Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z - Volume 5

Every volume of this hardcover series of Official Handbooks has been great. This volume is especially informative because it has profiles on Iron Man and the Hulk, the stars of their own blockbuser movies this past summer. Highly recommended for Marvelites and those looking to increase their knowledge of everything Marvel.

These great covers by Tom Grummett tell us most of what we need to know. Inside we get Hulk & Iron Man, Human Torch & Iceman, Hercules, Iron Fist, and more. Iron Man has nearly 40 armor designs depicted! Questionably, John Byrne's artwork isn't included in the Hulk's entry... still, it's great to see so many different artists here. The contents here include: Guardsmen; Gun Runner; Henry Gyrich; Gamecock; Gargantus (robot); Gargoyle (Topolovz); Garko the Man-Frog; Blackie Gaxton; Generic Super-Hero; Geometer; Ghoul (mutant); Gnome & Dragorr; Godseye; "Cockroach" Hamilton; Hammer (Canty); Justin Hammer; Hammerhead; Hand; Hangman (Roland); Maya Hansen; Agatha Harkness; Harrier (Clendenon); Jonas Harrow; Hate-Monger (Hitler clone); Hate-Monger (Psycho-Man construct); Havok (Summers); Hawkeye (Bishop); Molly Hayes; Mark Hazzard; Headsman; Helix (Carago); Hellbent; Hellcat; Hellcow; Helleyes; Hellfire; Hellfire Club; Hellion; Hellions (Hellfire Club trainees); Hellions (Emplate's); Hellions (King Bedlam's); Hellions (Xavier Institute's); Hellstorm; Hepzibah; H.E.R.B.I.E.; Hercules; Hercules of the 24th Century; Here Comes Tomorrow; Hero of the Day; Heroes for Hire (Power Man & Iron Fist); Heroes for Hire (Oracle Inc.); Heroes for Hire (Misty & Coleen's team); Hidden Man; High Evolutionary; Maria Hill; Hindsight; Hitman (Kenyon); Hobgoblin (Kingsley); Hobgoblin (Macendale); Hobgoblin (2211 A.D.); Crusher Hogan; Happy Hogan; Pepper Hogan; Hollow (formerly Penance); Holocaust; Home Base; HOMER; Hood (Robbins); Horusians; Howard the Duck; Howling Commandos (Sgt. Fury's); Howling Commandos (monster squad); Heather Hudson (Earth- 3470); Hulk (Banner); Hulk (2099 A.D.); Hulkbusters; Hulkling; Human Robot; Human Torch (Hammond); Human Torch (Storm); Humbug; Humus Sapien; Huntara; Huntarr; Hunter in Darkness; Huntsman; Hurricane (Kane); Hurricane (Potter); Husk; Hybrid (Marks); Hybrid (Washington); Hydra; Hydro-Man; H'ylthri; Hyperion (Earth-712); Hyperion (construct); Hyperion (Earth-4023); Hyperion (Zhib-Ran); Hyperstorm; Hypno-Hustler; Icarus (Guthrie); Iceman (Drake); Iguana; Ikaris; Illuminati; Immortalis; Immortus; Imperial Guard; Impossible Man; In-Betweener; Infinities; Infinity (cosmic being); Infinity Gauntlet; Infinity Watch; Inheritor; Inhumans; Initiative; Shola Inkosi; Intruders; Inua (Northern Gods); Invaders; Invisible Woman; Iron Fist (Rand); Iron Lad; Iron Maiden (Vostakoff); Iron Man (Tony Stark); Iron Man (Teen Tony); Iron Maniac; Iron Mask; Iron Monger (Stane); Isbisa; Ixar; J2; Jack Flag; Jack Frost (Golden Age); Jack of Hearts (Hart); Jack O'Lantern (Levins); Jack the Ripper; and Jackal (Warren).