The Lost Cousins, Cronin Brian

Автор: Cronin, Brian
Название: Was Superman a Spy?
ISBN: 0452295327 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780452295322
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: 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)
* 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 and all seekers of "truth, justice, and the American way."

Автор: Cronin Brian
Название: Phenomenology of Human Understanding
ISBN: 1498292844 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781498292849
Издательство: Неизвестно
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Автор: Cronin Brian
Название: The Lost Christmas
ISBN: 0451479041 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780451479044
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: A Christmas confection from the brilliant creator of The Lost House and The Lost Picnic!