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Issue Details

Issue #19
Published December 1987
Cover Price $1.50
Pages 68
Editing Gregory Wright; David Wohl; Marc Siry; David Devries (Assistants); Mark Gruenwald
Notes Comic is An Index of Deceased Marvel Characters Employing Text, Original Art, and Previously Published Clip Art; Joe Rubenstein is Listed as Inker and Phil Lord, and Don Hudson as Art Enhancers So All Have Been Listed as Inkers for All Entries; All volume numbers are from Silver Age and up; In his intro in Issue #16, Mark Gruenwald insists that all characters appearing in this book are truly dead, but as time and plotlines proved, a number of them proved to be only mostly dead; Wraparound Cover

Cover Details - "Book of the Dead Part 4"

Genre superhero
Pencils Keith Pollard
Inks Joe Rubinstein
Notes Comic is An Index of Deceased Marvel Characters Employing Text, Original Art, and Previously Published Clip Art; Joe Rubenstein is Listed as Inker and Phil Lord, and Don Hudson as Art Enhancers So All Have Been Listed as Inkers for All Entries; All volume numbers are from Silver Age and up; In his intro in Issue #16, Mark Gruenwald insists that all characters appearing in this book are truly dead, but as time and plotlines proved, a number of them proved to be only mostly dead; Wraparound Cover

1 page Nuke character profile "Nuke"

Characters Nuke
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Bob Hall
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Albert Gaines; 1st App. Defenders Vol.1 #112; Last App. Squadron supreme #3

2 page Omega character profile "Omega"

Characters Omega
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Model X3Z; 1st App. Omega the Unknown #1; Last App. Omega The Unknown #10

2 page Parker, Ben character profile "Parker, Ben"

Characters Uncle Ben Parker
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Paul Ryan
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Benjamin Parker; Uncle of Spider-Man; 1st and Last App. Amazing Fantasy #15

1 page Patriot character profile "Patriot"

Characters Patriot
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Joe Rubinstein
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Jeffrey Mace; 1st App. Marvel Premiere #29; Lat App. Captain America Vol.1 #285

1 page Phantom Eagle character profile "Phantom Eagle"

Characters Phantom Eagle
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Herb Trimpe
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Karl Kaufman; 1st App. Marvel Super-Heroes #16; Last App. Ghost Rider Vol.2 #12

2 page Phantom Rider I character profile "Phantom Rider I"

Characters Phantom Rider I
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Paul Becton
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Carter Slade; 1st App. Ghost Rider Vol.1 #1; Last App. Western Gunfighters #7

1 page Pip the Troll character profile "Pip the Troll"

Characters Pip the Troll
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Kyle Baker
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Pip Gofern; 1st App. Strange Tales Vol.1 #179; Last App. Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 (Mostly Dead)

3 page Porcupine character profile "Porcupine"

Characters Porcupine
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Alexander Gentry; 1st App. Tales to Astonish Vol.1 #48; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #315

3 page Professor Power character profile "Professor Power"

Characters Professor Power
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Kerry Gammill
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Anthony Power; 1st App. Marvel Team-Up #117; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #338

2 page Purple Man character profile "Purple Man"

Characters Purple Man
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Brian Bolland
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Zebediah Killgrave; 1st App. Daredevil Vol.1 #4; Final App. Marvel Graphic Novel #27

2 page Rawhide Kid character profile "Rawhide Kid"

Characters Rawhide Kid
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Johnny Bart (Clay); 1st App. Rawhide Kid Vol.1 #1; Last App. Not Depicted

2 page Red Guardian character profile "Red Guardian"

Characters Red Guardian
Genre superhero
Script Andy Yanchus
Pencils Kieron Dwyer
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Alexi Shostakov; Former Husband of Black Widow; 1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #43; Last App. Avengers Vol.1 #44

1 page Red Raven character profile "Red Raven"

Characters Red Raven
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st Modern App. X-Men Vol.1 #44; Last App. Sub-Mariner #26

4 page Red Skull character profile "Red Skull"

Characters Red Skull
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Johann Shmidt; 1st App. 1st App. Tales of Suspense #66; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #300 (Mostly Dead)

1 page Ringer character profile "Ringer"

Characters Ringer
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Dumuria Rumph
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Anthony Davis; 1st App. Defenders Vol.1 #51; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #319

3 page Ross, General Thunderbolt character profile "Ross, General Thunderbolt"

Characters Ross, General Thunderbolt
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. Incredible Hulk Vol.1 #1; Last App. Incredible Hulk Vol.1 #291 (He Got Better)

3 page Salem's Seven character profile "Salem's Seven"

Characters Brutacus, Gazelle, Hydron, Reptilla, Thornn, Vakume, Vertigo I
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils June Brigman
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #186; Last App. Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol.2 #5

2 page Satana character profile "Satana"

Characters Satana
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Nestor Redondo
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Satana Hellstorm; Sister of Son of Satan; 1st App. Vampire Tales #2; Last App. Marvel Team-Up #81

3 page Savage Land Races character profile "Savage Land Races"

Characters Lemurans, Man-Apes, Pterons, Sun People, Swamp Men, Tree People, Zebra People, Fall People, Aerians
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Ron Lim
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Various 1st and Last Appearances

2 page Sawyer, General Sam character profile "Sawyer, General Sam"

Characters Sawyer, General Sam
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Ron Frenz
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. Sgt. Fury #1; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #274

3 page Scourge's Victims character profile "Scourge's Victims"

Characters Enforcer, Miracle Man, Hate Monger III, Megatak, Melter, Titania, Basalisk, Hammer, Anvil, Fly, Death Adder, Blue Streak, Wraith, Bird-Man II, Turner D. Century, Cheetah, Commander Kraken, Cyclone, Firebrand, Grappler, Hellrazor, Hijacker, Jaguar, Letha, Mind-Wave, Mirage, Rapier, Ringer, Shellshock, Steeplejack II, Vamp, Scourge
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Tom Morgan
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Various 1st and Last Appearances

4 page Serpent Crown character profile "Serpent Crown"

Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Marc Siry; Kieron Dwyer
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. (as Helmet of Power) Tales to Astonish Vol.1 #101; 1st App. (as Serpent Crown) Sub-Mariner #9; Last App. Marvel Team-Up Annual #5 (It Came Back)

3 page Snowbird character profile "Snowbird"

Characters Snowbird
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils John Byrne
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Narya (Anne McKenzie Thompson); 1st App. (as Anne) X-Men Vol.1 #120; 1st App. (as Snowbird) X-Men Vol.1 #121; Last App. Alpha Flight Vol.1 #44 (Mostly Dead)

1 page Solarr character profile "Solarr"

Characters Solarr
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Chris Jones
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Silas King; 1st App. Captain America Vol.1 #160; Last App. Power Man and Iron Fist #113

3 page Sphinx character profile "Sphinx"

Characters Sphinx
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Paul Neary
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. Nova Vol.1 #6; Last App. Thing #34

1 page Spirit of '76 character profile "Spirit of '76"

Characters Spirit of '76
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils John Buscema
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes William Nasland; 1st App. Invaders #14; Last App. What If? Vol.1 #4

3 page Spymaster character profile "Spymaster"

Characters Spymaster
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Mark Bright
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. Iron Man Vol.1 #33; Last App. Iron Man Vol.1 #220

2 page Stacy, Gwen character profile "Stacy, Gwen"

Characters Stacy, Gwen
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils John Romita
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes Gwendolyne "Gwendy" Stacy; 1st App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #31; Last App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #131

3 page Stane, Obadiah character profile "Stane, Obadiah"

Characters Stane, Obadiah
Genre superhero
Script Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils Mark Bright
Inks Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson
Colors Andy Yanchus
Letters Brenda Mings
Notes 1st App. Iron Man Vol.1 #166; Last App. Iron Man Vol.1 #200