Issue Details

Issue	#20
Published	February 1988
Cover Price	$1.50
Pages	68
Editing	Gregory Wright; David Wohl (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 Phil Lord, Marc Siry, 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 5"

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 Rubinstein is Listed as Inker and Phil Lord, Marc Siry, 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

2 page Stick character profile "Stick"

Characters	Stick
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Daredevil Vol.1 #176; Last App. Daredevil Vol.1 #190 (Mostly Dead)

1 page Storm, Franklin character profile "Storm, Franklin"

Characters	Storm, Franklin
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Tom Morgan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Father of the Invisible Woman and Human Torch; 1st App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #31; Last App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #32

3 page Swordsman character profile "Swordsman"

Characters	Swordsman
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Mike Zeck
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #19; Last App. Giant-Size Avengers #2

2 page Talbot, Major Glenn character profile "Talbot, Major Glenn"

Characters	Talbot, Major Glenn
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Al Milgrom
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Tales to Astonish Vol.1 #61; Last App. Incredible Hulk Vol.1 #260

2 page Tarantula I character profile "Tarantula I"

Characters	Tarantula I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Kieron Dwyer
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Anton Miguel Rodriguez; 1st App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #134; Last App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #236

2 page Terrax character profile "Terrax"

Characters	Terrax
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Tyros the Terrible; 1st App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #211; Last App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #260 (Mostly Dead)

2 page Thanos character profile "Thanos"

Characters	Thanos
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Iron Man Vol.1 #55; Last App. Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 (Mostly Dead)

3 page Thumb, Tom character profile "Thumb, Tom"

Characters	Tom Thumb
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Paul Ryan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Thomas Thompson; 1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #85; Last App. Squadron Supreme #9

2 page Thunderbird I character profile "Thunderbird I"

Characters	Thunderbird I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Dave Cockrum
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	John Proudstar; Brother of Warpath; 1st App. Giant-Size X-Men #1; Last App. X-Men Vol.1 #95

2 page Thunderbolt character profile "Thunderbolt"

Characters	Thunderbolt
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Kerry Gammill
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	William Carver; 1st App. Power Man #41; Last App. Power Man and Iron Fist #62

2 page Titania I character profile "Titania I"

Characters	Titania I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Davida DeVito; 1st App. Marvel Two-In-One #54; Last App. Thing #33

2 page Toro character profile "Toro"

Characters	Toro
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Sal Buscema
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Thomas Raymond; 1st and Last Modern App. Sub-Mariner #14

2 page Torpedo II character profile "Torpedo II"

Characters	Torpedo II
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Bill Reinhold
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Brock Jones; 1st App. Daredevil Vol.1 #126; Last App. Rom #50

1 page Two-Gun Kid character profile "Two-Gun Kid"

Characters	Two-Gun Kid
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Matt Hawk; 1st App. Two-Gun Kid #60; Last App. Not Yet Depicted

3 page Union Jack I & II character profile "Union Jack I & II"

Characters	Union Jack I & II
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	I: Montgomery Lord Falsworth; 1st App. Invaders #7; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #254; II: Brian Falsworth; 1st App. Invaders #19; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #253

2 page Vamp character profile "Vamp"

Characters	Vamp
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Joe Jusko
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Captain America Vol.1 #217; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #319

8 page Vampires character profile "Vampires"

Characters	Vlad Dracula, Lilith, Hannibal King, Baron Blood, Rachel Van Helsing, Varnae, Nimrod, Turac, Lianda, Lucy Westernra, Edith Harker, Deacon Frost, Blade Doppelganger, Adri Nital, Lucas Brand, Torgo, Harold H. Harold
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Kevin Nowlan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Various 1st and Last Appearances

2 page Van Helsing, Rachel character profile "Van Helsing, Rachel"

Characters	Van Helsing, Rachel
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Stan Drake
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Tomb of Dracula #3; Last App. Uncanny X-Men Annual #6

2 page Van Lunt, Cornelius character profile "Van Lunt, Cornelius"

Characters	Van Lunt, Cornelius
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Mike Machlan
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Taurus of Zodiac; 1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #72

1 page Viper I character profile "Viper I"

Characters	Viper I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Mark Chiarello
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Jordan Dixon; 1st App. Captain America Vol.1 #157; Last App. Captain America Vol.1 #180

3 page Warlock, Adam character profile "Warlock, Adam"

Characters	Adam Warlock
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Jim Starlin
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Him; 1st App. Fantastic Four Vol.1 #66; Last App. Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2; (He Got Better)

1 page Whitemane, Aelfyre character profile "Whitemane, Aelfyre"

Characters	Whitemane, Aelfyre
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Carl Potts
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st and Last App. Power Pack Vol.1 #1

3 page Whizzer I character profile "Whizzer I"

Characters	Whizzer I
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Dennis Jensen
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Robert Frank; 1st Modern App. Giant-Size Avengers #1; Last App. Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol.1 #2

2 page Wraith character profile "Wraith"

Characters	Wraith
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Ron Lim
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Brian DeWolff; 1st App. Marvel Team-Up #48; Last App. Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #278

4 page Zodiac character profile "Zodiac"

Characters	Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricorn, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Pisces, Sagittarius, Virgo
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Rob Liefeld
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	1st App. Avengers Vol.1 #72; Last App. West Coast Avengers #26

2 page Zombie character profile "Zombie"

Characters	Zombie
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Bob Hall
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Simon William Garth; 1st App. Tales of the Zombie #1; Last App. Tales of the Zombie #8

2 page Zuras character profile "Zuras"

Characters	Zuras
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Gruenwald; Peter Sanderson
Pencils	Dave Cockrum
Inks	Joe Rubinstein; Phil Lord; Don Hudson; Marc Siry
Colors	Andy Yanchus
Letters	Brenda Mings
Notes	Eternal; 1st App. Eternals Vol.1 #5; Last App. Thor Vol.1 #300