Contest of Champions is a 1982 mini-series by Marvel Comics. This was Marvel's first-ever mini-series. This involved Elder of the Universe Grandmaster and a hooded female (eventually revealed to be Death) playing a game for the fate of the Collector . They use various heroes, mostly from other nations, to collect the four pieces of the Golden Globe. If the Grandmaster's team collects the most pieces, the Collector will live again. If Death's team collects the most pieces, the Collector will remain dead.

The Grandmaster's team was:

• Captain America (USA)
• Talisman (Australia)
• Darkstar (USSR)
• Captain Britain (England)
• Wolverine (Canada)
• Defensor (Brazil)
• Sasquatch (Canada)
• Daredevil (USA)
• Peregrine (France)
• She-Hulk (USA)
• Thing (USA)
• Blitzkrieg (Germany)

Death's team was:

• Iron Man (USA)
• Vanguard (USSR)
• Iron Fist (USA)
• Shamrock (Ireland)
• Storm (Kenya)
• Arabian Knight (Saudi Arabia)
• Sabra (Israel)
• Invisible Girl (USA)
• Angel (USA)
• Black Panther (Africa)
• Sunfire (Japan)
• Collective Man (China)

Six of these heroes (Blitzkrieg, Collective Man, Defensor, Peregrine, Shamrock, and Talisman) debuted in this mini-series. Other heroes that appeared in the storyline, but took no active part, were:

El Aguila , Ajak , American Eagle, Ant-Man II, Aquarian , Aurora, Beast, Black Bolt, Black Knight III, Black Widow, Blue Shield, Brother Voodoo , Captain Ultra, Captain Universe, Colossus, Crimson Dynamo V, Crystal, Cyclops, Dazzler, Devil-Slayer , Doc Samson , Doctor Druid, Doctor Strange, Falcon, Firebird , Gargoyle II, Gorgon II, Guardsman II, Havok, Hawkeye, Hellcat, Hercules, Hulk, Human Torch, Iceman, Ikaris , Jack of Hearts, Jocasta , Karkas, Karnak, Ka-Zar, Living Mummy , Lockjaw , Machine Man , Madrox, Makkari , Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Mockingbird , Moondragon, Moon Knight, Namorita , Nightcrawler, Nighthawk II, Night Rider IV, Northstar, Paladin , Polaris, Power Man II, Professor X, Quasar III, Quicksilver, Razorback, Red Wolf III, Rom, Scarlet Witch, Sersi, Shaman, Shanna the She-Devil, Shooting Star, Shroud , Silver Surfer, Snowbird, Son of Satan, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Sprite II (Kitty Pryde), Stingray , Sub-Mariner, Tamara Rahn , Texas Twister , Thena , Thor, 3-D Man , Tigra , Torpedo III, Triton , Union Jack III, Ursa Major , Valkyrie III, Vindicator , Vision, Wasp, Werewolf by Night, Whizzer, Wonder Man

At the end of each issue, Marvel catalogued all of the heroes and made summaries of them, leading us to the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

A sequel, Contest of Champions II, was published in 1999.