Was Superman a spy? / Brian Cronin.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Plume, 2009.Description: xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN: - 0452295327
- 9780452295322
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 741.5973 C947 | Available | 33111005628280 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture.
Was Superman a Spy? demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including:
* Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book character (True)
* Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False)
* Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True)
* What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True)
* A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book (True)
With many more legends resolved, Was Superman a Spy? is a must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of "truth, justice, and the American way."
Includes bibliographical references.
Superman -- Batman -- Comics miscellanea -- The Fantastic Four -- Spider-Man -- The Incredible Hulk -- Captain America -- The X-Men -- Marvel Comics miscellanea -- Walt Disney comics -- Various comic companies.