Was Superman a Spy? - 9780452295322
Un libro in lingua di Brian Cronin edito da Plume, 2009
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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."
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."
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Was Superman a Spy?
- Sottotitolo: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Brian Cronin
- Editore: Plume
- Collana: Plume (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 28 Aprile '09
- Genere: LITERARY CRITICISM
- Argomenti : Comic books, strips, etc. United States Comic strip characters United States Common fallacies United States
- Pagine: 244
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 133 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0452295327
- EAN-13: 9780452295322