Author: Cary Burkett
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
ÒMURDER ON THE MYSTERY SHIP!Ó When asylum-bound former horror star Basil Karlo reads of an International Horror Film Exposition on the luxury ship Varania III, he is enraged at not having been invited. Killing his nurse, he escapes and makes his way to the ship. Clayface, one of KarloÕs most famous horror movie creations, attempts to kill some party guests and fights Batman.
Detective Comics (1937-) #496
Author: Cary Burkett
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
ÒMURDER ON THE MYSTERY SHIP!Ó When asylum-bound former horror star Basil Karlo reads of an International Horror Film Exposition on the luxury ship Varania III, he is enraged at not having been invited. Killing his nurse, he escapes and makes his way to the ship. Clayface, one of KarloÕs most famous horror movie creations, attempts to kill some party guests and fights Batman.
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
ÒMURDER ON THE MYSTERY SHIP!Ó When asylum-bound former horror star Basil Karlo reads of an International Horror Film Exposition on the luxury ship Varania III, he is enraged at not having been invited. Killing his nurse, he escapes and makes his way to the ship. Clayface, one of KarloÕs most famous horror movie creations, attempts to kill some party guests and fights Batman.
Empire of the Superheroes
Author: Mark Cotta Vaz
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477316477
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but even he can't outrun copyright law. Since the dawn of the pulp hero in the 1930s, publishers and authors have fought over the privilege of making money off of comics, and the authors and artists usually have lost. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, got all of $130 for the rights to the hero. In Empire of the Superheroes, Mark Cotta Vaz argues that licensing and litigation do as much as any ink-stained creator to shape the mythology of comic characters. Vaz reveals just how precarious life was for the legends of the industry. Siegel and Shuster—and their heirs—spent seventy years battling lawyers to regain rights to Superman. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were cheated out of their interest in Captain America, and Kirby's children brought a case against Marvel to the doorstep of the Supreme Court. To make matters worse, the infant comics medium was nearly strangled in its crib by censorship and moral condemnation. For the writers and illustrators now celebrated as visionaries, the "golden age" of comics felt more like hard times. The fantastical characters that now earn Hollywood billions have all-too-human roots. Empire of the Superheroes digs them up, detailing the creative martyrdom at the heart of a pop-culture powerhouse.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477316477
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 489
Book Description
Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, but even he can't outrun copyright law. Since the dawn of the pulp hero in the 1930s, publishers and authors have fought over the privilege of making money off of comics, and the authors and artists usually have lost. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, got all of $130 for the rights to the hero. In Empire of the Superheroes, Mark Cotta Vaz argues that licensing and litigation do as much as any ink-stained creator to shape the mythology of comic characters. Vaz reveals just how precarious life was for the legends of the industry. Siegel and Shuster—and their heirs—spent seventy years battling lawyers to regain rights to Superman. Jack Kirby and Joe Simon were cheated out of their interest in Captain America, and Kirby's children brought a case against Marvel to the doorstep of the Supreme Court. To make matters worse, the infant comics medium was nearly strangled in its crib by censorship and moral condemnation. For the writers and illustrators now celebrated as visionaries, the "golden age" of comics felt more like hard times. The fantastical characters that now earn Hollywood billions have all-too-human roots. Empire of the Superheroes digs them up, detailing the creative martyrdom at the heart of a pop-culture powerhouse.
Batman
Author: Sam Hamm
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563890475
Category : Batman (Comic strip)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Bruce Wayne refuses to allow illegal mindcontrol experiments to continue at Wayne Technology, he finds himself charged with being a traitor. During the police investigation, Wayne is forced to confront memories of the various people who trained him to become the feared Dark KnightBatman. Wayne not only must clear himself, but also protect his secret and save his company from ruin. Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm makes his comic-book debut with BATMAN: BLIND JUSTICE, introducing new elements to the Batman legend including the character of Henri Ducard, played by Liam Neeson in 2005s smash film Batman Begins.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781563890475
Category : Batman (Comic strip)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When Bruce Wayne refuses to allow illegal mindcontrol experiments to continue at Wayne Technology, he finds himself charged with being a traitor. During the police investigation, Wayne is forced to confront memories of the various people who trained him to become the feared Dark KnightBatman. Wayne not only must clear himself, but also protect his secret and save his company from ruin. Batman screenwriter Sam Hamm makes his comic-book debut with BATMAN: BLIND JUSTICE, introducing new elements to the Batman legend including the character of Henri Ducard, played by Liam Neeson in 2005s smash film Batman Begins.
Infamous Iron Man Vol. 1
Author: Brian Michael Bendis
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302497774
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Collecting Infamous Iron Man #1-6. There's a new Iron Man in town, and his name is...Victor Von Doom! The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe is no stranger to armor, but now he's trying something new on for size. And where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. But what is Doom's master plan? As the secrets that propel Victor's new quest as a hero start to reveal themselves, a who's who of heroes and villains start looking for a piece of revenge for Doom's past sins - beginning with bashful, blue-eyed Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' Thing! Next up at bat is someone from Tony's past who has a big problem with Doom taking on the Iron mantle - but where has Pepper Potts, a.k.a. Rescue, been until now? The saga of Iron Man takes its strangest turn yet!
Publisher: Marvel Entertainment
ISBN: 1302497774
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Collecting Infamous Iron Man #1-6. There's a new Iron Man in town, and his name is...Victor Von Doom! The greatest villain of the Marvel Universe is no stranger to armor, but now he's trying something new on for size. And where Tony Stark failed, Doom will succeed. But what is Doom's master plan? As the secrets that propel Victor's new quest as a hero start to reveal themselves, a who's who of heroes and villains start looking for a piece of revenge for Doom's past sins - beginning with bashful, blue-eyed Ben Grimm, the ever-lovin' Thing! Next up at bat is someone from Tony's past who has a big problem with Doom taking on the Iron mantle - but where has Pepper Potts, a.k.a. Rescue, been until now? The saga of Iron Man takes its strangest turn yet!
Detective Comics (1937-) #497
Author: Gerry Conway
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
In this issue, Batgirl is accused of murder. Can she clear her name before it's too late?
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
In this issue, Batgirl is accused of murder. Can she clear her name before it's too late?
Detective Comics (1937-) #480
Author: Dennis O'Neil
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
“THE PERFECT FIGHTING MACHINE.” A criminal employs Dr. Moon to transform a flabby, unloved man into a “perfect fighting machine” called the Gork, and sends him against an ailing Batman.
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
“THE PERFECT FIGHTING MACHINE.” A criminal employs Dr. Moon to transform a flabby, unloved man into a “perfect fighting machine” called the Gork, and sends him against an ailing Batman.
Detective Comics (1937-) #455
Author: Elliot S! Maggin
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
ÒHEART OF A VAMPIRE.Ó Alfred and Bruce are miles outside of town when their car mysteriously overheats. They go to a nearby boarded-up house to find some water for the radiator. Inside they discover a coffin and a very old sunlamp, which Bruce accidentally breaks. They split up to search when vampire Gustav Decobra exits the coffin and attacks Bruce, who changes to Batman. Batman puts a wooden beam through GustavÕs chest, but finds that his heart is not where it should be.
Publisher: DC Comics
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
ÒHEART OF A VAMPIRE.Ó Alfred and Bruce are miles outside of town when their car mysteriously overheats. They go to a nearby boarded-up house to find some water for the radiator. Inside they discover a coffin and a very old sunlamp, which Bruce accidentally breaks. They split up to search when vampire Gustav Decobra exits the coffin and attacks Bruce, who changes to Batman. Batman puts a wooden beam through GustavÕs chest, but finds that his heart is not where it should be.
The Official Overstreet
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Publisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 9780876378205
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
The bible of the comic book industry is updated for 2002 with Web site information, tips about grading and caring for comics, and more than 1,500 black-and-white photos.
Publisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 9780876378205
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 812
Book Description
The bible of the comic book industry is updated for 2002 with Web site information, tips about grading and caring for comics, and more than 1,500 black-and-white photos.
Comic Bks Overs 18
Author: Robert M. Overstreet
Publisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 9780876377611
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Written by the ultimate authority on comic book values, this expanded and updated guide lists over 80,000 prices for all mainstream comic books published in America--from 1901 to the present day. Includes photos, a listing of comic book shops, marketing tips and publication dates. Illustrated. (Antiques/Collectibles)
Publisher: House of Collectibles
ISBN: 9780876377611
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
Written by the ultimate authority on comic book values, this expanded and updated guide lists over 80,000 prices for all mainstream comic books published in America--from 1901 to the present day. Includes photos, a listing of comic book shops, marketing tips and publication dates. Illustrated. (Antiques/Collectibles)
The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World
Author: Paula S. Fass
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135121699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of childhood in the West from antiquity to the present day. By broadly incorporating the research in the field of Childhood Studies, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few decades in this crucial field.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135121699
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
The Routledge History of Childhood in the Western World provides an important overview of the main themes surrounding the history of childhood in the West from antiquity to the present day. By broadly incorporating the research in the field of Childhood Studies, the book explores the major advances that have taken place in the past few decades in this crucial field.