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Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent?: And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia! (2012)

by Brian Cronin(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0452297842 (ISBN13: 9780452297845)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Plume

review 1: A Book of Lists-type collection covering topics such as Ten Strange Items in the Utility Belt, Six Weird Powers of Superman, Five Weird 1950s comic-book ads and Six Heroes Wolverine Has Stabbed, plus lists of Greatest Comics Artists/Characters/etc. compiled by polls or noted creators. Like most books of this sort, fluffy fun, though with a few striking pieces. Greg Pak’s discussion of how J. Jonah Jameson’s right-hand man Robbie Robertson being black impressed him as a kid is memorable, for instance.
review 2: Fun nuggets of comic book trivia. It's got something for almost everybody. Deep history for the hardcore fan; fun stuff for the casual fan.Sometimes it had me question whether an entry was really worth my time, but I also ended up with a list of comic... mores I'd like to track down and read. It might not have been QUITE as interesting as I hoped, but I'm a pretty picky long time comic junkie, so I set the bar pretty high. less

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