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What was the most common spelling of Hamegg's name in the English manga releases? I kinda need to know for something I'm working on... His name has kinda always alternated between "Hamegg" and "Ham Egg", and maybe other spelling variations, and I'm just trying to figure out which one of them is the most common spelling.

I'd prefer spellings from English manga releases, but I also wouldn't mind if spellings from anime releases or from other languages...

Thank you.

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English manga reference (Astro Boy vol. 7):



This is the only official English-language example I can find atm. He shows up in BJ a bunch of times, Metropolis, Nextworld, etc., but he's under a different name in almost every instance. This is the only one I can think of where he's actually called Hamegg or Ham Egg.

I have a couple more Japanese references, though:


(Storyboards from Astro Boy 1980s where his name is given as "Ham Egg," with interpunct)


(Tezuka's notes, where his name is given as both "Ham Egg" AND "Hamegg." oh)


(Star System cast listing, fifth from the top on the left side, right under Acetylene Lamp. "Hamegg," no interpunct)

And fan-translated stuff tends to veer more towards "Ham Egg," I think? In twopioneers' translation of Angel Gunfighter it's given that way, at least.

In the subtitles to 1980s English (American) DVD set the girl Kathy calls him 'HamEgg.' I thought the mafia don also used his name, but do not see it among the frames I captured.

Does Hamegg creep anyone else out? I mean in that probably lures children to his run down van with candy way?



Just sayin'...

Why Manetoys, that is preposterous! What would possibly make you think that--