Author: Kurt Busiek
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Clark Kent's life is filled with the taunts of his peers, who compare him to the fictional Clark Kent—the one with super-powers. What happens when he discovers powers of his own? NOTE: these are available online as individual issues.
DC Comics Presents: Superman - Secret Identity (2011-) #1
Author: Kurt Busiek
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Clark Kent's life is filled with the taunts of his peers, who compare him to the fictional Clark Kent—the one with super-powers. What happens when he discovers powers of his own? NOTE: these are available online as individual issues.
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
Clark Kent's life is filled with the taunts of his peers, who compare him to the fictional Clark Kent—the one with super-powers. What happens when he discovers powers of his own? NOTE: these are available online as individual issues.
DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) #87
Author: Elliot S! Maggin
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!
DC Comics Presents (1978-1986) #88
Author: Steve Englehart
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Enjoy this great comic from DC’s digital archive!
DC Comics Presents: Superman/Doomsday (2011-) #1
Author: Roger Stern
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
From DOOMSDAY ANNUAL #1, experience Doomsday's early rampage through the cosmos before his fateful first encounter with the Man of Steel! Then, in a tale from SUPERMAN (1987-2006) #175, witness a disturbing vision of Doomsday, as the creature is 'Jokerized' and reborn as Doomsday Rex!
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
From DOOMSDAY ANNUAL #1, experience Doomsday's early rampage through the cosmos before his fateful first encounter with the Man of Steel! Then, in a tale from SUPERMAN (1987-2006) #175, witness a disturbing vision of Doomsday, as the creature is 'Jokerized' and reborn as Doomsday Rex!
DC Comics Presents (1978-) #27
Author: Len Wein
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Superman comes face to face with Mongul for the first time!
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
Superman comes face to face with Mongul for the first time!
Green Lantern
Author: Ron Marz
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563893117
Category : Fear
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Green Lanterns of three generations, Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, and Kyle Raynereach face a foe that brings their greatest fears to life. The story begins in the 1940s, moving through the 1960s, and concludes in the 1990s, bringing three heroes to life through incredible, computer manipulated-photography.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563893117
Category : Fear
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Green Lanterns of three generations, Alan Scott, Hal Jordan, and Kyle Raynereach face a foe that brings their greatest fears to life. The story begins in the 1940s, moving through the 1960s, and concludes in the 1990s, bringing three heroes to life through incredible, computer manipulated-photography.
DC Comics Presents Superman
Author: Roger Stern
Publisher: Dc Comics
ISBN: 9781563896019
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Archvillain Lex Luthor has finally found a way to keep Superman at bay, thanks to a simple gold ring set with a Kryptonite stone. But the Kryptonite proves dangerous to humans, too, causing Luthor to lose his hand to radiation poisoning. Faced with declining health, Luthor fakes his own death, returning to plague the Man of Steel once more in a young, vital body with a full head of hair.
Publisher: Dc Comics
ISBN: 9781563896019
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 159
Book Description
Archvillain Lex Luthor has finally found a way to keep Superman at bay, thanks to a simple gold ring set with a Kryptonite stone. But the Kryptonite proves dangerous to humans, too, causing Luthor to lose his hand to radiation poisoning. Faced with declining health, Luthor fakes his own death, returning to plague the Man of Steel once more in a young, vital body with a full head of hair.
Superman: Secret Identity Deluxe Edition
Author: Kurt Busiek
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 1401266991
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this critically acclaimed work from writer Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY) and artist Stuart Immonen (Ultimate X-Men), an alternate “Clark Kent” encounters complications the real Superman never had to handle: a career, a wife, children-a real life. Despite his iconic name, Clark Kent from Picketsville, Kansas, is just a normal kid whose parents thought they were being clever. He can’t fly, or see through walls, or shrug off speeding bullets-that is, until the day he can. And it’s all much harder than it looks in the comics.Follow Clark across the decades as this man with powers tries to prove he can make the world a safer place without sacrificing everything.Collects SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #1-4
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN: 1401266991
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In this critically acclaimed work from writer Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY) and artist Stuart Immonen (Ultimate X-Men), an alternate “Clark Kent” encounters complications the real Superman never had to handle: a career, a wife, children-a real life. Despite his iconic name, Clark Kent from Picketsville, Kansas, is just a normal kid whose parents thought they were being clever. He can’t fly, or see through walls, or shrug off speeding bullets-that is, until the day he can. And it’s all much harder than it looks in the comics.Follow Clark across the decades as this man with powers tries to prove he can make the world a safer place without sacrificing everything.Collects SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #1-4
Is Superman Circumcised?
Author: Roy Schwartz
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476662908
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476662908
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
Superman is the original superhero, an American icon, and arguably the most famous character in the world--and he's Jewish! Introduced in June 1938, the Man of Steel was created by two Jewish teens, Jerry Siegel, the son of immigrants from Eastern Europe, and Joe Shuster, an immigrant. They based their hero's origin story on Moses, his strength on Samson, his mission on the golem, and his nebbish secret identity on themselves. They made him a refugee fleeing catastrophe on the eve of World War II and sent him to tear Nazi tanks apart nearly two years before the US joined the war. In the following decades, Superman's mostly Jewish writers, artists, and editors continued to borrow Jewish motifs for their stories, basing Krypton's past on Genesis and Exodus, its society on Jewish culture, the trial of Lex Luthor on Adolf Eichmann's, and a future holiday celebrating Superman on Passover. A fascinating journey through comic book lore, American history, and Jewish tradition, this book examines the entirety of Superman's career from 1938 to date, and is sure to give readers a newfound appreciation for the Mensch of Steel!
Icons of the American Comic Book [2 volumes]
Author: Randy Duncan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313399247
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 947
Book Description
This book explores how the heroes and villains of popular comic books—and the creators of these icons of our culture—reflect the American experience out of which they sprang, and how they have achieved relevance by adapting to, and perhaps influencing, the evolving American character. Multiple generations have thrilled to the exploits of the heroes and villains of American comic books. These imaginary characters permeate our culture—even Americans who have never read a comic book grasp what the most well-known examples represent. But these comic book characters, and their creators, do more than simply thrill: they make us consider who we are and who we aspire to be. Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman contains 100 entries that provide historical background, explore the impact of the comic-book character on American culture, and summarize what is iconic about the subject of the entry. Each entry also lists essential works, suggests further readings, and contains at least one sidebar that provides entertaining and often quirky insight not covered in the main entry. This two-volume work examines fascinating subjects, such as how the superhero concept embodied the essence of American culture in the 1930s; and the ways in which comic book icons have evolved to reflect changing circumstances, values, and attitudes regarding cultural diversity. The book's coverage extends beyond just characters, as it also includes entries devoted to creators, publishers, titles, and even comic book related phenomena that have had enduring significance.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313399247
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 947
Book Description
This book explores how the heroes and villains of popular comic books—and the creators of these icons of our culture—reflect the American experience out of which they sprang, and how they have achieved relevance by adapting to, and perhaps influencing, the evolving American character. Multiple generations have thrilled to the exploits of the heroes and villains of American comic books. These imaginary characters permeate our culture—even Americans who have never read a comic book grasp what the most well-known examples represent. But these comic book characters, and their creators, do more than simply thrill: they make us consider who we are and who we aspire to be. Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman contains 100 entries that provide historical background, explore the impact of the comic-book character on American culture, and summarize what is iconic about the subject of the entry. Each entry also lists essential works, suggests further readings, and contains at least one sidebar that provides entertaining and often quirky insight not covered in the main entry. This two-volume work examines fascinating subjects, such as how the superhero concept embodied the essence of American culture in the 1930s; and the ways in which comic book icons have evolved to reflect changing circumstances, values, and attitudes regarding cultural diversity. The book's coverage extends beyond just characters, as it also includes entries devoted to creators, publishers, titles, and even comic book related phenomena that have had enduring significance.