Origins and updates of the eighties' elite in one easy installment! Trace major revisions to major characters like Archangel and Vision, the Red Skull and S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hulk and Hobgoblin, and who knows who else! Featuring the debut stats of Apocalypse, Sinister, Venom and more! Plus: Marvel's first go-round of profiles for herodom's best supporting casts! Collects Offical Handbook of the Marvel Unvierse - Update '89 #1-8.