal, Deathlok, Doctor Strange, Doom 2099, Fearmaster, Hellstorm, Kala, Lyja the Laserfist, Magus, Polaris, Proteus, Shotgun, Specialist, Ghost Rider, Starhawk, Tamara Rahn, Thunderstrike, Turbo, Weapon X, Zero Team Action Sheet: Avengers West Coast (Fourth Line-Up)		23	$ 4.95
36	Model Sheets: Ajax, Binary, Blackwing, Cerise, Chance, Evilhawk, Goddess, Grizzly, Hardcore, Moonhunter, Morbius, Ms. Marvel, Proctor, Pyro, [[Ravage 2099, Roma, Savage Steel, Siege, Sunspot, Ultimo, Vanisher, White Queen, Zarathos		23	$ 4.95

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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. IV)

• 2004 One-Shots (Marvel Comics, May - December 2004) (unnumbered)

Title	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
X-Men 2004	May 2004	48	$ 3.99
Spider-Man 2004	June 2004	48	$ 3.99
Avengers 2004	July 2004	48	$ 3.99
Hulk 2004	August 2004	48	$ 3.99
Daredevil 2004	September 2004	48	$ 3.99
Wolverine 2004	October 2004	48	$ 3.99
Book of the Dead 2004	November 2004	48	$ 3.99
Golden Age 2004	December 2004	48	$ 3.99

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• 2005 One-Shots (Marvel Comics, January - December 2005) (unnumbered)

Title	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
Women of Marvel 2005	January 2005	48	$ 3.99
Marvel Knights 2005	February 2005	48	$ 3.99
X-Men - Age of Apocalypse 2005	March 2005	48	$ 3.99
Spider-Man 2005	April 2005	48	$ 3.99
Teams 2005	May 2005	48	$ 3.99
Fantastic Four 2005	June 2005	48	$ 3.99
Avengers 2005	July 2005	48	$ 3.99
Ultimate Spider-Man & Ultimate Fantastic Four 2005	August 2005	48	$ 3.99
Alternate Universes 2005	September 2005	48	$ 3.99
Horror 2005	October 2005	48	$ 3.99
X-Men 2005	November 2005	48	$ 3.99
The Ultimates & Ultimate X-Men 2005	December 2005	48	$ 3.99

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• 2006 Series (All-New OHOTMU A - Z) #1 - #12 (Marvel Comics, January - December 2006)

#	Title	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
1	Abraxas to Batwing	January 2006	64	$ 3.99
2	Benny Beckley to Crazy Eight	February 2006	64	$ 3.99
3	Copperhead to Ethan Edwards	March 2006	64	$ 3.99
4	Damon Dran to Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway	April 2006	64	$ 3.99
5	Gorgon to Jury	May 2006	64	$ 3.99
6	Justice to Marvel	June 2006	64	$ 3.99
7	Victor Mancha to Phantazia	July 2006	64	$ 3.99
8	Nekra to Quoi	August 2006	64	$ 3.99
9	Puppet Master to Shamrock	September 2006	64	$ 3.99
10	Shadowoman to Tara	October 2006	64	$ 3.99
11	Stranger to Ultimo	November 2006	64	$ 3.99
12	Ultra Girl to Arnim Zola	December 2006	64	$ 3.99

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Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe

• Original Series #1 - #8 (from Marvel Super Heroes RPG)

#	Info	Marvel #	TSR #	ISBN	Year of Publ.	Sheets / Pages	Orig. Price
1	Abomination through Dreadnought	MU1	6878	ISBN 0-88038-540-5	1988	128 / 256	$ 13.95
2	Eel through Mad Dog	MU2	6881	ISBN 0-88038-576-6	1988	128 / 256	$ 13.95
3	Mad Thinker through Sentry	MU3	6883	ISBN 0-88038-601-0	1988	128 / 256	$ 13.95
4	Serpent Society through Zzzax	MU4	6884	ISBN 0-88038-617-7	1988	128 / 256	$ 13.95
5	1989 Characters Update	MU5	6887	ISBN 0-88038-766-1	1989	128 / 256	$ 15.95
6	1990 Characters Update	MU6	6894	ISBN 0-88038-866-8	1990	128 / 256	$ 15.95
7	1991 Characters Update	MU7	6903	ISBN 1-56076-102-4	1991	64 / 128	$ 15.95
8	1992 Characters Update	MU8	6909	ISBN 1-56076-407-4	1992	64 / 128	$ 15.95
9	1993 Characters Update	MU9	?	ISBN 1-56076-600-X	-	64 / 128	?

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Marvel Encyclopedia (Series)

• Original Series (Hardcover) #1 - #6 (Marvel Comics, October 2002 - December 2004)

#	Info	ISBN	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
1	Avengers, Fantastic Four, Marvel Knights / MAX, X-Men	ISBN 0-7851-0984-6	October 2002	240	$ 29.99
2	X-Men	ISBN 0-7851-1119-9	April 2003	240	$ 29.99
3	Hulk	ISBN 0-7851-1164-6	June 2003	208	$ 19.99
4	Spider-Man	ISBN 0-7851-1304-5	November 2003	240	$ 24.99
5	Marvel Knights	ISBN 0-7851-1385-1	April 2004	240	$ 29.99
6	Fantastic Four	ISBN 0-7851-1480-7	December 2004	240	$ 29.99

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The Marvel Encyclopedia (One-Shot)

• Original One-Shot (Hardcover) (Dorling Kindersley, October 2006)

Title	ISBN	Month of Publ.	Pages	Orig. Price
The Marvel Encyclopedia	ISBN 0-7566-2358-8	October 2006	352	$ 40.00

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Official Marvel Indexes

• Official Marvel Index to Amazing Spider-Man #1 - #9 (Marvel Comics, April - December 1985)
• Official Marvel Index to Fantastic Four #1 - #12 (Marvel Comics, December 1985 - January 1987)
• Official Marvel Index to Marvel Team Up #1 - #6 (Marvel Comics, January 1986 - July 1987)
• Official Marvel Index to X-Men #1 - #7 (Marvel Comics, May 1987 - July 1988)
• Official Marvel Index to Avengers #1 - #7 (Marvel Comics, June 1987 - August 1988)
• Official Marvel Index to X-Men #1 - #5 (Marvel Comics, April 1994 - August 1994)
• Official Marvel Index to Avengers #1 - #6 (Marvel Comics, October 1994 - March 1995)

Other informative Marvel titles

• Official Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 (Marvel Comics, January 1986)
• Transformers Universe #1 - #4 (Marvel Comics, December 1986 - March 1987)
• G.I. Joe Order of Battle #1 - #4 (Marvel Comics, December 1986 - May 1987)
• Stryfe's Strike File (Marvel Comics, 1993)
• Secret War From the Files of Nick Fury (Marvel Comics, May 2005)
• Secrets of the House of M (Marvel Comics, July 2005)
• New X-Men: Academy X Yearbook Special (Marvel Comics, October 2005)
• Marvel Monsters: From The Files of Ulysses Bloodstone and The Monster Hunters (Marvel Comics, November 2005)
• New Avengers: Most Wanted Files (Marvel Comics, December 2005)
• X-Men: The 198 Files (Marvel Comics, January 2006)
• Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook (Marvel Comics, February 2006)
• Marvel Legacy: The 1970s Handbook (Marvel Comics, May 2006)
• Marvel Legacy: The 1980s Handbook (Marvel Comics, November 2006)
• Saga of Squadron Supreme (Marvel Comics, February 2006)
• Marvel Westerns: Outlaw Files (Marvel Comics, June 2006)
• Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook (Marvel Comics, July 2006)
• Annihilation: Nova Corps Files (Marvel Comics, July 2006)
• Civil War Files (Marvel Comics, September 2006)

See also

• List of Marvel Comics characters
• List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations
• List of Marvel Comics publications

External links

• OHOTMU Listings
• Official OHOTMU FAQ
• Official OHOTMU Errata
• Official OHOTMU A-Z Bibliographies
• Official OHOTMU Discussion Forum
• OHotMU Recaps
• Scans of the 1991 edition