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Issue: Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1
Publication Date: April 2008
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/27/2008
Volume: 1
Pages: 248
ISBN: 9780785130284
UPC/EAN: 978078513028452499
Price: $40.00 CAD
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Content Items: 47 (0 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: The following entries have not yet been indexed: Adam II; Aggamon; Alpha the Ultimate Mutant; Amun; Android Man; Annihilus; Annihilus' Queens; Annunaki; Anole; Answer; Anti-Cap; Ant-Man (Lang); Apache Kid (Rosa); Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur); Apocalypse Beast; Aqueduct; Arabian Knight (Hashim); Arabian Knight (Qamar); Arachne (Carpenter); AraƱa; Arcade; U.S. Archer; Ares; Arides; Armadillo; Armor; Armorer; Arranger; Arsenal (robot); Asbestos Lady; Asbestos Man; Ashake; Ashcan; Asmodeus (demon); Atlantis; Atlas (Josten); Atleza; Atom Smasher (English); Aurora; Authority; Avalanche; Avengers; Avengers Headquarters & Vehicles; Avengers (MC2); Awesome Android; Axis Mundi; Axum; Azazel; Ba'al; B.A.D. Girls, Inc.; Badoon; Sunset Bain; Band of the Bland; Banshee (Cassidy); Barbarus; Baron Mordo; Baron Mordo's Minions; Baron Strucker; Baron Zemo (Heinrich); Baron Zemo (Helmut); Baroness; Baroness Blood; Bastion; Batroc; Battle-Axis; Battleworld; Batwing (Santini); Beast (McCoy); Benny Beckley; Bedlam (Aaronson); Belasco; Yelena Belova; Bereet; Berserker; Beta Ray Bill; Beyonder; Bi-Beast; Bible John; Big Hero 6; Big Man (Frederick Foswell); Big Mother; Big Wheel; Bishop; Black Bolt; Black Box; Black Cat; Black Crow; Black Dragon; Black Fox (Paine); Black Knight (Whitman); Black Lama; Black Marvel; Black Panther (T'Challa); Black Talon; Black Tarantula; Black Widow (Romanova); Black Widow (Voyant); Blackheart; Blackout (Lilin); Blackwing (Bohusk); Blackwing (Manfredi)
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Dimensions: 7" x 10.5"
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Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Banshee [Sean Cassidy]; Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Annihilus; Atlas [Erik Josten]; Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Apocalypse [En Sabah Nur]; The Black Panther [T'Challa]; Ares; Bishop [Lucas Bishop]; The Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; The Black Cat [Felicia Hardy]; The Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; an AIM member; The Beast [Hank McCoy]
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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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"Head writer/Coordinator: Jeff Christiansen
Writers: Mike Fichera; Stuart Vandal; Mark O'English; Sean McQuaid; Madison Carter; Michael Hoskin; Ronald Byrd; Eric J. Moreels; David Wiltfong; Chad Anderson; Anthony Flamini; Jacob Rougemont; Gabriel Shechter; Rich Green; Chris Biggs; Al Sjoerdsma; David Sexton; Bill Lentz; Barry Reese; Jonathan Couper-Smartt; Mike Raicht; Stephen Faulkner
Cover Artists: Tom Grummett; Roland Paris; Stephane Peru
Art Reconstruction: Pond Scum
Select Coloring: Tom Smith
Editors: Jeff Youngquist; Jennifer Grunwald
Editor, Special projects: Mark D. Beazley
Assistant Editors: John Denning; Cory Levine
Copy Editor: Brian Overton
Senior vice president of sales: David Gabriel
Production: Jerron Quality Color
Editor in Chief: Joe Quesada
Publisher: Dan Buckley
Special thanks: Tom Brevoort; Bob Almond; Daniel Block; John Cage; Peter David; Tom DeFalco; Scott Derby; Markus Ettlinger; Al Milgrom; Peter Milligan; Kurt Busiek; Steve Englehart; Roger Stern; Mark Paniccia; Jeff Parker; Priest; Jake Sullivan; Kevin Grevioux; Daniel Kethum; Roy Thomas; the guys at the Appendix (www.marvunapp.com)

Eric Moreels would like to thank his partner Johanna king for her love, patience and support as well as his kids William and Andrew and Jo's kids Jade and Brodie for their love, admiration and understanding during his work on this project.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Frequently Asked Questions page--including data corrections and explanations, complete bibliographies, and Power Grid legends: http://www.marvel.com/universe/OHOTMU"
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1602 A.D.

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David Banner; Hulk; Ananias Dare; Virginia Dare; Donal; Otto von Doom; Count Dougan; Queen Elizabeth; Grand Inquisitor Enrique; Doris Evans; Sir Nicholas Fury; John Grey; Benjamin Grimm; King James; Lord Iron; JJ Jameson; Carlos Javier; Chief Maroiac; Henry McCoy; Madame Medusa; Matthew Murdoch; Natasha; Numenor; Norman Osborn; Peter Parquagh; Spider; Petros; Sir Richard Reed; Rita; Rhodes; Rojhas; Captain Ross; Sandman; William Shakespeare; Jon Storm; Susan Storm; Clea Strange; Dr. Stephen Strange; Scotius Summerisle; Thor; Toad; Trapster; Robert Trefusis; Sister Wanda; Werner; Wizard
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Inhabitants of the alternate "1602" timeline, Earth-311.
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2020 A.D.

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Spider-Girl [May Parker]; Machine Man [X-51]; Slick; Hassle; Swift; Wild Thing [Nikki Doyle]; Brain; Iron Man [Arno Stark]; Death Wreck; Death's Head [Minion]; Baron Strucker V; Charnel; Marcus Wellington; Death Metal; Jocasta; The Dicemen [Athey; Chance]; The Ancient Wrecker [Wilbur Garvin; Gears Gavin]; Bones; Doctor Cyclobe; Howard [Tony Stark]; Melodi MacLain; Evelyn Necker; Robert Saunders; Dorian Trask
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Inhabitants of Earth-8410, circa the year 2020.
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2099 A.D.

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Doom [Victor von Doom?]; Punisher [Jake Gallows]; Desert Ghost [Xi'an Chi Xan]; Paul-Phillip Ravage; The Hulk [John Eisenhart]; Spider-Man [Miguel O'Hara]; Bloodhawk [Lemuel Halcon]
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2099 A.D.--Marvel Knights

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Chronok; Fin Fang Foom; Daredevil [Samuel Fisk]; Franklin Castle; Cossandra Castle; Chad Channing; Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Reed Richards; Black Panther [K'Shamba]; Darkhawk [Chris Powell]; X-23 [Laura Kinney]; Gravity [Greg Willis]; Sleepwalker; Terror; Speedball [Robbie Baldwin]; Dagger [Tandy Bowen]
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Inhabitants of Earth-2992, circa 2099.
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8162 A.D.

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Big Shot; Slaughterhouse; Spratt; Death's Head [Freelance Peacekeeping Agent]; Digit; Steel; Scavenger; Dragon; Mercy
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Inhabitants of Earth-5555, circa 8162.
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Abomination

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The Abomination [Emil Blonsky]
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Abraxas

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Abraxas
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Absorbing Man

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The Absorbing Man [Carl Creel; Crusher Creel; Rocky Davis; Lightningbolt]
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Abyss

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Abyss [Nils Styger]
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Achebe

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Achebe
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Acolytes

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The Acolytes [Fabian Cortez; Anne-Marie Cortez; Chrome [Allen Yuricic]; Marco Delgado; Nance Winters; Scanner [Sarah Ryall]; Frenzy [Joanna Cargill]; Carmella Unuscione; The Kleinstock Brothers [Harlan Kleinstock; Sven Kleinstock; Eric Kleinstock]; Neophyte [Simon Hall]; Francisco Milan; Amelia Voght; Suvik Senyaka; Spoor [Andrew Graves]; Katu; Seamus Mellencamp; Isaac Javitz; Exodus [Bennett du Paris]; Russel "Rusty" Collins; Skids [Sally Blevins]; Colossus [Piotr "Peter" Rasputin]; Rakkus [David Rice]; Orator [Victor Ludwig]; Kamal el Alaoui; Decay [Jacob Lashinski]; Gargouille [Lavinia LeBlanc]; Projector [Zachary Williams]; REM-RAM [Marcus Andrews]; Static [Gianna Esperanza]; Barnacle [Mortimer Everett]; Vindaloo [Venkat Katragadda]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Random [Marshall Stone III]; Tempo [Heather Tucker]]
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Acrobat

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The Acrobat [Carl Zante; Captain America]
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Acts of Vengeance

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The Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; The Wizard; The Mandarin; Loki; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; The Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Magneto [Max Eisenhardt]
The "Prime Movers" of the "Acts of Vengeance" plot.
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Adamantium

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Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett]; Dr. Myron MacLain; Tess-One; Ultron; Lord Dark Wind; Cyber [Silas Burr]; X-23 [Laura kinney]
Characters related to the unbreakable metal, Adamantium.
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Aegis

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Aegis [Trey Rollins]
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The Age of Apocalypse

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Sunfire [Shiro Yoshida]; Rogue [Anna Marie Lensherr]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Holocaust [Nemesis]; Kitty Pryde-Rasputin; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin; Peter Rasputin]; Sinister [Nathaniel Essex]; Blink [Clarice Ferguson]; Weapon X [Logan; James Howlett]; Gambit [Remy LeBeau]; The Silver Samurai [Kenuichio Harada]; Apocalypse [En Sabah Nur]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Magneto [Max Eisenhardt; Erik Lensherr]; Amazon [Elizabeth Guthrie]; Arclight; Charles Lensherr; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Damask [Emma Steed]; Dark Beast [Dr. Henry McCoy; Hank McCoy]; Death; Forge; Jean Grey; Kirika Yashida; Mikhail Rasputin; Nightcrawler [Kurt Darkholme]; Quietus; Sugar Man; Switchback; War; Wolverine; X-Man [Nate Grey]
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Inhabitants of Earth-295, the "Age of Apocalypse" reality
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Aged Genghis

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The Aged Genghis
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Agent

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The Agent [Rick Mason]
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Agent X

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Agent X [Nijo; Alex Hayden]
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Agents of Atlas

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The Agents of Atlas [Gorilla Man [Ken Hale]; The Human Robot [M-11]; Marvel Boy [Robert Grayson; Bob Grayson; The Uranian]; Namora [Aquaria Neptunia]; Venus; Jimmy Woo [Woo Yen Jet]; Agent Derek Khanata]
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Ahab

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Ahab [Roderick Campbell; Rory Campbell; Famine]
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A.I.M.

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A.I.M. [Advanced Idea Mechanics] [Paul Allen; B'Tumba; Baron Samedi; Clete Billups; Julia Black; Timothy Black; Lars Branco; Cache; George Clinton; Cyborg; Commander Cypher; Njeri Damphousse; Destructor [Kerwin Korman]; Clytemnestra Erwin; The Fixer [Norbert Ebersol]; Lyle Getz; Grizzly; Lifeform [George Prufrock]; Carl Lombardi; Chet Madden; Sean Madigan; Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; Maxwell Mordius; MODAM [Olinka Barankova]; MODOK [George Tarleton]; Evelyn Necker; Peggy Park; Hyun Rahman; Monica Rappacini; The Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Abu-Jamal Rodriguez; Count Bornag Royale; Ralph Ryder; Ramona Starr; Betty Sumitro; Super-Adaptoid; Timekeeper; Valdemar Tykkio; Yorgon Tykkio; Ultra-Adaptoid; Victorius [Victor Conrad]; Bernard Worrell]
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Akhenaten

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The Pharaoh Akhenaten [Amenhotep IV]
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Albert & Elsie-Dee

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Albert; Elsie-Dee
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Albion

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Albion
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Illustrations from: Knights of Pendragon (Marvel, 1992 series) #6 (main), Dark Guard (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (inset), and The Knights of Pendragon (Marvel, UK, 1990 series) #14.
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Abdul Alhazred

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Abdul Alhazred
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Alkhema

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Alkhema [Alkhema-2; War Toy]
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All-American

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The All-American [Giovanni Magniconte; John Magniconte; Mr. Magnificent]; members of Kickers, Inc. (of Earth-148611, the New Universe)
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All-Winners Squad

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The All-Winners Squad [Captain America [William Nasland; The Spirit of '76]; Bucky [Fred Davis]; The Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Toro [Thomas Raymond]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Whizzer [Robert Frank; Bob Frank]; Miss America [Madeline Joyce Frank]; The Blonde Phantom [Louise Grant]]
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Alpha Flight

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Alpha Flight; Beta Flight; Gamma Flight; the Flight; The Guardian [James Hudson; Weapon Alpha; Vindicator]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen]; Marrina [Marrina Smallwood]; Snowbird [Narya]; Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier]; Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]; Talisman [Elizabeth Twoyoungmen]; Box [Roger Bochs]; Madison Jeffries; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Persuasion [Kara Killgrave; Purple Girl]; Manikin [Whitman Knapp]; Pathway [Laura Dean]; Goblyn [Goblyn Dean]; Diamond Lil [Lillian Crawley]; Witchfire [Ananym]; Windshear [Colin Hume]; Wildheart [Kyle Gibney]; Wyre; Feedback [Albert Louis]; Flashback [Gardner Monroe]; Silver [Jimon Tang]; Auric [Zhao Tang]; Earthmover [Chuck Moss]; Ghost Girl [Lilli Stephens]; Flex [Adrian Corbo]; Radius [Jared Corbo]; Guardian (synthoid duplicate); Murmur [Arlette Truffaut]; Manbot [Bernie Lachenay]; Sasquatch; Flinch [Toby Wood]; Ouija [Bill Astin]; Nemesis [Amelia Weatherly]; Mar; Puck [Zuzha Yu]; Centennial [Rutherford Princeton]; Major Mapleleaf [Louis Sadler, Jr.]; Yukon Jack [Yukotujakzurjimozoata]; Smart Alec [Alexander Thorne]; St. Elmo; Wolverine [Logan; James Howlett; Weapon X]; Stitch [Jodi Furman]; Groundhog [Sean Bernard]
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Amatsu-Kami

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The Amatsu-Kami [Izanagi; Ame-No-Mi-Kumari; Kaminari; Hotei Osho; Bishamon; Mikaboshi; Inari]
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Americop

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Americop [Bartholomew Gallows; Bart Gallows]
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Amphibion

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Amphibion [Qnax]
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Anachronauts

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The Anachronauts [Ssith; Wildrun; Sir Raston; Apocryphus; Deathunt 9000; Raa; Tyndar]
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Anarchist

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The Anarchist [Tike Alicar]
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Ancient One

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The Ancient One [Yao; the Spirit Leopard; the Mystic; the High Lama; Sorcerer Supreme; the Master]
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Angel (Halloway)

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The Angel [Thomas Halloway]; The Angel [Simon Halloway]
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Angel (Worthington)

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The Angel [Warren Worthington III; Archangel; Avenging Angel; Death; Dark Angel]
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Angels

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sphares; Tariel; Gadriel; Hafaza; Sariel; Azazel; Armaros; Ezekeel; Tzadqiel; Armaziel; Ephesus; Arcturus; Cherub Zachariah; Gabriel, Chairman of RRTC; Cherub Thrasher; Afterlife; Afterlife's Angelic Form; Agent of Heaven; Andy; Angel of Death; Anielle; Golden Angel; Lusa Gregor; Malachi; Daniel; Harry Moran; Ruth; Todyquiel; Uriel
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Angels of the mainstream Earth-616 Marvel Universe.
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Animus

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Animus [Hate-Monger]
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Annex

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Annex [Alexander Ellis]
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