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From one of the most acclaimed and profound writers in the world of comics comes a thrilling and provocative exploration of humankind’s great modern myth: the superhero The first superhero comic ever published, Action Comics no. 1 in 1938, introduced the world to something both... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Grant Morrison: Comic book writer, punk, chaos magician.
- Superman: Comic book super-hero.
- Jack Kirby: Add a description of this character.
- Robin
- Alan Moore
- Stan Lee
- Bruce Wayne
- Joe Shuster
- Frank Miller
- Weisinger
- Lois Lane
- Siegel
- O'neill
- Batman
- Peter Parker
- Ditko
- Clark Kent
- Ellis
- Spider-man
- Marvelman
- Ross
- Jimmy Olsen
- Neal Adams
- Mark Millar
- Roy Thomas
- Barry Allen
- Billy
- Marston
- Bob Kane
- Todd Mcfarlane
- Julius Schwartz
- Milligan
- Wertham
- Jim Lee
Setting & Locations edit
- Hollywood
- Britain
- London
- New York
- Kathmandu
- Glasgow
- India
- Paris
- Scotland
- Gotham City
- Stamford
- Kansas
- United States
Organizations edit
- DC Comics: Publisher of Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman comics (among others)
- Marvel Comics Group: Publisher of Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and X-Men comics (among others)
First Sentence edit
CALLING ALL RED-BLOODED YOUNG AMERICANS!
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Part 1: The Golden Age
Chapter 1: The Sun God and the Dark Knight
Chapter 2: Lightning's Child
Chapter 3: The Superwarrior and the Amazon Princess
Chapter 4: The Explosion and the Extinction
Part 2: The Silver Age
Chapter 5: Superman on the Couch
Chapter 6: Chemicals and Lightning
Chapter 7: The Fab Four and the Birth of the Marvelous
Chapter 8: Superpop
Chapter 9: Infinite Earths
Chapter 10: Shamans of Madison Avenue
Part 3: The Dark Age
Chapter 11: Brightest Day, Blackest Night
Chapter 12: Feared and Misunderstood
Chapter 13: Fearful Symmetry
Chapter 14: Zenith
Chapter 15: The Hateful Dead
Chapter 16: Image versus Substance
Chapter 17: King Mob---My Life as a Superhero
Part 4: The Renaissance
Chapter 18: Man of Muscle Mystery
Chapter 19: What's so Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?
Chapter 20: Respecting Authority
Chapter 21: Hollywood Sniffs Blood
Chapter 22: Nu Marvel 9/11
Chapter 23: The Day Evil Won
Chapter 24: Iron Men and Incredibles
Chapter 25: Over the Event Horizon
Chapter 26: Star, Legend, Superhero, Supergod?
Outro: 'Nuff Said
Acknowledgments
Suggested Further Reading
Index
Series & Lists edit
This is book 7 of 7 in Amazon.com Best Books of July (2011). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Ladies and Gentlemen.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Grant Morrison (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780224089968
Page Count: 464
Publisher: Random House
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 9780224089968
Page Count: 464
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PN6725 .M67 2011
- Dewey: 741.5/352
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