Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, The (1983 series) #2

Part 2 of 15 of the 1983-1984 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe encyclopedia of characters, places and things.

Names with B and C (from Baron Mordo to the Collective Man).

Characters featured on the cover: The Collective Man (Tao-Yu brothers Chang, Han, Ho, Lin, and Sun), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Baron Mordo, Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo), Basilisk, Batroc the Leaper, Beast (Hank McCoy), Beetle (Abner Jenkins), Binary (Carol Danvers), Black Bolt, Black Cat (Felicia Hardy), Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Blacklash, Black Panther (T'Challa), Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Blastaar, Blitzkrieg, Blizzard (Gregor Shapanka), Blob (Fred Dukes), Blue Shield (Joe Cartelli), Boomerang (Fred Myers), Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm), Bullseye, Cannonball (Sam Guthrie), Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Captain Universe, Charlie-27, Cloak, Dagger, Cobra (Klaus Voorhees).

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Characters

• Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo) – Master of dark magic and longtime nemesis of Doctor Strange.
• Baron Zemo (Helmut Zemo) – Son of the original Nazi villain; a strategic genius and enemy of Captain America.
• Basilisk (Basil Elks) – Criminal transformed by alien crystals into a superpowered being.
• Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) – French mercenary with Olympic-level agility and savate skills.
• Beast (Hank McCoy) – Mutant with ape-like strength and intellect; founding member of the X-Men.
• Beetle (Abner Jenkins) – Armored villain turned reluctant hero; member of the Thunderbolts.
• Belladonna (Nina McCutcheon) – Assassin with pheromone-based powers.
• Binary (Carol Danvers) – Cosmic-powered identity of Ms. Marvel after transformation by the Brood.
• Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) – King of the Inhumans; his voice can level mountains.
• Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) – Acrobatic thief with bad luck powers and ties to Spider-Man.
• Black Knight (Dane Whitman) – Wielder of the mystical Ebony Blade; descendant of Arthurian lineage.
• Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) – Serpent-themed villainess with illusion-based powers.
• Black Panther (T'Challa) – King of Wakanda; genius tactician and skilled warrior.
• Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) – Elite spy and Avenger with a complex Cold War past.
• Blacklash (Mark Scarlotti) - High-tech mercenary armed with electrified whips; frequent adversary of Iron Man.
• Blastaar – Alien conqueror from the Negative Zone with explosive energy powers.
• Blitzkrieg – German speedster and member of the international superhero team.
• Blizzard (Gregor Shapanka) – Inventor turned ice-wielding criminal.
• Blob (Fred Dukes) – Immovable mutant with superhuman mass and durability.
• Blue Shield (Joe Cartelli) – Vigilante with a protective energy field.
• Boomerang (Fred Myers) – Former baseball pitcher turned deadly projectile-wielding mercenary.
• Brother Voodoo (Jericho Drumm) – Haitian mystic and successor to Doctor Strange as Sorcerer Supreme.
• Bullseye – Psychopathic assassin with perfect aim; arch-enemy of Daredevil.
• Cannonball (Sam Guthrie) – Young mutant who propels himself like a rocket with invulnerability.
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) – Super-soldier and symbol of American ideals since WWII.
• Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) – Defender of the UK empowered by mystical forces.
• Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau) – Energy-based heroine and former leader of the Avengers.
• Captain Universe – Cosmic entity that temporarily empowers hosts in times of crisis.
• Champion of the Universe (Tryco Slatterus) - 
• Charlie-27 – Jovian soldier and member of the original Guardians of the Galaxy.
• Cloak and Dagger: Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) – Shadowy vigilante with access to the Darkforce dimension. Dagger (Tandy Bowen) – Partner to Cloak; emits light-based energy daggers.
• Cobra (Klaus Voorhees) – Slithering villain with contortionist abilities.
• Collective Man (Tao-Yu brothers) – Five Chinese quintuplets who merge into a single super-being.

Teams/Races

• Alpha Centaurians
• Badoon
• Brood
• Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
• Celestials
• Champions of Xandar
• Circus of Crime
• Cotati

Locations

• Blue Area of the Moon

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