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Supervillain, a fictional evildoer or antihero—widely popularized in comic books and comic strips, television and film, and popular culture and video games—whose extraordinary powers are used to nefarious ends. Supervillains are the counterparts and archenemies of the superhero. At the advent of…
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Publications (3)
The Superhero Book The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-book Icons and Hollywood Heroes (2012)
By Gina Misiroglu
The ultimate compendium to everyone's favorite participants in the eternal battle between good and evil! Profiles of more than 1,000 mythic superheroes, icons, and their place in popular culture. Superhuman strength. Virtual invulnerability. Motivated to defend the world from criminals and madmen. Possessing a secret identity. And they even have fashion sense--they look great in long underwear and catsuits. These are the traits that define the quintessential superhero. Their appeal and...
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Captain Action The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (August 2009)
By Michael Eury
Captain Action, the original super-hero action figure, was introduced in 1966 in the wake of the Batman TV show craze, and later received his own DC comic book with art by Wally Wood and Gil Kane. Able to assume the identities of 13 famous super-heroes, his initial career was short-lived, but continuing interest in the hero has led to two different returns to toy-store shelves. Lavishly illustrated with over 200 toy photos, this second edition of the critically acclaimed...
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Dick Giordano Changing Comics, One Day at a Time (2003)
By Michael Eury
This volume celebrates the achievements of one of comics' most prominent and affable personalities. Giordano is a rare force in comic books, influential as an illustrator (Batman, Wonder Woman, Modesty Blaise, Deathmask), inker (working with Neal Adams, John Byrne, and George Perez, among countless others), editor (for Charlton's legendary "Action Heroes" line, and DC's groundbreaking series of the late 1960s/early 1970s), and editorial administrator (The Dark...
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