Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed
Language: English
Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2009
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- Title
- Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed
- Author
- Cronin, Brian
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- acceptable
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0452295327
- ISBN 13
- 9780452295322
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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