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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a complete guide to over 50 years of superheroes on screen! This expanded and updated edition of the 2004 award-winning encyclopedia covers important developments in the popular genre; adds new shows such as Heroes and Zoom; includes the latest films featuring icons like Superman, Spiderman and Batman; and covers even more types of superheroes.
Each entry includes a detailed history, cast and credits, episode and film descriptions, critical commentaries, and data on arch-villains, gadgets, comic-book origins and super powers, while placing each production into its historical context. Appendices list common superhero conventions and cliches; incarnations; memorable ad lines; and the best, worst, and most influential productions from 1951 to 2008.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Superheroes Re-Booted: A Preface to the Second Edition
"Thank God You're Here!" An Introduction
PART I: A HISTORY OF FILM AND TELEVISION SUPERHEROES
PART II: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Angel
Aquaman
Automan
Batman
Bibleman
The Bionic Woman
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Birds of Prey
Black Scorpion
Blade
Blankman
Bluntman and Chronic
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Captain America
Captain Nice
Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Catwoman
Condorman
The Crow
Daredevil
Dark Angel
Darkman
Doctor Strange
ElectraWoman and DynaGirl
Elektra
The Fantastic Four
The Flash
The Gemini Man
Generation X
Ghost Rider
The Greatest American Hero
The Green Hornet
Green Lantern
Hellboy
Hero High
Heroes
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredibles
The Invincible Iron Man
Isis
The Justice League of America
The League
Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Man from Atlantis
Manimal
M.A.N.T.I.S.
Martian Manhunter
The Mask
The Meteor Man
The Mighty Thor
Misfits of Science
Mr. Terrific
Mutant X
My Secret Identity
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Mystery Men
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Nightman
Now and Again
Once a Hero
Painkiller Jane
The Phantom
Plastic Man
The Pumaman
The Return of Captain Invincible
RoboCop
The Rocketeer
The Shadow
Shazam!
Sheena
Silver Surfer
The Six Million Dollar Man
Sky High
Spawn
Steel
Superboy
Supergirl
Superman
Swamp Thing
Teen Titans
The Tick
Unbreakable
Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
Witchblade
Wonder Woman
X-Men
Zoom: Academy for Superheroes
PART III: CONCLUSION
THE APPENDICES
Appendix A: Conventions and Clichés
Appendix B: Incarnations
Appendix C: Memorable Ad-Lines
Appendix D: The Best, Worst and Most Influential
Notes
Bibliography
Index
