Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, The (1983 series) #8

Part 8 of 15 of the 1983-1984 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe encyclopedia of characters, places and things.

Names starting with N, O and P (from Namorita to Pyro).

Characters featured on the cover: Power Man, Nightcrawler, the Punisher, Nightmare, Nick Fury, Night Rider, Puck, Namorita, Northstar, among others.

PROFILES

Characters

• Namorita (Namorita Prentiss) – Atlantean hybrid with enhanced strength and agility; cousin of Namor.
• Nekra – Albino mutant whose strength increases with her emotional rage; often aligned with dark cults.
• Nick Fury – WWII veteran and director of S.H.I.E.L.D.; sustained youth via the Infinity Formula.
• Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner) – Teleporting mutant with acrobatic prowess and demonic appearance; member of the X-Men.
• Nightmare – Ruler of the Dream Dimension; feeds on fear and controls dreams.
• Night Rider (Hamilton Slade) – Spirit-possessed cowboy hero; precursor to the Phantom Rider identity.
• Nightshade (Tilda Johnson) – Criminal scientist specializing in mind control and biochemical weaponry.
• Nikki (Nicholette Gold) – Flame-haired Mercurian; member of the original Guardians of the Galaxy.
• Nitro (Robert Hunter) – Villain capable of explosive self-detonation and reconstitution.
• Nomad (Jack Monroe) – Former partner of Captain America; adopted the Nomad identity to fight crime independently.
• Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier) – Canadian mutant with super-speed and light manipulation; member of Alpha Flight.
• Nova (Frankie Raye) – Human transformed into a Herald of Galactus; possesses cosmic flame powers.
• Odin – All-Father of Asgard; ruler of the Norse gods and wielder of immense mystical power.
• Orka – Atlantean villain enhanced with killer whale strength; adversary of Namor.
• Overmind (Grom) – Alien telepath composed of a collective consciousness; former foe of the Fantastic Four.
• Owl (Leland Owlsley) – Crime lord with gliding ability and enhanced senses; frequent Daredevil antagonist.
• Paladin – Freelance mercenary with expert combat skills and a morally ambiguous code.
• Peregrine (Alain Racine) – French aerialist hero using glider wings and gas-based weaponry.
• Plantman (Samuel Smithers) – Villain who controls plant life via advanced botanical technology.
• Plunderer (Parnival Plunder) – Criminal brother of Ka-Zar; seeks control of Savage Land resources.
• Pluto – Olympian god of the underworld; manipulates dark forces and plots against other deities.
• Polaris (Lorna Dane) – Mutant with magnetic powers; daughter of Magneto and member of the X-Men.
• Power Man (Luke Cage) – Street-level hero with superhuman strength and unbreakable skin; operates as a private investigator.
• Professor Power (Anthony Power) – Political extremist who transferred his mind into his son’s body; seeks global domination.
• Professor X (Charles Xavier) – Founder of the X-Men; powerful telepath and advocate for peaceful mutant-human coexistence.
• Psyche (Danielle Moonstar) – Native American mutant with the ability to manifest others’ fears as illusions; member of the New Mutants.
• Psycho-Man – Microscopic villain from the Microverse; uses emotion-controlling technology to manipulate others.
• Puck (Eugene Judd) – Diminutive Canadian adventurer with acrobatic skill and mystical history; member of Alpha Flight.
• Punisher (Frank Castle) – Vigilante who wages a one-man war on crime after his family’s murder.
• Puppet Master (Philip Masters) – Villain who controls others using radioactive clay effigies.
• Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave) – Criminal with pheromone-based mind control; manipulates victims through proximity.
• Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) – Mutant who manipulates fire but cannot generate it; member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Teams/Races

• Olympians – Pantheon of classical deities including Zeus, Ares, and Athena; interact with Earth and Asgard.
• Mandroids – SHIELD combat units.

Locations

• New York State – Central setting for many Marvel stories; home to Avengers Mansion, Xavier’s School, and more.
• Project PEGASUS – Government energy research facility; houses exotic technologies and superhuman containment.

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