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Index
Cover
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Comic Book Characters
Ten Crazy Items Found on Batman’s Utility Belt
Fifteen Alliterative Comic Book Names Created by Stan Lee
Five Weirdest Members of the Green Lantern Corps
Nine Great Nonwhite Comic Book Characters (Plus One Interestingly Diverse White Guy)
Six Cameos by Clark Kent and Lois Lane Outside DC Comics
Top Six Characters Known for Sitting Around
Nine Great Superhero Pets
Top Twenty-five DC Comic Book Characters
Top Twenty-five Marvel Comic Book Characters
Six Awesome Commie Villains from the Early Days of Marvel
Three British Comic Characters You Yanks Probably Don’t Know
Six Fellow Superheroes Who Wolverine Has Stabbed at One Point or Another
Six Awesome and Incredibly Weird Powers of Superman
Four Great Characters from Grant Morrison’s Run on Doom Patrol
Three Memorable Characters Who Have Wielded Thor’s Hammer
Six Tragic Superhero Romances
Six Great Young Heroes
Part II: Comic Book Writers and Artists
Five Complaints Comic Book Creators Snuck into the Comics Themselves
Three Underrated (and Influential) Comic Book Artists of the 1960s
Top Five Comic Book Creator Runs
Four Artists with Bizarrely Unique Styles
Three Unusual Ways That a Creator Has Broken into Comics
Three Very, Very Strange Comics Written by Alan Moore
Three Awesome and Unusual Uses of Color by an Artist
Top Ten Comic Book Writers of All Time
Top Ten Comic Book Artists of All Time
Four Things Not to Do When Trying to Break Out as a Comic Book Artist
Four Instances of Comic Book Creators Being Lampooned by Another Creator
Four Writers Who Broke Boundaries (and How They Inspired Me to Do the Same)
Three Pop Culture Icons with Connections to Jack Kirby
Four Comic Book Creators Who Have Received Death Threats over Their Work
Three Underrated Comic Book Runs
Four Noteworthy Art Swipes by Bob Kane
Six Standard-Raising Comic Book Artists
Five Comic Book Creator Easter Eggs
Part III: Comic Book Storylines
Nine Goofiest Moments in the First Twenty Issues of Batman
Five Successful Retcons (Plus the Worst Retcon of All Time)
Six Ways That Aquaman’s Finny Friends Have Helped Him Out
Five Most Iconic Comic Panels in Marvel Comics History
Five “WTF?” Moments in Comic Book History
Four Strange Moments in Star Wars Comic Book History
Top Five Comic Book Storylines
Five Comic Book Depictions of the Vietnam War
Five Stupidest Superhero Origins
Three Amazing Postapocalyptic Comics
Eight Weird Transformations Superman Underwent Due to Red Kryptonite
Eight Significant Lies and Deceptions by Professor X
Three Underappreciated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Comics
Four Goofiest Moments in the First Twenty Issues of The Fantastic Four
Six Near-Death Incidents for Aunt May
Top Ten Comic Book Battles of All Time
Five Best Stories Starring Peter David’s Very Badass Gray Hulk
Ten Most Memorable Moments in DC Comics History
Part IV: Beyond the Panels (Comic Book Covers, Ads, and Other Ephemera)
Four Strange Comic Book Ads from the 1950s
Six Awesome Roy Lichtenstein Paintings Based on Comic Book Panels
Five Strangest Responses to Superman Fan Mail
Four Strange Comic Book Ads from the 1960s
Nine Iconic Green Lantern Covers
Six Notably Recalled Comic Books
Three Great Pre-Eisner Graphic Novels from Before 1950
Four Strange Comic Book Ads from the 1970s
Six Great Silver Age Comic Book Covers
Four Strange Comic Book Ads from the 1980s
Three Strange Public Service Announcements
Four Strange Comic Book Ads from the 1990s
Five Best Comic Strips of the Past Thirty Years
Top Ten Most Iconic Covers in DC Comics History
Four Strange Comic Book Ads from the Twenty-first Century
Part V: Comics and Culture
Five Comic Book Inventions That Eventually Became Real
Six Musicians Who Have Written Comic Books
Five Items and Phrases That Surprisingly Came from Comics
Six Bob Dylan References in Comic Books
Four Comic Books Produced by the U.S. Military or the Central Intelligence Agency (Plus, How Jack Kirby Played a Role in a CIA Operation)
Six Instances of Archie Comics Vigorously “Protecting” Its Intellectual Property
Seven Pro Athlete Nicknames That Came from Comics
Three Celebrities Who, Beyond All Reason, Starred in Their Own Comic Books (and One Group Who Did That Made Perfect Sense)
Seven Bands That Got Their Names from Comic Books
Eleven Celebrities Who Have Guest-Starred in Comic Books
Four Obscure References in Watchmen
Five Easter Eggs Within Superhero Video Games
Five Best Superman References on Seinfeld
Four Strangest Superhero Products for Kids
Eight Celebrities Who Guest-Starred in Comics . . . Without Their Permission
Seven Songs About Comic Book Characters
Part VI: Comic Book Movies and TV Shows
Fifteen Actors Who Were Offered the Role of Superman (and One Surprising “Actor” Who Auditioned for the Part)
Five Movies You Might Be Surprised to Learn Were Adapted from a Comic Book
Ten Highest-Grossing Comic Book Movies of All Time
Ten Highest-Grossing Comic Book Movies (Adjusted for Inflation)
Five Most Awkward Sex Scenes in Comic Book Movies
Nine Easter Eggs in DC Superhero Films
Six Notable Goofs from the Sam Raimi Spider-Man Films
Four Movie Superheroes Who Were Not from Comic Books
Eight Examples of Comics Reverse Adapting Ideas from Superhero Films and TV Shows
Ten Ridiculous Rules That the 1990s Spider-Man Cartoon Had to Follow
Five Famous Characters Who Were Created in an Animated Series
Eight Easter Eggs in Marvel Superhero Films
Four Interesting Ways That Actors Lost Out on Superhero Roles
Four Pilots for Superhero TV Series That Never Got Picked Up
Five Odd Superhero Cartoon Adaptations That Nearly Happened
Sixteen Stan Lee Movie Cameos
List of Comic Book Artist Names Along with Issue Numbers
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