Issue Details

Issue	#16
Published	June 1987
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Gregory Wright; David Wohl; Marc McLaurin (Assistants); Mark Gruenwald
Notes	Comic is An Index of Deceased Marvel Characters Employing Text, Original Art, and Previously Published Clip Art; Joe Rubinstein is Listed as Inker and James Fry, Phil Lord, and Bruce Solotoff as Art Enhancers So All Have Been Listed as Inkers for All Entries; Volume Numbers are from Silver Age Up; In his intro, Mark Gruenwald insists that all characters appearing in this book are truly dead, but as time and plotlines proved, a number of them were apparently only mostly dead; Wraparound Cover.

Cover Details - "Book of the Dead Part 1"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Keith Pollard
Inks	Joe Rubinstein

2 page Air-Walker character profile "Air-Walker"

Characters	Air-Walker
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Gabriel Lan; Herald of Galactus; 1st App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #123; Last App. Thor Vol.1 #306; (Mostly Dead)

4 page Ancient One character profile "Ancient One"

Characters	Ancient One
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Carl Potts
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Strange Tales Vol.1 #111; Last App. Marvel Premiere #10

2 page Ani-Men character profile "Ani-Men"

Characters	Ape-Man, Cat-Man, Frog-Man, Bird-Man
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Luke McDonnell
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Various 1st and Last Appearances

2 page Baron Blood character profile "Baron Blood"

Characters	Baron Blood
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Alan Davis
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Lord John Falsworth; 1st App. Invaders #7; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #254

3 page Baron Strucker character profile "Baron Strucker"

Characters	Baron Strucker
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Mike Zeck
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker; Father of Fenris; 1st App. Sgt. Fury #5; Last App. Strange Tales Vol.1 #158 (Mostly Dead)

3 page Baron Zemo I character profile "Baron Zemo I"

Characters	Baron Zemo I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Baron Heinrich Zemo; 1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #4; Last App. Avengers Vol.1 #15

2 page Basilisk character profile "Basilisk"

Characters	Basilisk
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Sandy Plunkett
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Basil Elks; 1st App. Marvel Team-Up #16; Last App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #289

3 page Beyonder character profile "Beyonder"

Characters	Beyonder
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Colleen Doran
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Secret Wars Vol.1 #1; Last App. Secret Wars Vol.2 #9 (And there was much rejoicing)

2 page Big Man character profile "Big Man"

Characters	Big Man
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Tom Morgan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Fredrick Foswell; 1st App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #10; Last App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #52

2 page Black Knight I character profile "Black Knight I"

Characters	Black Knight I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	John Bolton
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Sir Percy of Scandia; 1st and Last App. Marvel Super-Heroes #17

2 page Black Knight II character profile "Black Knight II"

Characters	Black Knight II
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Nathan Garrett; 1st App. Tales to Astonish Vol.1 #52; Last App. Avengers Vol.1 #47

2 page Blackout character profile "Blackout"

Characters	Blackout
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Al Milgrom
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Marcus Daniels; 1st App. Nova Vol.1 #19; Last App. Avengers Vol.1 #277

2 page Blizzard character profile "Blizzard"

Characters	Blizzard
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Chuck Patton
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Gregor Shapanka; 1st App. (as Jack Frost) Tales of Suspense Vol.1 #45; 1st App. (as Blizzard) Iron Man Vol.1 #86; Last App. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #20

2 page Bloodstone character profile "Bloodstone"

Characters	Bloodstone
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Tony Salmons
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Ulysses Bloodstone; 1st App. Marvel Presents #1; Last App. Rampaging Hulk #8

1 page Blue Streak character profile "Blue Streak"

Characters	Blue Streak
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Todd McFarlane
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Captain America Vol.1 #217; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #318 (Hey, the guy wore roller skates)

2 page Bucky character profile "Bucky"

Characters	Bucky
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	James Buchanan Barnes; 1st and Last Modern App. Avengers Vol.1 #4

3 page Captain Mar-Vell character profile "Captain Mar-Vell"

Characters	Captain Mar-Vell
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Marvel Super-Heroes #12; Last App. Marvel Graphic Novel #1

2 page Carrion character profile "Carrion"

Characters	Carrion
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Bob Budiansky
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Miles Warren (Clone); 1st App. Spectacular Spider-Man Vol.1 #25; Last App. Spectacular Spider-Man Vol.1 #31

2 page Carter, Sharon character profile "Carter, Sharon"

Characters	Carter, Sharon
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Tales of Suspense Vol.1 #75; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #237 (Mostly Dead)

1 page Century, Turner D. character profile "Century, Turner D."

Characters	Century, Turner D.
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Dwayne Turner
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Clifford F. Michaels; 1st App. Spider-Woman Vol.1 #33; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #319 (And the world snickered)

2 page Champions of Xandar character profile "Champions of Xandar"

Characters	Nova-Prime, Protector, Powerhouse, Comet, Crimebuster
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Mike Harris
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. (Team) Fantastic Four Vol.1 #204; Last App. Rom #24

2 page Changeling character profile "Changeling"

Characters	Changeling
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Bill Reinhold
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. X-Men Vol.1 #35; Last App. (as Xavier) X-Men Vol.1 #42

1 page Cheetah character profile "Cheetah"

Characters	Cheetah
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Paul Ryan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Esteban Carracas; 1st App. Captain Marvel Vol.1 #48; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #319

2 page Commander Kraken character profile "Commander Kraken"

Characters	Commander Kraken
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Carl Potts
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Sub-Mariner #27; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #319

3 page Count Nefaria character profile "Count Nefaria"

Characters	Count Nefaria
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Whilce Portacio
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Count Luchino Nefaria; 1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #13; Last App. Iron Man Vol.1 #116; (Mostly Dead)

1 page Cyclone character profile "Cyclone"

Characters	Cyclone
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Al Milgrom
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #143; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #319

3 page Dakimh the Enchanter character profile "Dakimh the Enchanter"

Characters	Dakimh the Enchanter
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Brent Anderson
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Fear #14; Last App. Giant Size Man-Thing #3

1 page Damien, Margo character profile "Damien, Margo"

Characters	Damien, Margo
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Eternals Vol.1 #1; Last App. Eternals Vol.1 #10

1 page Darkoth character profile "Darkoth"

Characters	Darkoth
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Mike Witherby
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Desmond Pitt; 1st App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #142; Last App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #194

1 page Death Adder character profile "Death Adder"

Characters	Death Adder
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	John Bolton
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Roland Burroughs; 1st App. Marvel Two-In-One #64; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #318

2 page Death Stalker character profile "Death Stalker"

Characters	Death Stalker
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Kevin Nowlan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; James Fry; Phil Lord; Bruce Solotoff
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Phillip Wallace Sterling; 1st App. (as Exterminator) Daredevil Vol.1 #39; 1st App. (as Deathstalker) Daredevil Vol.1 #113; Last App. Daredevil Vol.1 #158

1 page Strength Levels of Marvel Characters text article "Strength Levels of Marvel Characters"

Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Editing	Brenda Mings