{"product_id":"official-handbook-of-the-marvel-universe-master-edition-omnibus-vol-2-heroes-cover-isbn-9781302963521","title":"Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe: Master Edition Omnibus Vol. 2 Heroes Cover","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Omnibus collection of the iconic Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe continues!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmid the comic-book boom of the 1990s, THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE evolved to meet the collector frenzy — reinvented and presented as shrink-wrapped packs of looseleaf cards, hole-punched to be inserted into dedicated binders (sold separately)! Now, at long last, these fact-filled profiles are collected in Omnibus format — and to save you the work, we’ve put them in alphabetical order! This concluding volume presents the second half of the Marvel Universe as it stood in 1991-1993 — from Machete to Zzzax and the legions of heroes, villains and teams in between! Featuring front, back and side views of all your favorite characters, many making their OHOTMU debuts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCOLLECTING: Material from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition (1990) 1-36 (M-Z profiles)Few   writers\/editors influenced Marvel more than \u003cb\u003eMark   Gruenwald\u003c\/b\u003e (1953-1996). Famed for pioneering work   on Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and his magnum opus Squadron   Supreme, he also wrote a hundred-plus-issue run of   Captain America;   multiple Marvel Two-in-One sagas; and several   miniseries, including Contest of Champions, the first of Marvel’s multi-hero sagas. He explored the   Marvel Universe’s ancient history in a series of What   If? backup stories he also penciled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlenn   Herdling\u003c\/b\u003e worked as an assistant editor on Amazing Spider-Man starting in 1987,   helping the title enjoy a period of record-breaking success. He was later   promoted to editorial director of Marvel’s custom-publishing division and   designed the company’s first comic-book-style annual reports. His writing   career began on Namor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe   extensive research of comics historian \u003cb\u003ePeter Sanderson\u003c\/b\u003e was vital for both the Official   Handbook of the Marvel Universe and Who’s Who in the DC Universe. As   well as chronicling the history of the House of Ideas in Marvel Saga, Sanderson has written   multiple books on the subject, including Marvel   Universe and The Marvel   Encyclopedia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith   Pollard\u003c\/b\u003e drew simultaneous runs on three of Marvel’s   longest-running titles: Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four and Thor,   including Roy Thomas and Mark Gruenwald’s “Eternals Saga.” During the 1990s,   he singlehandedly penciled hundreds of characters for the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Master Edition.","brand":"Marvel Universe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233445261541,"sku":"NP9781302963521","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781302963521.jpg?v=1767734030","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/official-handbook-of-the-marvel-universe-master-edition-omnibus-vol-2-heroes-cover-isbn-9781302963521","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}