The Superhero Book
Subtitle: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes (Popular Reference)
Contributors: Gina Renee Misiroglu (Editor)
Publisher: Omnigraphics
Published: October 4, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 670
ISBN-13: 9780780807723
Subjects: Reference; Heroes in mass media; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; General; Popular Culture - General; Encyclopedias
Notes: CONTENTS:

AC Comics heroes -- Action Girl -- Adam Strange -- African-American heroes -- Alpha Flight -- Alternative futures -- America’s Best Comics heroes -- Anime and manga -- Ant-Man -- Anti-drug series -- Anti-heroes -- Aquaman -- Aquatic heroes -- Archie heroes -- Astro Boy -- Astro City -- Atom -- Atomic heroes -- Authority -- Avengers -- Azrael -- 

Bad girl art -- Badger -- Bartman -- Batgirl -- Batman -- Batman in the Media -- Batman villains -- Batman’s weapons & gadgets -- Battle of the planets -- Big bang heroes -- Bird heroes -- Birds of prey -- Black Canary -- Black Cat I & II -- Black Condor -- Black Panther -- Black Widow -- Blackhawk -- Blonde Phantom -- Blue Beetle -- Bronze age of superheroes (1970-1979) -- Buffy the Vampire Slayer -- Bulletman -- 

Camp & comedy heroes -- Camp heroes in the media -- Captain Action -- Captain America -- Captain America in the media -- Captain Atom -- Captain Britain -- Captain Canuck -- Captain Marvel -- Captain Marvel Jr. -- Captain Marvel/Shazam! -- Captain Marvel/Shazam! in the media -- Captain Midnight -- Card Captor Sakura -- Casshan: Robot Hunter -- Cat -- Cat heroes -- Cat-Man -- Catwoman -- Challengers of the Unknown -- Charlton heroes -- Civilian heroes -- Cobra -- Comics code -- Creeper -- Cutey Bunny --Cutey Honey -- Cyberforce -- 

Daredevil I & II -- Daredevil in the Media -- Dark Horse heroes -- Dazzler -- DC Comics -- Deadman -- Defenders -- Dial “H” for Hero -- Doc Savage -- Doctor Strange -- Do-it-yourself heroes -- Doll Man -- Doom Patrol -- Dr. Fate -- Dragon Ball -- 

Eclipse heroes -- ElectraWoman and DynaGirl -- Elektra -- Elementals -- Elongated Man -- E-Man -- Everyday heroes -- Extreme Studios heroes -- 

Fantastic Four -- Fantastic Four in the Media -- Femforce -- Feminism -- Fighting American -- Firestorm -- Flash -- Funny animal heroes -- 

Gen 13 -- Ghost Rider -- Golden Age of superheroes (1938-1954) -- Good girl art -- Greatest American Hero -- Green Arrow -- Green Hornet -- Green Lantern -- Guardians of the Galaxy -- 

Hanna-Barbera heroes -- Harvey heroes -- Hawk and Dove -- Hawkeye -- Hawkman -- Hellboy -- Heroes for hire -- Hulk -- Hulk in the Media -- Human Torch -- Huntress -- Hurricane Polymar -- 
Image Comics heroes -- Inferior Five -- Inhumans -- Insect heroes -- International heroes -- Invaders -- Iron Fist -- Iron Man -- Isis -- 

Justice League of America -- Justice League of America in the Media -- Justice Society of America -- 

Kryptonite -- Lane, Lois -- Legion of Super-Heroes -- Lobo -- Love interests -- 

Madara -- Madman -- Mai, the psychic girl -- Man from Atlantis -- Manhunter -- Manimal -- Martian Manhunter -- Marvel Boy -- Marvel Comics -- Mary Marvel -- Mask -- Master of Kung Fu -- Metal Men -- Metamorpho -- Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers -- Milestone heroes -- Miracleman -- Miss Fury -- Modern age of superheroes (1980-present) -- Moon Knight -- Ms. Marvel -- Multiculturalism -- 

New Gods -- Nick Fury -- Night Man -- Nightwing -- Northstar -- Nova -- 

Olsen, Jimmy -- One-hit wonders -- Outsiders -- 

Phantom -- Phantom in the Media -- Phantom Lady -- Phantom Stranger -- Plastic Man -- Power Man -- Power Pack -- Powerpuff Girls -- Project A-ko -- Promethea -- Punisher -- 

Rising stars -- Robin -- Robotman -- Rock superheroes -- Rocketeer -- Ronin warriors -- 

Sailor Moon -- Sandman -- Savage Dragon -- Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver -- Secret Identity -- Sentry -- Shadow -- ShadowHawk -- She-Hulk -- Shi -- Sidekicks & Protégés -- Silver age of superheroes (1956-1969) -- Silver Surfer -- Space Ghost -- Space heroes -- Spacehawk -- Spawn -- Spectre -- Speed Racer -- Spider-Man -- Spider-Man in the media -- Spider-Man villains -- Spider-Woman -- Spirit -- Starman -- Static Shock -- Steel -- Stripperella -- Sub-Mariner -- Super Friends -- Super-archers -- Superboy -- Superboy in the media -- Supercities -- Supergirl -- Superhero cartoon shows -- Superhero confidants -- Superhero creators -- Superhero headquarters -- Superhero movie serials -- Superhero nicknames -- Superhero radio series -- Superhero role-playing games -- Superhero slogans -- Superhero vulnerabilities -- Superheroes & celebrities -- Superheroes & popular culture -- Superheroes in prose -- Superheroes with disabilities -- Superheroines -- Superman -- Superman in the media -- Superman villains -- Superman’s weapons & gadgets -- Supermedia -- Supernatural heroes -- Superpatriots -- Superpets -- Superpowers -- Superteams -- Supervehicles -- Supervillains -- Superweapons -- 

Tank Girl -- Team-ups & crossovers -- Teen Titans -- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -- Tekkaman -- Thor -- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents -- Tick -- 

Ultraman -- Ultraverse heroes -- Valiant heroes -- Vertigo heroes -- Vigilante -- 

Wasp -- Watchmen -- Watson, Mary Jane -- WildC.A.T.S -- WildStorm heroes -- Wolverine -- Wonder Warthog -- Wonder Woman -- Wonder Woman in the media -- World War II & the superhero -- 

X-Men -- X-Men: Excalibur -- X-Men: Generation X -- X-Men: New Mutants -- X-Men: X-Force/X-Statix -- X-Men in the Media -- X-Men villains.