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Andy E. Nystrom
Apr 25, 2010, 08:41 pm

Another lost thread.

List of changes in Hardcovers

All: Known Aliases now Aliases. Marital Status removed. Superhuman Powers, Abilities, Paraphernalia merged as Abilities/Accessories. Origin and Significant Issues in back of book removed.

Betty Brant
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Known Relatives revised. Revisions to Final 2 History paragraphs. Abilities/Accessories expanded. Fighting Skills on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: 2 new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Carrion
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Abilities/Accessories a little revised. Speed on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: old secondary illo no longer cropped. 4 new captioned secondary illos (3 being headshots).

Chameleon
Hardcover Volume: 2
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. Final History paragraph revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: 4 new secondary illos

Jean DeWolff
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: First History paragraph tweaked
Graphic Changes: new secondary illo

Doppleganger
Hardcover Volume: 3
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: None

Fly
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one removed); 2 new secondary illos


Frederick Foswell
Hardcover Volume: 1
Now Listed As: Big Man
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Aliases, Identity revised. Old final History paragraph replaced with new expanded one. Abilities/Accessories a little revised.
Graphic Changes: 2 new captioned secondary illos

Fusion
Hardcover Volume: 4
Now Listed As: Fusion (Markley)
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: First History paragraph tweaked. Abilities/Accessories revised.
Graphic Changes: Original illo replaed with main illo and 2 secondary illos (1 captioned)

Glory Grant
Hardcover Volume: 4
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Final History paragraph revised and expanded. New sentence added to Abilities/Accessories.
Graphic Changes: None

Hammerhead
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Known Relatives and Group Affiliation expanded. Last History paragraph has the long final sentence removed but otherwise expanded. Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo

Crusher Hogan
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: None
Graphic Changes: Main illo reversed, new secondary illo

Hydro-Man
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Real Name, Aliases, Group Affiliation tweaked. 2nd and 3rd History paragraphs merged except final sentence, which, with some tweaking, starts the new final paragraph. Abilities/Accessories greatly (not completely) revised
Graphic Changes: 2 new captioned secondary illos.

Jackal
Hardcover Volume: 5
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Aliases revised. Last sentence of 2nd last History paragraph replaced with 3 new ones. Abilities/Accessories completely revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: secondary illo now captioned; 2 new captioned secondary illos.

John Jameson
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories greatly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Secondary illo removed. 5 new secondary illos (3 captioned; a fourth one is a classic Eliot Brown schematic of Freedom’s Flight).

J. Jonah Jameson
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. 1st History paragraph a little revised; final paragraph mostly replaced with new, larger one (old first sentence remains). Fighting Skills revised on Power Grid.
Graphic Changes: 3 new secondary illos (2 captioned).

Kaine
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: 2nd History paragraph somewhat revised; final paragraph revised and expanded. Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Headshot added.

Madame Web
Hardcover Volume: 6
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Group Affiliation tweaked. First History paragraph somewhat expanded and first sentence from 2nd paragraph moved to that paragraph; new final paragraph. Abilities/Accessories tweaked.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one cropped to headshot and reversed).

Mindworm
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Occupation, Place of Birth revised. History mostly revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo and two new secondary illos (1 captioned)

Morbius
Hardcover Volume: 7
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 3
Text Changes: Aliases, Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. History and abilities/Accessoires mostly revised/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new main illo and 4 new secondary illos (3 captioned)

Mysterio
Hardcover Volume: 8
Split Into: Mysterio (Beck) and Mysterio (Berkhart)
Page Count: Originally 2 total now 2 each
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised; Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten; Power Grid revised; Beck: History mostly revised/expanded, Eyes and Hair revised; Berkhart: History completely rewritten/expanded.
Graphic Changes: Old illo removed; new main illo; Beck: 4 new captioned secondary illos; Berkhart: 3 new secondary illos (2 captioned)

Liz Osborn
Hardcover Volume: 8
Now Listed As: Liz (Allan) Osborn
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. Intially final History paragraph somewhat revised, with final sentence removed, but then 8 new sentences added at end. Note revised.
Graphic Changes: Illo now captioned

Queen
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Alter egos added to History; Abilities/Accessories a little revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo

Ben Reilly
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Occuption, Known Relatives, Education revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one now secondary); 2 new captioned secondary illos

Joe Robertson
Hardcover Volume: 9
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Real Name, Aliases, Occupation, Group Affiliation revised. History somewhat revised/expanded. Final 1.5 sentences of Abilities/Accessories replaced with new one.
Graphic Changes: New main illo (old one now secondary)

Joe Smith
Hardcover Volume: 10
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Identity, Known Relatives revised. History greatly revised/expanded. Abilities/Accessories somewhat revised. Energy Projection on Power Grid revised.
Graphic Changes: New captioned secondary illo

Spider-Man Update
Hardcover Volume: 11
Now Listed As: Spider-Man
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 13
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised/expanded. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded
Graphic Changes: New main illo; old illo removed; silk glands art now captioned; one caption tweaked. 37 new secondary illos (33 captioned) followed by ½ page each new equipment specs and silk glands specs (the former in part classic Elliot R. Brown specs) and full page Stark armour specs by Brown

Spider-Mobile
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: History somewhat revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: None

Spider-Slayers
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Increased from 2 to 4
Text Changes: History mostly revised/expanded
Graphic Changes: 2 illos captioned/less cropped, remaining illos removed; 25 new captioned secondary illos (though 4 share a caption); 4 new headshots of designers with first appearances

Stacy Twins
Hardcover Volume: 11
Now Listed As: Gabriel & Sarah Stacy
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Known Relatives, Group Affiliation revised. New final History paragraph. Sarah/Gabriel captions removed from Physical Stats / Abilities/Accessories / Power Grid; Gabriel’s Abilities/Accessories a little revised.
Graphic Changes: 2 new captioned secondary illos

Mendel Stromm
Hardcover Volume: 11
Page Count: Increased from 1 to 2
Text Changes: Occupation, Place of Birth, Group Affiliation, Education revised. History and Abilities/Acccessories completely rewritten/expanded. Weight, Eyes revised
Graphic Changes: Main illo reversed; secondary illo now captioned; 8 new captioned secondary illos

Flash Thompson
Hardcover Volume: 12
Page Count: Unchanged at 2
Text Changes: Real Names, Aliases, Occupation revised; Group Affiliation tweaked. History greatly revised/expanded; Height and Weight revised; Abilities/Accessories mostly revised; Intelligence on Power Grid revised
Graphic Changes: Old illos removed; new main illo and 2 new secondary illos

Charlie Weiderman
Hardcover Volume: 13
Page Count: Unchanged at 1
Text Changes: Vital Statistics revised. History and Abilities/Accessories completely rewritten/expanded. Weight revised.
Graphic Changes: Main illo less cropped