| Type | Title | Credits | Pgs. |
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| Text story with art/photos | (Inside front cover) Introduction - Picture of Golden Age heroes: Whizzer (Robert Frank) (GoldAge), Human Torch (Jim Hammond) (GoldAge), Bucky (James Barnes), Captain America (Steven Rogers), Sub-Mariner (Namor MacKenzie), Toro (Thomas Raymond), Destroyer (Charles Stanton) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Table of content | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | The Timely birth of Marvel (1940s-1950s), art from various issues | Robert Greenberger | 5 |
| Cover gallery | Cover of Marvel Comics #1 | Frank R. Paul | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame: Stan Lee, Gene Colan, Alex Schomburg, Al Williamson, Jack Kirby, John Romita, Joe Maneely, Joe Simon, Dick Ayers, Carl Burgos, Steve Ditko, Bill Everett, Joe Sinnott | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of Marvel monsters!: Fin Fang Foom, Groot, Googam, The Incredible Hulk (Xemnu), Diablo, Tim Boo Baa | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The free-wheelin' '40s!: Captain America; Honorable mentions: Destroyer, Blonde Phantom, Blazing Skull | ? | ⅔ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of Stan catchphrases!: 1) Excelsior!, 2) Face front, True Believers!, 3) The Marvel Age of Comics, 4) Brand Ecch, 5) Nuff said! | ? | ¼ |
| Text story with art/photos | Here comes the Marvel Age of Comics (1962-1969), art from various issues | Robert Greenberger | 8½ |
| Pin-up/Poster | Spider-Man lifting heroes (from The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (I) #5) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The fashionable '50s!: Marvel Boy; Honorable mentions: Lorna, Jimmy Woo | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame (continued): Don Heck, Jim Steranko, Larry Lieber, Barry Windsor-Smith, Wally Wood, Sal Buscema, Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin, Jim Starlin, Tom Palmer, Mike Ploog, Gil Kane, Marv Wolfman, Archie Goodwin, Steve Gerber, Neal Adams, John Buscema, Gary Friedrich | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: You belong, you belong, you belong!: About the Merry Marvel Marching Society | ? | ⅔ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Inside the Batty Bullpen with Flo Steinberg: Spotlight interview with Flo Steinberg | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame (continued): Gerry Conway, David Mazzucchelli, Carmine Infantino, Howard Chaykin, John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson, Steve Englehart, Paul Smith, Len Wein, Butch Guice, Jim Shooter, Doug Moench, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Terry Austin, Dave Cockrum, George Perez, Michael Golden | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The swingin' '60s!: Spider-Man; Honorable mentions: Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Hulk | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Toying around with the Marvel legends, photos from various Marvel toys | Jess Harrold | 6 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: '80s greatest revivals: Thor (I) by Walt Simonson, Fantastic Four (I) by John Byrne, Daredevil (I) by Frank Miller, Iron Man (I) by David Mazzucchelli and Bob Layton, The Incredible Hulk (II) by Peter David | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The stylish '70s!: Spider-Woman; Honorable mentions: Punisher, Captain Marvel (red-blue), Ghost Rider, Taskmaster | ? | ⅔ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of timeless mini-series: Squadron Supreme (I), Inhumans (II), Marvels (I), Infinity Gauntlet (I), Secret Wars (I), Avengers: Forever (I), Daredevil The Man without Fear | ? | ⅔ |
| Text story with art/photos | 70 years of Marvel Masterworks!, art is from various issues | John Rhett Thomas | 4 |
| Cover gallery | Cover of Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus (HC) (inspired by the cover of Marvel Comics #1) | Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame (continued): Frank Miller, Alan Davis, Bill Sienkiewics, Arthur Adams, Walter Simonson, Mike Mignola, Mark Gruenwald, Jim Lee, Fred Hembeck, Peter David, Bernie Wrightson, Marc Silvestri, Louise Simonson, J.M. Dematteis, Todd McFarlane, Mike Zeck, Alex Ross | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The au courant '80s!: Spider-Man (black); Honorable mentions: Iron Man (stealth armor), Beta Ray Bill, Dark Phoenix | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | 70 years of growing up Marvel!, art from various Handbook entries | Jeph C. York | 3 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Read 'em in trade: A list of TPBs and HCs collecting the The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and its successors | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame (continued): Erik Larsen, Jeph Loeb, Kurt Busiek, Tim Sale, Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Rob Liefeld, Mike Wieringo, Mark Bagley, Joe Quesada, Adam Kubert, Mike Allred, Andy Kubert, Paul Jenkins, Brian Michael Bendis, Chris Bachalo, Joe Madureira, David Mack, Ed McGuinness | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The natty '90s!: Deadpool; Honorable mentions: Citizen V (Zemo), Darkhawk | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | 70 years of Marvel characters! Interview with Jeff Christiansen, art from various Handbook entries | Jeph C. York | 4½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of shocking deaths!: Gwen Stacy, Jean Grey, Elektra, Colossus, Jean Grey (again), Green Goblin | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame (continued): J. Michael Straczynski, Ed Brubaker, Brian K. Vaughn, Mark Millar, Joss Whedon, Grant Morrison, John Cassaday, Frank Quitely, Garth Ennis, Leinil Francis Yu, Steve Dillon, Mike Deodato Jr., Bryan Hitch, Dan Slott, Neil Gaiman, Tom DeFalco, Daniel Way, David Finch, Reginald Hudlin | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of cosmic comics: Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel (I), The Kree/Skrull War starring the Avengers, X-Men (I) #136, Jim Starlin on Warlock (I) | ? | ⅔ |
| Text story with art/photos | End of the century (1990s), art from various issues | George Khoury | 8⅔ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The trim and trendy 21st century: U-Go Girl; Honorable mentions: Iron-Man Extremis armor, Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier), Captain Marvel (Genis, uniform by Alex Ross), Nova (Nova-Prime uniform) | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: Marvel Hall of Fame (continued): Joe Kelly, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Jae Lee, Takeshi Miyazawa, Alex Maleev, Greg Pak, Richard Isanove, Frank Cho, Warren Ellis, Robert Kirkman, Salvador Larroca, Arthur Suydam, Steve Epting, Chris Giarrusso, Gary Frank, Jim Cheung, Laura Martin, Oliver Coipel | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of classic crossover events: Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner (1940), Avengers vs. Defenders (1973), Secret Wars 2 (1985), The Evolutionary War (1988), Acts of Vengeance! (A) (1989), Age of Apocalypse (1995, see X-Men TPB: The Complete Age of Apocalypse) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of costume chic: The no-nos. What not to wear: Kitty Pride (Uncanny X-Men (I) #149), Wasp (Avengers (I) #194), Captain Ultra, Wonder Man (Avengers (I) #161), Scarlet Spider | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | 70 years of exhilarating art, photos of the artists, for individual entries see below | Sheila Johnson | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Marko Djurdjevic (Photo and examples of his work) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Mike Choi (Photo and examples of his work) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Khoi Pham (Photo and examples of his work) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Rafa Sandoval (Photo and examples of his work) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Stefano Caselli (Photo and examples of his work) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Daniel Acuña (Photo and examples of his work) | ? | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | The next 70 years, interviews (see below) | John Rhett Thomas | 1 |
| Text story with art/photos | Spotlight interview with publisher Dan Buckley (Photo of Buckley, art: Variant cover of Civil War (I) #1 by Michael Turner, cover of Ultimates 2 (I) #12 by Bryan Hitch) | ? | 2⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Spotlight interview with senior vice president of sales and publishing David Gabriel (Photo of Gabriel, art: Cover of Captain America (V) #25 by Steve Epting, cover of Marvel Illustrated: The Man in the Iron Mask #1 by Marko Djurdjevic) | ? | 2⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Spotlight interview with editor in chief Joe Quesada (Photo of Quesada, art: From Secret Invasion (I) #1 by Leinil Francis Yu, cover of The Invincible Iron Man (V) #1 by Joe Quesada) | ? | 2⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of catchy cartoon theme songs!: Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor | ? | ⅓ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: 70 years of Marvel history The events that shape the next 70: The House of M, Civil War, World War Hulk, Annihilation, Secret Invasion | ? | ½ |
| Text story with art/photos | Sidebar: They won the Eisners: A list of the winners of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award and their work for Marvel | ? | ⅔ |
| Text with art/photos | Golden Age Masterworks: The reading chronology!; Art are the (very small) covers of individual issues. | ? | 1 |
