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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
Graphics Memory Size: Bargain Price
Maximum Color Depth: Plume
Metal Type: Plume
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 256
Total External Bays Free: April 28, 2009
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Product Description:
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."
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- Definitely Worth BuyingAs a longtime reader of the Author's Comic Book Legends blog, I really got this to support him. I read it in a few days and really enjoyed it. The structure of the book feels kinda disjointed and the transitions between legends are so abrasive. I understand that the structure of the blog wouldn't work because in the book 99% of the "legends" are true. If the description of the book sounds interesting you will be pleased.
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- One of the Easiest and Most Fun Reads About ComicsBrian Cronin's Comics Should Be Good blog delves into comics mythology--the real-life kind. He debunks false stories, examines true one, and basically just presents the story behind the stories. Was Superman a Spy? collects some of his best entries, all in one compulsively readable volume.
Did I say compulsively readable? You bet. The stories are short enough that you find yourself saying, "Just one more" time and time again, until you've finished the book faster than you imagined you ... Read More
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- Comics should be good.This book examines "more than 130" legends about comic book culture. Most of these stories deal with some of the stranger occurances in the comic book industry. The book heavily leans toward DC and Marvel, with much less written about other comic book companies, but that's understandable. I knew a lot of the stories in here beforehand, but there were also a lot that I hadn't heard before. A very enjoyable look at the quirkier side of the comic book industry.
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- Enthusiastic comic book history and trivia: flawed compilation of blog columnsBrian Cronin has expanded the comic book history discussions from his "Comic Book Legends Revealed" column on his "Comics Should Be Good" website into this paperback. The eleven chapters are divided into three parts: DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and Other Comics Creators. Cronin offers brief histories of the major American comic book companies and then groups his trivia nuggets by main characters: Chapter 1 is "Superman"; Chapter 5 is "Spider-Man", etc. Interspersed throughout the text are over 100 ... Read More
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- Fun at first but quickly peters out.I wish this book was better than it ended up being. It started out fairly interesting but quickly rand out of steam and descended into bland fact regurgitation. It probably could have been better fleshed out and the author's
writing style is utterly forgetable.
Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed
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