Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, The (1983 series) #1

Part 1 of 15 of the 1983-1984 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe encyclopedia of characters, places and things.

Names starting with A (from Abomination to Avengers Quinjet).

Characters featured on the cover: Angel (Warren Worthington III), Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Arcade, Aurora, Ajak, A.I.M. Agents, Ariel (Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat), Alpha Primitives, Abomination, Absorbing Man, Attuma, Arkon, Arnim Zola, Ares, Arabian Knight, Aquarian (Wundarr), Annihilus, Anaconda (hidden behind UPC Box), Angar the Screamer, American Eagle, El Aguila.

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Characters

• Abomination (Emil Blonsky), the gamma-powered Hulk villain
• Absorbing Man, with his molecular mimicry
• El Aguila
• Ajak, one of the Eternals
• American Eagle, a lesser-known but culturally significant hero
• Anaconda
• Angar the Screamer
• Angel (Warren Worthington III)
• Annihilus, ruler of the Negative Zone
• Ant-Man (Scott Lang), who had recently inherited the mantle
• Aquarian
• Arabian Knight
• Arcade
• Ares, the Olympian god of war
• Ariel
• Arkon, the warlord from Polemachus
• Arnim Zola, the bio-engineering madman
• Attuma, the Atlantean conqueror
• Aurora, from Alpha Flight

Teams/Races

• A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics)
• Alpha Flight
• Alpha Primitives
• Asgardians
• Atlanteans
• Avengers

Locations

• Asgard, home of the Norse Gods.
• Attilan, home of the Inhumans.
• Atlantis
• Avengers Mansion

Vehicles

• Avengers Quinjet

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