Official Marvel Index Master List

Now updated to the Wolverine Index. While Comixfan material is being migrated over to CX Pulp this will be the main place to find this data.

I thought it might be fun to track all the Official Marvel Index listings starting with the 1980s titles.  I decided not to list the oversized earlier ones because they weren’t official, I only have one of them right now, and, if memory serves, different printings had different contents, making that a logistical nightmare.

Abbreviations:

ACT: Avengers, Captain America, Thor: Official Index to the Marvel Universe

ASM: Official Marvel Index to the Amazing Spider-Man

ASMt: Amazing Spider-Man: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

Av: Official Marvel Index to the Avengers (first series)

Av2: Official Marvel Index to the Avengers (second series)

Avt: Avengers: Official Marvel Index trade

CA: Captain America: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

FF: Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four

GR: Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

IM: Iron Man: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

MTU: Official Marvel Index to Marvel Team-Up

OIMU: Official Index to the Marvel Universe

Pn: Punisher: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

Th: Thor: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

UXM: Uncanny X-Men: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

WPG: Wolverine, Punisher & Ghost Rider: Official Index to the Marvel Universe

Wv: Wolverine: Official Index to the Marvel Universe trade

XM: Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (first series)

XM2: Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (second series)

I’ve decided to keep the Annual/Specials/etc matter simple and just go with Annual regardless of the specific indicia title of a particular annual.

Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man (1996)

1: OIMU 9, IM

Amazing Adult Fantasy (1961-1962)

7-14: OIMU 14, ASMt

Amazing Adventures (1961)

1-6: OIMU 14, ASMt

Amazing Adventures (1972-1973)

11-17: XM 4

Amazing Adventures (1979-1981)

1-14: XM 7

Amazing Fantasy (1962, 1995-1996)

15: ASM 1, OIMU 1, ASMt

16-18: OIMU 14, ASMt

Amazing Scarlet Spider (1995)

1-2: OIMU 10, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998)

1-29: ASM 1, OIMU 1, ASMt

30-52: ASM 2, OIMU 1, ASMt

53-58: ASM 2, OIMU 2, ASMt

59-84: ASM 3, OIMU 2, ASMt

85-102: ASM 4, OIMU 2, ASMt

103-113: ASM 4, OIMU 3, ASMt

114-137: ASM 5, OIMU 3, ASMt

138-146: ASM 6, OIMU 3, ASMt

146-155: ASM 6, OIMU 4, ASMt

156-174: ASM 7, OIMU 4, ASMt

175-195: ASM 8, OIMU 4, ASMt

196-197: ASM 9, OIMU 4, ASMt

198-214: ASM 9, OIMU 5, ASMt

215-244: OIMU 5, ASMt

245-286: OIMU 6, ASMt

287-327: OIMU 7, ASMt

328-366: OIMU 8, ASMt

367-401: OIMU 9, ASMt

402-424, -1, 425-435: OIMU 10, ASMt

437-441: OIMU 11, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man (1999-2003)

1-36: OIMU 11, ASMt

37-58: OIMU 12, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man (2003-2009)

500-533: OIMU 12, ASMt

534-575: OIMU 13, ASMt

576-600: OIMU 14, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964-1994)

1-2: ASM 1, OIMU 1, ASMt

3-4: ASM 2, OIMU 1, ASMt

5: ASM 3, OIMU 2, ASMt

6: ASM 3, OIMU 3, ASMt

7-8: ASM 4, OIMU 3, ASMt

9: ASM 5, OIMU 3, ASMt

10-11: ASM 7, OIMU 4, ASMt

12: ASM 8, OIMU 5, ASMt

13-14: ASM 9, OIMU 5, ASMt

15-16: OIMU 5, ASMt

17-20: OIMU 6, ASMt

21-23: OIMU 7, ASMt

24-26: OIMU 8, ASMt

27-28: OIMU 9, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1996-2001)

’96-’97: OIMU 10, ASMt

’98-‘01: OIMU 11, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (2008)

1: OIMU 14, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (2009)

36: OIMU 14, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man: Fear Itself (2009)

1: OIMU 13, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man Mini-Comic (1969)

1: ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter (1992)

1: OIMU 8, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man Super Special (1995)

1: OIMU 9, ASMt

Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween (2009)

1: OIMU 14, ASMt

Astonishing X-Men (1999)

1-4: OIMU 8, UXM

Avengers (1963-1996)

1-23: AV 1, AV2 1, ACT 1, Avt

1 ½: ACT 1, Avt

24-39: AV 2, AV2 1, ACT 1, Avt

40-45: AV 2, AV2 1, ACT 2, Avt

46-60: AV 3, AV2 1, ACT 2, Avt

61-66: AV 3, AV2 2, ACT 2, Avt

67-79: AV 4, AV2 2, ACT 2, Avt

80-87: AV 4, AV2 2, ACT 3, Avt

88-108: AV 5, AV2 2, ACT 3, Avt

109-116: AV 6, AV2 2, ACT 3, Avt

117-122: AV 6, AV2 2, ACT 4, Avt

123-126: AV 6, AV2 3, ACT 4, Avt

127-145: AV 7, AV2 3, ACT 4, Avt

146: AV2 3, ACT 4, Avt

147-176: AV2 3, ACT 5, Avt

177-181: AV2 4, ACT 5, Avt

182-218: AV2 4, ACT 6, Avt

219-230: AV2 4, ACT 7, Avt

231-253: AV2 5, ACT 7, Avt

254-285: AV2 5, ACT 8, Avt

286-288: AV2 6, ACT 8, Avt

289-321: AV26, ACT9, Avt

322-333: AV2 6, ACT 10, Avt

334-347: ACT 10, Avt

348-366: ACT 11, Avt

367-395: ACT 12, Avt

396-492: ACT 13, Avt

Avengers (1996-1997)

1-13: ACT 13, Avt

Avengers (1998-2004)

1-10: ACT 13, Avt

11-18, 0, 19-36: ACT 14, Avt

37-84: ACT 15, Avt

Avengers (2004)

500-503: ACT 15, Avt

Avengers Annual (1967-1994)

1: AV 2, AV2 1, ACT 2, Avt

2: AV 3, AV2 1, ACT 2, Avt

3-5: AV 4, AV2 2, ACT 3, Avt

6-7: AV2 3, ACT 5, Avt

8: AV2 4, ACT 5, Avt

9-10: AV2 4, ACT 6, Avt

11: AV2 4, ACT 7, Avt

12-13: AV2 5, ACT 7, Avt

14-16: AV2 5, ACT 8, Avt

17-18: AV2 6, ACT 9, Avt

19-20: AV2 6, ACT 10, Avt

21: ACT 11, Avt

22-23: ACT 12, Avt

Avengers Annual (1998-2001)

'98: ACT 13, Avt

1999-2000: ACT 14, Avt

2001: ACT 15, Avt

Avengers Celestial Quest (2001-2002)

1-8: Avt

Avengers Collector's Edition (1993)

1: Avt

Avengers: Death Trap: The Vault (1991)

nn: ACT 9, Avt

Avengers Finale (2005)

1: ACT 15, Avt

Avengers Forever (1998-2000)

1-12: Avt

Avengers Log (1994)

nn: Avt

Avengers Strikefile (1994)

1: Avt

Avengers: The Crossing (1995)

nn: ACT 12, Avt

Avengers: The Korvac Saga (1991)

nn: : Avt

Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993)

1-4: Avt

Avengers: The Ultron Imperative

nn: Avt

Avengers: Timeslide (1996)

nn: ACT 12, Avt

Balder the Brave (1985-1986)

1-4: Th

The Best of Marvel Comics (1987)

nn: WPG 1, Wv

Bizarre Adventures (1981)

27: XM 7

Blaze (1994-1995)

1-12: GR

Blaze: Legacy of Blood (1993-1994)

1-4: WPG 6, GR

Born (2003)

1-4: WPG 5, Pn

Captain America (1954)

76-78: CA

Captain America (1968-1996)

100-128: ACT 1, CA

129-158: ACT 2, CA

159-186: ACT 3, CA

187-216: ACT 4, CA

217-247: ACT 5, CA

248-273: ACT 6, CA

274-303: ACT 7, CA

304-337: ACT 8, CA

338-366: ACT 9, CA

367-386: ACT 10, CA

387-414: ACT 11, CA

415-454: ACT 12, CA

Captain America (1996-1997)

1: ACT 12, CA

2-13: ACT 13, CA

Captain America (1998-2002)

1-50: : ACT 13, CA

Captain America (2002-2004)

1-27: ACT 13, CA

28-32: ACT 14, CA

Captain America (2005-2009)

1-50: ACT 14, CA

Captain America (2009-2010)

600-601: ACT 14, CA

602-605: CA

Captain America Annual (1971-1994)

1-2: ACT 2, CA

3-4: ACT 4, CA

5: ACT 6, CA

6-7: ACT 7, CA

8: ACT 8, CA

9: ACT 10, CA

10-11: ACT 11, CA

12-13: ACT 12, CA

Captain America Annual (1998-2001)

1998-2001: ACT 13, CA

Captain America Comics (1941-1949)

1-5: ACT 1, CA

6-9: ACT 2, CA

10-13: ACT 3, CA

14-17: ACT 4, CA

18-21: ACT 5, CA

22-26: ACT 6, CA

27-28: ACT 7, CA

29-30: ACT 8, CA

31-32: ACT 9, CA

33-34: ACT 10, CA

35-36: ACT 11, CA

37-38: ACT 12, CA

39-41: ACT 13, CA

42-48: ACT 14, CA

49-73: CA

Captain America/Punisher: Blood & Glory (1992)

1-3: WPG 8, Pn

Captain America: Reborn (2009-2010)

1-5: ACT 14, CA

Captain America 65th Anniversary Special  (2006)

nn: ACT 14, CA

Captain America Special Edition (1994)

1-2: ACT 7, CA

Captain America's Weird Tales (1949-1950)

74-75: CA

Captain America: The Legend (1996)

1: ACT 12, CA

Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield? (2010)

1: ACT 14, CA

Champions (1975-1978)

1-17: WPG 6, GR

Classic Punisher (1989)

1: WPG 8, Pn

Classic X-Men (1986-1990)

1-3: XM 4, UXM

4-14: XM5, UXM

15-19: XM6, UXM

20-21: XM7, UXM

22-45: UXM

Daredevil vs. Punisher (2006-2006)

1-6: WPG 7, Pn

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Exodus (2009)

1: OIMU 13, UXM

Dark Avengers/Uncanny X-Men: Utopia (2009)

1: OIMU 13, UXM

Dark Reign: The List - Avengers (2009)

nn: Avt

Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (2009)

1: WPG 7, Pn

Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Defenders (1973)

8-11: AV 6

Domination Factor: Avengers (1999-2000)

1-4: Avt

Epic Graphic Novel: The Punisher - Return to Big Nothing (1989)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007)

1-5: ACT 14, CA

Fantastic Four (1961-1980)

1-15: FF 1

16-30: FF 2

31-45: FF 3

46-64: FF 4

65-84: FF 5

85-106: FF 6

107-125: FF 7

126-141: FF 8

142-160: FF 9

161-176: FF 10

177-198: FF 11

199-214: FF 12

Fantastic Four Annual (1963-1978)

1: FF 2

2-3: FF 3

4: FF 4

5-6: FF 5

7-8: FF 6

9: FF 7

10: FF 8

11: FF 10

12-13: FF 12

Franken-Castle (2010)

17-21: WPG 8

Free Comic Book Day: Amazing Spider-Man (Swing Shift) (2007)

1: OIMU 13, ASMt

Free Comic Book Day 2009: Avengers (2009)

nn: Avt

Free Comic Book Day 2010 (Iron Man/Thor) (2010)

1: Th

Free Comic Book Day: Wolverine - Origin of an X-Man (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Gambit and the Champions: From the Marvel Vault

1: WPG 6, GR

The Ghost Rider (1967)

1-7: GR

Ghost Rider (1973-1983)

1-40: WPG 1, GR

41-83: WPG 2, GR

Ghost Rider (1990-1998)

1-6: WPG 2, GR

7-54: WPG 3, GR

55-56, -1, 87-93: WPG 4, GR

Ghost Rider (2001-2002)

1-6, 1/2: WPG 4, GR

Ghost Rider (2005-2006)

1-2: WPG 4, GR

3-6: WPG 5, GR

Ghost Rider (2006-2009)

1-35: WPG 5, GR

Ghost Rider (2011)

0.1, 1-4: WPG 6, GR

Ghost Rider Annual (1993-1994)

1-2: WPG 3, GR

Ghost Rider Annual (2008)

1-2: WPG 5, GR

Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992-1994)

1-23: WPG 6, GR

Ghost Rider/Captain America: Fear (1992)

nn: WPG 3, GR

Ghost Rider: Crossroads (1995)

1: WPG 4, GR

Ghost Rider: Danny Ketch (2008-2009)

1-5: WPG 5, GR

Ghost Rider Finale (2007)

94: WPG 4, GR

Ghost Riders: Heaven's on Fire (2009-2010)

1-3: WPG 5, GR

4-6: WPG 6, GR

Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears (2007)

1-6: GR

Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness (1991)

nn: WPG 3, GR

Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: The Dark Design (1994)

nn: WPG 4, GR

Giant-Size Avengers (1974-1975)

1: AV 6, AV2 2, ACT 4, Avt

2-5: AV 7, AV2 2, ACT 4, Avt

Giant-Size Avengers (2006)

1: Avt

Giant-Size Captain America (1975)

1: ACT 3, CA

Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974-1975)

2-3: FF 9

4-6: FF 10

Giant-Size Spider-Man (1974-1975)

1-6: ASM 6, OIMU 3, ASMt

Giant-Size Super-Heroes (1974)

1: ASM 5, OIMU 3, ASMt

Giant-Size Super Stars (1974)

1: FF 8

Giant-Size Thor (1975)

1: ACT 5, Th

Giant-Size Wolverine (2006)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Giant-Size X-Men (1975, 2005-2006)

1-2: XM 4, XM2 2, OIMU 2, UXM

3-4: OIMU 14, UXM

Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men (1985)

1: OIMU 4, UXM

Hostess ads (1975-1982)

6 ads starring Thor (5 from Marvel, 1 from Gold Key): Th

11 ads starring Captain America (5 from Marvel, 5 from Gold Key, 1 first in Whitman then Marvel): CA

8 ads starring Iron Man (7 from Marvel, 1 from Gold Key): Avt

Incredible Hulk and Wolverine (1986)

1: XM 4

Invincible Iron Man (2008)

1-19: OIMU 13, IM

Iron Man (1968-1996)

1-11: OIMU 2, IM

12-65: OIMU 3, IM

66-116: OIMU 4, IM

117-169: OIMU 5, IM

170-214: OIMU 6, IM

215-259: OIMU 7, IM

260-299: OIMU 8, IM

306-332: OIMU 9, IM

Iron Man (1996-1997)

1-7: OIMU 9, IM

8-13: OIMU 10, IM

Iron Man (1998-2004)

1-25, ½, 26-35: OIMU 10, IM

36-77: OIMU 11, IM

78-89: OIMU 12, IM

Iron Man (2005-2006)

1-14: OIMU 12, IM

Iron Man and Power Pack (2008)

1-4: IM

Iron Man and Sub-Mariner (1968)

1: OIMU 2, IM

Iron Man Annual (1970-1994)

1-4: OIMU 4, IM

5: OIMU 5, IM

6-8: OIMU 6, IM

9-11: OIMU 7, IM

12-14: OIMU 8, IM

15: OIMU 9, IM

Iron Man Annual (1998-2001)

’98-‘00: OIMU 10, IM

‘01: OIMU 11, IM

Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War (2007)

1: OIMU 12, IM

Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2006-2009)

15-27: OIMU 12, IM

28-32: OIMU 13, IM

33-35: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Annual (2008)

1: OIMU 12, IM

Iron Man: Bad Blood (2000)

1-4: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: Crash (1988)

nn: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin (2007-2008)

1-6: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: House of M (2005)

1-3: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: Hypervelocity (2007)

1-6: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: Iron Protocols (2009)

nn: IM

Iron Man: Legacy of Doom (2008)

1-4: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: The End (2009)

nn: IM

Iron Man: The Inevitable (2006)

1-6: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: The Iron Age (1998)

1-2: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man 2020 (1994)

nn: OIMU 14, IM

Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas (2008)

1-2: IM

Journey into Mystery (1952, 1962-1966)

1: Th

83-109: ACT 1, Th

110-119: ACT 2, Th

Journey into Mystery (1996-1998)

503-510: ACT 10, Th

-1, 511-521: ACT 11, Th

Journey into Mystery Annual (1965)

1: ACT 2, Th

Ka-Zar (1970-1971)

1: AV 4

2-3: XM3

Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (1984-1985)

1-6: WPG 1, Wv

Kree-Skrull War Starring the Avengers (1983)

1-2: AV 5

The Last Avengers Story (1995)

1-2: Avt

Logan: Path of the Warlord (1996)

nn: WPG 3, Wv

Logan: Shadow Society (1996)

1: WPG 4, Wv

Marvel Collector's Edition (1992)

nn: WPG 2, Wv

Marvel Comics Thor (2000)

1: Th

Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-Man (1994-1995)

379-382: Avt

Marvel Double Feature...Thunderstrike/Code Blue (1994)

13-16: Th

Marvel Graphic Novel (1988)

33: ACT 7, Th

Marvel Graphic Novel: The Punisher, Assassin's Guild (1988)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

Marvel Spotlight (1972-1973)

5-11: WPG 1, GR

Marvel Super-Heroes (1968)

17: AV 3

Marvel Tales (1971)

30: XM3

Marvel Team-Up (1972-1981)

1-20: MTU 1

21-42: MTU 2

43-59: MTU 3

60-80: MTU 4

81-98: MTU 5

99-112: MTU 6

Marvel Team-Up Annual (1976-1981)

1: MTU 3

2: MTU 5

3-4: MTU 6

Marvel Treasury Edition (1980)

26: XM 6

Marvel Treasury Special: Featuring Captain America's Bicentennial Battles (1976)

nn: ACT 4, CA

New Avengers (2006-2010)

1-64: ACT 15, Avt

New Avengers Annual (2006-2010)

1-3: ACT 15, Avt

New Avengers Finale (2010)

1: ACT 15, Avt

New Avengers: Illuminati (2006)

1: Avt

Night Rider (1974-1975)

1-6: GR

The Original Ghost Rider (1992-1994)

1-20: GR

The Original Ghost Rider Rides Again! (1991-1992)

1-7: GR

Phoenix, The Untold Story (1984)

1: XM7

Punisher (1986)

1-5: WPG 1, Pn

Punisher (1987-1995)

1-35: WPG 1, Pn

36-80: WPG 2, Pn

81-104: WPG 3, Pn

Punisher (1995-1997)

1-16: WPG 3, Pn

17-18: WPG 4, Pn

Punisher (1998)

1-4: WPG 4, Pn

Punisher (2000-2001)

1-12: WPG 4, Pn

Punisher (2001-2004)

1-26: WPG 4, Pn

27-37: WPG 5, Pn

Punisher (2004-2009)

1-30: WPG 5, Pn

31-65: WPG 6, Pn

Punisher (2009-2010)

1-12: WPG 7, Pn

13-16: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher (2011-2012)

1-9: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: A Man Named Frank (1994)

nn: Pn

Punisher Annual (1988-1994)

1-3: WPG 1, Pn

4-5: WPG 2, Pn

6-7: WPG 3, Pn

Punisher Annual (2009)

1: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher Back to School Special (1992-1994)

1-3: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher/Black Widow: Spinning Doomsday's Web (1992)

nn: Pn

Punisher: Bloodlines (1991)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

The Punisher: Blood on the Moors (1991)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: Bloody Valentine (2006)

1: WPG 7, Pn

The Punisher: Die Hard in the Big Easy (1992)

nn: Pn

Punisher: Empty Quarter (1994)

nn: Pn

Punisher: Force of Nature (2008)

1: WPG 6, Pn

Punisher: Frank Castle MAX (2009)

66-70: WPG 6, Pn

71-75: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher: G Force (1992)

nn: Pn

Punisher: Ghosts of Innocents (1993)

1-2: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher Holiday Special (1993-1995)

1-3: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: In the Blood (2011)

1-5: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: Intruder (1989)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher Invades the 'Nam: Final Invasion (1994)

nn: Pn

Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe (1995)

nn: Pn

The Punisher: Kingdom Gone (1990)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

PunisherMAX (2010-2012)

1-22: Pn

Punisher MAX Annual (2007)

1: WPG 6, Pn

Punisher MAX: Butterfly (2010)

1: Pn

Punisher MAX: Get Castle (2010)

1: Pn

Punisher MAX: Happy Ending (2010)

1: Pn

Punisher MAX: Hot Rods of Death (2010)

1: Pn

Punisher MAX: Naked Kill (2009)

1: WPG 6, Pn

Punisher MAX Special: Little Black Book (2008)

1: WPG 6, Pn

Punisher MAX: Tiny Ugly World (2010)

1: Pn

Punisher MAX X-Mas Special (2009)

1: WPG 6, Pn

The Punisher: No Escape (1990)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: P.O.V. (1991)

1-4: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: Red X-Mas (2005)

1: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher: Silent Night (2006)

1: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher Summer Special (1991-1994)

1-4: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: The Cell (2005)

nn: WPG 5, Pn

Punisher: The End (2004)

nn: Pn

Punisher: The Origin of Microchip (1993)

1-2, Pn

Punisher: The Prize (1990)

nn: WPG 8, Pn

Punisher: The Tyger (2006)

1: WPG 5, Pn

Punisher vs. Bullseye (2006)

1-5: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher War Journal (1988-1995)

1-80: Pn

Punisher War Journal (2007-2009)

1-26: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher War Journal Annual (2009)

1: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher War Zone (1992-1995)

1-41: Pn

Punisher: War Zone (2009)

1-6: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher War Zone Annual (1993-1994)

1-2: Pn

Punisher: X-Mas Special (2007)

1: WPG 7, Pn

Punisher: Year One (1994-1995)

1-4: WPG 8, Pn

Rampaging Wolverine (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Secret Invasion: Thor (2008)

1-3: Th

Shadowland: Ghost Rider (2010)

1: WPG 6, GR

Siege: Captain America (2010)

1: CA

Siege: Loki (2010)

1: Th

Sif (2010)

1: Th

Special Edition X-Men (1983)

1: OIMU 4, UXM

Spectacular Spider-Man (1968)

1-2: ASM 3, ASMt

Spider-Man: Maximum Clonage (1995)

Alpha, Omega: OIMU 10, ASMt

Spider-Man/Punisher: Family Plot (1996)

1-2: WPG 8, Pn

Spider-Man/Punisher/Sabretooth: Designer Genes (1993)

nn: Pn

Spider-Man Vs Punisher (2000)

nn: Pn

Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (1987)

1: OIMU 7, ASMt, WPG 1, Wv

Taco Bell Exclusive Collector Edition: Thor (2009)

1: Th

Tales of Asgard (1968)

1: ACT 3, Th

Tales of Asgard (1984)

1: ACT 7, Th

Tales of Suspense (1963-1968)

39-73: OIMU 1, IM

74-99: OIMU 2, IM

Thor (1966-1996)

126-144: ACT 2, Th

145: ACT 3

146: ACT 3; due to misprint, Th has first part only (to be corrected in later printings); Avt (second part)

147: ACT 3, Avt (to be added to Th in later printings)

148: ACT 3; due to misprint, Th has second part only (to be corrected in later printings); Avt (first part)

149-191: ACT 3, Th

192-237: ACT 4, Th

238-277: ACT 5, Th

278-313: ACT 6, Th

314-357: ACT 7, Th

358-409: ACT 8, Th

410-448: ACT 9, Th

449-502: ACT 10, Th

Thor (1998-2004)

1-49: ACT 11, Th

50-85: ACT 12, Th

Thor (2007-2009)

1-12: ACT 12, Th

Thor (2009-2010)

600: ACT 12, Th

601-614: Th

Thor: Ages of Thunder (2008)

1: Th

Thor Annual (1966-1994)

2: ACT 2, Th

3-4: ACT 3, Th

5-7: ACT 5, Th

8-9: ACT 6, Th

10-13: ACT 7, Th

14: ACT 8, Th

15-17: ACT 9, Th

18-19: ACT 10, Th

Thor Annual (1999-2001)

'99-'01: ACT 11, Th

Thor Annual (2009)

1: Th

Thor: Blood Oath (2005-2006)

1-6: Th

Thor Corps (1993-1994)

1-4: Th

Thor God-Size Special (2009)

1: ACT 12, Th

Thor: Godstorm (2001-2002)

1-3: Th

Thor: Man of War (2009)

1: Th

Thor: Reign of Blood (2008)

1: Th

Thor: Son of Asgard (2004-2005)

1-12: Th

Thor: Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (2009)

1-6: Th

Thor: The Legend (1996)

1: ACT 10, Th

Thor: The Rage of Thor (2010)

1: Th

Thor: The Trial of Thor (2009)

1: Th

Thor: Truth of History (2008)

1: ACT 12, Th

Thor: Vikings (2003-2004)

1-5: Th

Thunderstrike (1993-1995)

1-24: Th

Timeslip Special (1998)

nn: Avt

Uncanny X-Men (1981-2009)

142-150: XM2 3, OIMU 3, UXM

151-177: XM2 3, OIMU 4, UXM

178-192: XM2 4, OIMU 4, UXM

193-229: XM2 4, OIMU 5, UXM

230-234: XM2 4, OIMU 6, UXM

235-268: XM2 5, OIMU 6, UXM

269-287: XM2 5, OIMU 7, UXM

288-303: OIMU 7, UXM

304-337: OIMU 8, UXM

338-345, -1, 346-375: OIMU 9, UXM

376-412: OIMU 10, UXM

413-456: OIMU 11, UXM

457-489: OIMU 12, UXM

490-514: OIMU 13, UXM

Uncanny X-Men Annual (1992-1994)

16-17: OIMU 7, UXM

18: OIMU 8, UXM

Uncanny X-Men Annual (1995-2001)

’95-‘96: OIMU 8, UXM

’97-‘98: OIMU 9, UXM

’99-‘01: OIMU 10, UXM

Uncanny X-Men Annual (2006-2009)

1: OIMU 12, UXM

2: OIMU 13, UXM

War Machine (1994-1996)

Ashcan, 1-17: OIMU 13, IM

18-25: OIMU 14, IM

War Machine (2009-2010)

Sneak Peak, 1-12: OIMU 14, IM

Weapon X (1995)

1-4: WPG 3, Wv

Wolverine (1982)

1-4: WPG 1, Wv

Wolverine (1988-2003)

1-32: WPG 1, Wv

33-70: WPG 2, Wv

71-100: WPG 3, Wv

101-102, 102.5, 103-114, -1, 115-118-133: WPG 4, Wv

134-169: WPG 5, Wv

170-189: WPG 6, Wv

Wolverine (1997 - Wizard)

½: WPG 4, Wv

Wolverine (2003-2009)

1-20: WPG 6, Wv

21-65: WPG 7, Wv

66-74: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine (2010-2011)

900: WPG 8, , Wv

1000: Wv

Wolverine (2010-2012): 1-5: WPG 8, Wv

5.1, 6-20: Wv

Wolverine (2012)

300-304: Wv

Wolverine & Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising (1994)

nn: WPG 3, Wv

Wolverine and the Punisher: Damaging Evidence (1993)

1-3: WPG 8, Pn

Wolverine Annual (1990)

2 (Bloodlust): WPG 2, Wv

Wolverine Annual (1995-2001)

'95: WPG 3, Wv

'96-'97: WPG 4, Wv

'99-2000: WPG 5, Wv

2001: WPG 6, Wv

Wolverine Annual (2007-2008)

1-2: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine Art Appreciation

2009: Wv

Wolverine: Black Rio (1998)

nn: WPG 4, Wv

Wolverine: Bloody Choices (1991)

nn: WPG 2, Wv

Wolverine/Cable (1999)

1: WPG 5, Wv

Wolverine: Chop Shop (2008)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine: Dangerous Games (2008)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine: Debt of Death: Wv

Wolverine: Doombringer (1997)

nn: WPG 4, Wv

Wolverine: Evilution (1994)

nn: WPG 3, Wv

Wolverine: Firebreak (2008)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine: Flies to a Spider (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine in Global Jeopardy

Wv: Wv

Wolverine: Inner Fury (1992)

nn: WPG 2, Wv

Wolverine: Killing (1993)

nn: WPG 3, Wv

Wolverine: Killing Made Simple (2008)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine: Knight of Terra (1995)

nn: WPG 3, Wv

Wolverine: Mr. X (2010)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (1990)

nn: WPG 1, Wv

Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine/Punisher (2004)

1-5: WPG 7, Pn

Wolverine/Punisher: Revelation (1999)

1-4: WPG 4, Pn

Wolverine: Rahne of Terra (1991)

nn: WPG 2, Wv

Wolverine: Revolver (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: Road to Hell (2010)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: Saudade (2006)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine: Savage (2010)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: Son of Canada (2001)

nn: WPG 5, Wv

Wolverine: Switchback (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man and Other Bloody Tales (2008)

nn: WPG 7, Wv

Wolverine: The Anniversary (2009)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure (1992)

nn: WPG 1, Wv

Wolverine: Under the Boardwalk (2010)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: Weapon X (2009-2010)

1-16: WPG 8, Wv

Wolverine: Wendigo! (2010)

nn: WPG 8, Wv

X-Force/Champions (1998)

'98: WPG 6, GR

X-Men (1963-1981)

1-23: XM 1, XM2 1, OIMU 1, UXM

24-46: XM 2, XM2 1, OIMU 1, UXM

47-50: XM 3, XM2 1, OIMU 1, UXM

51: XM 3, XM2 1, OIMU 2, UXM

52-66: XM 3, XM2 2, OIMU 2, UXM

67-96: XM 4, XM2 2, OIMU 2, UXM

97-108: XM 5, XM2 2, OIMU 2, UXM

109-122: XM 6, XM2 2, OIMU 3, UXM

123-124: XM 6, XM2 3, OIMU 3, UXM

125-138: XM 7, XM2 3, OIMU 3, UXM

139-141: XM2 3, OIMU 3, UXM

X-Men Annual (1970-1991)

1-2: XM 4, XM2 2, OIMU 2, UXM

3: XM 6, XM2 3, OIMU 3, UXM

4: XM 7, XM2 3, OIMU 3, UXM

5-7: XM2 3, OIMU 4, UXM

8-11: XM2 4, OIMU 5, UXM

12: XM2 4, OIMU 6, UXM

13-14: XM2 5, OIMU 6, UXM

15: XM2 5, OIMU 7, UXM

X-Men Classic (1990-1995)

46-110: UXM

X-Men Classics (1983-1984)

1-3: XM 4

X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999-2001)

1-6: OIMU 13, UXM

7-22: OIMU 14, UXM

Full Body Scanners at Airports

I hope this raises some discussion because I feel this is the single most important thing I've written about on this blog.

First off, the basic facts: This year Canada, following the lead of the US installed full body scanners in several of its airports. These scanners use radiation to scan through passengers’ clothes, resulting in a nude image of the passenger. In Canada not everyone has to go through the extra screening process and you can opt for a pat-down instead.

This blog post is not about the radiation aspect. That aspect of the scanners seems to be the most heavily discussed elsewhere and I don’t pretend to have enough scientific knowledge to do more than quote other people, and both sides can probably find some statistics to back up their arguments. Instead this blog focuses primarily at privacy issues.

Privacy is admittedly hard to quantify, and different people require different levels of privacy. Some people are exhibitionists; on at least one blog someone posted they are looking forward to undergoing the scan for this very reason. Other people say they are not exhibitionists but in the name of security are willing to grin and bare it. Others still simply don’t want to be seen nude at all, however briefly, and even if the image quality isn’t perfect.

I belong to the latter group. There are all kinds of valid reasons why someone might not want to be seen nude, that have nothing to do with terrorism. Maybe they are self-conscious about their body by nature. Maybe they had a bad experience that makes them want to be covered or causes them to flash back to the trauma under such circumstances, or both; there could even be some unsightly physical damage they prefer not to show. Maybe it’s against their religious and/or spiritual beliefs. Maybe the thought of the images potentially being used for sexual gratification is unappealing. Maybe they simply feel that what they look like nude is not anyone’s business. I won’t do into full detail as to why I personally don’t want my body to be seen, because that much definitely is not anyone else's business unless I choose to tell them. We live in a fairly free country so the fact that I have chosen to keep my body hidden is my prerogative.

I think it boils down to respect and dignity. How much extra dignity are you willing to give up in the name of a bit more physical security? How much respect are you giving someone if you make them have to choose between having to be seen nude or be given a pat down which by some accounts can get a bit, uh, frisky? I’m not knocking physical safety, but I think it’s also important to respect that body scanners, for some, absolutely do constitute a gross violation of their privacy.

We are told that the images don’t show much and that the images are not stored. Even if that’s true (and again “don’t show much” is open to interpretation), who’s to say that both will remain the case? Certainly even from the classic “rooftop” view of Google Earth the picture quality has gotten better over the years. And some allegations of the images being stored are starting to appear.

Where does the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom stand on this? Sections 7 and 8 are the key:

7. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

8. Everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure.

Now obviously there’s room for interpretation. My own interpretation of number 7 is that we’re innocent until proven guilty. Number 8 is even more subjective, as it depends on what you consider to be unreasonable. I don’t necessarily feel that having bags scanned before entering a vehicle that is going to be in the sky to be unreasonable, but I do think that having my genitalia displayed to a complete stranger passes the litmus test of “unreasonable”.

It’s also important to remember that I’ve mainly been focussing on Canada. The US and other countries have their own rules regarding such devices so it’s important that you know the rules of the country you’re flying into as well. The US of course has its own rules about privacy but seems at least as willing to break them, if not more so.

Thus far I’ve barely touched upon the primary argument of the opposing side, that it increases security. But does it really? One pattern that emerges when you look at some methods of attack in recent years (using planes as de facto bombs, liquids, underwear) is that terrorists are quite flexible and innovative in their means of attack and often don’t use the same method twice. So people’s dignity is being eroded to counter a means of attack that the terrorists may well have never intended to use a second time anyway. There’s an interesting paradox about increased security: it makes people feel safer, yes, but at the same time but at the same time it heightens people’s fear for their safety, leaving people thinking they’ll die if these things aren’t implemented. I honestly believe the next big attempt at terrorism will be something that no one will see coming ahead of time, and that sacrificing dignity and privacy for extra security only creates an illusion of safety, and a pretty fragile one at that. It’s not even a good deterrent, as the people who would truly be deterred by airport security would have been deterred by the pre-9/11 system as well. For people on the fence on committing a crime, the presence of officers is usually enough.

But what if you really don’t care about the scanners, if you’re fine if people see your genitalia? Should you be opposed to the full body scanners anyway? Yes! Because you respect others’ need for privacy, even if you don’t share those needs. Because you don’t want your loved one’s bodies on display (while people under 18 can’t be scanned in Canada, again this is a Canada-specific rule). Because you think it’s too much time and money for a fragile illusion. Or maybe it’s because you are a very wise person; you’ve seen people’s rights in North America getting slowly chipped away by airports since 9/11, and realize that if you condone this you are allowing for things to continue to the point where sooner or later a process that does violate you will come into play. And be assured that if you scoff at other’s feelings of violation and then find yourself violated later on, I will still support and respect your own personal needs even as I remind you that you scoffed.

I will never submit to a full body scan, and will only submit to a pat-down under specific conditions (if I consider the reason for the pat-down valid, and if it’s agreed that certain areas are off limits). If this means spending more time on busses, so be it. I am willing to spend the extra time in order to maintain my right to privacy. Remember, the primary goal of terrorists isn’t to kill a lot of people. That’s often a by-product of their true goal, to spread terror, hence the name terrorist. If you sacrifice your dignity and privacy in the name of security, mission accomplished.

Send Your Proxy Packing

When connecting to the Internet from home, you may want to disable your proxy (a third party means of connecting to the Internet). You don't need the proxy at home and some viruses target proxies specifically. Cycbot B is an example of this. So if your proxy is on after an infection, you either have the virus back or no Internet connection. Here's how to get rid of the proxy so you can still browse the Internet after you've had a virus like Cycbot B:

Internet Explorer (version tested: 7):
1. On the Menu bar, click Tools
2. Click Internet Options
3. Click the Connections tab
4. Click LAN Settings
5. Click the Automatically detect settings box on
6. Click the Use a proxy server for your LAN off
7. Click OK
8. Click OK again
You can now connect to the Internet.

Firefox (version tested: 3.6):
1. On the Menu bar, click Tools
2. Click Options
3. Click the Advanced box
4. Click the Network tab
5. Click Settings
6. Click No proxy
7. Click OK
8. Click OK again
You can now connect to the Internet.

Chrome:
I'm not sure how to do this one directly. However, after setting the two above as described, Chrome worked fine.

Hopefully you will never need to know how to do this, but if you do get hit with a virus, and getting rid of the virus stops your Internet connecting, this should get you going again.

Union or No Union

This initial post is short and somewhat stream of consciousness. If it generates real discussion I'll probably expand on these thoughts at a later date, after I've had time to rethink things based on others' thoughts.

A union is neither intrinsically good nor intrinsically bad. If a union is out to help the employee, or foster a positive work environment for both employer and employee, or ensures an agreement is not completely ignored, it's a good thing. If instead it starts to strong-arm people, or act as an additional advocate for the employer (thus placing the employee at an additional disadvantage) or if profit is the primary motivator, or if the goal is to enforce an agreement without considering why the agreement exists, it's a bad thing. A bad union will push an agenda; a good one will try to genuinely understand both sides and promote a happy outcome for everyone.

13 Halloween Movies 2010 Edition

A bit harder than usual this year I admit. I saw a lot of pretty generic horror movies this past year. Still, I recommend all 13 movies below.

Saw III: The best movie in the first six (I haven’t seen Saw 3-D yet). We learn a lot about Jigsaw’s motivations and values

Saw VI: This instalment uses the horror to examine the US health care system

Last of the Living: A quirky comedy as some young men who enjoy hitting zombies try to smuggle out a cure

Return of the Living Dead Part II: Not as good as the first one, but this dark comedy zombie film still delivers the goods

Jaws: Three decades later parts of this shark thriller can still get under the skin

House of 1,000 Corpses: A group of young adults find themselves in a truly demented house

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon: An aspiring Jason/Michael-like killer arranges an interview before his killing spree

Re-Animator: The classic mad scientist comedy horror movie

The Deep Red Hatchet Murders: Someone’s subconscious holds the key to a killing

Dr. Giggles: A killer doctor who delights in bad puns

Headhunter: Horrors in a mysterious office

The Shaft (2001): Not to be confused with the John Shaft movies, this involves a woman being stalked in a metro

Zombie Honeymoon: Can a couple’s love survive one of them becoming a zombie?

Take Back Halloween Night

First off, sorry everyone for not posting lately. I can going to try to post on a weekly basis from here on in.

I might still do my annual list of Halloween movie recommendations but first I wanted to discuss something that’s been nagging at me. Some of my posts are a bit tongue in cheek but this one’s meant to be a bit more serious.

As more and more real life dangers have been emerging during Halloween, people have become less and less willing to celebrate Halloween in the traditional matter. Instead kids get all their treats, if at all, in a few safe places. I appreciate people’s concerns and acknowledge the danger but I see a real problem with this.

To illustrate the problem I must bring up the elephant in the room. We’re all going to die someday. No exception. If there’s an afterlife, it might not be the complete end, but existence as we currently know it is going to end at some point. Dark and depressing? Absolutely. That’s why at a young age we need to learn to laugh at death, to find ways of laughing at our own mortality, to give us the courage we need to face that. I believe that dressing up as monsters and going door to door candy hunting is a way of teaching kids to laugh at death in a way that they can process, in a way that’s not too distressing for them. A ways of giving kids a sense of danger but also allowing them to have fun and to, well, be kids.

At the same time though, I realize that there are some dangers, some sick people who target kids. Here are some suggestions:

The first is a no-brainer: walk with your children. It’s safer for them and a fun way to bond with them. Consider further strength in numbers. Arrange for multiple parents with kids to walk together. The really dangerous people go after easy targets. A small group is not an easy target. Carry a flashlight and a whistle, or find some similar means of calling attention to yourself if need be.

If your concern is aimed towards the houses you’re visiting, remember what your parents did. If one of the treats is a candied apple, open it up before letting your child eat it. Another thought: make a note between houses of what you got from each place. Focus on residential areas where you know some of the people. Getting to know your neighbours is usually not a bad idea any time of the year.

Is there any way to be 100% safe during Halloween? Nope. But then you could decide to keep your kids home during Halloween only for some household accident to occur. No one’s ever completely safe, and again, that’s why Halloween in its traditional format (and I’m talking recent traditions here) is so valuable. Let the kids have fun. Let them learn that you gain power from laughing at the spooky stuff. Place it safe, place it smart, but take back Halloween from the real life scary monsters. Because if you can’t laugh at monsters, the monsters win.

Handbook Hardcover Changes: A-Z#8

This is the eighth 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. All information this post posted concurrently with the Who Watches the Watchers forum at Comixfan.

List of Changes in Hardcovers

Nekra
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Last sentence in 4th History paragraph removed; final paragraph’s last sentence replaced with 2 new ones. Distinguishing Features removed. New sentence added to end of 1st abilities/Accessories paragraph.
Graphic Changes: new secondary illo

New Men
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: Paragraph beginning “On Earth…” tweaked. New sentences added to final History paragraph, doubling the size. ( new captioned secondary illos plus 3 more sharing one caption.
Graphic Changes: Main illo now captioned.

New Son
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo

N’Garai
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: History greatly revised/expanded, with new text weaving in and out of old
Graphic Changes: None

Night Nurse
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Real Name and Education revised. History mostly revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories revised/abridged.
Graphic Changes: Old main illo removed, replaced with new one. One headshot caption clarified, new captioned headshot

Night Raven
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Place of Birth clarified, Group Affiliation revised. History considerably revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: New headshot embedded in the 1930s illo; 8 additional secondary illos (2 sets of 2 captioned)


Night Thrasher
Hardcover Volume: 8
Now Listed As: Night Thrasher (Dwayne Taylor)
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Citizenship and Known Relatives revised. History somewhat revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded (now 4 paragraphs).
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo

Nighthawk
Hardcover Volume: 8
Now Listed As: Nighthawk (Richmond)
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Aliases, Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Main illo now secondary; 2 new secondary illos

“Red” Norvell
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Place of Birth and Known Relatives revised. End of final history paragraph tweaked
Graphic Changes: old main illo removed, replaced with new one; new secondary illo

Nosferata
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: History greatly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: None

Nova
Hardcover Volume: 8
Now Listed As: Nova (Rider)
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: Identity, Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. History considerably revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: headshot replaced with new one; another secondary illo removed, another one captioned; 3 new secondary illos (2 captioned)

Nova Omega
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Final History phrase replaced with new sentence.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo

Number Nine
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: new phrase added to end of 1st History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: None

Oblivion
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: new added t end of final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: 3 new captioned secondary illos

Ogre
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Olivier
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Onslaught
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History mostly revised/greatly expanded. Eyes and Hair revised. Abilities/Accessories revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: one secondary illo now captioned; 2 new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Origin
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Middle History Paragraph greatly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: None

Outlaw Kid
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Main illo less cropped

Over-Mind
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Main illo: right hand/toes now cropped out instead of left
Pacific Overloads
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: new illo added below the headshots; illos of Klaw, Living Lightning, Sunfire replaced with proper headshots

Paibok
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Final History phrase replaced with 2 new sentences
Graphic Changes: new secondary illo

Patriot
Hardcover Volume: 8
Now Listed As: Patriot (Bradley)
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History mostly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: two secondary illos removed, replaced with 2 new ones (1 captioned)

Penance
Hardcover Volume: 5
Now Listed As: Hollow
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History completely rewritten. Abilities/Accessories tweaked
Graphic Changes: captions reworded

Phantom Rider
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Known Relatives and Group Affiliation revised. Final History paragraph removed, as well as last sentence from second last paragraph, then new sentences added to the end of the latter.
Graphic Changes: None

Phat
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Photon
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Occupation tweaked. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Intelligence on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: First 2 secondary illos removed, 2nd two now share caption; 4 new secondary illos (2 captioned)

Phyla
Hardcover Volume: 9
Now Listed As: Phyla-Vell
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Intelligence and Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: new captioned main illo; old one now captioned secondary; new captioned secondary illo

Piranha
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Real name and Group Affiliation revised. 2 new sentences added to end of final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo

Pixie
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 2nd and 3rd History paragraphs merged, then two new sentences added to the end of this paragraph. 2 new sentences added to end of Abilities/Accessories
Graphic Changes: None

Plantman
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: First Appearance expanded. History greatly revised and expanded, with new text weaving in and out of old. 3 new paragraphs added to Abilities/Accessories.
Graphic Changes: 1st tiny illo enlarged/captioned/less cropped; 2nd and 4th tiny illo removed; 3rd tiny illo enlarged; 3 new secondary illos

Plodex
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 1st 2 History paragraphs merged
Graphic Changes: Art credits inadvertently removed

Powderkeg
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: More alter egos mentioned in History; new sentence added to final paragraph
Graphic Changes: None
Prescence
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Prester John
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Old final History sentence replaced with new one
Graphic Changes: One secondary illo now captioned; new captioned secondary illo

Priapus
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Pride
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Old final History sentence replaced with new one
Graphic Changes: None

Promise
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Craig’s headshot replaced with new one

Prosh
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Real Name, Identity revised. Alter egos added in History
Graphic Changes: new secondary illo

Proteus
Hardcover Volume: 9
Now Listed As: Proteus (Earth-616)
Page Count: unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Known Relatives revised. History greatly revised/expanded, with new text weaving in and out of old. Abilities/Accessories mostly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: other than piecemeal, 2nd and 3rd row of secondary illos moved to the Proteus (Earth-58163) entry (see below); new secondary illo
Note: Elements of the original entry used as the based for a new 1-page Earth-56163 entry; previously this Proteus was treated as the same character as the 616 version, though History is completely rewritten; Abilities/Accessories same as the old entry except the bit after the last semi-colon has been changed; this entry has a new main illo; all secondary illos moved over from the original Proteus entry, and both entries share one secondary illo

Protocide
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: new headshot

Prowler
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. Alter egos added to History; 2 new sentences added to end of last History paragraph
Graphic Changes: none

Psionex
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. Final History paragraph revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: New captioned main illo (old one removed); 2 secondary illos removed.

Puma
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Place of Birth, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised. History paragraph beginning “The Kingpin…” replaced with new abridged one; final paragraph has considerable new text between the last 2 sentences. Abilities/Accessories somewhat revised.
Graphic Changes: None.

Quoi
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Handbook Hardcover Changes: A-Z#7

This is the eighth 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.

Victor Mancha
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Identity and Known Relatives revised. History and Abilities/Accessories somewhat revised/expanded (though some less key History bits removed). Strength and Durability on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Mandarin
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: increased from 2 to 4
Text Changes: Aliases & Occupation revised. Until last paragraphy, History somewhat revised and expanded, with new text weaving in and out of old text; new paragraph added before second last paragraph; final History paragraph revised and expanded, then 2 new paragraphs added at end. Hair revised. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Main illo now secondary; one secondary illo removed, the other converted to the Eliot R. Brown rings stats from Marvel Universe#15. New main illo, 10 new secondary illos (7 captioned).

Mandarin (Temujin)
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Aliases revised. End of 2nd History paragraph abridged; final sentence in last paragraph replaced with new expanded text. Hair revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Man-Killer
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: new captioned secondary illo

Marduk
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Margali of the Winding Way
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Known Relatives and Group Affiliation expanded. 1st History paragraph a little expanded, last 2 merged.
Graphic Changes: None

Man-Mountain Marko
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Occupation revised. 4 sentences added to end of History. Abilities/Accessories more quantified.
Graphic Changes: None

Marrow
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Group Affiliation and Education revised. Old History replaced with new expanded text. Abilities/Accessories mostly revised, particularly but not limited to changing the tense.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (1 captioned).

Marvel Boy
Hardcover Volume: 7
Now Listed As: Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr)
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History mostly (but not completely) revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded. Note added
Graphic Changes: Old main illo now secondary/cropped, old secondary illo removed; new main illo and new captioned secondary illo. Note added

Masque
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. History and Abilities mostly (but not completely) revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Old main illo now secondary. New main illo and new captioned secondary illo.

Master Khan
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Master of the World
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: Group Affiliation tweaked. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded, though a lot of old text still present. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Main illo now secondary and one of the secondary illos now main illo.

Mastermind (Computer)
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: First 2 History paragraphs merged. Abilities/Accessories expanded.
Graphic Changes: Main illo now captioned, new captioned secondary illo.

Alicia Masters
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: New small final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: None

Maverick
Hardcover Volume: 7
Now Listed As: Maverick (Bentley)
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: Aliases slightly expanded
Graphic Changes: None

Mephista
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: main illo reversed.

Mercy
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Merlin Demonspawn
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Merlyn
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: History greatly revised, with new text weaving in and out of old text. New Note paragraphs (1 each) added before and after the old one, which is tweaked.
Graphic Changes: 4 new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Metal Master
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Place of Birth clarified. Skin stat removed.
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo replaced with two new ones (1 captioned).

Micromax
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: 1st 2 History paragraphs merged; final History sentence replaced with a lot of new text. Final Abilities/Accessories sentence replaced with new one. Fighting Skills increased on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos.

Microverse
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: some History paragraphs merged. 3rd last paragraph expanded
Graphic Changes: None

Midnight
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History greatly revised/expanded, though a lot of old text still present. Eyes revised. Abilities/Accessories slightly revised.
Graphic Changes: Old main illo now captioned secondary, one secondary illo removed. New main illo and 4 new secondary illos (2 captioned).

Midnight Sun
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: First Appearance revised.
Graphic Changes: 1 new captioned secondary illo.

Layla Miller
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Group affiliation revised. History greatly revised/expanded, thoughy a lot of old text still present. 2 sentences added to end of Abilities/Accessories.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (1 captioned).

Mimic
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: Final History sentence revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo.

Mr. Sensitive
Hardcover Volume: 7
Now Listed As: Mister Sensitive
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Final History sentence tweaked.
Graphic Changes: Main illo less cropped. Old secondary illo replaced with 2 new captioned ones.

Mister Sinister
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 3
Text Changes: Aliases and Known Relatives revised. History almost completely revised (some original text still present). Abilities/Accessories replaced with new expanded text.
Graphic Changes: 3 of the 4 secondary illos now captioned, 2 new captioned secondary illos.

Mistress Love
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: Speed revised on Power Grid with corresponding note
Graphic Changes: None

MODOK
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: Aliases, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised. New sentence added to end of old final History paragraph, then 4 new paragraphs added. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old Tarleton headshot replaced with new one; another secondary illo captioned. 6 additional captioned secondary illos added, including of some variants

Mojo
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: 3rd and 4th History paragraphs merged; new sentence added to end of 2nd last and last paragraphs; possibly a few other bits added. End of first Abilities/Accessories paragraph slightly expanded.
Graphic Changes: None

Mondo
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Main illo reversed, caption removed from secondary illo.

Morg
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: 2nd History paragraph split in 2, with a half sentence added to the end of the new 2nd paragraph.
Graphic Changes: None

Morlocks
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: Sub-groups of Morlocks now converted into sub-headings of Known Members instead of given separate rows; Extremists sub-group added to Known Members and First Appearance. History greatly revised/expanded, though a lot of old text still present.
Graphic Changes: Headshots expanded from 48 to 92, including new sub-sections for London and Chicago communities, but power descriptions removed; Headshots changed for Caliban and Skids.

Motormouth
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Place of Birth and Known Relatives revised. History and Abilities/Accessories revised/expanded (some original text still present).
Graphic Changes: 3 new captioned secondary illos

Ms. Marvel
Hardcover Volume: 12
Now Listed As: Sharon Ventura
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Aliases, Occupation revised. Last phrase in History removed, replaced with new phrase then another sentence.
Graphic Changes: None

Mysterium
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Aliases tweaked. Abilities/Accessories paragraphs reordered
Graphic Changes: The uncaptioned secondary illo now captioned; new captioned headshot

Nasty Boys
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: New captioned headshot

Nasty Boys
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo

Master Hate
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: History mostly revised/expanded. Last Abilities/Accessories sentence replaced with new one
Graphic Changes: None

Mastermind
Hardcover Volume: 7
Now Listed As: Mastermind (Martinique Wyngarde)
Page Count: Increased from ½ to 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories replaced with new expanded text.
Graphic Changes: None

Microbe
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: Occupation and Known Relatives revised. History greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Illo reversed

Modulus
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: Abilities/Accessories rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Illo reversed

Morwen
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: History greatly revised/expanded. Speed on Power Numbers revised
Graphic Changes: new captioned headshot

Phantazia
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Handbook Hardcover Changes: A-Z#6

This is the seventh 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.

Justice
Hardcover Volume: 6
Now Listed As: Justice (Tensen)
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: 3rd and 4th History paragraphs merged. Speed corrected on Power Grid
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo.

Kane
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 2
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo removed; 4 new captioned secondary illos

Kangaroo
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text Changes: First Appearance revised. Final sentence in Hstory replaced with 3 new ones. Height and Weight revised.
Graphic Changes: One of the secondary illos now main illo, while old main illo cropped into headshot.

Ka-Zar the Great
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Ka-Zar the Savage
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 3
Text Changes: Last 2/3 History sentence replaced with expanded material.
Graphic Changes: Final secondary illo replaced with new one.

Senator Robert Kelley
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Erik Killmonger
Hardcover Volume: 6
Now Listed As: Killmonger
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History completely rewritten/expanded. Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: 10 new captioned secondary illos
Killpower
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos sharing 1 caption

Kismet
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo as Her replaced with new one (still captioned); new captioned secondary illo as Ayesha

Klaatu
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Korvac
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Second page secondary illos now captioned; new captioned secondary illo of Carina

Alyosha Kravinoff
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one now secondary, reversed, background added) and new secondary illo.

Kree
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Increased from 3 to 5
Text Changes: Known Members expanded. New final Traits paragraph. History greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Ruul illo now labelled “Ruul, Later Appearance” and no longer obscures main illo. 3 new captioned secondary illos (including an Eliot Brown light battle cruiser schematic that appears new), plus 6 more “new” secondary illos (actually classic handbook material) sharing one caption. Headshots expanded from 24 to 48 (Ronan removed, so actually 25 new ones); of the old ones, the one previously listed as Fer-Porr now amended as Phae-Dor, with corresponding amendments to Occupation and First Appearance.

Kylun
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 2 sentences added to final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo.

Lacuna
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Real Name, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised.
Graphic Changes: New headshot.

Livewires
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: new one-sentence final History paragraph.
Graphic Changes: None

Living Erasers
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Originally, the main illo was the same as one of the secondary illos, only with partially different colouring and background; that secondary illo removed but main illo now coloured as per the removed secondary illo. New secondary illo.

Living Tribunal
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: New sentence added to end of 2nd or 3rd History paragraph (depending on if you count the note).
Graphic Changes: None

Lockdown
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged from 1
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Locust
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos

Loki
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Note added to Known Relatives. First History paragraph revised. New final History paragraph. New sentence added to end of Abilities/Accessories. Speed revised on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: Old main illo removed; new main illo. One secondary illo cropped, the other two removed, replaced with 2 new ones.

Looter
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New final History paragraph. New sentence added to Abilities/Accessories.
Graphic Changes: Main illo shifted slightly. 2 new secondary illos.

Luphomoids
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: New sentence added to end of History. Note revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Lynx
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Group Affiliation revised.
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo

M
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics and Physical Stats revised to include predecessors. History completely written/expanded and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded, in both cases in part to factor in predecessors. Energy Projection on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: Old secondary illos of Penance and Twins replaced with new ones (still captioned); 4 additional new secondary illos

Gideon Mace
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Illo reversed, thus correcting error of which hand holds the mace

Mach-4
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: increased from 3 to 4
Text Changes: Occupation and Group Affiliation revised. History somewhat revised: confirmed changes to 3rd and 5th History paragraphs and the last 3, the second last of these being the most substantially changed (paragraphs also now split differently); new large final paragraph; likely other changes overlooked. Note added. 1st and 4th Abilities/Accessories paragraphs greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: New headshot. 5 new captioned secondary illos.

Machine Man
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: Known Relatives, Group Affiliation, Education revised. History greatly revised/expanded. New paragraph added between 2nd and 3rd Abilities/Accessories paragraphs.
Graphic Changes: One secondary illo removed, replaced with new one; background removed form another secondary illo

Machinesmith
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: final History sentence replaced with 2 new ones. Physical Stats tweaked.
Graphic Changes: New secondary illo

Machine Teen
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: final History paragraph converted to a Note.
Graphic Changes: None

Mad Jack
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: new sentence added to end if History
Graphic Changes: None

Mad Thinker
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 3
Text Changes: new final History paragraph. Energy Projection on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Madame Masque
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: new large final History paragraph. Distinguishing Features removed.
Graphic Changes: 2 secondary illos removed, 3 added (one captioned).

Maelstrom
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Note added to Physical Stats. Strength and Durability revised on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: New headshot.

Magdalene
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Proctor’s Earth in 1st History paragraph corrected. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Moses Magnum
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 3 sentences added to end of History.
Graphic Changes: None

Magus
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 3rd and 4th History paragraphs merged. Height, Weight, Eyes revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo.

Major Mapleleaf
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Known Relatives revised. Final History paragraph expanded, with final sentence replaced with new one.
Graphic Changes: Old secondary illo captioned, new one added.

Malice
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 1st 2 and last 2 History paragraphs merged.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos

Man-Beast
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: History tweaked (e.g. adding “(Peter Parker)” after “Spider-Man”
Graphic Changes: None

Khaos
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo

Marvel
Hardcover Volume: 8
Page Count: Unchanged at ½
Text/Graphic Changes: None

Handbook Hardcover Changes: A-Z#5

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.