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  Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed (Paperback) By (author) Brian Cronin

  

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  Short Description for Was Superman a Spy?Cronin presents the fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 200 urban legends about comic book culture. b&w photos throughout.
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  • Publisher: Plume Books
  • Published: 01 April 2009
  • Format: Paperback 244 pages
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  • Categories: Graphic Novels: History & Criticism | Popular Culture
  • ISBN 13: 9780452295322 ISBN 10: 0452295327
  • Sales rank: 129,077

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• 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."