NAME

(This is the character's official title as far as this page/website goes)

General rules:

• Capitalize the first word after the heading, don't capitalize other words unless they are proper nouns. DO capitalize the first word after a colon even if it's in parentheses.
• Don't capitalize "the" unless it starts a sentence or is the first word following the heading
• The abbreviation Mr and Dr need a period and a space before the last name: Mr. Smith
• In general, choose "unrevealed" over "unknown" and "unidentified" over "unnamed."
• Put commas and periods inside the quotes when listing something; put semi-colons outside of quotation marks. "Larry," "Billy," "Ronny"
• Put periods and commas outside of parentheses.
• There is no hyphen in extradimensional or extraterrestrial.
• Do not capitalize minor words in comic book titles. "Tales to Astonish" is correct. "Tales To Astonish" is not.
• Do not capitalize "van" or "von" unless the character is American. German and other nations do not generally capitalize these.
• Do not put an "s" after the apostrophe in possessive form of words already ending in "s." Thakos' is correct. Thakos's is not.
• Marvel created materials, such as Adamantium and Vibranium should be capitalized.
• Generally, Lords, Lady(s), etc. should be listed as Kevin, Lord Plunder; we follow the same format for Barons...Heinrich, Baron Zemo. I'll also accept Baron (Heinrich) Zemo...but not Baron Heinrich Zemo.
• Red Skull is Shmidt, not Schmidt. Spirit of '76 is Nasland, not Naslund.
• Superscript 21^st century, rather than 21st century.
• As death is like a revolving door in the Marvel Multiverse, we clarify death as apparently if the character appeared to die in the story and there's not anything to contradict this, and we use seemingly if the character seemed to die in the story, but either other information, subsequent stories, etc. have shown that the character did not actually die. 
• Use quotations marks ( " ) around quotes, rather than apostrophes ( ' ).

AVOID USING ROMAN NUMERALS TO DISTINGUISH CHARACTERS. No system of numbering is going to be universally accepted. My system made perfect sense to me (and still does). However, I immediately started get tons of really annoying e-mails telling me II should be IV, VIII should be I, etc. It's a moot point. In addition, updates and re-numbering would be required.
A lot of old profiles still have the Roman Numerals in them. 

Please note that everything should be in 10 font (except the titles in the main and sub-profiles, and the link back to the main page)
 

Real Name: Civilian identity, birth name, legal name, etc.;
    former real names if applicable;
    "nee" indicates a maiden name

Identity/Class: READ THIS INSTRUCTION! The order is important
    This is where you succinctly characterize the being. Are they from an alien dimension (extradimensional; and specify the realm, and link to it as possible), planet (extraterrestrial; and specify the race), alternate reality; nation (specify), time period, etc.;
    Is he/she/it a magic-user, an advanced technology-user, a mutant, a member of a "hidden race" (such as Eternals, Inhumans, etc.), conventional weapon-user, a god, robot, vampire, werewolf, etc.
    SPECIFY all that here
Includes

(1) broad classification of origins (you may use as many of these terms as necessary):
Human, (it may also list citizenship. If no citizenship is listed it means they're either from the USA, or I forgot to list it)
Sub-Species of Humanity (ex. Inhuman, Eternal) -- this should be listed as human sub-species (Inhuman, Eternal)
Lost/hidden race - existing on Earth but not known to and/or part of general society
Demon (see the OHotMU Deluxe Edition#3 for description), God, etc
Terrestrial plant/animal, - native to Earth
Extraterrestrial - from the Earth Dimension, but off of the planet Earth., (specific race if known, ie. Skrull)
Extradimensional - from any other dimension besides the Earth-Prime/Mainstream Earth dimension, (specific dimension, if known, ie. Negative Zone, Earth-A, Earth-Wolverine-Lord of the Vampires)
-----a being from an alternate Earth is an Alternate reality human, with the name of his/her timeline in parentheses. Check the Master List or ask Snood if not sure.
Extratemporal - usually refers to an alternate future timeline, often of an alternate Earth, but not necessarily, (specific dimension/timeline, if known, ie. Earth-Guardians of the Galaxy, Earth-Killraven)
---ditto for alternate/potential future Earths

(2) Nature of abilities:

***these are often arbitrary. I try to sum up the character in a few words. This may be a good source of info for searches, if I ever get to that***

(3) Period of activity (beyond the modern era)

(4) citizenship (only necessary to list if they are human, and not American)

1. Alternate reality (Reality-928) extratemporal (circa 2099 A.D.) extraterrestrial  (unidentified race) mutate
2. Terrestrial lost/hidden race (Picts);
        3^rd century A.D.
3. Extradimensional (Heliopolis) god
4. Extraterrestrial (Protar) artificial/bioengineered life form
5. Human mutant
6. Terrestrial human variant/Hidden race (Eternals);
       first citizen of Olympia;
7. Human  magic-user;
       Sicilian citizen;
        former citizen of India;
       active from 1000 AD into modern era, notably including 11th-17th centuries, 18th-19th centuries, and the early 1900's,; presumably also 1930-1945, 1945-1960, and the pre-modern era.
8. Alien (presumed alien dimension vs. extraterrestrial from a world in Earth's universe) magic-user
9. Human;
      Hyborian era;
       Cimmerian citizen

Occupation: Primary/current career;
    former careers

    separate primary from former with both a semi-colon and a line break
    former occupations in chronological order, set apart by commas
    "former" not "formerly"

Group Membership: Current membership;
    former memberships (in alphabetical order)

    separate primary from former with both a semi-colon and a line break
    former occupations in chronological order, set apart by commas
    include other members with whom the character was active: Team (codename/real name, codename/real name)
    provide links to any character, group, etc. having an existing profile
    "former" not "formerly"

Affiliations: Current affiliations;
    former affiliations

Other characters/groups/etc. to which the character has a connection. It lists allies, close friends/confidants, associates, lovers
--If you are discussing a character who has a profile on the Appendix for that character, provide a link to that profile.
List in alphabetical order, unless you are sub-grouping them by some means (see Dracula)
Note: Separate lists by commas, but use a semi-colon to separate current from former

Codename (real name), Real Name, 

Enemies: Self-explanatory (same format as Affiliations)

Known Relatives: Immediate family (wife, children, parents, siblings), followed by other relations (closer to more distant)

    For longer lists, separate the relationships out by lines and commas
    Provide links for those with existing profiles, even if mentioned in a listing above
    For more complex listings, I often start by oldest relationship and then move down

Example of the latter: Gaea (aka Neith, grandmother), Demiurge (grandfather, aka Nun);
    Chthon, Hyppus, Set (great-uncles), Issus, Oshtur (great-aunts);
    Ammon Ra (aka Atum, Amun, Demogorge; father);
    Thoth (uncle);
    Bast, Hathor-Sekhmet (brothers-sisters), Huh, Shu, Sobek (brothers); Bes, Khonshu (half-brothers);
    Amaunet, Hauhet, Kauket, Naunet, Tefnut (sisters);
    Nut (niece), Geb (nephew);
    Osiris, Seth (grandnephews);
    Isis, Nepthys (grandnieces); 
    Anubis, Horus (great-grand-nephews);
    extensive family via Gaea...

Aliases: Other identities the character uses or has used (ie. Warbird's real name is Carol Susan Danvers, but in the past, she's been known as Ms. Marvel and Binary.)

Current aliases;
    former aliases;
    "nicknames" (per Hulk or whoever called them that)

Base of Operations: Headquarters, stomping grounds, etc. Past and present
    SEPARATE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS ON SEPARATE LINES, USING SEMI-COLONS TO SEPARATE LOCATIONS
    Specify if not Earth-616

Include city, state, nation as applicable
If a character is believed to be deceased, the current base of operations is "unrevealed";
    then list the place of apparent death and specify that.

Current base of operations:
    next most recent;
    next most recent;
    ...
    oldest (specify place of birth where relevent

New York City, New York;
    formerly Trenton, New Jersey;
    formerly Wilmington, Delaware

First Appearance: (BTS) Title#XX (Month, year);
    (mentioned) Title#XX (Month, year);
    (full) Title#XX (Month, year);

     Separate different appearance on separate lines, using semi-colons at the end of a line followed by another line 

The Roman numeral after the title indicates which series it was. This means Avengers I is the first series of Avengers. The date should help if there's any further confusion.

Backslash / either indicates the appearance is in the second part or chapter (ie. Solo Avenger#8/2), or that appearances overlap, such as Iron Man I#80(fb) / Iron Man I#74(fb).
In the case of the latter, put spaces before and after the backslash.

NO SPACE BETWEEN the issue/volume and the "#" sign!!!

Powers/Abilities: This is for abilities, not history. Please don't write "XXX is a mutant who can"...write "XXX can." Only spell out the source of the powers when a person/etc. has various abilities and you need to distinguish which abilities are mutant/inborn, mutation, equipment, gifted abilities, etc.

Superhuman abilities. 

    Special talents and training. 

    Equipment. 

    Weaponry. etc. 

    Skills, traits, etc. List unique personality characteristics, etc.

    All data are ballpark figures, guesstimated. I don't usually specific exact figures b/c it is often unrvealed, but wherever possible, I try to ballpark it in this classification scheme, based on the one from the OHotMU Master Edition.

Below normal,
Normal,
Athlete,
Peak human (ie. Captain America-800#),
Enhanced human--means greater than human (stronger than Captain America), but less than 2 tons.
Class 10, 25, 50, 75, 90
----Class __ refers to a rough estimate of the amount of tons a character could lift over his or her head under normal conditions.
Class 100-refers to anything GREATER than 100 tons. ie. the Hulk
Incalculable-refers to immeasurable strength, such as would exist with Galactus.
DO NOT MAKE THE CLASS THE EXACT LEVEL. USE ONLY THE NUMBERS LISTED ABOVE. i.e. CLASS 35 does not exist!!!!

    Separate out different types of abilities by paragraphs.

    If you can't estimate something, note something of significance he/she/it did with the ability, such as blasting a hole in a brick wall at a close range, etc.

Height:
Weight: 

If someone has variant forms, you can list them like this: Height: (Banner) 5'11"; (Hulk) 6'6"  (or you add (variable) for a shapeshifter, etc.)

Eyes:

The parts of the eye we see are sclera (white), iris (colored), and pupil (a hole that appears as a black dot). We are describing the color of the iris. Ask JSC for clarification. Black is not an eye color in a normal non-mutate/mutant human.

normal = list color only

white with black dot (no colored part) = white (no visible iris)

white with color, but no black dot = XXX (no visible pupil)

Hair:

(If it's bald/shaved, but we know what it is, list it as "Blond (shaved bald)" or "Bald (formerly brown)")

History: A summary of the characters origins, as well as synopses of what they've done in their appearances. 

They should be listed by issue, and in chronological order (ie. flashbacks should be put between or before whatever events they took place around--NOT WHEN THEY ARE REVEALED). 

I try my best to stick to reporting the events as the occur (and leaving the editorial comments for the comment section), but sometimes there are break-downs.

The character's chronology is given, in order, as best as I can do. If there's a discrepancy between my information, and the Marvel Chronology Project, (1) the one with the omission is probably wrong, (2) I'll plead no contest in most cases. They put a lot of time into how events fit together. Let me know if I missed any appearances.

BTS indicate behind the scenes appearances. i.e. the character was not directly seen, but either directed the actions of others, or their presence was felt somehow.

fb = flashback. The events are being referenced as having occurred before the events as they are being told

The modern era refers to the Marvel Age of comics, beginning with Fantastic Four I#1. As most people know, this is a sliding time period, and approximately 10 years have taken place since then. So the cover date of 1961 is irrelevant, as will a current cover date of 2001 not have any meaning in a few years. While some events are fixed in time prior to this era (such as the first half of the Marvel: The Lost Generation Series) and will receive specific dates, other events are set to occur 5 or 10 years before FF#1, and so any specific date is topical, or irrelevant once the time of that issue has passed.
     Ever since 2015, due to the sliding timescale, everything from FF#1 took place in the 21^st century., so even though someone (Kang, in this case) references time-traveling to the 20^th century to interact with the Avengers, we correct it to the 21^st century.

Comments: Creators (writer, penciler, and INKER in the issue in which the character first appeared. I realize that won't always be right, and I'm more than happy to correct any mis-credits.
    Do not specify who did what in this section. They are specified in the Appearances list.
    Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Chic Stone...NOT Created by Stan Lee (writer), Jack Kirby (penciler), and Chic Stone (inker).

Anything else of significance that doesn't fit into the other sections. Feel free to expound on anything you see as halfway relevant.

In older entries, this may be under "Note"

"Profile by" information goes here (link to the relevant sub-profile on the appmasts page)

Clarifications: I make distinctions between this character and others of similar (or same) names, and in some cases, origins, etc. I try to list a brief synopsis and first appearance of the other characters for clarity.

    Please make an effort to search the Master List, Appendix, Marvel Database, etc. to search for characters with similar or the same names. Don't be a lazy deadbeat and just say other "X" or "Y" characters, when there are plenty of X and Y characters. In fact, if you search similar characters, you may find someone has already done much of the work, and you can just copy/paste and edit that.

<the character described in this profile> has no known connection to:
character by same or similar name (that character's real name_, anything distinguishing or of significance, such as group affiliation or history--First Appearance
--in addition, if a profile at the Appendix exists for one of those being distinguished, you can link it (as I did below); preferably un-bold characters with links
i. e.
Dr. Deming's Exiles should be distinguished from:

• Strike's Exiles - also of the Ultraverse--All-New Exiles Infinity
• Exiles - old allies of the Red Skull--Tales of Suspense I#41?, Captain America I#102
• Exiles - an unofficial band of Yuri Garnoff's gang of underground mutants--Soviet Super Soldiers#1
• Exiles - a group of alternate earth heroes, brought together to right wrongs in various realities, and tell cool stories--Blink#4, Exiles#1 (note: two issues are listed b/c the first one was only a partial appearance)
• Exilel - an extradimensional who encountered the Fantastic Four--Marvel Comics Presents#64/3, 66/3 (ditto)

PLEASE USE THIS EXACT FORMAT.
I will also accept the Master List format

For really confusing/involved ones, I'll link to a site detailing those (ie. Death's Head, Ghost Rider, Scourge).

Sub profiles (They are supposed go after comments and clarifications; a lot of people mess this up).

image (s) (usually to the far left or far right)        Character name (18 Font, bold, centered)

Real name if applicable

Brief History

Brief power summary

--"First appearance" followed by a space, a left parenthesis, and then a chronological listing of appearances

i.e.
--Strange Tales I#127 (Dr. Strange III#30/2, StrT#127, Dr. Strange II#3, 7,8, Thor Annual#9, Doc58, 67, 71, 73, Doc50, ClanDestine#8

(see http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mastguid.htm#Sample for a more detailed description, but don't include the notations for deceased, golden age, etc., and DO spell out all titles.

If there are more than a couple issues, re-consider whether this belongs as sub-profile or if it should become its own profile.

First posted: The date the profile was first posted on the Appendix. Month/Day/Year list two digits for months and days, and four digits for years: 01/05/2021
Last updated: The last time anyone made any significant edits to the page. The entries I did before putting the site together will all be between the end of August 2001 and mid-September 2001, because that's when I modified them to fit into the HTML format. Otherwise you can tell older ones by changes in style (really old ones have a title as part of the image, added from the scanner program).

...I'd tried to choose the minimum number of sections into which 98% of the info could be fit. I'll probably keep making changes/improvements(?) as I go. Let me know suggestions.
Additional categories can be added, if you desire. Education and Religion are good options.

Also, please see the checklist for common errors: checklist page

Page last updated 07/29/2022