| Release: | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Cover: | Feb 2012 |
| Release: | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Cover: | Feb 2012 |
The OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE helps usher in the Defenders' return to prominence with new profiles featuring Marvel's premier non-team! Past members (Manslaughter, Andromeda, Interloper, Cloud), foes (the Asgardian Lorelei, Mad-Dog/Baxter, Jake Fury, Sea Urchin), the unusual (Tapping Tommy, Sunshine Gross, Foolkiller/Salinger), objects of great power (Star of Capistan, Rose of Purity, Evil Eye), and one of the strangest moments in Marvel history and the man responsible for it: Defenders for a Day and Dollar Bill! Plus: updates on the team itself and its current members (Dr. Strange, Iron Fist, Namor, Red She-Hulk, Silver Surfer). Featuring new art for dozens of profiles by Gus Vazquez! 64 PGS./Rated T+
| Writer | Eduardo Freyre, Jeff Christiansen, Sean McQuaid, Michael Hoskin, Ronald Byrd, Stuart Vandal, Madison Carter, Roger Ott, Patrick Ryall, Pat Duke, Anthony Cotilletta, Kevin Garcia, Markus Raymond, Michael O'Sullivan, Rob London |
| Cover Artist | Leinil Francis Yu |
| Cover Colorist | Sunny Gho |
| Editor | Nelson Ribeiro, Alex Starbuck, Mark D. Beazley, Jennifer Grünwald, Jeff Youngquist |
| Editor in Chief | Axel Alonso |
| Doctor Strange | Stephen Strange |
| Sub-Mariner | Namor McKenzie |
| Wasp | Janet van Dyne |
| Silver Surfer | Norrin Radd |
| Iron Fist | Daniel 'Danny' Rand |
| Red She-Hulk | Elizabeth 'Betty' Ross-Banner |
| Lorelei | |
| Jack Norriss | |
| Cloud | |
| Torpedo | Brock Jones |
| Richard Rory | |
| Aleta | |
| Nighthawk (Earth-712) | Kyle Richmond |
| Eel | Leopold Stryke |
| Scorpio | Jacob Fury |
| Andromeda | Andromeda Attumasen |
| Mad Dog | Robert 'Buzz' Baxter |
| Solarr | Silas King |
| Foolkiller | Greg Salinger |
| Geatar | |
| Trish Starr | |
| Nebulon | |
| Jerry Morgan | |
| Gargantua | Edward Cobert |
| Seraph | Sonya Tolsky |
| Interloper | |
| Dr. Spectrum | Alice Nugent |
| Ardina | |
| Cyrus Black | |
| Dr. Spectrum | Billy Roberts |
| Manslaughter the Stalker | |
| Dolly Donahue | |
| Dafydd Ap Iowerth | |
| Dr. Spectrum | Kinji Obatu |
| Papa Hagg | |
| Tapping Tommy | |
| Belathauzer the Demon | |
| Sea Urchin | Jeremy Swimming-Bear |
| Zusommin | |
| Slorioth | |
| Sunshine Gross | Ira Gross |
| Dollar Bill | Aaron English |
| Martha Gomes | |
| Georgia Orr | |
| Al Gentle | |
| Blowtorch Brand | Peter Brand |
| Age | Modern Age |
|---|---|
| Format | MDCU |
| Series Group | Defenders |
| Genre | Reference |
| No. of Pages | 64 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |