INDEX

Ace the Bat-Hound (character), 3.1, 3.2

Action Comics (comic book), itr.1, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Adam Strange (character), 4.1, 4.2

Adams, Neal, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2

Adrian Veidt (character)

Adventures into Weird Worlds (comic book)

Adventures of Captain Marvel (serial), 2.1, 2.2

Adventures of Superman (TV show), 3.1, 3.2

Adventures of Superman, The (radio show), 2.1, 2.2

Affleck, Ben

AIDS, 6.1, 6.2

Air Fighters Comics

All American Comics (comic book)

All Star Comics (comic book), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Allred, Michael

All-Star Squadron (team)

All-Story (magazine)

All-Winners Squad (team), 3.1, 7.1

Alpha Flight (comic book), 6.1, 6.2

Alter-Ego (fanzine)

Alyn, Kirk

Amalgam Comics

Amazing Fantasy (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Amazing Five (characters), 1.1, 1.2

Amazing Spider-Man, The (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Inauguration Day issue, 7.1, 7.2

Amazing Spider-Man, The (comic strip)

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (comic book), 5.1, 5.2

Amazing Stories (magazine)

American Eagle (character)

American News Company

Ancient One (character), 4.1, 4.2

Angel (character), 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1

Animal Man (character), 7.1, 7.2

Apollo (character), 6.1, 6.2

Aquaman (character), 2.1, 3.1, 3.2

Arab Spring

Argosy (magazine)

Arkham Asylum (graphic novel), 6.1, 6.2

Arnold, Everett “Busy,” 2.1, 3.1

Arrow, The (comic book)

Association of Comic Magazine Publishers

Astonishing Ant-Man (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1

Astonishing Tales (comic book)

Astonishing X-Men (comic book), 6.1, 6.2

Atlas Comics

Atom (character), 3.1, 4.1

Atom Ant (TV show)

Atoman (character)

atomic bomb, 3.1, 3.2

Authority, The (comic book), 6.1, 6.2

Avenger, The (magazine), 1.1, 1.2

Avengers, The (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Avengers, The (team), i, 4.1, 4.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Avengers, The (movie), 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Avengers Academy (comic book)

Avery, Dan

Bails, Jerry

Baker, Kyle

Bale, Christian, 5.1, 7.1, 7.2

Ball, Lucille

Bane (character), 7.1, 7.2

Banshee (character)

Batman (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

adversaries, 2.1, 2.2

baterang

batgyro

equipment

homosexuality/homoeroticism and, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 6.1

origin story, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 5.1

merchandising of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

parodies of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

passion for justice, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1

reality and, 5.1, 6.1

retconning in

return of, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1

TV show

Wertham’s observations on, 3.1, 6.1

World War II and

Batman (comic book), 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1

Batman (movie), 6.1, 6.2

Batman (painting)

Batman (serial)

Batman (TV show), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6

Batman and Robin (movie), 7.1, 7.2

Batman: Arkham Asylum (video game)

Batman: Arkham City (video game), 7.1, 7.2

Batman Begins (movie), 5.1, 7.1

Batman, the Animated Series (TV show)

Batman, the Dark Knight Returns (comic book), 5.1, 5.2, 6.1

Batman, the Killing Joke (graphic novel), 6.1, 6.2

Batman, Vengeance of Bane (comic book)

Batwoman (character), 6.1, 6.2

Beast (character)

Beck, C. C., 2.1, 2.2

Bell Syndicate, 1.1, 3.1

Bendis, Brian Michael

Benton, Robert

Berger, Karen

Binder, Otto, 2.1, 3.1

Birds of Prey (team), 6.1, 6.2

Biro, Charlie

Bixby, Bill

Black Bat, The (magazine)

Black Book Detective (magazine)

Black Hood (character), 2.1, 5.1

Black Knight (character)

Black Lightning (character)

Black Panther (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 7.1

Black Panther Party, 4.1, 4.2

Black Terror (character), 2.1, 2.2

Blonde Phantom (character), 3.1, 3.2

Blue Beetle (character), 2.1, 2.2, 6.1

Blue Bolt (character)

Blue Bolt Comics (comic book), 2.1, 2.2

Bolland, Brian

Bonwit Teller (store), 4.1, 4.2

Brando, Marlon, 5.1, 5.2

Brave and the Bold (comic book), 4.1, 4.2

Brevoort, Tom

Brodsky, Sol

Bronson, Charles, 5.1, 5.2

Broome, John

Brother Voodoo (character)

Buck Rogers (comic strip), 1.1, 1.2

Buckler, Rich

Bucky (character), 2.1, 2.2, 7.1

Bulletgirl (character)

Bulletman (character)

Burgos, Carl

Burns, Ken

Burton, Tim

Busiek, Kurt

Byrne, John, 6.1, 6.2

Cage, Nicolas

Cain, Dean

Cameron, James, 6.1, 7.1

Caniff, Milton

Captain Action (action figure), 5.1, 5.2

Captain Action (character)

Captain America (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

existential crisis of

punching Hitler and Tojo, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1

rebirth of, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1

retconning in

as symbol of America, 4.1, 7.1

Captain America (comic book), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Captain America (movie)

Captain America (serial)

Captain Atom (character), 6.1, 6.2

Captain Easy (character)

Captain Klutz (character), 4.1, 4.2

Captain Marvel (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2

Captain Marvel Adventures (comic book), 2.1, 3.1

Captain Marvel Club

Captain Marvel Jr. (character), 2.1, 2.2

Captain Midnight (character)

Captain Nice (TV show), 4.1, 4.2

Carlin, Mike

Carter, Lynda, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1

Casablanca Records

Catto, Ed, 2.1, 4.1

Catwoman (character)

Centaur Comics

CGI

Chabon, Michael, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 6.1

Chameleon (character)

Charlton Comics, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2

Chicago Daily News

Chicago Tribune-New York Syndicate, 1.1, 1.2

Civil War (comic book), 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Claremont, Chris, 5.1, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Clayface (character)

Clock King (character)

Cockrum, Dave

Colan, Gene, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Cole, Jack, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Collyer, Bud

Colossus (character), 5.1, 6.1

Comedian (character)

Comet (character)

Comic Avengers, The (comic book), 4.1, 5.1

comic book publishing industry, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1

artists, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1

British and

corporatization of, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

criticism of

distribution of products, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2

Jews and Italians and, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4

licensing, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

pay rate of artists, 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2

rights, 1.1, 3.1, 5.1, 6.1

sale of, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 5.3, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2

comic book stores, 5.1, 6.1

comic books, itr.1, 2.1, 7.1

action, 2.1, 3.1

adults and, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1

alternative world, 4.1, 6.1, 7.1

animal, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

auctions of

blacks in, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 7.1

burning of, 3.1, 3.2

character rebooting, 7.1, 7.2

children and, itr.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 7.1

collectors’ movement

college students and, 4.1, 4.2

conventions/events, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2

crime, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

criticism of

crossovers, 2.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1, 7.2

Depression and, itr.1, itr.2, 1.1

drug abuse and, 4.1, 4.2

fandom, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1

fantasies and, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2

ghost

homosexuality and, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

horror, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2

irony in

Japanese depicted in

marriages in, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2

monster, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Nazis as enemy, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1

9/11 and, 7.1, 7.2

nostalgia and

parodies and satires of

popularity of, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1

post-World War II

racism in, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

retcons, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1, 7.2

romance, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1

sidekicks, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1

society and, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 7.1

teams in, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

teenagers and, 5.1, 6.1

violence in, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Western, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1

World War II and, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1

zombie, 5.1, 6.1

Comic Code Authority, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1

Comic Magazine Association of America

comic strips, 1.1, 1.2

Comics Code, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2

Conan the Barbarian (character)

Contest of Champions (comic book)

Conway, Gerry, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

Cooke, Darwyn, 7.1, 7.2

Cosmic Stories (fanzine)

costumes and paraphernalia, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Coyne, Morris

Craig, Johnny

Crane, Roy

Creatures of the Id (comic book)

Crime Does Not Pay (comic book), 3.1, 3.2

Crimebusters (team), 6.1, 6.2

Crimson Avenger (character)

Crisis on Infinite Earths (comic book), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Croft, Douglas

Cronkite, Walter

Cyclops (character), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Daily Planet (newspaper), 1.1, 2.1

Dale Arden (character)

Dan, the Dyna-mite (character), 2.1, 2.2

Daniels, William

Daredevil (character), 4.1, 4.2, 7.1

Daredevil (comic book)

Daredevil (movie)

Dark Avengers (team)

Dark Claw (character)

Dark Horse Comics

Dark Knight, The (movie), 7.1, 7.2

Dark Knight Rises, The (movie), 7.1, 7.2

Dark Phoenix (character)

Darkseid (character), 5.1, 5.2, 7.1

David, Peter

Dazzler (character)

DC Comics, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

DC Entertainment

Deadpool (character), 7.1, 7.2

Death Wish (book)

Death Wish (movie)

Deathlok (character), 5.1, 5.2

DeConnick, Kelly Sue

Delacorte, George T., Jr.

Dell Publications, 2.1, 2.2

Dent, Lester

Depression (time period), itr.1, itr.2, itr.3

Destroyer, The (character), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

Detective Comics (comic book), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Detective Comics, Inc., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

Detective Picture Stories (comic book)

Detective Story (magazine)

Detective Story Hour (radio show)

Dick Tracy (comic strip), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Ditko, Steve, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 6.1

Doc Savage (character), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 5.1, 5.2

Doc Savage (movie)

Doll Man (character), 2.1, 3.1

Donenfeld, Harry, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

Donner, Richard

“Doomsday” (story), 6.1, 6.2

Doran, Michael

Dove (character)

Downey, Robert, Jr., 7.1, 7.2

Dozier, William, 4.1, 4.2

Dr. Doom (character), 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1

Dr. Fate (character), 3.1, 7.1

Dr. Light (character)

Dr. Manhattan (character), 6.1, 6.2

Dr. Mid-Nite (character), 3.1, 3.2

Dr. Occult (comic book)

Dr. Octopus (character), 4.1, 4.2

Dr. Sivana (character), 2.1, 2.2

Dr. Strange (character), 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 7.1, 7.2

Dr. Strangefate (character)

Dracula (character), 5.1, 5.2

Dunst, Kirsten

E.C. Comics, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1

Eisenberg, Eddie

Eisner, Will, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

Eisner & Iger Studio

Ellsworth, Whitney, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Elongated Man (character)

Epic Comics

Eternity (character)

Evanier, Mark

Everett, Bill, 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Exciting Comics

Executioner (character)

Fairbanks, Douglas

Falcon (character), 4.1, 4.2

Fallen Son (comic book)

Family Circle (magazine)

Famous Funnies #1 (comic book), 1.1, 1.2

Fantastic Four (comic book), 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 7.1

Fantastic Four, The (movie), 6.1, 6.2

Fantastic Four, The (team), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 7.1

Farmer, Philip Jose

Fawcett Publications, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

Feiffer, Jules, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1

Feige, Kevin

Ferrigno, Lou

Fiction House

Fiery Mask (character)

Fighting Yank (character)

Finger, Bill, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 4.1

Fingeroth, Danny

Flash (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Flash (character), 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Flash Gordon (character), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Flash Gordon (comic strip), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Flash Thompson (character)

Flashpoint (comic book)

Fleischer, Dave

Fleischer, Max, 2.1, 2.2

Fly-Girl (character)

Fly-Man (comic book)

Flying Aces (magazine)

Forever People (comic book)

Foster, Hal, 1.1, 1.2

Foster, William

Fox, Gardner, 3.1, 4.1

Fox, Victor, 2.1, 2.2

Fox Features

Fradon, Ramona, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Funnies, The (comic book)

Funnies on Parade (comic book), 1.1, 1.2

Gaiman, Neil

Gaines, M. C. (Charles), 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2

Gaines, William, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Garfield, Brian

General “Thunderbolt” Ross (character), 4.1, 4.2

George Taylor (character)

Ghost Rider (character), 5.1, 7.1

Giant Size X-Men (comic book), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1

Gibbons, Dave, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1

Gibson, Walter B.

Giordano, Dick

Girl Comics (comic book)

Golden Girl (character)

Goldwater, John

Golem (character)

Goodman, Martin, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2

Gorshin, Frank, 4.1, 4.2

Gould, Chester

Gray, Harold

Great Comic Book Heroes, The (Feiffer)

Great Society Comic Book, The (comic book), 4.1, 4.2

Green Arrow (character), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1

Green Goblin (character), 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Green Hornet (character)

Green Hornet, The (TV show)

Green Lantern (character), 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 6.1

Green Lantern (comic book)

Green Lantern/Green Arrow (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7

Ground Zero, New York

Gustines, George Gene

Gwen Stacy (character), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 7.1

Hackman, Gene, 5.1, 5.2

Hammett, Dashiell

Hand, August

Harmon, Jim, 2.1, 3.1

Hasen, Irwin, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5

Hatcher, Teri

Hawk (character), 5.1, 5.2

Hawk and the Dove, The (comic book), 5.1, 5.2

Hawkeye (character)

Hawkgirl (character)

Hawkman (character), 2.1, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Heath, Russ

Hendrickson, Robert C.

Hero for Hire (comic book), 4.1, 4.2

Heroes (book)

Hillman (firm)

Hoppy, the Marvel bunny (character)

Hourman (character)

House of Secrets, The (comic book)

Howard the Duck (comic book)

Hughes, Howard

Hulk Magazine (comic book)

Hulking (character)

Human Bomb (character)

Human Torch (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2

Hypno-Hustler (character), 5.1, 5.2

“I Am Curious (Black)” (story), 4.1, 4.2

I Love Lucy (TV show)

Ibis the Invincible (character)

Iceman (character)

Identity Crisis (comic book)

Iger, Sam (Jerry)

Image Comics, 6.1, 7.1

Image Duplicator (painting)

Incredible Hulk (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Incredible Hulk (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 6.2

Incredible Hulk (TV show), 5.1, 5.2

Independent News Company

Infantino, Carmine, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 7.1

Inferno Five, The (comic book)

Infinity Gauntlet, The (comic book)

Invaders (team)

Invincible (character), 7.1, 7.2

Invisible Girl (character)

Invisible Scarlet Girl (character)

Iron Man (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Iron Man (comic book)

Iron Man (movie), 7.1, 7.2

Itzkoff, Dave

J. Jonah Jameson (character), 4.1, 4.2, 6.1

Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners (comic book)

Jackman, Hugh, 6.1, 6.2

Jiminez, Phil, 3.1, 6.1, 6.2

Jimmy Olsen (character)

JLA/Avengers (comic book)

Joe Chill (character)

Johns, Geoff, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Johnson, Lyndon

Joker, The (character), 2.1, 2.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Jones, Gerard, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

Joshua (character)

Journey Into Mystery (comic book), 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Jumbo Comics

Jungle Jim (comic strip)

Justice League (comic book)

Justice League of America (team), 4.1, 4.2, 6.1

Justice Society of America (team), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 7.1

Kahn, Jenette, 6.1, 6.2

Kane, Bob, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Kane, Gil, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Kanigher, Robert, 4.1, 4.2

Keaton, Michael

Kefauver, Estes

Kennedy, John F.

Kennedy, Robert

Kid Colt, Outlaw (comic book), 3.1, 3.2

Kid Flash (character)

Kid Komics (comic book)

Kidder, Margot, 5.1, 5.2

King Comics (comic book)

King, Martin Luther, Jr.

Kingpin (character)

Kirby, Jack, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2

“Kree-Skrull War” (comic book story), 5.1, 5.2, 7.1

Kubert, Joe, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 7.1

Kurtzman, Harvey

L’il Abner (comic strip)

LaGuardia, Fiorello, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1

Larsen, Erik, 6.1, 6.2

Last Son of Krypton (character)

Ledger, Heath, 7.1, 7.2

Lee, Jim, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1

Lee, Stan, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

Lego Batman (video game)

Lego Batman 2 (video game), 7.1, 7.2

Lester, Richard

Lethem, Jonathan

Lev Gleason Publications, 2.1, 3.1

Lex Luthor (character)

Lichtenstein, Roy, 4.1, 4.2

Lieber, Larry, 4.1, 5.1

Liebowitz, Jack, 1.1, 1.2

Liefeld, Rob, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Life (magazine), 4.1, 4.2

Linda Carter, Student Nurse (comic book), 3.1, 3.2

Little Orphan Annie (character), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Loeb, Jeph, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Lois & Clark (TV show)

Lois Lane (character), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 4.1

Look (magazine), 2.1, 2.2

Look Mickey (painting)

Luke Cage (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1

MacMurray, Fred, 2.1, 2.2

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 2.1, 2.2

MAD (magazine), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

MAD Adventures of Captain Klutz (comic book)

Mad Scientist (painting), 4.1, 4.2

Madman (character), 7.1, 7.2

Magneto (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 7.1

Maguire, Tobey, 7.1, 7.2

Major Mapleleaf (character)

Malebolgia (character)

Malibu Comics

Malve, Mike, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Man of Steel (character)

Man of Steel, The (comic book)

Man of Tomorrow (character)

Manhunter from Mars (character), 4.1, 4.2

Mankiewicz, Tony

Man-Thing (character), 5.1, 5.2

Mantis (character)

Marder, Larry, 6.1, 6.2

Marston, William Moulton, 3.1, 3.2

Martin, Don

Marvel Comics vs. DC (comic book)

Marvel Comics, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Marvel Entertainment

Marvel Family (characters)

Marvel Girl (character), 5.1, 6.1

“Marvel Method,”

Marvel Mystery Comics (comic book), 2.1, 3.1, 3.2

Marvel Preview (comic book)

Marvel Productions

Marvel Spotlight (comic book)

Marvel Super Heroes (comic book)

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (comic book)

Marvel Team-Up (comic book)

Marvel Universe, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1

Marvels (comic book), 7.1, 7.2

Mary Jane Watson (character), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6

Maxwell, Robert, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2

Mayer, Shelly, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2

Mazzucchelli, David

McClure Newspaper Syndicate

McFarlane Todd, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7

McFarlane Toys

McKean, Dave, 6.1, 6.2

McNiven, Steve, 6.1, 7.1

Merry Marvel Marching Society

Michelinie, David

Micronauts (comic book)

Middleton, Ray, 2.1, 2.2

Midnighter (character), 6.1, 6.2

Mighty Avengers (team)

Mighty Crusaders (team), 5.1, 5.2

Mighty Mouse (cartoon character), 4.1, 4.2

Mighty Thor (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 7.1

Millar, Mark, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Miller, Frank, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2

Mills, June Tarpe

Minute-Man (character)

Minutemen (team)

Miss Fury (character), 3.1, 3.2

MLJ Comics, 2.1, 2.2

Moench, Doug

Moldoff, Sheldon

Moneyline (TV show)

Moore, Alan, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8

Morales, Robert

Morbius (character), 5.1, 5.2

More Fun Comics (comic book), 1.1, 3.1, 3.2

Morrison, Grant, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

movies, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Mr. Atom (character)

Mr. District Attorney (comic book), 4.1, 4.2

Mr. Fantastic (character), 3.1, 7.1

Mr. Mind (character), 3.1, 3.2

Mr. Miracle (comic book)

Mr. Terrific (TV show)

Ms. (magazine)

Ms. Marvel (character), 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

Ms. Marvel (comic book)

Murphy, Charles, 4.1, 4.2

Mystic Comics (comic book), 3.1, 3.2

Namor the Sub-Mariner (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2

National Comics

National Organization of Decent Literature

National Periodicals, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

New 52 (comic book)

New 52 (team)

New Adventures (comic book)

New Avengers, The (team)

New Comics (comic book)

New Frontier, The (comic book), 7.1, 7.2

New Fun Comics (comic book)

New Gods, The (comic book)

New Mutants, The (comic book)

New Wonder Woman (comic book)

New York City, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1

New York Comic Art Convention

New York Mets, 5.1, 5.2

New York Times, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1

New York World’s Fair (1939)

Newman, David

Newton, Huey

Nicholas, Charlie

Nicholson, Jack, 6.1, 6.2

Nick Fury, Agent of the S.H.I.E.L.D. (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Nico

Nightcrawler (character), 5.1, 5.2

9/11 (book), 7.1, 7.2

Nite Owl (character), 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Nolan, Christopher, 7.1, 7.2

North, Sterling

Northstar (character), 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Not Brand Echh (comic book), 4.1, 4.2

“Notes on ‘Camp’ ” (Sontag)

Nyberg, Amy Kiste

O’Neil, Denny, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Obama, Barack, 7.1, 7.2

Obst, David

Old Man Logan (comic book)

One Million Moms

Oracle (character)

Ordway, Jerry

Ozymandias (character)

Paramount Pictures

Parker, Bill

Partisan Review

Pendleton, Don

Penguin (character), 2.1, 2.2

Pep Comics, 2.1, 2.2

Perelman, Ronald

Pérez, George

Peter, Harry G.

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (comic book)

Phantom, The (comic strip), 1.1, 1.2

Phantom Stranger (character), 4.1, 4.2

Phillips, Gary, 4.1, 4.2, 7.1

Plastic Man (character), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Police Comics, 3.1, 3.2

Pop art, 4.1, 4.2

Popeye (character), 1.1, 1.2

Popeye (comic strip), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Popular Comics (comic book)

Portacio, Whilce

Prince Valiant (comic strip)

Prize Comics

Prize Publications

Professor X (character), 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2

Psycho-Pirate (character)

pulps, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Punisher (character), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Punisher War Journal (comic book)

PunisherMAX (comic book)

Purcell, Dick

Puzo, Mario

Quality Comics, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2

Quesada, Joe, 5.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

Question (character), 6.1, 6.2

Quicksilver (character)

Raimi, Sam

Raymond, Alex, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Red Skull (character), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

Red Tornado (character)

Reeve, Christopher, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Reeves, George, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.1

Republic Pictures

Rictor (character)

Riddle, Nelson

Riddler (character), 4.1, 4.2

Robbins, Trina, 3.1, 3.2

Robertson, “Robbie” (character)

Robin the Boy Wonder (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 7.1

Robinson, Jerry, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 5.1, 5.2

Rogue (character)

Rom the Space Knight (toy)

Romita, John, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1

Romita, John, Jr.

Ronin (comic book)

Roosevelt, Eleanor

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 7.1

Rorschach (character), 6.1, 6.2

Ross, Alex

Rozanski, Chuck

Salkind, Alexander

Salkind, Ilya

San Diego International Comic-Con

Sandman (character), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2

Sandman, The (comic book)

Sandy (character), 2.1, 2.2

Savage Dragon (comic book), 6.1, 6.2

Savage She-Hulk (character)

Savage Tales (comic book)

Scarecrow (character)

Scarlet Witch (character), 7.1, 7.2

Schomburg, Alex

Schumer, Arlen

Schwartz, Julie, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Science Fiction (fanzine), 1.1, 1.2

Seale, Bobby

“Second Skin” (Chabon)

Secret Agent X-9 (comic strip)

Secret Avengers (team)

Seduction of the Innocent (Wertham), 3.1, 3.2

Sekowsky, Mike

Semple, Lorenzo, Jr.

Sensation Comics (comic book), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Sentinels of Liberty club

Seuling, Phil

Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (comic book)

Shadow (magazine)

Shadow, The (character), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 5.1, 5.2

Shadow Comics

ShadowHawk (character)

Shang-Chi (character)

Shatterstar (character)

Shazam! (comic book)

SHAZAM (magic word), 2.1, 2.2

“Shazam! Here Comes Captain Relevant,”

She-Hulk (character), 7.1, 7.2

Shield (character), 2.1, 2.2, 5.1

Shooter, Jim

Showcase (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2

Shuster, Joe, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2

artwork (Superman), 1.1, 1.2

payment card

rights to work, 1.1, 3.1, 5.1

Siegel, Jerry, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

payment card

rights to work, 1.1, 3.1, 5.1

writing (Superman), 1.1, 1.2

Silberkleit, Louis

Silk Spectre (character), 6.1, 6.2

Silver Streak Comics

Silver Surfer (character), 5.1, 5.2

Silvestri, Mark

Simon, Joe, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 3.1, 3.2

Simone, Gail

Simonson, Louise, 5.1, 6.1

Simonson, Walt

Smith, Willi

Snikt (comic book “sound”)

Sontag, Susan, 4.1, 4.2

Spawn (action figure)

Spawn (character), 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

Spawn (comic book), 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

Spawn (movie)

Spectre (character), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Speed Demon (character)

Spicy Detective Story (magazine), 1.1, 1.2

Spider, Master of Men (magazine), 1.1, 1.2

Spider-Man (character), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4

continuity issues

death of Gwen Stacy, 5.1, 5.2, 7.1

guilt of, 4.1, 4.2

love life, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4

marriage, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

merchandising of

9/11 and, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

reality and, 5.1, 5.2

retconning in

teenager problems of, 4.1, 4.2

TV show

un-marriage of

vigilantism in

Spider-Man (comic book), 6.1, 6.2

Spider-Man (movie), 7.1, 7.2

Spider-Man (TV show)

Spider-Woman (character)

Spiegelman, Art

Spirit (character), 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1

“Spirit Section, The,”

SpongeBob Comics Freestyle Funnies (comic book)

SpongeBob SquarePants (TV show)

Spy Smasher

Star Wars (comic book)

Starlin, Jim

Star-Spangled Kid (character), 2.1, 2.2

Steel (character)

Steinem, Gloria

Steranko, Jim, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1

Steve Trevor (character)

Storm (character)

Straczynski, J. Michael, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

Strain, Christina

Strange Adventures (comic book)

Strange Tales (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 5.1

Street and Smith Publications, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1

Stripesy (character), 2.1, 2.2

Sullivan, Vin, 1.1, 1.2, 2.1

Sunfire (character)

Super Comics (comic book)

Superboy (character), 3.1, 6.1

Supergirl (character), 5.1, 5.2

Superman (cartoon)

Superman (character), 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1

animation, 2.1, 2.2

adversaries, 1.1, 1.2

death, 6.1, 6.2

immigrant experience and

merchandising of, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2

movie, 5.1, 5.2

origin story, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

power of flight, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

publicity about, 6.1, 6.2

radio show

rejection from Army, 3.1, 3.2

relationship with Lois Lane, 1.1, 1.2

retconning in

rights to/credit for, 1.1, 3.1, 5.1

transformation from Clark Kent, 1.1, 1.2

TV show

Wertham’s observations on, 3.1, 3.2

World War II and, 2.1, 3.1

Superman (comic book), 1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3

Superman (comic strip), 1.1, 2.1, 3.1

Superman (doll)

Superman (movie), 5.1, 5.2

credits

flying in, 5.1, 5.2

Superman (parade balloon), 2.1, 2.2

Superman Day

Superman, Inc.

Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (comic book)

Superman vs. the Mole Men (movie), 3.1, 3.2

Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane (comic book), 3.1, 4.1, 4.2

Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen (comic book)

Super-Soldier (character), 7.1, 7.2

Swamp Thing (character), 5.1, 6.1

Swan, Curt

Tales of Suspense (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6

Tales of the Zombie (comic book)

Tales to Astonish (comic book), 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2

Tarzan (comic strip), 1.1, 1.2

Tech Jacket (comic book)

television, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1

Batman and, 4.1, 4.2

Superman and

Terry and the Pirates (comic strip)

Thanos (character), 7.1, 7.2

Thing, The (character), 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Thomas, Roy, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

Thunderbird (character)

Tigra (character)

Tim (character), 2.1, 2.2

Time (magazine)

Time Warner

Timely/Marvel Comics, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4

Timm, Bruce

Tip Top Comics (comic book)

TNT (character), 2.1, 2.2

Todd McFarlane’s Spawn (cartoon)

Tomb of Dracula, The (comic book), 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Toro (character), 2.1, 2.2

Tower Commission Report

toy industry, 5.1, 5.2

Transformers, The (comic book)

True Crime Comics (comic book)

Truth, Red, White and Blue (comic book)

TV Guide

Tweedledee and Tweedledum (characters)

Two-face (character)

Tyler, Tom

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, 3.1, 4.1

U.S. Treasury Department

Ultimate Avengers (team)

Ultimate Spider-Man (comic book), 7.1, 7.2

Ultimate Universe

Ultra-Humanite (character), 1.1, 1.2

Uncanny X-Men (comic book), 5.1, 5.2, 6.1

Uncle Duffy Marvel (character), 2.1, 2.2

Uncle Sam (character)

Uncle Sam (national icon)

Underdog (TV show)

United Feature Syndicate, 1.1, 1.2

Untold Legend of Batman, The (comic book)

USA Patriot Act

Uslan, Michael J., 5.1, 6.1

V for Vendetta (comic book), 6.1, 6.2

Valentino, Jim, 6.1, 6.2

Vault of Horror, The (comic book)

Vertigo Comics, 6.1, 6.2

Viet Nam and Viet Nam War, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2

villains, 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

Vision (character), 7.1, 7.2, 7.3

Waid, Mark, 4.1, 5.1, 7.1

Walking Dead, The (comic book), 6.1, 6.2, 7.1

Walt Disney Co., 2.1, 7.1

Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (comic book)

Warbird (character)

Ward, Burt, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1

Warhol, Andy, 4.1, 4.2

Warlord (character)

Warner Bros., 2.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

Warner Communications, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1

Wasp (character), 4.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2

Watchmen (graphic novel), 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5

Wein, Len, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6

Weird Tales (magazine)

Weisinger, Mort

Welles, Orson, 1.1, 1.2

Wertham, Fredric, 3.1, 3.2, 7.1

West, Adam, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 7.1

Whaam! (painting), 4.1, 4.2

What If (comic book)

Wheeler-Nicholson, Macolm, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Whedon, Joss

Whiz Comics (comic book), 2.1, 2.2, 2.3

Wiccan (character)

Widmark, Richard

WildC.A.T. (comic book)

Wildcat (character)

Wildernberg, Harry

Williams, John

Wilson, Lewis

Wolfman, Marv, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 7.1

Wolverine (comic book)

Wolverine (character), 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 7.1, 7.2, bm1.1

“Women in Refrigerators” (Simone), 6.1, 6.2

Wonder Comics (comic book), 2.1, 2.2

Wonder Man (character), 2.1, 2.2

Wonder Woman (character), 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 6.1

banning of

bondage and, 3.1, 3.2

lasso

origin story

reboot of, 7.1, 7.2

retconning in

TV show

Wonder Woman (comic book), 3.1, 7.1, 7.2

Wood, Wally

World Trade Center, New York, 7.1, 7.2

World War II, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 4.1

World’s Finest Comics (comic book), 3.1, 3.2, 3.3

Wright, Bradford, 1.1, 2.1, 4.1, 7.1, 7.2

Wrightson, Bernie

X-Force (comic book)

X-Men (comic book), 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2

X-Men (movie), 6.1, 7.1

X-Men (team), 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1

X-Men, First Class (movie)

Young Avengers (team)

Youngblood (comic book), 6.1, 6.2