The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #19
1987
- Series
- The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Issue
- 19
- Cover date
- Dec 1, 1987
- Story title
- Nuke To Obadiah Stane
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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #19 was published in 1986 as part of the Deluxe Edition series. Following the success of the original 1983 limited series, Marvel Comics launched this updated, expanded format to provide comprehensive encyclopedic entries for its growing roster of characters, weapons, and cosmic entities. The series served as a definitive reference tool for readers, aiming to organize the increasingly complex continuity of the Marvel Multiverse.
This specific issue is part of the alphabetized Deluxe Edition run, which featured detailed illustrations by a rotating roster of Marvel's top talent, such as John Byrne and various house artists. The design focused on a clinical, profile-style presentation, complete with physical statistics, power grids, and origin summaries. It was well received by long-term fans for its utility in navigating the dense lore of the mid-1980s, effectively setting the standard for how comic publishers catalog their fictional universes.
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