Marvel Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia
The Marvel Encyclopedia is the name of several reference books that cover Marvel Comics
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Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
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- The original run of Marvel Encyclopedias were produced by Marvel staff and freelancers. The first volume covers Marvel in general, while the second through sixth volumes go into further detail on the X-MenX-MenThe X-Men are a superhero team in the . They were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The X-Men #1...
, The HulkHulk (comics)The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
, Spider-ManSpider-ManSpider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
, the Marvel KnightsMarvel KnightsMarvel Knights is an imprint of Marvel Worldwide, Inc. that contains material taking place within the mainstream Marvel Universe .-Production:...
, The Avengers, and the Fantastic FourFantastic FourThe Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 , which helped to usher in a new level of realism in the medium...
, respectively. For more information, see Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#The Marvel Encyclopedia. - The second Marvel Encyclopedia is an unofficial, third-party product that was written by former Marvel editor Tom DeFalcoTom DeFalcoTom DeFalco is an American comics writer and editor, well known for his association with Marvel Comics and in particular for his work with Spider-Man.-Career:...
, and covers more than 100 top Marvel heroes and villains from A to Z with illustrations, biographies, statistics, essential reading and quizzes.