Written by "JIVIN'" JEFF CHRISTIANSEN* "ASTONISHING" AL SJOERDSMA* MICHAEL "HOT DOG" HOSKIN* "SHINY" SEAN MCQUAID* "SAVAGE" STUART VANDAL* "MOJO" MARK O'ENGLISH* "RELIABLE" RONALD BYRD* "ANTHROPOMORPHIC" ANTHONY FLAMINI* "MELLOW" MIKE FICHERA* "BATTLIN" BARRY REESE* "MANIACAL" MADISON CARTER* "CHILLAXIN'" CHRIS BIGGS* "ELECTRIFYIN'" ERIC J. MOREELS Cover by "OUR PAL" Sal Buscema From the Venerable Vaults of Marveldom* it's the Mighty Marvel Handbook -- 1970s style! Just what is the 1970s Handbook* you ask? Imagine a Handbook written at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 31* 1979. The profiles within cover everything published by the hallowed House of Ideas up until that point. So if it's from a comic that has a December 1979 cover date or earlier* you'll find it in this magnificent mag! Featuring the Avengers* Captain Marvel* the Defenders* the Fantastic Four* Power Man* the Punisher and the X-Men as they were in the 1970s* as well as'70s-era characters such as Black Brother* the Deadly Dozen* the Faceless One* Golem* Hellcow* Lady Liberators* Manphibian* Ms. Marvel* Mr. Zodiac* Sons of the Tiger* They Who Wield Power* Xorr the God-Jewel and more!