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Contents Introduction xi Acknowledgments xviii Contributors xix A AC Comics Heroes 1 Action Girl 2 Adam Strange 3 African-American Heroes 4 Alpha Flight 9 Alternative Futures 11 America?s Best Comics Heroes 15 Anime and Manga 18 Ant-Man 23 Anti-drug Series 24 Anti-heroes 26 Aquaman 30 Aquatic Heroes 31 Archie Heroes 34 Astro Boy 36 Astro City 38 The Atom 40 Atomic Heroes 41 The Authority 43 The Avengers 45 Azrael 48 B Bad Girl Art 51 The Badger 51 Bartman 53 Batgirl 54 Batman 56 Batman in the Media 61 Batman Villains 68 Batman?s Weapons and Gadgets 70 Battle of the Planets 72 Big Bang Heroes 74 Bird Heroes 75 Birds of Prey 78 Black Canary 79 The Black Cat I 80 The Black Cat II 82 Black Condor 83 Black Panther 84 Black Widow 86 Blackhawk 87 Blonde Phantom 90 Blue Beetle 92 Bronze Age of Superheroes (1970?1979) 93 Buffy the Vampire Slayer 96 Bulletman 99 C Camp and Comedy Heroes 101 Camp Heroes in the Media 107 Captain Action 110 Captain America 111 Captain America in the Media 114 Captain Atom 116 Captain Britain 119 Captain Canuck 121 Captain Marvel 122 Captain Marvel Jr. 124 Captain Marvel/Shazam! 125 Captain Marvel/Shazam! in the Media 128 Captain Midnight 131 Card Captor Sakura 132 Casshan: Robot Hunter 134 The Cat 135 Cat Heroes 137 Cat-Man 139 Catwoman 140 Challengers of the Unknown 142 Charlton Heroes 143 Civilian Heroes 145 Cobra 147 Comics Code 151 The Creeper 152 Cutey Bunny 154 Cutey Honey 155 Cyberforce 157 D Daredevil I 159 Daredevil II 161 Daredevil in the Media 165 Dark Horse Heroes 167 Dazzler 170 DC Comics 171 Deadman 176 The Defenders 177 ?Dial ?H? for Hero? 179 Doc Savage 180 Doctor Strange 182 Do-It-Yourself Heroes 184 Doll Man 185 Doom Patrol 187 Dr. Fate 188 Dragon Ball 189 E Eclipse Heroes 193 ElectraWoman and DynaGirl 194 Elektra 195 Elementals 197 Elongated Man 198 E-Man 199 Everyday Heroes 200 Extreme Studios Heroes 202 F Fantastic Four 205 Fantastic Four in the Media 208 Femforce 210 Feminism 212 Fighting American 215 Firestorm 216 The Flash 218 Funny Animal Heroes 221 G Gen 13 225 Ghost Rider 227 Golden Age of Superheroes (1938?1954) 228 Good Girl Art 233 The Greatest American Hero 234 Green Arrow 236 Green Hornet 237 Green Lantern 239 Guardians of the Galaxy 241 H Hanna-Barbera Heroes 245 Harvey Heroes 247 The Hawk and the Dove 250 Hawkeye 251 Hawkman 252 Hellboy 254 Heroes for Hire 256 The Hulk 257 The Hulk in the Media 263 The Human Torch 267 The Huntress 270 Hurricane Polymar 271 I Image Comics Heroes 273 The Inferior Five 276 The Inhumans 277 Insect Heroes 278 International Heroes 281 The Invaders 284 Iron Fist 286 Iron Man 288 Isis 290 J Justice League of America 293 Justice League of America in the Media 295 Justice Society of America 298 K Kryptonite 303 L Lane, Lois 305 Legion of Super-Heroes 307 Lobo 310 Love Interests 313 M Madara 321 Madman 322 Mai, the Psychic Girl 324 The Man from Atlantis 326 Manhunter 326 Manimal 328 Martian Manhunter 328 Marvel Boy 330 Marvel Comics 331 Mary Marvel 336 The Mask 337 Master of Kung Fu 338 Metal Men 340 Metamorpho 341 Mighty Morphin? Power Rangers 343 Milestone Heroes 344 Miracleman 346 Miss Fury 348 Modern Age of Superheroes (1980?Present) 349 Moon Knight 353 Ms. Marvel 354 Multiculturalism 355 N The New Gods 361 Nick Fury 363 The Night Man 365 Nightwing 365 Northstar 367 Nova 369 O Olsen, Jimmy 371 One-Hit Wonders 372 The Outsiders 374 P The Phantom 377 The Phantom in the Media 379 Phantom Lady 380 Phantom Stranger 382 Plastic Man 383 Power Man 386 Power Pack 389 The Powerpuff Girls 390 Project A-ko 391 Promethea 394 The Punisher 395 R Rising Stars 399 Robin 400 Robotman 403 Rock Superheroes 404 The Rocketeer 406 Ronin Warriors 408 S Sailor Moon 411 Sandman 413 The Savage Dragon 415 The Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver 416 The Secret Identity 418 The Sentry 419 The Shadow 420 ShadowHawk 423 The She-Hulk 424 Shi 425 Sidekicks and Protégés 427 Silver Age of Superheroes (1956?1969) 430 The Silver Surfer 435 Space Ghost 437 Space Heroes 439 Spacehawk 442 Spawn 443 The Spectre 446 Speed Racer 447 Spider-Man 449 Spider-Man in the Media 455 Spider-Man Villains 460 Spider-Woman 464 The Spirit 466 Starman 469 Static Shock 471 Steel 472 Stripperella 473 Sub-Mariner 474 Super Friends 477 Super-archers 479 Superboy 481 Superboy in the Media 483 Supercities 485 Supergirl 488 Superhero Cartoon Shows 490 Superhero Confidants 494 Superhero Creators 497 Superhero Headquarters 505 Superhero Movie Serials 508 Superhero Nicknames 509 Superhero Radio Series 511 Superhero Role-Playing Games 512 Superhero Slogans 515 Superhero Vulnerabilities 516 Superheroes and Celebrities 519 Superheroes and the Popular Culture 520 Superheroes in Prose 525 Superheroes with Disabilities 528 Superheroines 531 Superman 538 Superman in the Media 543 Superman Villains 549 Superman?s Weapons and Gadgets 552 Supermedia 553 Supernatural Heroes 554 Superpatriots 558 Superpets 561 Superpowers 562 Superteams 566 Supervehicles 571 Supervillains 573 Superweapons 580 T Tank Girl 583 Team-ups and Crossovers 584 Teen Titans 590 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 593 Tekkaman 595 Thor 597 T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents 600 The Tick 602 U Ultraman 605 Ultraverse Heroes 608 V Valiant Heroes 611 Vertigo Heroes 613 The Vigilante 615 W The Wasp 617 Watchmen 618 Watson, Mary Jane 620 WildC.A.T.S 622 WildStorm Heroes 623 Wolverine 624 Wonder Warthog 626 Wonder Woman 627 Wonder Woman in the Media 632 World War II and the Superhero 636 X X-Men 641 X-Men: Excalibur 645 X-Men: Generation X 647 X-Men: New Mutants 650 X-Men: X-Force/X-Statix 652 X-Men in the Media 654 X-Men Villains 657 Resources 661 Photo and Illustration Credits 665 Index 667
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Heroes in mass media -- Encyclopedias.