Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004

([July] 2004)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jim Calafiore

Inks

Scott Elmer ?

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ?; Laura Martin ?; James Rochelle ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover. Illustrated with a panel from "The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning" section of this issue. Colorists are collectively credited.

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: X-Men 2004 (Table of Contents: 2)

X-Men / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Cassaday

Inks

John Cassaday

Colors

Laura Martin

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Emma Frost; Kitty Pryde; Wolverine [Logan]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Title page. Illustration from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #1.

Beast (Table of Contents: 3)

Beast / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited)

Colors

Laura Martin

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While working at a nuclear power plant, Norton McCoy was exposed...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Beast [Hank McCoy]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 (although the image is reversed).

Bishop (Table of Contents: 4)

Bishop / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Alan Davis (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lucas Bishop was born in the 21st century A.D. of an alternate future timeline...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bishop [Lucas Bishop] (Earth-1191)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Cyclops (Table of Contents: 5)

Cyclops / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited)

Colors

Laura Martin

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Scott Summers was the first of two sons born to Major Christopher Summers...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cyclops [Scott Summers]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #1.

Emma Frost (Table of Contents: 6)

Emma Frost / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited)

Colors

Laura Martin

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Emma Frost was born into a wealthy old Boston mercantile family...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Emma Frost

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #1.

Gambit (Table of Contents: 7)

Gambit / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Salvador Larroca (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Abandoned at birth due to his burning red eyes...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gambit [Remy LeBeau]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Havok (Table of Contents: 8)

Havok / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Salvador Larroca (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Alexander Summers is the younger of the two sons of Christopher Summers...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Havok [Alex Summers]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Iceman (Table of Contents: 9)

Iceman / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Carlos Pacheco (credited)

Inks

Art Thibert

Colors

Liquid!

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bobby Drake discovered his mutant power to create ice while in his early teens...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iceman [Bobby Drake]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #69 (although the image is reversed).

Juggernaut (Table of Contents: 10)

Juggernaut / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Ron Garney (credited)

Inks

Mark Morales

Colors

Hi-Fi

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Cain Marko's mother died when he was very young...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Juggernaut [Cain Marko]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #410 (although the image is reversed).

Marvel Girl (Table of Contents: 11)

Marvel Girl / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Alan Davis (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The daughter of Scott Summers and Jean Grey in an alternate timeline...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Marvel Girl [Rachel Summers] (Days of Future Past - Earth-811)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Nightcrawler (Table of Contents: 12)

Nightcrawler / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Sean Chen (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Born in Bavaria to the blue-skinned shape-shifting mutant later known as Mystique...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Polaris (Table of Contents: 13)

Polaris / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Randy Green (credited)

Inks

Rick Ketcham

Colors

Brian Haberlin

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Lorna Dane was orphaned only weeks after her birth...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Polaris [Lorna Dane]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from the cover of The Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #426.

Professor X (Table of Contents: 14)

Professor X / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Aaron Lopresti (credited) (page 1); Frank Quitely (page 2)

Inks

Greg Adams (page 1); Frank Quitely (page 2)

Colors

Liquid! (page 1); ? (page 2)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Charles Francis Xavier was born the son of nuclear researcher Brian Xavier and his wife, Sharon.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Professor X [Charles Xavier]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustrations from (page 1) Excalibur (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 and (page 2) the cover of New X-Men (Marvel, 2001 series) #138.

Kitty Pryde (Table of Contents: 15)

Shadowcat / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

John Cassaday (credited)

Inks

John Cassaday (credited)

Colors

Laura Martin

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Katherine "Kitty" Pryde was a 13-year-old Jewish girl...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #1.

Rogue (Table of Contents: 16)

Rogue / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Sean Chen (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not much is known about the past of the mysterious mutant known only as Rogue.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Rogue [Anna Marie]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Sage (Table of Contents: 17)

Sage / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Alan Davis (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Little is known of the life of the woman known as Tessa...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sage [Tessa]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that this is an original illustration for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As this is likely an original illustration, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed.

Storm (Table of Contents: 18)

Storm / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Alan Davis (credited)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum) (page 1); Mark Farmer (page 2)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited) (page 1); Laura Martin ? (credited) (page 1); James Rochelle ? (credited) (page 1); Frank D'Armata (page 2)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ororo Munroe is a descendant of an ancient line of African priestesses...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Storm [Ororo Munroe]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Reprints

• in Marvel Milestones: Black Panther, Storm & Ka-Zar (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)

Indexer Notes

It's likely that the illustration on page 1 is an original illustration for this issue. The illustration on page 2 is from Uncanny X-Men (Marvel, 1981 series) #444.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As the illustration on page 1 is likely original, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed for the illustration on page 1.

Wolverine (Table of Contents: 19)

Wolverine / character profile / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Sean Chen (credited) (page 1); John Cassaday (page 2)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum) (page 1); John Cassaday (page 2)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited) (page 1); Laura Martin (credited) (page 2 and uncertain for page 1); James Rochelle ? (credited) (page 1)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine [Logan]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that the illustration on page 1 is an original illustration for this issue. The illustration on page 2 is from the cover of Astonishing X-Men (Marvel, 2004 series) #3 (although the image is reversed and flipped).

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As the illustration on page 1 is likely original, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/character profile. Therefore the colorist is one of the three listed for the illustration on page 1.

The Xavier Institute for Higher Learning (Table of Contents: 20)

X-Men / character profile / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Pencils

Jim Calafiore (credited) (illustrations)

Inks

Scott Elmer ? (credited as Pond Scum)

Colors

Victor Gonzalez ? (credited); Laura Martin ? (credited); James Rochelle ? (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

For posting on Institute Bulletin Board:

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men: Wolverine [Logan]
Cyclops [Scott Summers]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Indexer Notes

It's likely that all illustrations in this section are original for this issue.

Pond Scum is credited on the credits page for inks/art reconstruction. As these are likely original illustrations, Pond Scum is therefore likely the inker.

Three colorists are credited on the credits page, but there is no indication which artist colored each individual page/section. Therefore the colorist is one or more of the three listed.

Bibliography (Table of Contents: 21)

text article / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Eric J. Moreels (credited)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes inside back cover.

Condensed listing of all profiles in the issue, listing all significant issues per profile.

Power Ratings (Table of Contents: 22)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

A Comprehensive Guide to the X-Men Universe (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)