The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #7

Marvel's beloved reference series continues with this Deluxe Edition installment, covering entries from Khoryphos to Magneto. John Byrne's pencils and Joe Rubinstein's inks bring a dynamic crowd of characters to life on the cover — most prominently a caped figure in magenta, a green-and-gold costumed hero, and a flame-maned powerhouse surging forward alongside a snarling big cat, with several more figures filling the background. Whether you're a dedicated Marvel reader in 1986 looking to sort out the finer details of your favorite characters or just drawn in by that energetic cover composition, Mark Gruenwald's encyclopedic approach makes this an endlessly rewarding flip-through.