Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed

Was Superman a Spy?: And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed

<b>Fascinating and often bizarre true stories behind more than 130 urban legends about comic book culture</b><br /><br /> <i>Was Superman a Spy?</i> demystifies all of the interesting stories, unbelievable anecdotes, wacky rumors, and persistent myths that have piled up like priceless back issues in the seventy-plus years of the comic book industry, including:<br /><br /> * Elvis Presley's trademark hairstyle was based on a comic book character (True)<br /> * Stan Lee featured a gay character in one of Marvel's 1960s war comics (False)<br /> * Wolverine of the X-Men was originally meant to be an actual wolverine! (True)<br /> * What would have been DC's first black superhero was changed at the last moment to a white hero (True)<br /> * A Dutch inventor was blocked from getting a patent on a process because it had been used previously in a Donald Duck comic book (True)<br /><br /> With many more legends resolved, <i>Was Superman a Spy?</i> is a must-have for the legions of comic book fans and all seekers of "truth, justice, and the American way."