eae THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL COMICS GROUP ENTRY ANT-MAN'S HELMET BLACK LASH’S WHIP BLACK WIDOW'S STING / LINE BOOK OF THE VISHANTI ..... CAPTAIN AMERICA'S MOTORCYCLE CAPTAIN AMERICA’S SHIELD CEREBRO CYCLOPS'S VISO! DARKHOLD DEATHLOK'S GUN, BIONIC SYSTEM . DOCTOR DOOM'Ss ARMOR .. DOCTOR OCTOPUS'S ARMS DOCTOR SPECTRUM'S POWER PRISM DOCTOR STRANGE'S AMULET DRAGONFANG . : EVIL EYE FALCON'S WINGS FANTASTIC FOUR SIGNAL DEVICE HAWKEYE'S SKYMOBILE HAWKEYE'S QUIVER AND HOBGOBLIN'S BAT-GLIDER IRON MAN'S BRIEFCASE IRON MAN'S ARMOR: IRON MAN'S HELMET KLAW'S BLASTER MACHINE MAN'S ROBOTIC SYSTEMS . MANDARIN’S RINGS .. MOCKINGBIRD'S BATTLE-STAVES MOON KNIGHT'S CRESCENT DARTS. MOON KNIGHT'S TRUNCHEON NOMAD'S STUN-DISCS . ODIN'S SPEAR ORB OF AGAM PALADIN'S GUN .. PSYCHO-MAN'S CONTROL BOX .. QUASARS WRIST-BANDS .. RINGMASTER'S HAT ROM'S ARMOR, ANALYZER ROM'S NEUTRALIZER ROM’S TRANSLATOR ‘SENTINEL ..... SHIELD GUNS SILVER SURFER'S SURFBOARD .. ‘SPIDER-MAN'S BELT-CAMERA 30 STILT-MAN’S BATTLESUIT .. 29 ULTIMATE NULLIFIER 30 WIZARD'S HELMET, GLOVES, ANTI-GRAV-DISCS 31 WOLVERINE’S SKELETON .. a 32 WONDER-MAN'S JET-BELT 33 WRECKER’S CROWBAR .. 34 u ELIOT R. BROWN Writer Artistinker MARK GRUENWALD Editor Designer MICHAEL CARLIN Associate Editor Designer JIM SHOOTER: Eattor in Chiet MARK GRUENWALD ROBERT HARRAS PETER SANDERSON ROGER STERN Additional Research BRENDA MINGS JAY ZILBER Typesetiers ANDY YANCHUS Colorist DANNY CRESPI Production Manager JOE ALBELO BARRY SHAPIRO JOE HURLEY Production VIRGINIA ROMITA Traffic Manager RON ZALME Logo'Gover Mechanical JOHN BYRNE JOSEF RUBINSTEIN Cover TE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE® Wot, No. 38, Mey. 1904, ‘btahed ty MARVEL COMICS GROUP "ames € "Gator, Pression Stan Low. Pubisher Stee: Kobu Yow Pesci ‘utr Sctrman, ‘ice Presdert Producton, OFFICE OF BUBLICATION. 35) Phir AVENUE SOUTH. NEW YORK. NV. 100¥6, Pubsshod moniny. 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SEAT nor BuaseeSEn ; Sinmencion J J ~~ cass.nanoenen Y TOOL STEI GRAPBLNG ARMS DESIGNED BY SHIELD SPECIAL WEAPONS BRANCH BOOK OF THE VISHANTI te, BOOM, of the Viehent Io the known source of white’, magical knowledge (that is fo say, magical knowledge that 6 not inked to rll) n the Earth dimenalon. The Book core tains descriptions of more spells and occult rituals than any other known work except the Darkhold (see Darkhold), which ‘deste primarity with “black” magicMAKE AND MODEL: HARLEY-DAVIDSON CUSTOM SPECIAL MODIFIED BY SHIELD WEAPONS LABORATORY BLUE-PRINTED, CHOPPED AND CHANNELED TO 700 CC. HIV V-TWIN IN-LINE 4 STROKE ENGINE PERFORMANCE: STANDING START ‘4 MILE: 11.5 SECONDS “@ 122 MILES PER HOUR ENGINE RRM AT 60 MPH TOP GEAR: 9860 CRUISING RANGE: 340 MILES, CURB WEIGHT, FULL TANK: 480.88, ‘SEAT HEIGHT: 22 INCHES. IGNITION D, CONSTANT. MESH, FOUR-SPEED, DRY CLUTCH TRANSMISSION CAPTAIN AMERICA’S MOTORCYCLE ELECTRONIC SREAKERLESS CAPTAIN AMERICA’S SHIELD Captain America's shield is a concave disc 2.5 fest in diameter, weighing 12 pounds. it ismade of a unique vibranium-adamantium alloy. The shield was cast by American metal- lurgist Dr. Myron MacLain, who was contracted by the U.S. government to create an im- Penetrable substance to use for tanks during World War Il. During his experiments, Mac- Lain combined vibranium with @ steel alloy he was working with and created the disc- shaped shield. MacLain was never able to duplicate the process. The shield was awarded to Captain America by the government several months after the beginning of his career. ‘The shield has great zerodynamic properties: itis able to alice through the air with minimal wind resistance and deflection of path. its great overall resilience, combined with its natural concentric stiffness, enables It to rebound from solid objects with ‘minimal loss of angular momentum. It |s virtually indestructible, it is resistant to fn, temperature extremes, and the entire electromagnetic spectrum of Fadiation, The only way itcen be camagegin any wey is by tampering witn tsmoleculat UP | STANDARD bonding. STAINLESS STEEL NNER DIAMETER BOUT, ae 4 RETARD ABLATION ae | race —e| | yortex vacuum GROMMET IN #| SHAPING LEATHER STRAP | SeGment \ \ OF 1HPACE a rut ACCOMODATES ‘Oevense PLACE BY SPRING STEEL CRING REGION OF REGION OF HIGH DENSITY RELATIVELY (PROBABLY 6040 LOW DENSITY ‘ADAMANTIUM (PROBABLY 2575 VIBRANIUM) VIBRANIUM ADAMANTIUM) LEATHER STRAPS cTTACHMENT NIPPLE {CONSTRUCTED OUF ‘OF VIBRANIUM AND. PRESSURE WELOED INTO MOLDED CAVITY) \ AERODYNAMIC. | tiene agov \ CONTOUTf : i i 1 ll Hi PSION CYBERNETIC SIGNAL DIGITIZER | | FREQUENCY iA ‘AND WAVEGUIDE(S) SPECTRUM ) ANALYSER, | ! ill i i I vel t | KW ti | i i i i it it i Atthough cps] HR it a i HI § 1 | ( yl i if 1 lis ih fate BRAKE SOLENOID | ELECTRONIC montTHE DARKHOLD The Book of the Darkhold is a volume of pparchments transcrived eons ago by the Eider ‘God Chthon (see Demons) containing ail ofthe arcane knowledge af the time. Chthon learned that new gods were supplanting the old on DESIGNED BY THE U.S. ARMY, 1989 skiled enough to employ the spells within to real efect. Transylvanian scholar Baron Gregor Russoft bound the parchments back into book {form and used the biank pages he placed in the ‘back a8 a diary for his occult experiences. The possession ofthe Darkhoid triggered Russot’s hereditary tendency toward lycantheopy and Imprisoned. Wundagore ‘Mountain, Chon mace his second major BS {eturn tothe Eartiy plane, but was repuised by {he forces of the High Evokitionery andthe spit ofthe Sixth Contury sorcerer Magnus (eee High Evolutionary). When Russott died, an American ‘named Miles Blackgar bought his evtate and ‘scquired the Darkhokd. Aware of the danger {herent nthe book, Ruseot' 9on Jacob soko ‘and entrusted tthe cae of Father Joaquez, * pie. From thore it came into the ‘ovsession of Dracula, Lord ofthe Vampicos {eee Dracula) who was Yooking fr 8 mona to ‘estore his. flagging powers. The spin of Morgan Le Fey alsa renewod her ineret in the Darthold, and gained as a mortal enemy the Spider-Woman who haa been befriended by the host of ner dead former coleegue Magnus (ee Spider-Woman). When Modred the Mystic was released trom suspended snimation, Chinon commanded him to fetch the Darkold 80 he igi ity iti fli i t 1. The Darko is iDEATHLOK’S BIONIC SYSTEM pe Ae SURGICAL Sumen conoucTen STAINLESS WAJOR MEMORY TOWFERPACE SAAININTER. HUMANBONE FACE / CENTRAL MW BRAIN'BODY FOCAL PLANE AUTO-Focus: AGUTANCE & SEN wu INFRARED DETECTOR te Eno ATA Al LOWER LUNG. or, ‘SUPER: (ARGER J ARTIFICIAL FLEXURE Vagal! RIDGE By oe —~wowiouat. es VERTEBRAL ‘SEGMENT EFLE) een zi CIRCUITRY. ‘ots —+j SIMULATOR ‘SPINAL FLAT SPRING SUPPORT | SynTHETIC NETWORK 7 TENDONS: CARPAL JOINTS. SIMULATORDOCTOR DOOM’S ARMOR DESIGNED AND. TAILORED AIR CONDITIONER: CONSTRUCTED BY HOSES AND SUIT VICTOR VON DOOM MOTOR MATERIAL v7 PADDING “CAPE CLASP HOOKS SHAPED TO MIMIC. MOTIONS OF SPE FLAT MOTOR MATERIAL, LEFT NUCLEAR THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR MAN AMPLIFIER __—= MOTORS: CHAMBER FORCE FIELD GENERATOR MOTOR ‘ARRAY Mayor, COMPUTER REGION (PERIPHERAL ‘UNKNOWN DEVICES ELSEWHERE) FACE fas — ‘SUPPOR' ‘ARMS SET SHOWN IN CONFIGURATION NUCLEAR JET ENGINES ENDO SKELETON FRAME DOOM'S JET PACK REAR VIEW TH RD \ SeDOCTOR OCTOPUS’S ARMS CHEST. HARNESS: LAMB'S WOOL PADDING.DOCTOR SPECTRUM’S POWER PRISM The Power Prism used by the eximinal Doctor Spectrum is actually he condensed crystalline form of Skrull named Krimonn who was transformed to inanimate form by. the Skrull emperor a punishment for treason. The crystaifine Skrult was then master found him and gave him to the Earthman Dr. Kinji Obatu. Under the Grand- master’s direction, Obatu created the identity of Doctor Spectrum and joined the ‘Squadron Sinister. ‘Doctor Spectrum's Power Prism posses- ‘s05, in some 8s yot unknown Way, the capacity to transtorm the light that pesses. through it into physical objects and con- cussive force. in order to activate the prism, Doctor Spectrum must be in contact with It. He can then mentally detormine the nature of the prism's effects. The prism can create any object its wielder can visualize at any size the wiolder can still mentally ‘manipulate. itis not known the extent of the concussive force the prism can generate in 2 single burst although it has been enough to keep the thunder god Thor at bay. The prism can only create the number of Phenomena that its wielder can control at the same time. The prism enables Doctor towed to cary the teres ot orev), Tre Prism’s major weakness is ultraviolet Nght which Is energy al @ frequency it cannot (REGIONS OF HicHEST ‘GRAVITON PROBABILITY STRESS. OPRENYaeLease =”DRAGONFANG Dragontang is the name of the sword wielded by Brunnhilda the Valkyrie (see Valkyrie). An named Kahji he po: trange. Strange awarded it to the Valkyrie after the Norse ick Knight's Ebony Blade , which she had been using, to its rightful owner. The sword is virtually indestructible. magical power object created by the alchemists of Avalon, the extra- J-home ot the Cel force field surrounding the Inhumans’ Great Refuge, and became the object of a contest between Loki, Asgardian god of mischief, and Dormammu, the extra- dimensional power-lord. The Evil Eye is once more in the custody of Prester John.FALCON’S WINGS vp pnroneen WING TO MAJOR SHOULDER ‘ARM BRACE HIGH EFFICIENCY }OLAR CELL PLATED TURBINE /FAN ARMS. ‘FEATHERS (VANES) VANE ARTICULATION -PIVOTS AND ARMS. (NOT SHOWN) ELECTRIC STORAGE ELECTRIC ‘CELLS FIRST ELBOW JOINT SECOND ELBOW DESIGNED BY tonit Penal anepriciency eLecTRIC WAKANDAN MICROTORGINE’'° TECHNOLOGIES AIR IMPELLERS: FANTASTIC FOUR SIGNAL DEVICE ESIGNED AND THIRO, MANUFACTURED BY DISPOSABLE seconn REED RICHARDS, pgQNG LIVED ano hast IWER SUPPLY STAGE INTEGRAL SHAPED RIG i - SIRCUITAY canThioges CIRCUITRY IARGE ARROWS sePaHATOR geet oe FLlont ' mame! ONE-SHOTFUEL ‘DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE TRIGGER FLARE GUN CAN FIRE ONLY WHEN HANDLE IS ROTATED OPEN ALL THE WAY)WEIGHT (UNLOADED, INCL. Ms ‘CARGO: 450 LBS. HAWKEYE’S SKYMOBILE PA Fuel) 550 LBS. Je / “ | MAX. RATE OF CLIMB: 800 FEET PER SECOND = 2 f/ DESIGNED BY JORGE AND BUILT AT ’ 4 GROSS TECHNOLOGICAL ENTERPRISES. ¥ | VL < = TERNAL ARMOR HEAT SHIELD \ EAT SHIELOING SYSTEMS MORTON HOUSEKEEPER COMPUTERS,HAWKEYE’S QUIVER AND BOWS CENToN Barron Lonc Bow CLOSE-UP OF MODULES ‘ON TUNIC STRAPS SPRING-LOADED. DOOR Posrrive PRESSURE LocksWEIGHT (UNLOADED, INCL. FUEL): 95 LBS. MAXIMUM CARGO: 470 LBS. FLIGHT RADIUS: 80 MILES, MAX LEVEL AIRSPEED (SEA LEVEL): 110 MPH. SERVICE CEILING: FEET (MAX. RATE OF CLIMB: 90 FEET PER SECOND DESIGNED AND BUILT BY NORMAN OSBORN SINGLE ‘STABILIZER HIGH. AMPERAGE ‘BATTERIES. LASER GYROSCOPE INERTIAL NAVIGATION ‘AND GUIDANCE. COMPUTER GOBLIN MASK HOBGOBLIN’S BAT-GLIDER SMOKE GENERATOR ULTRA HIGH SPEED RING AND CANISTER VERY EFFICIENT MINI-TURBINE VERTICAL THRUST NOZZLE ANODIZED. STAINLESS STEEL SKIN (THROUGHOUT) MATCHED-GRAIN UCEATHER: THUMBPRINT aNatyoen DESIGNED By NTHONY STARK STARK INTERNATIONAL RADIO LINE Ano Soret INTERPRETATION HANDS-FREE FLYING PLEXIBLE-WALLEO: RAM FORWARD ACTUATORS VERTICAL THRUST NOZZLES: IRON MAN’S BRIEFCASE WITHOUT MAGNETIC EFFECTOR PEL SUMS vent curece HELMET RADIO LINK! AND GAN FOLD VIRTUALLY FLAT wAvigarony GUIDANCE SYSTEM wearer “SiingeD CONTROL COMPUTER Seas” PALLETS) LOCK AND LOGIC UNITSIR Oo N MAN’S AR MOR DEsioneo by ANTHONY STARK, BUILT BY STARK INTERNATIONAL UPPER SURFACE HIGH EFFICIENCY ACTIVATED CESIUM ‘SOLAR ENERGY ‘COLLECTORS MAJOR SUIT MOVEMENT ROUTINE COMPUTER ASSEMBLY Oxyoen SUPPLY POWER PODS. nebdt on rod oie ace cqueuren raktEEn taeTaenmenoaaseune ad ee ee tanne ‘COMPUTER EXPIRE LEAVING TARIOUS MerALLIe DePostTs son Riese 'REPULSOR PLASMA GENERATOR ie PLASMA TIMING COMPUTER AND POWER, 1 socpeuinteh aac Sperone SERA sun ACE GENERATORS FUEL CONDENSER neon oo wironererocis.” Pa a a) ove ove : Sua, OSE (OR TE otiiton puasmae ual TANKS Y CONDENSER: “t JET EXHAUST THREE AXIS sevens Pane MAGNET ARRAY LATERAL THRUST FINAL ‘STABILIZATION BEAM ‘STEERING NOZZLES coutimarer Zz 2 INTERNAL FOOT Wagner BRACING ARRAY “ TRIPLE OPTICAL WAVELENGTH REDUNDENCY INTERFERENCE Cee LAYERS: sHock \BSORI “ALY FUSED SILICA REPRACTORY THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERTERS, (ABSORBERS) nas SED SILICA CRIMPED MAGNETIC (VERTICAL Axi BEAM GENERATOR IR POCKET AND. ‘SHOWN AT 45° (TYPICAL) ECTION TUBING) INTEGR) GRAVITON INTEGRAL rom,IRON MAN’S HELMET HERES or REMIT, INTERPRETATION COMPUTER IFORMATION CIRCUITRY ‘SEGMENTS PROJECTED u i IMAGE VIEW ‘SCREEN (EXTENDED) EAR CUP AND REO SOUND GENERATORS: ‘THROAT PROTECTOR ‘SEGMENT KLAW’S BLASTER WiGH AMPERAGE,MACHINE MAN’S ROBOTIC SYSTEMS SOLAR CELL MICRO ACCUMULATORS, WB ANT-GRAVITY UNITS erenso S|POWER STORAGECELLS | GRAVITY AND ANALYSER(S) AND EMOTION STEREO IMAGE SYNTHESIS. ‘SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS i IMAGE INTERPRETATION ‘AND ANALYSIS UNITS \ MAINTENANCE POST(S) ADD-ON MICRO PROCESSOR UNITS ‘ HIGH RESOLUTION SELF LUBRICATING ELBOW JOINT ECCENTRIC AXIS. ‘SWIVEL MIMICS. RADIUS/ULNA ARM MOTION \ TENDON —ARM/FOREARM ‘SWAGE ALIGNMENT. a ey |B eae BREE HAND SENSOR FLEXIBLE TENDON SWAGES! MICROPROCESSOR FINGER. ‘AND DIGITIZER MOTOR MOUNTS (MmNAIC TARSAL cLusTeR, WEAPONS COMMUNICATION AND ‘SYSTEM HOT'COLD LINE PLATFORM REELS — WHICH LOCATION. PAY OUT AS. (DEGOMMISSIONED) — ARMEXTENDSMANDARIN’S RINGS : ‘The principal personal weapons of the Mandarin are the teh rings which he wears on his fingers. The rings’ operations cannot be explained by contemporary Earth ‘science, but it is known that they served as near-limitiess energy sources for the warp-drive engines of the starship ‘of Axonn-Karr, a dragonlike align of the Makiuan race (see Allen Races: Wakiuans). The Mandarin learned now to convert the rings to his personal uses, and to make them respond to his mental commands, The fingers on which Ne ‘wears each ring, and the known functions for which ne uses ‘each ring, are the following: LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER: “ice blast” Tho ing ‘ennis waves of cold which can be used 10 stun an opponent. The ring usually causos tie airin the path of ts blade turn toe, and can lower an object's tomurature to nearly absolute zoro, oe RING FINGER: "Mento-intonsiier” The fing magnifies the: wearer's own psionic ‘energy, allowing him to piace one of more people under his mental control and to transmit orders to them mentally. This ring ‘can atfect only one person at atime and only ‘ata distance of fen foot Nw MIDDLE FINGER: “Electro-biast, The: ring emits electnoity in. amounts. and in tensities mentally determined by the wearer The maxrum ‘volage atanable 1s not a © INDEX FINGER: 'Fiamo bldst.” Tho ring ‘emis infrared radiation, or heat, at ntonsives ‘mentaly determined by tho wearer. Usually the heat produces flame through incan- ‘doscing the molecules inthe airin the pathot the blast The heat beam can be used to ‘rigger chemical explosions. The maximum tsveurtofoat i can gone'ste a nok own [oo] THUMB: "White light” This ring can emit various forms of energy along the electio- magnetic spectrum (Over tho years the Mandarin has estab: lished strong psionic link with his ngs, which was mace many times stronger during the period in which his mind’ sprnt actually ‘inhabited them. One results that no one who wears the rings other than the Mandarin him: ‘self can command them. The Mandarin can Row command the rings even when they are ‘separated from him by vast distances, and mentally monitor events taking place around ‘ring that has been separated from him LITTLE FINGER: “Black light” The ring can create an area of absolute blackness, that seems to absorb all ight used within it ‘Although "black ight" ig @ farm used to refer to ultraviolet radiation, the darkness created by the ring is probably a form of the Garklorca’ Used by Cloak Darkstar, and the: Shroud RING FINGER: “Disintogration beam ‘Tho ring omits a beam of enorgy that destroys all bonds between the atoms and ‘molecules of the object it strikes. This ring needs twenty minutes to recharge alter uso. ren MIDDLE FINGER: “Vortox beam.” The ring causes the air to move about at high ‘speed in a vortex. The vortex can be used as. fan offensive weapon, as a means oF levitat- ing objects, or as a means of propelling the ring’s wearer through the ait CLOSE-UP OF LEFT MIDDLE RING INTE! MAGNo- POWERTAP ‘requenty tal of fast neurone Sih to gaan Concer ore of 380 pounds ot THT, The PARTICLE THUMB: “Matter rearrangon” This ring ‘can rearrange the atoms and molecules of 2 ‘substances, oF speed up oF siow down their movement, 80 as to produce various affects. ‘The ring has been used to condense water ‘vapor in the air to liquid water, (0 solidity gas ‘Ses, and 10 create fethal poison gas from the ‘ait. The ring cannot transmute elements. Nor ‘can it rearrange the atoms and molecules of ron Man's magnetic-beam reentorced armor. ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY ‘LENS REGULATOR DEVICES SEGMENTMOCKINGBIRD’S BATTLE-STAVES apisvancs S SPRINGLOADED REFLEX St TAPPED By oTyeert: | \ eee OPENING nevense mn tee | __ttatn 1OING MECHANISM MECHANISM CaM LEAVcGHT™” “SUPPORT” "GROOVE TAP LEFT & SPRING RETAINER, SPRING EXTENSION BATTLE STAVE SPRINGARM. SPREADER EXTENGION RELEASE RELEASE TOcKs ‘GRIP none RETR SPRINGS eee MOON KNIGHT’S CRESCENT-DARTS SPENT URANIUM INSERTS HOLL uNo- (TO. BRING CENTER OF “8 Teo GRAVITY FORWARD) aMOON KNIGHT’S TRUNCHEONODIN’S SPEAR Ocin's spear Gungnir ("The Speer of Heaven") ie an ariact mad of meta unig to the three-pronged current found Gungnir onthe Plains of Kaand use tt focus is power to fat ng known powers of its own; t seems to be a simple ‘channeling of personal energies. Like anything made of uru, the spear holds enchantments well ‘Odin has enchanted the spear to return to his hand when thrown, just as he enchanted hig son Thor's uru hammer to do so. ORB OF AGAMOTTO On the third floor of Doctor Strange’s Greenwich Village Sanctum Sanctorum, in a room known as the Chamber of Shadows, sits 2 three-legged case which is the resting place of the crystal known as the Orb of Agamotto. WhenPALADIN’S GUN DESIGNER UNKNOWN PHASED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS Power \ AMPLIFIER AND CHARGING ‘CAPACITOR > WAVEFORM _ SHAPING _—CANITY High FREQUENCY AgousTe. _- ARRAY WAVEFORM. point MoNiroRS ‘SUPPLY AFETY wicho switch PSYCHO-MAN’S CONTROL BOX Psycho-Man's ‘major weapon is a portable emotion-QUASAR’S WRIST- BANDS Quasar's wrist-bands are a set of energy-manipulat- otras meeants eo emrranat aaa sinctemerenray mcm ‘not known if the wrist bands are of Kree construction, ff Pobepleyecbepoh binned Siete sortnreeream nto Sromtgatecnmnermereeses Renee neneewnees sees) epee ernie emerge Te och eames nay sect ome ce mr ee fora ararh ouch eso sme se, Soe mererencenecnnte open quasi-steliar radio sources (quasars), from which his POWER FIELD #80 Wendell derived his code-name. Vaughn hee since MEASUREMENTS abandoned thet theory and now believes that the gema AREAS OF create an extradimensional aperture into @ reaim of un- L-WAVE FLUX known substomic particles. The wrist-bands, which r have been gratted in some unknown way to Quasar’s wrists, are responsive to their wearer's mental com- 18 to create a variety of visible energy phenomene and to fly. The wrist-bends can create “solid” energy constructs of imple three-dimensional shapes Que Tigh degree of inertia airected at them ‘shunt f extracimensionally. The wrist-bande can also project beams of concussive force at auticiont imteneity to penetrate €-inch concrete. The wriet-bends do not Generate hest, When Quasar encompasses himseit in a FEGIONS Rimbue of energy, he can fy Ths prewmmatiy nvoives OF GREATEST / {an interaction between the particles of his wriat-band's FLUX energy and gravitons (hypothetical perticies believed to / Carry the force of gravity). The maximum rate of speed MERIDIAN OF Quasar can attain is not yet known. Through Earth's GIGAHERTZ RADIO upper atmosphere he has been clocked at Mach 2 (the WAVE ACTIVITY, ‘speed of sound, Mach 1, 18 770 miles per hour). ’ RINGMASTER’S HAT ‘The Ringmaster's principal weapon is the powerful portable mind- cincurr contro! device which he carries concealed in his top hat. The mechanism, BOARD creates a field of electrical energy which, through as yet unknown means, ‘SUPPORTS ‘magnifies the psionic energy of the person wearing or holding the hat so | 28 to allow the wearer to project mental commands into the minds of one ‘or more people and simultaneously compel the victim to carry these PS! WAVE ‘commands out TRANS FREQUENCY The Ringratin‘smin-contol device hess verendousrangs:vaing _-TRaneaucen | "Regu he has been able to hypnotize capacity crowds in auditoriums as lar ANTENNAE ‘New York City's Madison Square Garden cz \ | CYBER-WAVE Y ANTENNAE ARRAY. \Y came roguane FELT ouTeR LAYER SPINNING Jf |SPRING-anmen DISK” — e+ CYBERNETIC MOTOR y] PROBES, [HAT BAND RASTIRNS ——_,figag, Sartemes Co The hat Je s160 equipped with» projector tht tranemite bright ight vamasie / rough spinning dic mounted onthe ort othe hat The Ringmaster tctivates the Glee tn light projector by mental commande picked up by contiotOR gy the hyprotie davies, The ign patterns ue erested do not tremoahves EGRETRSULEDGY, _Rypnstine the vicki, but tney go ase and Glsorent peter etme, Usually making thar too dary to reset tne mincconirel mecheniem’s power People with sumcientiy atrong wile can rai the Ringmeeto’s Iriné-conrol device's power thay oot watoh te ight patterns,MICRO STASIS. ROCKET FIELD GENERATOR: BACKPACK (TYPICAL), PLASMA-LIKESENTINEL we Bs FL MA SEI wal COMMUNICATIONS, AL HEIGHT: 20 FEET PAN SENSOR PLATFORM, ae ‘AND NAVIGATIONAL a UNIT HUMAN AND MUTANT = NECK WO SPECTR ya ARTICULATION (GANIC ANALYZER, ss ‘AND RECEIVING te "ANTENNAE = cae ne Sa Cr Baca i eee TurBines \\) ORIGINAL DESIGN: BOLIVAR TRASK CURRENT DESIGN: SEBASTIAN SHAW, ‘SHAW INDUSTRIESSHIELD GUNS NICK FURY'S PERSONAL HANDGUN 15 CALIBER NEEDLE GUN. a NEEDLES HAVE A COLLAR OF EXPLOSIVE MATERIAL WHICH PROPEL THE NEEDLE AT OVER 1,800 FEET PER SECOND. 7 CLIP HOLDS 300 ROUNDS. [=r MOTHER OF PEARL HANOGRIPS. C SHIELD REGULATION ISSUE: PLASMA BEAM HANDGUN. PINCH BOTTLE MAGNETIC FIELD ‘AND FOCUSING RING EMIT SKILOWATT 1-INCH COLLIMATED BEAM, EFFECTIVE RANGE: 125 FEET. DURATION OF FIRE: 95 SECONDS ‘ON ONE POWER PACK. ‘SHIELD REGULATION ISSUE: 90 CALIBER RAPID FIRE AUTOMATIC MACHINE PISTOL. ‘ARMOR-PIERCING 20 CALIBER SHELLS HAVE SPENT URANIUM (HIGH DENSITY) CORES. EACH CLIP HOLDS 60 ROUNDS ON ‘A DISINTEGRATING LINK BELT, HIGH CYCLIC RATE (VARIABLE RATE OF FIRE FROM SINGLE SHOT TO 10 ROUNDS PER SECOND) ‘ACHIEVED BY ONE PIECE FLOATING BOLT/RECEIVER. SILVER SURFER’S SURFBOARD ‘The Silver Surfer's surfboard is a construct of unknown materials created by the vast cosmic energies of the Surfer's former master Galactus. The surfboard is covered ‘with the same silvery glaze that the Surfer's body was coated with, making it impervious to virtually all forms of physical damage. Few forces short of the cosmic power of Galactus could affect the surfboard at ail. The surfboard i ‘mantally linked In an unknown way with the Silver Surter's mind. The surfboard apparentiy tape ambient cosmic ‘energy in much the same way that the Surter himeetf does. Although the Surfer could conceivably utilize his cosmic ower fo fly without i, the surfboard enables him to iy with- Out the expenditure of any of his own energy. The Silver ‘Surfer can use the surfboard to attain .99 the speed of light in this universe. Accelerating faster than that, he enters warp-space, a reaim where the speed of light is not a limiting factor on velocity. When flying in an atmosphere, ‘the Surter seldom exceeda Mech 10 (ten times the speed of ‘Sound; the speed of sound is about 770 miles per hour).SPIDER-MAN’S BELT-CAMERA PETER PARKE m ORIGINAL WIDE ANGLE custom View ANBER aid FILM ADVANCE AND SHUTTER MECHANISM oniaina, REMOVED. \ a MOVED. @rivetux STRAP LUGS FILED OFF — S.CIRCUTT BOARD: CUSTOM EXPOSURE ELECTRONICS (PROGRAMMED FOR POLICE RECORDING FILM RATED AT ASA 6400) —~ |, BLUE —AcONVENTIONAL PHOTO DIODE ‘AA SIZE BATTERIES: \ CUSTOM FABRICATED AUTOMATED: MOTOR DRIVEE 2 o Ww E < a 9 z < : FE = - on SS if Ly 5 eee Dy LN) N) LL ae A » a ie QWIZARD’S HELMET, POWER-GLOVES, ine | AND ANTI-GRAV DISCS RESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED GRAVITY WAVE PROGRAMMING AND SOLID STATE RerUATION CIRCUITRY IYBERNETIC Maung CUP ARRAY INTEL CORPORATION SUPPORT, outa ELECTRONICS ITY WAVE. MANIPULATION PROGRAM FUNCTION SELECTOR ANTI-GRAV DISC SISTER ON (EST PLATE) SWITCHING (PRE-PROGRAMMED COMMANDS) POWER-GLOVE[ WOLVERINE'S SKELETON BONES HAVE AMANTIUM OSTHETICY CLAW EXIT PORTS: (GRAFTED TO 32WONDER MAN’S JET-BELT WEIGHT | ee Be es rae SERVICE CEILING: (MAK. RATE OF CLIMB: 100 FEET PER SECOND bettie. ‘magic partners, the Wrecking Grew (see Wrecker, Wrecking Crem). ‘Reciduel magic in ’ TT, FACE om SITE NEE whole the crowbar enchanted the bodies and weapons of Garthwaite's AFT NECK BELLADAMANTIUM ‘Adamantlum is» vitualy indestructible man-made stel alloy which does not occur In nature and whose exact chemical Composition isa United States government classed secret. Assman {ium is not an element: ts properties do not quality It for eny known apace on the Periodic Table of Elements. Rather adamartiom is 2 series of Ure Closely elated compounds Of Won created through a secret process clscovered by the metallurgist Or Myron MacLain, ‘MacLain began experimenting wih the process that creates adaranrium as a young scientist in the employ ofthe Unites States government Inthe early 1940s. By accident he created a special ‘acamantium compound which ia more nearly indestructibie than any form of adamant created ‘evar since, and then through another accident, used this adarnantium sample he had created with {Baume of an unknown metal which is now known to have been Wakandan Vibranium (see Vi>- ‘anlum)- The result was the arge rounded specimen of alloy which isthe most virally Indestruct- ble substance known to man. Thi alloy specimen was given to Captain America to serve as his ‘hats (ee Captain America. Captain America s Shield). The exact chemical composition of Captain [Amerie shield and the exact Gegree fo which tis Indestructible have never been determi has Mactain or anyone eise eves learned how to duplicate ather the special adamantivm com ound used in the creation ofthe snieid, which la known a4 Proto-Adamartiom oF the process ‘hich fused the Proto-Adamantiom withthe Wekanden Vioranim. ‘arte olowing eceoes Mactan experienc aterpting to duplicate th process tht routed acamantum Final in recent years, although he realized that he could never again create Proto-Ademantium he succeeded in developing the process by which the substance known ‘True Adamantivm ia created. True Adamantium iy nearly ae strong ae the Proto-Adamantium Used tocreate Captain America's shield, anc is for virtually al practical purposes, indestructible. The ‘Segree of inestrucibity vars direciy with the hickness of Ue adamartium. A direct Blow irom ‘Thor's hammer conveyed with the thunder god's ull atrength, wil ony Ger of roe adamant A guficient mass of damantivm could survive “Adarnartior is created through the mising of certain chemical resins whose composition i ‘tor this brit period te process of creating ‘remely stable molecular structure ofthe adamantium prevent the temparstore reraina mgr evough to keep itn iquified orm. Only # device called a Molec Ulat Rearranger car ate te form 3 hardened adamantium. “The United States government has shared the secrat of adamantivm's composition with certain oft alies, anc the secret has 280 fallen into the hangs of various criminals, auch as the Conetre for (see Constrcion. who has made apecial weaponry from ademantum. Wolverine (see, Wl- vere) possesses artic cnws made of rue adamantilm and eiipe of sdamantium Rave Bown Implanted into his Bones. The outer portion ofthe robotic body of Utron (see Utron} i lao com posed entety of rue acarartium although Utron a inner mechaniame are no ‘Adamentium is exrnorcirarly expensive to produce. Therefore, certain partion who wish to use scementum on 2 large scale have resorted to Uillzng a similar bul somewhat weaker compound Similar te Troe Asamantom cates ‘Adamant ARROUgR Secondary ASamartiom i Bill tar stronger than eve” Starium steel can be deat oyed by uticlenty greet amounts otforce Blastaar’s energy Sischa'ges and the vibratory force created by the Overkil Horn (see Blastaar, HYDRA) nave both provec able o destroy Secondary Adamantium, although they would probably have litte or no eect on True Adamantum. The sentient computer known aa FAS. hed a cas: Ing made of Secondary Acamantium. and the factory which housed f was also conatnucted 1o @ large extent of Secondary Adamantium, both have Deen destroyed. The Red Skull and the Hale- Monger had a come of Sacondary Adamantium constructed to protect tner island fortress; the dome was destroyed by the Overkill Horn and by powerful incendiary bombs. VIBRANIUM \erariom is sro saeryoncring me eotans wich sits wo fr. 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The last of the original run of the OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. in way, this Handbook of Weapons, Hardware, and Paraphernalia has been my favorite in the series — and not just because Eliot "Mr. Technical’ Brown had to do all the hard work himselt. No, I've been a dia- {gram and blueprint nut since way back and al ways wanted 10 know how all those gadgets in the comics worked. Well, now | know, thanks to EB! ‘As @ bonus to all you hardcore Marvel-ma- vens, we've included facsimiles of the official 1nd SHIELD identification cards, pre- Ind color of the real items. Clip them and carry them proudly next to your Ilr brary card. You can bet I'm going to. ‘Best of all universes! Mark Gruenwald Editorppp sney yee = yD Oe epee oe 4 y H ( Y } } }