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DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
Description
"Timed perfectly with Marvel's 75th Anniversary, DK's bestselling Marvel Encyclopedia is now fully revised, extended, and updated. Bring the Marvel Universe home with this all-inclusive encyclopedia detailing little-known facts and information about the iconic Marvel characters. This essential tome has been fully updated with 32 additional pages. Created in full collaboration with Marvel Comics, the revised pages of Marvel Encyclopedia now feature...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Comprehensive guide to the characters of Earth's mightiest Super Hero team, including more than 200 heroes and villains. It is packed with detailed information on each character's history, stats, abilities, and power ranks, and has been updated to cover new events in the Avengers' world. -- adapted from back cover.
A guide to the Avengers universe details the attributes of each of the Marvel characters known as the Avengers, including Wolverine,...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Description
Discover the essential facts about Marvel Comics' timeless heroes such as Captain America, Spider-Man, and Iron Man, and villains like Thanos, Loki, and Kingpin. Keep up with the ever-expanding Marvel Universe with this new edition of DK's best-selling Marvel Encyclopedia. Updated and expanded, this definitive Who's Who of Marvel Comics reveals vital info and secret histories of more than 1200 classic and brand new Marvel characters, and provides...
8) The DC book
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"The DC Book takes you on an enthralling, mind-expanding journey through the myriad worlds of the DC Multiverse. Packed with vivid comic book imagery, illuminating infographics and incisive, specially curated essays, this book explores the key concepts, characters, and events that have defined and shaped DC comics since the world's first Super Hero, Superman, took to the skies. Meticulously researched and expertly written, this revealing guide sheds...
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From the trailblazing Wonder Woman of the 1940s to the edgy, power-driven comics series like Birds of Prey, DC Comics Covergirls takes a look at the female characters of DC Comics throughout the company's history, and features many of DC's iconic covers. Explore and examine the evolution of the women of DC Comics with this comprehensive comic book cover anthology. You will follow the 1942 introduction of DC Comics' most famous heroine, Wonder Woman,...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The definitive guide to the characters of the Marvel Universe. This updated and expanded edition of the bestselling guide to the Marvel Universe features more than 1,200 of Marvel Comics' timeless characters. Iconic Marvel Super Heroes and villains have been given expanded entries covering their most recent adventures, while major new characters have been added. The latest Marvel Universe crossover events, such as Civil War II and Secret empire,...
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Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Did you know Quicksilver once sprinted halfway across the world in 92 seconds? Or that Titania can withstand temperatures hotter than lava? Discover the most mind-boggling records and stats about the heroes and villains of Marvel Comics!"--Publisher.
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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"The Golden Age of Comics (roughly the late 1930s through the 1950s) saw the birth and rapid growth of the industry, but unfortunately and unsurprisingly the role of women was often problematic during this period. Few women creators worked in comics, and those that did frequently worked anonymously or under pseudonyms and were subject to workplace harassment and discrimination. Similarly, female characters were often poorly presented and framed in...
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