Was Superman a Spy
โ Scribed by Cronin, Brian
- Book ID
- 107824182
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 7 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781101046562
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
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)
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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...
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- What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True)
- Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True)
- Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False)
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Silent Sebastian Sutherland (known in espionage circles as Triple S) is a ruthless killing machine. Recruited as a teenager, he becomes the agent of choice for the most covert MI5 and MI6 operations requiring the discreet elimination of adversaries. His trademark is the quiet way in which he dispatc