This is the sixth in a series that looks at the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe hardcovers, and notes how the entries were changed from the original Handbooks that were compiled for the hardcovers. Some information presented here was previous posted to the Who Watches the Watchers forum at Comixfan while other information is presented here concurrently.
Started work on #3 changes but then noticed that Daughters of the Dragon had been split into Knight and Wing, the latter not yet in the hardcover. Started work on #4 but it appears that Gazer will now be listed as War. Well, the notes will still be seen eventually. :)
Gorgon
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Illo now shows full body/sword
Gorilla-Man
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics somewhat revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely revised/expanded. Strength and Fighting Skills revised on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one now secondary). 2 new captioned secondary illos.
Grandmaster
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: 6th History paragraph expanded; 2 new paragraphs added before final paragraph, which is mostly revised and followed by 2 more new paragraphs.
Graphic Changes: None
Gravity
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Occupation revised. New final History paragraph. Note removed.
Graphic Changes: Right arm/hand now fully visible.
Great Game
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: While still listed as deceased in History, Huan and Scott no longer listed as deceased under Known Sponsors.
Graphic Changes: Headshots now captioned Players (except chance: Player/Sponsor) and 5 Sponsor headshots added; headshots now read up to down rather than left to right.
Guardian
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Known Relatives slightly expanded.
Graphic Changes: Unmasked shot replaced with new one, new captioned secondary illo.
“Cockroach” Hamilton
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Aliases tweaked. 2 new sentences added to end of History. Secondary illo captioned.
Graphic Changes: None
Harrier
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Known Relatives and Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely revised/expanded. Note added.
Graphic Changes: Old captioned illo of Cardinal replaced with new one.
Jonas Harrow
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: new sentence added to end of History.
Graphic Changes: None
Hate-Monger
Hardcover Volume: 5
Now Listed As: Hate-Monger (Hitler Clone)
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Final History paragraph now a Note with 2 new sentences added.
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo captioned.
Note: A passing reference to the Psycho-Man Construct version was the basis of a new ½ page entry (1 illo) for that version
Hawkeye
Hardcover Volume: 5
Now Listed As: Hawkeye (Bishop)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Final History paragraph revised
Graphic Changes: none
Helix
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: Physical Statistics and Power Numbers revised.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one cropped into a headshot).
Helleyes
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: New sentence added to end of History. Power Numbers revised.
Graphic Changes: None
Hellbent
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Known Members replaced with Current and Former Members and further revised. Base of Operations expanded. Traits greatly revised/expanded. History mostly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Headshots replaced with 12 secondary illos (11 captioned)
Hellions
Hardcover Volume: 5
Split Into: Hellions (Hellfire Club Trainees), Hellions (Emplate’s), Hellions (King Bedlam’s), Hellions (Xavier Institute’s)
Page Count: Originally 3; now 2 (Trainees), 1 (Emplate’s), 1 (Bedlam’s), 1 (Xavier)
Text Changes: Members and Base of Operations now only for the version covered per entry (Xavier version previously called Hellions Squad) except Members slightly revised for Emplate’s; First Appearances added except for Trainees (already present). Trainees: only 1st 7 paragraphs of History remain; Emplate’s/Bedlam’s: History completely revised/expanded. Xavier: only final 3 paragraphs of History remain
Graphic Changes: Trainees: Headshots replaced with 2 new captioned secondary illos. Old secondary illos removed or shifted to other Hellions. Emplate’s: Most illos removed. One illo retained mostly intact, another cropped, with captioned shared with a new illo, 5 additional new illos. Bedlam’s: Most illos removed. 2 illos retained mostly intact (in fact 1 less cropped), 2 new secondary illos. Xavier: Most illos removed. One illo retained. New secondary illo.
H.E.R.B.I.E.
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Main and secondary illos reversed. New secondary illo
High Evolutionary
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: Group Affiliation expanded. History largely expanded, with new text weaving in and out of one text, then new sentence added to end of old History followed be 2 new paragraphs. Abilities/Accessories paragraph split in 2 and expanded.
Graphic Changes: 2 sets of four new secondary illos each sharing a caption plus one more new captioned secondary illo.
Hindsight
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: final History sentence replaced with longer new one.
Graphic Changes: None
Hood
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Group Affiliation revised. First 1 History paragraphs 1 little revised/expanded, 2nd greatly, 3rd mostly (expansions are considerable); then 2 new paragraphs. Note added. Abilities/Accessories completely revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: 2 new captioned secondary illo.
Howard the Duck
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Citizenship expanded. Some History paragraphs merged; new paragraph added (though last sentence of old final paragraph moved to new one). Energy Projection on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Caption added to secondary illos (2 now colourized).
Hulkling
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: final History paragraph replaced with new one.
Graphic Changes: None
Humbug
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: ital Statistics somewhat revised. 6 paragraphs added to end of History, 2 to end of Abilities/Accessories. Strength and Durability revised on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one now secondary), 4 new secondary illos
Humus Sapien
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo
Huntara
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Group Affiliation expanded. New secondary illo. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: None
Hurricane
Hardcover Volume: 5
Now Listed As: Hurricane (Potter)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New sentence added to end of History.
Graphic Changes: One secondary illo ropped/captioned, new secondary illo added.
Hybrid (Marks)
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Final History sentence expanded. Abilities/Accessories tweaked.
Graphic Changes: None
Hybrid (Washington)
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: First Appearance expanded. History completely revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: 6 new captioned secondary illos
Hydra
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 4
Text Changes: Current and Former Members a little revised. Final History paragraph expanded.
Graphic Changes: 4 secondary illos (2 captioned). Bob added to Headshots section.
H’ylthri
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None
Hyperion
Hardcover Volume: 5
Now Listed As: Hyperion (Earth-712)
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics somewhat revised. History greatly revised and expanded, with new text weaving in and out of the old. From the paragraph starting with “As noted…”-on, all paragraphs removed and used as basis for entries below; new paragraph added at end. Note added. Abilities/Accessories completely revised/extremely expanded.
Graphic Changes: Secondary illos removed; 6 new secondary illos added.
Note: This entry was the basis for:
• Hyperion (Construct): basically new 1-page entry, though derived from Hyperion (Earth-712). Parts of the History paragraph in the old entry originally starting with “As noted…” revised and expanded into 2 new paragraphs. Rest of this entry is new. Has main illo and captioned secondary illo.
• Hyperion (Earth-4023): basically new 1-page entry, though derived from Hyperion (Earth-712). The History paragraph in the old entry originally starting with “On Earth-4023…” revised and expanded into 2 new paragraphs. Rest of this entry is new. Has main illo and 2 secondary illos.
• Hyperion (Zhib-Ran): basically new ½-page entry, though derived from Hyperion (Earth-712). History text derived from paragraph in old entry starting with “As noted…” but no text carry-over. All text is new. Illo brought over from old 712 entry (background removed but no longer cropped).
Immortus
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: History considerably revised/expanded, though a fair bit of original text remains. Speed in power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: A secondary illo background removed/no longer cropped, and is now new main illo (old one now secondary), one secondary illo cropped, another no longer captioned, 6 new captioned secondary illos
Infinites
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: unchanged from ½
Text Changes: Power Numbers revised.
Graphic Changes: 2 new captioned secondary illos
Jack Flag
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Increased from ½ to 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics and Abilities/Accessories revised. History completely revised/expanded. Power Grid revised from Power Numbers.
Graphic Changes: None
Infinity
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: unchanged from 1
Text Changes: First Appearance revised. Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos
Shola Inkosi
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: unchanged from 1
Text Changes: 1 ½ sentences added to end of History. Strength and Energy Projection revised on Power Grid
Graphic Changes: None
J2
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: unchanged from 1
Text Changes: First Appearance corrected. New paragraph added to end of History.
Graphic Changes: Main illo reversed.
Jack O’Lantern
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Place of Birth, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation, Eyes, Hair revised. Graphic Changes: none
Harold Jaekelsson
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: none
“Mad Jim” Jaspers
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: First Appearance tweaked. History completely rewritten/enlarged; Abilites/Accessories mostly revised/expanded. Power Grid a little revised.
Graphic Changes: 4 new secondary illos (3 captioned)
Madison Jeffries
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: Occupation and First Appearance revised. Final History sentence replaced with two new ones. Last sentence removed from Abilities/Accessories. Energy Projection on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: One secondary illo now captioned, two new secondary illos
Jester
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: 2 new sentences added to 2nd last History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: 6 new secondary illos (5 captioned).
Note; Basis for new ½ page entry Jester (Putt) (1 illo)
Joystick
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Occupation and Group Affiliation revised. Last History sentence replaced with 2 new ones. Abilities/Accessories somewhat revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: new main illo (old one now secondary).
Judge
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: last sentence in Abilities/Accessories removed. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: None
Jury
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: none
Graphic Changes: Old non-headshot illos removed, replaced with new main illo and 2 secondary illos (all captioned). Gavel headshot added. USAgent headshot replaced with new one.
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