Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, The (1983 series) #3

Part 3 of 15 of the 1983-1984 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe encyclopedia of characters, places and things.

Names with C and D (from the Collector to Dracula).

Characters featured on the cover: Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Doctor Doom, Crystal, Cyclops, Colossus, Constrictor, Dazzler, Darkstar, Doc Samson, Doctor Octopus, Dracula, Dormammu, the Collector, Crimson Dynamo, Diablo, among others.

PROFILES

Characters

• Collector (Taneleer Tivan) – Elder of the Universe obsessed with preserving rare lifeforms and artifacts.
• Colossus (Piotr Rasputin) – Russian mutant who transforms into organic steel; member of the X-Men.
• Constrictor (Frank Payne) – Mercenary with vibranium coils; often clashes with Hulk and Iron Man.
• Contemplator – Peaceful Elder of the Universe devoted to meditation and cosmic awareness.
• Controller (Basil Sandhurst) – Mind-controlling villain who uses slave discs to dominate others.
• Corruptor (Jackson Day) – Criminal whose touch chemically alters others’ behavior.
• Crimson Dynamo – Soviet armored enforcer; Russia’s answer to Iron Man.
• Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin) – Inhuman elemental; controls air, earth, fire, and water.
• Cyclops (Scott Summers) – X-Men leader with optic blasts; strategic and disciplined.
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) – Blind lawyer with heightened senses; protector of Hell’s Kitchen.
• Darkstar (Laynia Petrovna) – Russian mutant who manipulates Darkforce energy.
• Dazzler (Alison Blaire) – Disco-era mutant who converts sound into light and energy.
• Death Adder (Roland Burroughs) – Serpent-themed assassin with venomous claws.
• Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani) – Shi’ar royal exile with wings and lethal ambition.
• Deathlok (Luther Manning) – Cyborg soldier from a dystopian future; grapples with lost humanity.
• Defensor (Gabriel Carlos Dantes Sepulveda) – Argentine hero with a mystic shield; member of the Rangers.
• Destiny (Irene Adler) – Precognitive mutant; close ally of Mystique.
• Devil-Slayer (Eric Simon Payne) – Occult warrior with a teleporting shadow cloak.
• Diablo (Esteban De Ablo) – Alchemist villain with centuries of experience and chemical trickery.
• Doc Samson (Leonard Samson) – Gamma-powered psychiatrist with super strength and green hair.
• Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) – Monarch of Latveria; scientific genius and sorcerer.
• Doctor Druid (Anthony Ludgate Druid) – Mystic with druidic powers and mental control.
• Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) – Brilliant scientist with mechanical tentacles; Spider-Man’s nemesis.
• Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) – Sorcerer Supreme; master of the mystic arts.
• Dormammu – Interdimensional tyrant and archenemy of Doctor Strange.
• Dracula (Vlad Dracula) – Lord of vampires; commands undead legions and ancient magic.

Teams/Races

• Defenders – Non-traditional superhero team including Doctor Strange, Hulk, and Namor; formed to combat mystical and cosmic threats.
• Demons 
• Deviants – Genetic offshoot of humanity created by the Celestials; often antagonistic to Eternals and humans.

Locations

• Daily Bugle – New York newspaper known for its anti-Spider-Man stance; J. Jonah Jameson’s domain.
• Daredevil’s Apartment – Modest Hell’s Kitchen residence; includes hidden gear and surveillance.
• Doctor Doom’s Castle – Fortress in Latveria; combines medieval architecture with advanced tech.
• Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum – Mystic headquarters in Greenwich Village; nexus of magical energies.

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