CONTENTS

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Prologue
6. Introduction
7. 1DC Becomes the Industry’s Eight-Hundred-Pound Gorilla
8. 2Mighty Marvel Comes Out Swinging
9. 3The Rivalry Catches Fire
10. 4DC Desperately Chases Marvel
11. 5The “Devilish Competition” Pulls Off a Headline-Worthy Heist
12. 6The Universes Collide at Last
13. 7DC Reboots to Take On Marvel
14. 8You Will Believe a Man Can Fly
15. 9The Battle Moves to a New Arena—the Comic Shop
16. 10DC’s Big, Bold Gamble
17. 11From Humongous Boom to Hideous Bust
18. 12The War Gets Uncivil
19. 13Superhero Movies and TV Shows Take Over the World
20. 14The Rivalry Moves from the Comic Rack to the Corporate Boardroom
21. Epilogue
22. Acknowledgments
23. Notes
24. Index