| Issue | #1 |
| Published | December 1985 |
| Cover Price | $1.00 |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Danny Fingeroth; Jim Shooter (Editor in Chief); Mark Gruenwald (Consulting Editor); Ralph Macchio (Consulting Editor) |
| Notes | The Official History of the Marvel Universe |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Ron Frenz; Bob Layton |
| Inks | Ron Frenz; Bob Layton |
| Colors | Ron Frenz; Bob Layton |
| Notes | The Official History of the Marvel Universe |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Janet Jackson (Design); Bill Valley (Design); Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; H.E. Huntley; John Byrne |
| Pencils | Ron Frenz; Al Milgrom; Jack Kirby; John Byrne; Don Heck; Ron Wilson; Sal Buscema; Art Simek; Joe Sinnott; Dick Ayers; Hilary Barta; Brett Breeding |
| Inks | Jack Kirby; John Byrne; Don Heck; Ron Wilson; Sal Buscema; Art Simek; Joe Sinnott; Dick Ayers; Hilary Barta; Brett Breeding |
| Colors | Paul Becton; George Roussos; Jack Kirby; John Byrne; Don Heck; Ron Wilson; Sal Buscema; Art Simek; Joe Sinnott; Dick Ayers; Hilary Barta; Brett Breeding |
| Letters | Brenda Mings (Typesetter) |
| Notes | Ron Zalme (Production); Barry Shapiro (Production); Phil Felix (Production); Ken Lopez (Production); Harry Condelario (Production); Bruce N. Solotoff (Production); Rob Carosella (Production); Paul Becton (Production); Dawn Geiger (Production). In addition to the excerpted material, information from a wide variety of other sources was incorporated into the all-new pages 1-5. |
| Reprinted | Excerpted material from Fantastic Four (1961) #1 (November 1961), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #2 (January 1962), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #271 (October 1984), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #273 (December 1984), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #27 (January 1962), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #44 (June 1963), Marvel, USA; Avengers, The (1963) #227 (January 1983), Marvel, USA; Alpha Flight (1983) #2 (September 1983), Marvel, USA; Alpha Flight (1983) #12 (July 1984), Marvel, USA; Thing, The (1983) #1 (July 1983), Marvel, USA; Thing, The (1983) #10 (April 1984), Marvel, USA |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Peter Sanderson (Writer and Researcher); Janet Jackson (Design); Bill Vallely (Design) |
| Reprinted | B&W Classic covers of Fantastic Four (1961) #1 (November 1961), Marvel, USA; Tales to Astonish (1959) #27 (January 1962), Marvel, USA; Fantastic Four (1961) #2 (January 1962), Marvel, USA |